IP Library Granted Patent US 12,032,034
Granted Patent B2
US 12,032,034 · App. 17/831,359 · Granted Jul 9, 2024

Charge current test method and device, and charge test system

Inventors: Zhi Liu (Ningde, CN); Yuzhen Wang (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
G01R31/389G01R31/374G01R31/3842H02J7/0049
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Patent No.
US 12,032,034
App. No.
17/831,359
Granted
Jul 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a charge current test method and device, and a charge test system. The method includes: charging a to-be-tested battery at a first current under a first temperature until a voltage of the to-be-tested battery reaches a preset cutoff voltage, stopping charging whenever an increment of a state-of-charge value of the to-be-tested battery reaches a preset value during the charging of the to-be-tested battery, and continuing to charge after a duration of stopping charging reaches a first preset time length; calculating an impedance of the to-be-tested battery during the first preset time length; and determining, based on the impedance, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the first current under the first temperature.

Claims (43)

1. A charge current test method, comprising:

charging a to-be-tested battery at a first current under a first temperature until a voltage of the to-be-tested battery reaches a preset cutoff voltage, stopping charging whenever an increment of a state-of-charge value of the to-be-tested battery reaches a preset value during the charging of the to-be-tested battery, and continuing to charge after a duration of stopping charging reaches a first preset time length;

calculating an impedance of the to-be-tested battery during the first preset time length; and

determining, based on the impedance, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the first current under the first temperature.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the impedance=(the voltage of the to-be-tested battery when the charging is stopped−the voltage of the to-be-tested battery after the charging has been stopped for the first preset time length)/the first current.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, based on the impedance, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the first current under the first temperature comprises:

obtaining a state-of-charge value corresponding to each of the impedances; and

determining, when an impedance corresponding to a next state-of-charge value is less than an impedance corresponding to a previous state-of-charge value for a first time after a preset state-of-charge value, that the maximum state-of-charge value is the previous state-of-charge value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining, based on the impedance, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the first current under the first temperature comprises:

obtaining a state-of-charge value corresponding to each of the impedances; and

determining, when an impedance corresponding to each next state-of-charge value is greater than an impedance corresponding to a previous state-of-charge value after a preset state-of-charge value, that the maximum state-of-charge value is a state-of-charge value corresponding to the preset cutoff voltage.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, before the charging a to-be-tested battery at a first current under a first temperature, the method further comprises:

obtaining an actual capacity of the to-be-tested battery under a room temperature; and

discharging the to-be-tested battery that has been left to stand for a second preset time length under the room temperature, until the voltage of the to-be-tested battery reaches a lower-limit cutoff voltage.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the charging a to-be-tested battery at a first current under a first temperature comprises:

charging, at the first current, the to-be-tested battery that has been left to stand for a third preset time length under the first temperature.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, before the charging a to-be-tested battery at a first current under a first temperature, the method further comprises:

estimating a current state-of-charge value of the to-be-tested battery.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

charging the to-be-tested battery at a second current under a second temperature until the voltage of the to-be-tested battery reaches the preset cutoff voltage, stopping charging whenever the increment of the state-of-charge value of the to-be-tested battery reaches the preset value during the charging of the to-be-tested battery, and continuing to charge after the duration of stopping charging reaches the first preset time length;

calculating the impedance of the to-be-tested battery during the first preset time length while the charging is performed at the second current; and

determining, based on the impedance obtained by charging at the second current, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the second current under the second temperature.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the impedance obtained by charging at the second current=(the voltage of the to-be-tested battery when the charging is stopped−the voltage of the to-be-tested battery after the charging has been stopped for the first preset time length)/the second current.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein, after the determining, based on the impedance obtained by charging at the second current, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the second current under the second temperature, the method further comprises:

constructing a charge current matrix table based on the first temperature, the first current, the second temperature, the second current, the maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the first current under the first temperature, and the maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the second current under the second temperature.

11. A charge current test device, comprising:

a charge control module, configured to charge a to-be-tested battery at a first current under a first temperature until a voltage of the to-be-tested battery reaches a preset cutoff voltage, stop charging whenever an increment of a state-of-charge value of the to-be-tested battery reaches a preset value during the charging of the to-be-tested battery, and continue to charge after a duration of stopping charging reaches a first preset time length;

a calculation module, configured to calculate an impedance of the to-be-tested battery during the first preset time length; and

a determining module, configured to determine, based on the impedance, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the first current under the first temperature.

12. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the determining module is specifically configured to obtain a state-of-charge value corresponding to each of the impedances; and determine, when an impedance corresponding to a next state-of-charge value is less than an impedance corresponding to a previous state-of-charge value for a first time after a preset state-of-charge value, that the maximum state-of-charge value is the previous state-of-charge value.

13. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the determining module is specifically configured to obtain a state-of-charge value corresponding to each of the impedances; and determine, when an impedance corresponding to each next state-of-charge value is greater than an impedance corresponding to a previous state-of-charge value after a preset state-of-charge value, that the maximum state-of-charge value is a state-of-charge value corresponding to the preset cutoff voltage.

14. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the charge control module is further configured to: before charging the to-be-tested battery at the first current under the first temperature, obtain an actual capacity of the to-be-tested battery under a room temperature; and discharge the to-be-tested battery that has been left to stand for a second preset time length under the room temperature, until the voltage of the to-be-tested battery reaches a lower-limit cutoff voltage.

15. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the charge control module is specifically configured to charge, at the first current, the to-be-tested battery that has been left to stand for a third preset time length under the first temperature.

16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the charge control module is further configured to estimate a current state-of-charge value of the to-be-tested battery before charging the to-be-tested battery at the first current under the first temperature.

17. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the charge control module is further configured to: charge the to-be-tested battery at a second current under a second temperature until the voltage of the to-be-tested battery reaches the preset cutoff voltage, stop charging whenever the increment of the state-of-charge value of the to-be-tested battery reaches the preset value during the charging of the to-be-tested battery, and continue to charge after the duration of stopping charging reaches the first preset time length;

the calculation module is further configured to calculate the impedance of the to-be-tested battery during the first preset time length while the charging is performed at the second current; and

the determining module is further configured to determine, based on the impedance obtained by charging at the second current, a maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the second current under the second temperature.

18. The device according to claim 17 , wherein the impedance=(the voltage of the to-be-tested battery when the charging is stopped−the voltage of the to-be-tested battery after the charging has been stopped for the first preset time length)/the first current; and the impedance obtained by charging at the second current=(the voltage of the to-be-tested battery when the charging is stopped−the voltage of the to-be-tested battery after the charging has been stopped for the first preset time length)/the second current.

19. The device according to claim 17 , wherein the device further comprises a construction module, and

the construction module is configured to: after determining, based on the impedance obtained by charging at the second current, the maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the second current under the second temperature, construct a charge current matrix table based on the first temperature, the first current, the second temperature, the second current, the maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the first current under the first temperature, and the maximum state-of-charge value that is allowed to be reached when the charging is performed at the second current under the second temperature.

20. A charge test system, comprising a charging device and a temperature control device;

the temperature control device is configured to control a test temperature of the to-be-tested battery; and

the charging device comprises a controller, a charge control circuit, and a voltage collection circuit; the controller is connected to the charge control circuit and the voltage collection circuit separately; the charge control circuit is configured to charge the to-be-tested battery, and the voltage collection circuit is configured to obtain a voltage of the to-be-tested battery; and the controller is configured to perform the method according to claim 1 .

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 Aug 3, 2022
From: LIU, ZHI; WANG, YUZHEN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061069/0721 →
Continuity (2)
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