IP Library Granted Patent US 11,614,494
Granted Patent B2
US 11,614,494 · App. 17/566,694 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Method, apparatus, device and medium for detecting internal short-circuit fault of battery cell

Inventors: Yucang Hao (Ningde, CN); Xiaobo Chen (Ningde, CN); Ting Li (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
G01R31/385H01M10/4285
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Patent No.
US 11,614,494
App. No.
17/566,694
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application provides a method, apparatus, device and medium for detecting an internal short-circuit fault of a battery cell. The method includes obtaining electrical signal values for each of m battery cells of a battery pack, when it is in a preset condition including that a current detection is an n th detection; performing following steps for a target battery cell: calculating a first parameter of the target battery cell using the electrical signal values of the target battery cell, which characterizes a degree of fluctuation of the electrical signal values; calculating a second parameter that characterizes a degree of dispersion between the first parameter of the target battery cell and first parameters of other battery cells; and determining that an internal short-circuit fault occurs in the target battery cell, under a condition that the second parameter is greater than a threshold.

Claims (44)

1. A method for detecting an internal short-circuit fault of a battery cell, comprising:

measuring, by an electrical signal measuring apparatus, electrical signal values at multiple times for each of m battery cells of a battery pack, when the battery pack is in a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises that a current detection is an n th detection of an internal short-circuit fault of a battery cell under any one of a charging operating condition, a discharging operating condition, or a static operating condition, and m and n are positive integers; and

performing following steps, by a processing apparatus, for a target battery cell of the battery pack:

calculating a first parameter of the target battery cell using the electrical signal values at the multiple times of the target battery cell, wherein the first parameter is used to characterize a degree of fluctuation of the electrical signal values of the target battery cell;

calculating a second parameter that characterizes a degree of dispersion between the first parameter of the target battery cell and first parameters of other battery cells, wherein the other cells are battery cells of the m battery cells other than the target battery cell, and the second parameter has a positive correlation with the degree of dispersion; and

determining that an internal short-circuit fault occurs in the target battery cell, under a condition that the second parameter is greater than a preset parameter threshold.

2. The method for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 1 , wherein when n is an integer greater than 1, the preset condition further comprises:

the second parameter of the target battery cell being greater than the preset parameter threshold, for each of first n−1 detections of the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell.

3. The method for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the preset parameter threshold has a positive correlation with a quantity of the m battery cells.

4. The method for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the first parameter of the target battery cell is a standard deviation of the electrical signal values at the multiple times of the target battery cell.

5. The method for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 1 , wherein the second parameter is a coefficient of variation,

calculating the second parameter that characterizes the degree of dispersion between the first parameter of the target battery cell and the first parameter of other battery cells comprises:

calculating a target standard deviation characterizing a degree of dispersion of first parameters of the m battery cells, and calculating an average of the first parameters of the m battery cells; and

calculating a ratio of a target difference to the target standard deviation, and determining the ratio as the coefficient of variation of the target battery cell, wherein the target difference is a difference between the first parameter of the target battery cell and the average.

6. A device for detecting an internal short-circuit fault of a battery cell, comprising:

a memory, configured to store programs; and

a processor, configured to execute the programs stored in the memory to:

obtain electrical signal values measured by an electrical signal measuring apparatus at multiple times for each of m battery cells of a battery pack, when the battery pack is in a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises that a current detection is an n th detection of an internal short-circuit fault of a battery cell under any one of a charging operating condition, a discharging operating condition, or a static operating condition, and m and n are positive integers; and

perform following steps for a target battery cell of the battery pack:

calculating a first parameter of the target battery cell using the electrical signal values at the multiple times of the target battery cell, wherein the first parameter is used to characterize a degree of fluctuation of the electrical signal values of the target battery cell;

calculating a second parameter that characterizes a degree of dispersion between the first parameter of the target battery cell and first parameters of other battery cells, wherein the other cells are battery cells of the m battery cells other than the target battery cell, and the second parameter has a positive correlation with the degree of dispersion; and

determining that an internal short-circuit fault occurs in the target battery cell, under a condition that the second parameter is greater than a preset parameter threshold.

7. The device for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 6 , wherein when n is an integer greater than 1, the preset condition further comprises:

the second parameter of the target battery cell being greater than the preset parameter threshold, for each of first n−1 detections of the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell.

8. The device for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 6 , wherein the preset parameter threshold has a positive correlation with a quantity of the m battery cells.

9. The device for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 6 , wherein the first parameter of the target battery cell is a standard deviation of the electrical signal values at the multiple times of the target battery cell.

10. The device for detecting the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell of claim 6 , wherein the second parameter is a coefficient of variation,

calculating the second parameter that characterizes the degree of dispersion between the first parameter of the target battery cell and the first parameter of other battery cells comprises:

calculating a target standard deviation characterizing a degree of dispersion of first parameters of the m battery cells, and calculating an average of the first parameters of the m battery cells; and

calculating a ratio of a target difference to the target standard deviation, and determining the ratio as the coefficient of variation of the target battery cell, wherein the target difference is a difference between the first parameter of the target battery cell and the average.

11. A computer storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

obtain electrical signal values measured by an electrical signal measuring apparatus at multiple times for each of m battery cells of a battery pack, when the battery pack is in a preset condition, wherein the preset condition comprises that a current detection is an n th detection of an internal short-circuit fault of a battery cell under any one of a charging operating condition, a discharging operating condition, or a static operating condition, and m and n are positive integers; and

perform following steps for a target battery cell of the battery pack:

calculating a first parameter of the target battery cell using the electrical signal values at the multiple times of the target battery cell, wherein the first parameter is used to characterize a degree of fluctuation of the electrical signal values of the target battery cell;

calculating a second parameter that characterizes a degree of dispersion between the first parameter of the target battery cell and first parameters of other battery cells, wherein the other cells are battery cells of the m battery cells other than the target battery cell, and the second parameter has a positive correlation with the degree of dispersion; and

determining that an internal short-circuit fault occurs in the target battery cell, under a condition that the second parameter is greater than a preset parameter threshold.

12. The computer storage medium of claim 11 , wherein when n is an integer greater than 1, the preset condition further comprises:

the second parameter of the target battery cell being greater than the preset parameter threshold, for each of first n−1 detections of the internal short-circuit fault of the battery cell.

13. The computer storage medium of the battery cell of claim 11 , wherein the preset parameter threshold has a positive correlation with a quantity of the m battery cells.

14. The computer storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first parameter of the target battery cell is a standard deviation of the electrical signal values at the multiple times of the target battery cell.

15. The computer storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the second parameter is a coefficient of variation,

calculating the second parameter that characterizes the degree of dispersion between the first parameter of the target battery cell and the first parameter of other battery cells comprises:

calculating a target standard deviation characterizing a degree of dispersion of first parameters of the m battery cells, and calculating an average of the first parameters of the m battery cells; and

calculating a ratio of a target difference to the target standard deviation, and determining the ratio as the coefficient of variation of the target battery cell, wherein the target difference is a difference between the first parameter of the target battery cell and the average.

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 Mar 8, 2022
From: HAO, YUCANG; CHEN, XIAOBO; LI, TING
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059193/0367 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010616755.X · Jun 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
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