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Granted Patent B2
US 12,146,920 · App. 17/518,986 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

System and method for diagnosing battery

Inventors: Woo Sung Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Ki Seung Baek (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sung Il Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 12,146,920
App. No.
17/518,986
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a battery diagnosis system including a processor configured to: receive high-voltage battery information of a parked car; measure impedance of a battery through the received battery information; and determine, based on a comparison between a normal battery impedance and an abnormal battery impedance, that a battery having an abnormal battery impedance is an abnormal battery.

Claims (28)

1. A battery diagnosis system comprising a processor configured to:

receive battery information of a battery of a car that is parked, the battery comprising multiple battery cells;

measure impedance of each of the battery cells of the battery through the received battery information, wherein alternating current signals having different frequencies are applied to each of the battery cells of the battery;

determine, based on a comparison between impedance of a normal battery cell of the battery and impedance of an abnormal battery cell of the battery, that a battery cell having the impedance of the abnormal battery cell among the battery cells of the battery is the abnormal battery cell; and

a transfer device configured to transfer normal battery and abnormal battery information when the processor determines that the battery is an abnormal battery,

wherein the transfer device is configured to transfer malfunction diagnosis information of the battery based on a malfunction type,

wherein the processor is further configured to identify a type of a battery damage cause based on the comparison between the impedance of the normal battery cell and the impedance of the abnormal battery cell and a shape of a total impedance graph of the abnormal battery cell.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the battery information of the car, which is received by the processor, comprises current and voltage flowing in the battery, and temperature information of the battery.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to measure the impedance of each of the battery cells through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to measure the impedance of each of the battery cells for each of a plurality of frequency bands.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to diagnose that the battery malfunctions, and display an indication of the malfunctioned battery through a display of the car.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the impedance of each of the battery cells is comprised of a real number and an imaginary number, which defines a shape of a total impedance graph of a corresponding battery cell.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

measure a deterioration degree of the battery by measuring the impedance of the battery, and

determine, based on the measured battery deterioration degree, that the battery having an abnormal battery deterioration degree is the abnormal battery.

8. A battery diagnosis method comprising steps of:

receiving battery information of a battery of a car that is parked, the battery comprising multiple battery cells;

applying alternating current signals having different frequencies to each of the battery cells of the battery;

measuring impedance of each of the battery cells through the received battery information;

determining, based on a comparison between impedance of a normal battery cell of the battery and impedance of an abnormal battery cell of the battery, that a battery cell having the impedance of the abnormal battery cell among the battery cells of the battery is the abnormal battery cell; and

after the step of determining that a battery cell having the impedance of the abnormal battery cell among the battery cells of the battery is the abnormal battery cell, transferring normal battery and abnormal battery information,

wherein the step of transferring normal battery and abnormal battery information comprises transferring malfunction diagnosis information of the battery based on a malfunction type, and

wherein a type of a battery damage cause is identified based on the comparison between the impedance of the normal battery cell and the impedance of the abnormal battery cell and a shape of a total impedance graph of the abnormal battery cell.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein, in the step of receiving battery information, the battery information comprises current and voltage flowing in the battery, and temperature information of the battery.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of measuring impedance of each of the battery cells comprises measuring the impedance of each of the battery cells for each of a plurality of frequency bands.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step of measuring impedance of each of the battery cells comprises measuring the impedance of each of the battery cells through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the impedance of each of the battery cells is comprised of a real number and an imaginary number, which defines a shape of a total impedance graph of a corresponding battery cell.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising steps of, after the step of determining that a battery cell having the impedance of the abnormal battery cell among the battery cells of the battery is the abnormal battery cell, diagnosing that the battery malfunctions, and displaying an indication of the malfunctioned battery through a display of the car.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2021
From: KIM, WOO SUNG; BAEK, KI SEUNG; LEE, SUNG IL
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63110744 · Nov 6, 2020
Related Publication 20220146583A1 · May 12, 2022
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