Method and device for monitoring state of charge and state of health of lithium-ion battery
The present invention discloses a method and device for monitoring state of charge and state of health of a battery, and relates to the technical field of battery. The method comprises: firstly, passing ultrasonic waves through a lithium-ion battery in different SOCs at different charging and discharging currents to obtain acoustic parameters, and then establishing respective corresponding relationships between the acoustic parameters and the lithium-ion battery SOC and SOH; and secondly, monitoring the acoustic parameters of a lithium-ion battery, and then estimating SOC and SOH of the lithium-ion battery by combining the monitored acoustic parameters with the respective corresponding relationships between the acoustic parameters and the lithium-ion battery SOC and SOH. The invention further provides a device implementing the above method. The method and device can monitor the battery SOC and SOH in a brand new way different from the electricity parameter measurement. The method can effectively monitor SOC and SOH of lithium-ion batteries of various types and shapes and thus has a good application prospect.
1. A method for monitoring a state of charge (SOC) and/or state of health (SOH) of a monitored lithium-ion battery, comprising:
(a) passing an ultrasonic wave through a reference lithium-ion battery in different SOCs at different charging and/or discharging currents, determining a reference acoustic parameter of the ultrasonic wave passed through the reference lithium-ion battery, and then establishing a corresponding relationship between the reference acoustic parameter and a reference SOC and/or SOH of the reference lithium-ion battery, respectively; and
(b) passing the ultrasonic wave through the monitored lithium-ion battery, determining an acoustic parameter of the ultrasonic wave passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery, and then estimating the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery by comparing the acoustic parameter with the corresponding relationship in step (a),
wherein the acoustic parameter includes at least one selected from the group consisting of an amplitude attenuation degree, a flight time, and an acoustic fingerprint of the ultrasonic wave passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery,
the reference acoustic parameter includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a reference amplitude attenuation degree, a reference flight time, and a reference acoustic fingerprint of the ultrasonic wave passed through the reference lithium-ion battery,
the flight time and the reference flight time refer to the time the ultrasonic wave takes to travel from an ultrasonic signal source to an ultrasonic signal receiver,
the flight time and the reference flight time are measured when the ultrasonic signal source and the ultrasonic signal receiver are in contact with the monitored lithium-ion battery and the reference lithium-ion battery, respectively, and
the acoustic fingerprint and the reference acoustic fingerprint refer to a waveform of the ultrasonic wave passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery and the reference lithium-ion battery, respectively.
2. The method for monitoring the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery of claim 1 ,
wherein the ultrasonic wave has a specific frequency and amplitude,
the reference acoustic parameter includes the reference amplitude attenuation degree,
the acoustic parameter includes the amplitude attenuation degree,
establishing the corresponding relationship in step (a) includes establishing relationships between the reference amplitude attenuation degree and the reference SOC of the reference lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents to obtain respective gauging maps,
determining the acoustic parameter in step (b) includes, during the use of the monitored lithium-ion battery, monitoring the amplitude attenuation degree of the ultrasonic wave passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents, and obtaining a corresponding relationship between the amplitude attenuation degree and the SOC according to the gauging maps, and
estimating the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery in step (b) includes estimating the SOC of the monitored lithium-ion battery.
3. The method for monitoring the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery of claim 1 ,
wherein the reference acoustic parameter includes the reference flight time,
the acoustic parameter includes the flight time,
establishing the corresponding relationship in step (a) includes establishing relationships between the reference flight time and the reference SOC of the reference lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents to obtain respective gauging maps,
determining the acoustic parameter in step (b) includes, during the use of the monitored lithium-ion battery, monitoring the flight time of the ultrasonic wave passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents, and obtaining corresponding relationships between the flight time and the SOC of the monitored lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents according to the gauging maps, and
estimating the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery in step (b) including estimating the SOC of the monitored lithium-ion battery.
4. The method for monitoring the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery of claim 1 ,
wherein the ultrasonic wave has a specific frequency and amplitude,
the reference lithium-ion battery is a healthy lithium-ion battery,
the reference acoustic parameter includes the reference amplitude attention degree,
establishing the corresponding relationship in step (a) includes obtaining the reference amplitude attenuation degree and then obtaining a reference amplitude of the ultrasonic wave passed through the healthy lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents,
determining the acoustic parameter in step (b) includes monitoring an amplitude of the ultrasonic wave passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery, and
estimating the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery in step (b) includes comparing the amplitude with the reference amplitude, when the amplitude decreases abnormally compared to the reference amplitude, the SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery is poor.
5. The method for monitoring the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery of claim 1 ,
wherein the reference lithium-ion battery is a healthy lithium-ion battery,
the reference acoustic parameter includes the reference flight time,
the acoustic parameter includes the flight time,
establishing the corresponding relationship in step (a) includes obtaining the reference flight time of a specific wave peak of the ultrasonic wave passed through the healthy lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents,
determining the acoustic parameter in step (b) includes passing the ultrasonic wave through the monitored lithium-ion battery in different SOCs at different charging and discharging currents to monitor the flight time of the specific wave peak passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery, and
estimating the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery in step (b) includes comparing the flight time with the reference flight time, when the flight time increases abnormally compared to the reference flight time, the SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery is poor.
6. The method for monitoring the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery of claim 1 ,
wherein the reference lithium-ion battery is a healthy lithium-ion battery,
the reference acoustic parameter includes the reference acoustic fingerprint,
the acoustic parameter includes the acoustic fingerprint,
establishing the corresponding relationship in step (a) includes obtaining the reference acoustic fingerprint of the ultrasonic wave passed through the healthy lithium-ion battery at different charging and discharging currents,
determining the acoustic parameter in step (b) includes passing the ultrasonic wave through the monitored lithium-ion battery in different SOCs at different charging and discharging currents to obtain the acoustic fingerprint of the ultrasonic wave passed through the monitored lithium-ion battery, and
estimating the SOC and/or SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery in step (b) includes comparing the acoustic fingerprint with the reference acoustic fingerprint, when the difference between the acoustic fingerprint and the reference acoustic fingerprint exceeds a set value, the SOH of the monitored lithium-ion battery is poor.