IP Library Granted Patent US 11,163,008
Granted Patent B2
US 11,163,008 · App. 16/355,107 · Granted Nov 2, 2021

Terminal device and method and system for monitoring battery safety of terminal device

Inventor: Wei Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
G01R31/3835G01R19/16542G01R31/371G01R31/382H01M10/486H04M1/72463
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Patent No.
US 11,163,008
App. No.
16/355,107
Granted
Nov 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal device, a method for monitoring battery safety of a terminal device, and a system for monitoring battery safety of a terminal device are provided. The method for monitoring battery safety includes the following steps. A voltage of a battery of the terminal device is acquired in real time, and temperature of each area of a battery surface of the battery is acquired in real time, where the battery surface is divided into multiple areas. Whether a sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery is determined according to the voltage of the battery acquired in real time, and whether the battery surface has an abnormal temperature area is determined according to the temperature of each area. Upon determining that the sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery and the battery surface has the abnormal temperature area, the battery is determined to be currently abnormal.

Claims (44)

1. A method for monitoring battery safety of a terminal device, comprising:

acquiring in real time a voltage of a battery of the terminal device, and acquiring in real time temperature of each area of a battery surface of the battery, wherein the battery surface is divided into a plurality of areas;

determining whether a sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery according to the voltage of the battery acquired in real time, and determining whether the battery surface has an abnormal temperature area according to the temperature of each area, wherein the sudden change in voltage is determined to be occurred when a magnitude of decrease in the voltage of the battery within a preset time period is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, an area is determined to be an abnormal temperature area when the temperature of the area is higher than threshold temperature; and

determining that the battery has an internal short circuit, upon determining that the sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery and the battery surface has the abnormal temperature area.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

marking the battery as abnormal upon determining that the battery has an internal short circuit; and

controlling the terminal device to send alert information indicative of battery abnormality when the terminal device is in a power-on state.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature of each area is acquired through a temperature sensing probe disposed corresponding to the each area.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of areas is arranged in array.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of areas comprises a corner area of the battery, a head area of the battery, and a tail area of the battery.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a fault grade of the battery according to the sudden charge in voltage that has occurred to the battery and temperature information of the abnormal temperature area; and

restricting corresponding functions of the terminal device according to the fault grade, upon determining that the battery is currently abnormal.

7. A system for monitoring battery safety of a terminal device, comprising:

a differential amplifying circuit, configured to acquire in real time a voltage of a battery of the terminal device;

a temperature acquiring module, configured to acquire in real time temperature of each area of a battery surface of the battery, wherein the battery surface is divided into a plurality of areas; and

a controller, configured to:

determine whether a sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery according to the voltage of the battery acquired in real time, wherein the sudden change in voltage is determined to be occurred when a magnitude of decrease in the voltage of the battery within a preset time period is greater than or equal to a preset threshold;

determine whether the battery surface has an abnormal temperature area according to the temperature of each area, wherein an area is determined to be an abnormal temperature area when the temperature of the area is higher than threshold temperature; and

determine that the battery has an internal short circuit, upon determining that the sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery and the battery surface has the abnormal temperature area.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

mark the battery as abnormal upon determining that the battery has an internal short circuit; and

control the terminal device to send alert information indicative of battery abnormality when the terminal device is in a power-on state.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the temperature sensing sensor comprises temperature sensing probes disposed corresponding to the each area.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of areas is arranged in array.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of areas comprises a corner area of the battery, a head area of the battery, and a tail area of the battery.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the differential amplifying circuit comprises:

a differential amplifier Xl, having a positive input end coupled with a positive electrode of the battery;

a resistor R 1 , having one end coupled with a negative input end of the differential amplifier X 1 and the other end grounded;

a resistor R 2 , having one end coupled with the positive electrode of the battery and the other end coupled with the negative input end of the differential amplifier; and

a capacitor C 1 , coupled in parallel with the resistor R 1 .

13. A terminal device, comprising:

a battery having a battery surface divided into a plurality of areas;

a differential amplifying circuit, configured to acquire in real time a voltage of the battery;

a temperature acquiring module, configured to acquire in real time temperature of each area of the battery surface; and

a controller, configured to:

determine whether a sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery according to the voltage of the battery acquired in real time, wherein the sudden change in voltage is determined to be occurred when a magnitude of decrease in the voltage of the battery within a preset time period is greater than or equal to a preset threshold;

determine whether the battery surface has an abnormal temperature area according to the temperature of each area, wherein an area is determined to be an abnormal temperature area when the temperature of the area is higher than threshold temperature; and

determine that the battery has an internal short circuit, upon determining that the sudden change in voltage has occurred to the battery and the battery surface has the abnormal temperature area.

14. The terminal device of claim 13 , wherein the differential amplifying circuit comprises:

a differential amplifier Xl, having a positive input end coupled with a positive electrode of the battery;

a resistor R 1 , having one end coupled with a negative input end of the differential amplifier X 1 and the other end grounded;

a resistor R 2 , having one end coupled with the positive electrode of the battery and the other end coupled with the negative input end of the differential amplifier; and

a capacitor C 1 , coupled in parallel with the resistor R 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2019
From: SHENZHEN YUN ZHONG FEI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049700/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 15, 2019
From: CHEN, WEI
To: SHENZHEN YUN ZHONG FEI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048613/0843 →
Continuity (2)
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