IP Library Granted Patent US 11,650,254
Granted Patent B2
US 11,650,254 · App. 17/149,797 · Granted May 16, 2023

Battery management system

Inventors: Jae Hee Lee (Daejeon, KR); Ki Man La (Daejeon, KR); Sang Hae Park (Daejeon, KR); Jeong Min Seo (Daejeon, KR); Ki Bum Sung (Daejeon, KR); Ho Sang Jang (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
G01R31/371G01R31/396H02J7/00032H02J7/0047
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Patent No.
US 11,650,254
App. No.
17/149,797
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery management system includes a microcontroller unit which transmits and receives communications information through a communications input/output terminal, a fault generator unit which generates fault information and transmits the fault information through a fault information output terminal, and a battery cell monitoring unit which is coupled to the communications input/output terminal and the fault information output terminal and diagnoses an operation of internal function based on the fault information transmitted from the fault generator unit and outputs an internal diagnosis result value to the microcontroller unit.

Claims (40)

1. A battery management system comprising:

a microcontroller unit transmitting and receiving communications information through a communications input/output terminal;

a fault generator unit generating fault information and transmitting the fault information through a fault information output terminal; and

a battery cell monitoring unit receiving status information of a plurality of battery cells in a battery pack, coupled to the communications input/output terminal and the fault information output terminal, and including an internal function,

wherein the battery cell monitoring unit diagnoses an operation of the internal function based on the fault information transmitted from the fault generator unit and outputs an internal diagnosis result value to the microcontroller unit,

the microcontroller unit and the battery cell monitoring unit are coupled to each other through a first line and a second line,

the fault generator unit and the battery cell monitoring unit are coupled to each other through a third line and a fourth line, and

the internal diagnosis result value is feedbacked to the fault generator unit through a fifth line branched from the second line.

2. The battery management system of claim 1 , wherein the battery cell monitoring unit includes a main register coupled to the communications input/output terminal to store a communications signal transmitted from the microcontroller unit; and

a fault register coupled to the fault information output terminal to store the fault information outputted from the fault generator unit.

3. The battery management system of claim 2 , wherein the fault register controls the internal function to operate abnormally based on the fault information.

4. The battery management system of claim 2 , wherein the fault register records an abnormal range in the main register for generating an internal fault signal stored in the main register.

5. The battery management system of claim 2 , wherein the fault register has an input/output terminal separated from that of the main register.

6. The battery management system of claim 1 , wherein the microcontroller unit disconnects from the battery pack when an internal fault signal is included in the internal diagnosis result value.

7. The battery management system of claim 1 , wherein the fault information output terminal is detachably coupled to the battery cell monitoring unit.

8. A battery management system comprising:

a microcontroller unit transmitting and receiving communications information through communications input/output terminal;

a fault generator unit generating fault information and transmitting the fault information through a fault information output terminal; and

a battery cell monitoring unit receiving status information of a plurality of battery cells in a battery pack, coupled to the communications input/output terminal and the fault information output terminal, and including an internal function,

wherein the battery cell monitoring unit diagnoses an operation of the internal function based on the fault information transmitted from the fault generator unit and outputs an internal diagnosis result value to the microcontroller unit,

the battery cell monitoring unit includes a main register coupled to the communications input/output terminal to store a communications signal transmitted from the microcontroller unit,

a fault register coupled to the fault information output terminal to store the fault information outputted from the fault generator unit, and

the fault register controls the internal function to operate abnormally based on the fault information.

9. The battery management system of claim 8 , wherein the internal diagnosis result value is feedbacked to the fault generator unit.

10. The battery management system of claim 8 , wherein the fault register records a value in an abnormal range in the main register for generating an internal fault signal stored in the main register.

11. The battery management system of claim 8 , wherein the fault register has input/output terminal separated from that of the main register.

12. The battery management system of claim 8 , wherein the microcontroller unit disconnects from the battery pack when an internal fault signal is included in the internal diagnosis result value.

13. The battery management system of claim 8 , wherein the fault information output terminal is detachably coupled to the battery cell monitoring unit.

14. A battery management system comprising:

a microcontroller unit transmitting and receiving communications information through communications input/output terminal;

a fault generator unit generating fault information and transmitting the fault information through a fault information output terminal; and

a battery cell monitoring unit receiving status information of a plurality of battery cells in a battery pack, coupled to the communications input/output terminal and the fault information output terminal, and including an internal function,

wherein the battery cell monitoring unit diagnoses an operation of the internal function based on the fault information transmitted from the fault generator unit and outputs an internal diagnosis result value to the microcontroller unit,

the battery cell monitoring unit includes a main register coupled to the communications input/output terminal to store a communications signal transmitted from the microcontroller unit,

a fault register coupled to the fault information output terminal to store the fault information outputted from the fault generator unit, and

the fault register has input/output terminal separated from that of the main register.

15. The battery management system of claim 14 , wherein the internal diagnosis result value is feedbacked to the fault generator unit.

16. The battery management system of claim 14 , wherein the fault register records a value in an abnormal range in the main register for generating an internal fault signal stored in the main register.

17. The battery management system of claim 14 , wherein the microcontroller unit disconnects from the battery pack when an internal fault signal is included in the internal diagnosis result value.

18. The battery management system of claim 14 , wherein the fault information output terminal is detachably coupled to the battery cell monitoring unit.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 7, 2022
From: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
To: SK ON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062034/0198 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2021
From: LEE, JAE HEE; LA, KI MAN; PARK, SANG HAE; SEO, JEONG MIN; SUNG, KI BUM; JANG, HO SANG
To: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055009/0770 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0005954 · Jan 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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