IP Library Granted Patent US 11,001,155
Granted Patent B2
US 11,001,155 · App. 16/247,119 · Granted May 11, 2021

Electric vehicle lithium ion battery charging system and method

Inventors: Brennan Campbell (Santa Clara, CA); Sangwoo Han (Santa Clara, CA); Scott Quinlan Freeman Monismith (Santa Clara, CA); Ying Liu (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: SF MOTORS, INC.
B60L53/10B60L2240/36
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Patent No.
US 11,001,155
App. No.
16/247,119
Granted
May 11, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and method manage battery charging of a battery of an electric vehicle are described herein. The system can include a battery management system. The battery management system can receive current battery characteristics and conditions. Based on the battery characteristics and conditions, the battery management system can select a charging profile from a plurality of charging profiles. Based on the selected charging profile, the battery management system can set a rate for charging the battery.

Claims (65)

1. A system to manage battery charging of a battery of an electric vehicle, comprising:

a data repository in communication with a battery management system, the data repository including a plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle, each of the plurality of charging profiles indicating a respective C-rate;

a first sensor of the electric vehicle to generate a temperature value to indicate a temperature of a battery environment;

a second sensor of the electric vehicle to generate a current value to indicate a current of the battery of the electric vehicle; and

the battery management system comprising one or more processors to:

receive the temperature value and the current value;

determine a state of charge of the battery of the electric vehicle;

select a charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the state of charge of the battery, the temperature value, and the current value; and

set a C-rate to charge the battery of the electric vehicle based on the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles;

the first sensor of the electric vehicle to determine a second temperature value to indicate a second temperature of the battery environment; and

the battery management system to:

determine a second state of charge of the battery of the electric vehicle;

select a second charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the second state of charge of the battery of the electric vehicle and the second temperature of the battery environment; and

set a second C-rate to charge the battery of the electric vehicle based on the second charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the C-rate indicates a maximum C-rate to charge the battery of the electric vehicle.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the C-rate is below a boundary condition for lithium deposition on an anode of the battery of the electric vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of charging profiles comprises:

a lookup table having a first dimension indicating state of charge values and a second dimension indicating temperature values.

5. The system of claim 1 , comprising the battery management system to:

determine a battery type of the battery of the electric vehicle; and

select the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the battery type.

6. The system of claim 1 , comprising the battery management system to:

determine an age of the battery of the electric vehicle; and

select the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the age of the age of the battery.

7. The system of claim 1 , comprising the battery management system to:

count a number of charging cycles of the electric vehicle; and

select the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the number of charging cycles.

8. A method to manage battery charging of a battery of an electric vehicle, comprising:

retrieving, from a data repository by a battery management system of the electric vehicle, a plurality of charging profiles for a battery of the electric vehicle, each of the plurality of charging profiles indicating a C-rate;

receiving, by the battery management system, a temperature value to indicate a temperature of a battery environment;

determining, by the battery management system, a state of charge of the battery of the electric vehicle;

selecting, by the battery management system, a charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the state of charge of the battery and the temperature of the battery environment;

setting a C-rate of the battery of the electric vehicle based on the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles;

constructing a three-electrode cell;

receiving a first measurement signal comprising at least one of current values or voltage values while charging the three-electrode cell under a first set of conditions;

receiving a second measurement signal comprising at least one of current values or voltage values while discharging the three-electrode cell under the first set of conditions; and

generating the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles based on the first measurement signal and the second measurement signal.

9. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

receiving, by the battery management system, a current value to indicate a current flow of the battery of the electric vehicle; and

selecting, by the battery management system, the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles from the battery of the electric vehicle based on the current value.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the C-rate indicates a maximum C-rate to charge the battery of the electric vehicle.

11. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

determining, by a first sensor of the electric vehicle, a second temperature value to indicate a second temperature of the battery environment;

determining, by the battery management system, a second state of charge of the battery of the electric vehicle;

selecting, by the battery management system, a second charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the second state of charge of the battery of the electric vehicle and the second temperature of the battery environment;

setting, by the battery management system, a second C-rate to charge the battery of the electric vehicle based on the second charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles.

12. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

selecting the C-rate to be below a boundary condition for lithium deposition on an anode of the battery of the electric vehicle.

13. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

determining, by the battery management system, a battery type of the battery of the electric vehicle; and

selecting, by the battery management system, the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the battery type.

14. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

determining, by the battery management system, an age of the battery of the electric vehicle; and

selecting, by the battery management system, the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the age of the age of the battery.

15. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

counting, by the battery management system, a number of charging cycles of the electric vehicle; and

selecting, by the battery management system, the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles for the battery of the electric vehicle based on the number of charging cycles.

16. The method of claim 8 comprising:

harvesting one or more components from a second instance of the battery of the electric vehicle; and

constructing the three-electrode cell from the one or more components from the second instance of the battery of the electric vehicle.

17. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

generating the first measurement signal comprising at least one of the current values or the voltage values while charging the three-electrode cell from a discharged state to a fully charged state; and

generating the charging profile from the plurality of charging profiles based on the first measurement signal.

18. The method of claim 8 , comprising:

generating the plurality of charging profiles for each of a plurality of temperature-state of charge pairs.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2021
From: SF MOTORS, INC.
To: CHONGQING JINKANG POWERTRAIN NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057632/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2019
From: CAMPBELL, BRENNAN; HAN, SANGWOO; MONISMITH, SCOTT QUINLAN FREEMAN; LIU, YING
To: SF MOTORS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048195/0348 →
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