IP Library Granted Patent US 11,731,529
Granted Patent B2
US 11,731,529 · App. 17/463,521 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Power supply apparatus, battery management system, power supply system, control method and medium

Inventors: Zhong Liu (Ningde, CN); Shuyun Xiong (Ningde, CN); Jinbo Cai (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
B60L58/18B60L15/20B60L50/60B60L58/12B60L58/20H02J7/0014H02J7/00032H02J7/0048H02J7/342B60L2210/10B60L2270/00H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 11,731,529
App. No.
17/463,521
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments of the present application provide a power supply apparatus, a battery management system, a power supply system, a control method and a medium. The method includes: controlling, under a condition that a vehicle is in a parking state, a first battery pack of a power supply apparatus to supply power to a first load of the vehicle, and controlling the first battery pack and a second battery pack of the power supply apparatus to stop supplying power to a second load of the vehicle; acquiring, in a process of supplying power to the first load, a capacity parameter of the first battery pack; controlling, under a condition that the capacity parameter of the first battery pack is lower than a first preset capacity threshold, a direct current converter to transmit electric energy of the second battery pack to the first battery pack.

Claims (36)

1. A control method for power supply, comprising:

controlling, by a battery management system (BMS) of a vehicle, under a condition that the vehicle is in a driving state, a first battery pack to supply power to a first load of the vehicle, and controlling the first battery pack and a second battery pack connected in series to supply power to a second load of the vehicle;

acquiring, by the BMS, a capacity parameter of the first battery pack and a capacity parameter of the second battery pack;

controlling, by the BMS, under a condition that an absolute value of a difference between the capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the capacity parameter of the second battery pack is greater than a preset threshold, a direct current converter to transmit electric energy of a high-capacity battery pack to a low-capacity battery pack,

wherein the high-capacity battery pack is a battery pack with a higher capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the second battery pack, and the low-capacity battery pack is a battery pack with a lower capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the second battery pack.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the controlling, by the battery management system (BMS) of the vehicle, under a condition that the vehicle is in the driving state, the first battery pack to supply power to the first load of the vehicle and controlling the first battery pack and the second battery pack connected in series to supply power to the second load of the vehicle, comprises:

receiving, by the BMS, notification information sent by a vehicle controller of the vehicle;

controlling, by the BMS, under a condition that the notification information indicates that the vehicle is in the driving state, the first battery pack to supply power to the first load of the vehicle, and controlling the first battery pack and the second battery pack connected in series to supply power to the second load of the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprising:

controlling, by the BMS, under a condition that the absolute value of the difference is less than or equal to the preset threshold, the direct current converter to stop working.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving, by the BMS, notification information sent by a vehicle controller of the vehicle, comprises:

receiving, by the BMS, the notification information sent by the vehicle controller of the vehicle through wired or wireless connection mode.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the wired connection mode comprises a controller area network (CAN) bus communication mode.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first load comprises a low-voltage electrical device of the vehicle, and the second load comprises a motor of the vehicle and/or an engine of the vehicle.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the direct current converter is a bidirectional Direct Current-Direct Current (DCDC) converter.

8. A battery management system (BMS), the BMS being installed in a vehicle and comprising:

a memory storing computer program instructions; and

a processor, configured to, when the computer program instructions executed,

under a condition that the vehicle is in a driving state, control a first battery pack to supply power to a first load of the vehicle, and controlling the first battery pack and the second battery pack connected in series to supply power to a second load of the vehicle;

acquire a capacity parameter of the first battery pack and a capacity parameter of the second battery pack;

under a condition that an absolute value of a difference between the capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the capacity parameter of the second battery pack is greater than a preset threshold, control a direct current converter to transmit electric energy of a high-capacity battery pack to a low-capacity battery pack,

wherein the high-capacity battery pack is a battery pack with a higher capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the second battery pack, and the low-capacity battery pack is a battery pack with a lower capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the second battery pack.

9. The BMS according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive notification information sent by a vehicle controller of the vehicle;

under a condition that the notification information indicates that the vehicle is in the driving state, control the first battery pack to supply power to the first load of the vehicle, and control the first battery pack and the second battery pack connected in series to supply power to the second load of the vehicle.

10. The BMS according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

under a condition that the absolute value of the difference is less than or equal to the preset threshold, control the direct current converter to stop working.

11. The BMS according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive the notification information sent by the vehicle controller of the vehicle through wired or wireless connection mode.

12. The BMS according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive the notification information sent by the vehicle controller of the vehicle through the wired connection mode, wherein the wired connection mode comprises a controller area network (CAN) bus communication mode.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device, wherein a computer program is stored in the storage device, and, when being executed by a computer, the computer program performs a control method for power supply, and the method comprises:

under a condition that the vehicle is in a driving state, controlling a first battery pack to supply power to a first load of the vehicle, and controlling the first battery pack and the second battery pack connected in series to supply power to a second load of the vehicle;

acquiring a capacity parameter of the first battery pack and a capacity parameter of the second battery pack;

controlling under a condition that an absolute value of a difference between the capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the capacity parameter of the second battery pack is greater than a preset threshold, a direct current converter to transmit electric energy of a high-capacity battery pack to a low-capacity battery pack,

wherein the high-capacity battery pack is a battery pack with a higher capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the second battery pack, and the low-capacity battery pack is a battery pack with a lower capacity parameter of the first battery pack and the second battery pack.

Assignments (1)
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 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020136984 · Dec 16, 2020
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