IP Library Granted Patent US 11,437,838
Granted Patent B2
US 11,437,838 · App. 17/565,462 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Battery charging control method and apparatus, battery management system, and medium

Inventors: Mingshu Du (Ningde, CN); Shichao Li (Ningde, CN); Weiqing Wu (Ningde, CN); Wei Zhang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
H02J7/007182B60L53/62B60L58/12B60L58/16H02J7/005H02J7/0048
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Patent No.
US 11,437,838
App. No.
17/565,462
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a battery charging control method and apparatus, a battery management system, and a medium. The method includes: obtaining, based on a received charging request, a threshold value and an initial value of a charging parameter of a battery, wherein the threshold value of the charging parameter is determined based on an actual capacity value of the battery and an accumulated mileage of an electric vehicle where the battery is located; sending, under a condition that the initial value of the charging parameter is less than the threshold value of the charging parameter, a control command of charging the battery, so as to charge the battery; obtaining a value of the charging parameter of the battery in real time during the charging of the battery; sending a control command of stopping charging the battery, so as to stop charging.

Claims (45)

1. A battery charging control method, comprising:

obtaining, based on a received charging request, a threshold value and an initial value of a charging parameter of a battery, wherein the threshold value of the charging parameter is determined based on an actual capacity value of the battery and an accumulated mileage of an electric vehicle where the battery is located;

sending, under a condition that the initial value of the charging parameter is less than the threshold value of the charging parameter, a control command of charging the battery, so as to charge the battery;

obtaining a value of the charging parameter of the battery in real time during the charging of the battery;

sending, under a condition that the obtained value of the charging parameter of the battery is greater than or equal to the threshold value of the charging parameter, a control command of stopping charging the battery, so as to stop charging.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actual capacity value is determined based on an accumulated charge/discharge capacity value of the battery,

the accumulated charge/discharge capacity value of the battery is any one of:

an accumulated converted charge capacity value of the battery, an accumulated converted discharge capacity value of the battery, and a sum of the accumulated converted charge capacity value of the battery and the accumulated converted discharge capacity value of the battery,

the converted charge capacity value of the battery is a product of a charge capacity value of the battery and a conversion coefficient corresponding to a charging temperature of the battery, and the conversion coefficient corresponding to the charging temperature of the battery is determined based on the charging temperature of the battery and a preset correspondence relationship between a temperature and the conversion coefficient;

the converted discharge capacity value of the battery is a product of a discharge capacity value of the battery and a conversion coefficient corresponding to a discharging temperature of the battery, and the conversion coefficient corresponding to the discharging temperature of the battery is determined based on the discharging temperature of the battery and the preset correspondence relationship between the temperature and the conversion coefficient.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the actual capacity value is determined based on the accumulated mileage and a preset first correspondence relationship,

the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between a mileage and a capacity.

4. A battery management system, comprising: a processor and a non-transitory memory storing computer program instructions,

wherein the processor, when executes the computer program instructions, implements the battery charging control method according to claim 1 .

5. A non-transitory computer storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the battery charging control method according to claim 1 .

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before obtaining, based on a received charging request, a threshold value and an initial value of a charging parameter of a battery, the method further comprises:

determining a chargeable capacity upper-limit value of the battery based on the actual capacity value of the battery and the accumulated mileage;

determining the threshold value of the charging parameter based on the actual capacity value and the chargeable capacity upper-limit value.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the charging parameter is a charging state of charge (SOC), and the threshold value of the charging parameter comprises a charging SOC threshold value;

wherein determining the threshold value of the charging parameter based on the actual capacity value and the chargeable capacity upper-limit value comprises:

using a ratio of the chargeable capacity upper-limit value to the actual capacity value as the charging SOC threshold value of the battery.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the charging parameter is a charging voltage, and correspondingly, the threshold value of the charging parameter comprises a charging voltage threshold value;

wherein determining the threshold value of the charging parameter based on the actual capacity value and the chargeable capacity upper-limit value comprises:

using a ratio of the chargeable capacity upper-limit value to the actual capacity value as a charging SOC threshold value of the battery;

determining the charging voltage threshold value of the battery based on the charging SOC threshold value, an obtained current temperature of the battery, and a preset first correspondence relationship,

wherein the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between a voltage and a first parameter, and the first parameter comprises a temperature and a SOC.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the charging parameter comprises a charging voltage and a charging SOC, and the threshold value of the charging parameter comprises a charging SOC threshold value and a charging voltage threshold value;

wherein determining the threshold value of the charging parameter based on the actual capacity value and the chargeable capacity upper-limit value comprises:

using a ratio of the chargeable capacity upper-limit value to the actual capacity value as the charging SOC threshold value of the battery;

determining the charging voltage threshold value of the battery based on the charging SOC threshold value, an obtained current temperature of the battery, and a preset first correspondence relationship,

wherein the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between a voltage and a first parameter, and the first parameter comprises a temperature and a SOC.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein determining a chargeable capacity upper-limit value of the battery based on the actual capacity value of the battery and the accumulated mileage comprises:

determining the chargeable capacity upper-limit value of the battery based on the actual capacity value of the battery, the accumulated mileage, and a preset first correspondence relationship,

wherein the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between a first capacity and a first parameter, and the first parameter comprises a second capacity and a mileage.

11. The method according to claim 6 , wherein determining a chargeable capacity upper-limit value of the battery based on the actual capacity value of the battery and the accumulated mileage comprises:

determining an actual state of health (SOH) of the battery based on the actual capacity value of the battery;

determining the chargeable capacity upper-limit value of the battery based on the actual SOH and the accumulated mileage.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein determining the chargeable capacity upper-limit value of the battery based on the actual SOH and the accumulated mileage comprises:

determining the chargeable capacity upper-limit value of the battery based on the actual SOH, the accumulated mileage, and a preset first correspondence relationship,

wherein the first correspondence relationship is a correspondence relationship between a capacity and a first parameter, and the first parameter comprises a mileage and a SOH.

13. A battery charging control apparatus, comprising:

a first obtaining module configured to obtain, based on a received charging request, a threshold value and an initial value of a charging parameter of a battery, wherein the threshold value of the charging parameter is determined based on an actual capacity value of the battery and an accumulated mileage of an electric vehicle where the battery is located;

a first control command sending module configured to send, under a condition that the initial value of the charging parameter is less than the threshold value of the charging parameter, a control command of charging the battery, so as to charge the battery;

a second obtaining module configured to obtain a value of the charging parameter of the battery in real time during the charging of the battery;

a second control command sending module configured to send, under a condition that the obtained value of the charging parameter of the battery is greater than or equal to the threshold value of the charging parameter, a control command of stopping charging the battery, so as to stop charging.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010328925.4 · Apr 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
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