IP Library Granted Patent US 11,486,934
Granted Patent B2
US 11,486,934 · App. 16/853,289 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Method, device and system for recovering recoverable faded capacity of battery

Inventors: Shenzhi Tang (Ningde, CN); Mingshu Du (Ningde, CN); Shichao Li (Ningde, CN); Jian Ruan (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
G01R31/3842B60L58/12G01R31/3648H01M10/48H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 11,486,934
App. No.
16/853,289
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, a device and a system for recovering recoverable faded capacity of a battery. The method includes determining the recoverable faded capacity of the battery, determining a corresponding lower limit of a battery parameter according to the recoverable faded capacity of the battery, and instructing a discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

Claims (48)

1. A method for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery, comprising:

determining a recoverable faded capacity of the battery;

determining a corresponding lower limit of a battery parameter according to the recoverable faded capacity of the battery, based on a generation mode of the recoverable faded capacity, the current-voltage relationship and required percentages of the recoverable faded capacity of the battery, wherein different required percentages of the recoverable faded capacity of the battery determine corresponding different lower limits of the battery parameter, the generation mode of the recoverable faded capacity is a battery state of charge cycle interval and time which generates the recoverable capacity, and the current-voltage relationship is a voltage change curve or a voltage capacity differential change curve under a constant current condition; and

instructing a discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter in the case where an initial battery state of charge is in a dischargeable range of battery state of charge,

wherein instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter comprises:

judging whether the recoverable faded capacity of the battery is larger than a preset recoverable threshold value;

in the case that the recoverable faded capacity of the battery is greater than the predetermined recoverable threshold, instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter;

setting an electrical equipment to be in a maintenance mode in a predetermined time period or after determining recoverable faded capacity of the battery; and

in the maintenance mode, instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

2. The method for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 1 , wherein:

the battery is a battery pack or a single battery cell; and/or

the lower limit of the battery parameter is a lower limit of battery state of charge or a lower limit of battery voltage.

3. The method for recovering a recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 2 , wherein instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter comprises:

judging whether a specific battery cell exists in a battery pack, wherein the specific battery cell is a battery cell with recoverable faded capacity larger than a preset recoverable threshold value; under the condition that a specific battery cell exists in the battery pack, judging whether the state of charge of the specific battery cell is in a dischargeable battery state of charge range; and

under the condition that the state of charge of the specific battery cell is in the dischargeable battery state of charge range, calculating the time required for discharging the specific battery cell to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter, and instructing the discharging device to discharge the specific battery cell to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

4. The method for recovering a recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 3 , wherein instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter further comprises:

when the battery pack starts to be charged and the battery charge state of the specific battery cell is not in the dischargeable battery state of charge range, instructing the discharging device to stop the operation of discharging the specific battery cell to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

5. The method for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 1 , wherein instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter comprises:

transmitting the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter to a vehicle controller so that the vehicle controller displays the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter to a user at a vehicle end and prompts the user to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

6. The method for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 1 , wherein instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter comprises:

judging whether an initial battery state of charge when the battery is charged is in a dischargeable battery state of charge range; and

under the condition that the initial battery state of charge is in the dischargeable battery state of charge range, instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

7. The method for recovering a recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 6 , wherein the dischargeable battery state of charge range is lower than a predetermined battery state of charge threshold.

8. The method for recovering a recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 1 , wherein:

the method for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of the battery further comprises: instructing a charging device to charge a battery; and/or,

the determining the recoverable faded capacity of the battery comprises: determining the recoverable faded capacity of the battery by adopting a historical operating condition method or an online estimation method.

9. The method for recovering recoverable faded capacity of a battery according to claim 8 , wherein determining the recoverable faded capacity of the battery by adopting a historical operating condition method comprises:

determining a two-dimensional histogram of different battery state of charge usage intervals and current rates after the last capacity recovery, taking the two-dimensional histogram as experimental statistical data; and

performing accumulation calculation on experimental statistical data to obtain the recoverable faded capacity of the battery.

10. A device for recovering recoverable faded capacity of a battery, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the device to:

determine a recoverable faded capacity of the battery;

determine a corresponding lower limit of a battery parameter according to the recoverable faded capacity of the battery based on a generation mode of the recoverable faded capacity, the current-voltage relationship, and required percentages of the recoverable faded capacity of the battery, wherein different required percentages of the recoverable faded capacity of the battery determine corresponding different lower limits of the battery parameter, the generation mode of the recoverable faded capacity is a battery state of charge cycle interval and time which generates the recoverable capacity, and the current-voltage relationship is a voltage change curve or a voltage capacity differential change curve under a constant current condition; and

instruct a discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter in the case where an initial battery state of charge is in a dischargeable range of battery state of charge,

judging whether the recoverable faded capacity of the battery is larger than a preset recoverable threshold value;

in the case that the recoverable faded capacity of the battery is greater than the predetermined recoverable threshold, instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter;

setting an electrical equipment to be in a maintenance mode in a predetermined time period or after determining recoverable faded capacity of the battery; and

in the maintenance mode, instructing the discharging device to discharge the battery to the corresponding lower limit of the battery parameter.

11. A battery management system, comprising the device for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery as claimed in claim 10 .

12. A system for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery comprising:

a discharging device;

a charging device; and

a battery management system as claimed in claim 11 .

13. A system for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery comprising:

a discharging device;

a charging device; and

a device for recovering the recoverable faded capacity of a battery as claimed in claim 10 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: TANG, SHENZHI; DU, MINGSHU; LI, SHICHAO; RUAN, JIAN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053378/0861 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910338265.5 · Apr 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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