IP Library Granted Patent US 12,050,252
Granted Patent B2
US 12,050,252 · App. 17/845,362 · Granted Jul 30, 2024

State-of-charge cut-off control method, apparatus and system, and storage medium

Inventors: Chen Chen (Ningde, CN); Guangyu Xu (Ningde, CN); Wei Zhao (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
G01R31/387G01R31/3648G01R31/3842G01R31/392
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Patent No.
US 12,050,252
App. No.
17/845,362
Granted
Jul 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application relate to the technical field of batteries, and in particular, to a state-of-charge cut-off control method, apparatus and system, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining, in a discharging process of a battery, a net discharge capacity of a first battery cell from being fully charged to current time; obtaining an available capacity and a state of health of the first battery cell; obtaining a current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell; and setting a state of charge SOC of the first battery cell to 0.

Claims (56)

1. A state-of-charge cut-off control method, comprising:

obtaining, in a discharging process of a battery, a net discharge capacity of a first battery cell from being fully charged to current time, wherein the battery comprises at least a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell, the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells with different positive electrode materials, and the first battery cell is any one of the first-type battery cell or the second-type battery cell;

obtaining an available capacity of the first battery cell and a state of health (SOH) of the first battery cell;

obtaining a current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell, based on a nominal capacity of the battery, the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell, the available capacity of the first battery cell, and the SOH of the first battery cell;

wherein the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell is obtained according to the following equation:

C 1 =C 0 ×SOH−(C 0 −C T )−C 2 ,

wherein C 1 represents the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell;

C 0 represents the nominal capacity of the battery;

C T represents an available capacity of the first battery cell at a current temperature;

C 2 represents the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell; and

SOH represents the current SOH of the first battery cell, ranging from 0% to 100%; and

when a sum of the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell and the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is greater than or equal to the nominal capacity of the battery, displaying a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell to 0 when the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is equal to the nominal capacity of the battery;

wherein the method further comprises:

setting the SOC of the first battery cell to a cut-off capacity S 1 when the sum of the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell and the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is less than the nominal capacity and the SOC of the first battery cell is less than the cut-off capacity S 1 , wherein the S 1 is greater than 0.

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

setting the SOC of the first battery cell to 0 when the sum of the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell and the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is less than the nominal capacity, a voltage of the first battery cell is less than a cut-off voltage V 1 , and a current of the first battery cell is less than a cut-off current A 1 .

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the nominal capacity of the battery is less than or equal to an initial available capacity of a second battery cell, wherein the second battery cell is a battery cell with a minimum initial available capacity in the battery.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining a net discharge capacity of a first battery cell from being fully charged to current time further comprises:

determining whether there is a case that a voltage of a third battery cell is less than a tail end voltage V 2 , that a current of the third battery cell is less than a tail end current A 2 , and that a SOC of the third battery cell is less than a tail end capacity S 2 , and if there is such a case, obtaining the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell from being fully charged to current time, wherein the third battery cell is any one of the first-type battery cell or the second-type battery cell.

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

determining a state of charge SOC total of the battery according to the following equation:

SOC total =SOC min /(1−SOC max +SOC min )×100%,

wherein SOC total represents the state of charge of the battery;

SOC min represents a state of charge of a minimum-power battery cell in the battery; and

SOC max represents a state of charge of a maximum-power battery cell in the battery.

6. A state-of-charge cut-off control system, comprising:

a processor, a memory, and a bus, wherein the memory and the processor communicate with each other through the bus;

the memory is configured to store executable program code; and

the processor is configured to read the executable program code stored in the memory, to execute the state-of-charge cut-off control method according to claim 1 .

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, and when the computer program runs on a computer, the computer executes the state-of-charge cut-off method according to claim 1 .

8. A state-of-charge cut-off control apparatus, comprising:

a processing unit, configured to:

obtain a net discharge capacity of a first battery cell from being fully charged to current time, wherein a battery comprises at least a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell, the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells with different capacities, and the first battery cell is any one of the first-type battery cell or the second-type battery cell;

obtain an available capacity of the first battery cell, which may be greater than a nominal capacity, and a state of health (SOH) of the first battery cell; and

obtain a current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell, based on a nominal capacity of the battery, the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell, the available capacity of the first battery cell, and the SOH of the first battery cell;

wherein the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell is obtained according to the following equation:

C 1 =C 0 ×SOH−(C 0 −C T )−C 2 ,

wherein C 1 represents the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell;

C 0 represents the nominal capacity of the battery;

C T represents an available capacity of the first battery cell at a current temperature;

C 2 represents the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell; and

SOH represents the current SOH of the first battery cell, ranging from 0% to 100%; and

a setting unit, configured to:

when a sum of the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell and the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is greater than or equal to the nominal capacity of the battery, display a state of charge (SOC) of the first battery cell to 0 when the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is equal to the nominal capacity of the battery; and

set the SOC of the first battery cell to a cut-off capacity S 1 when the sum of the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell and the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is less than the nominal capacity and the state of charge SOC of the first battery cell is less than the cut-off capacity S 1 , wherein S 1 is greater than 0.

9. The state-of-charge cut-off control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the setting unit is further configured to:

set the state of charge SOC of the first battery cell to 0 when the sum of the current remaining dischargeable capacity of the first battery cell and the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell is less than the nominal capacity, a voltage of the first battery cell is less than a cut-off voltage V 1 , and a current of the first battery cell is less than a cut-off current A 1 .

10. The state-of-charge cut-off control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the nominal capacity of the battery is less than or equal to an initial available capacity of a second battery cell, wherein the second battery cell is a battery cell with a minimum initial available capacity in the battery.

11. The state-of-charge cut-off control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining, by the processing unit, a net discharge capacity of a first battery cell from being fully charged to current time comprises:

determining, by the processing unit, whether there is a case that a voltage of a third battery cell is less than a tail end voltage V 2 , that a current of the third battery cell is less than a tail end current A 2 , and that a SOC of the third battery cell is less than a tail end capacity S 2 , and if there is such a case, obtaining the net discharge capacity of the first battery cell from being fully charged to current time, wherein the third battery cell is any one of the first-type battery cell or the second-type battery cell.

12. The state-of-charge cut-off control apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

determine a state of charge SOC total of the battery according to the following equation:

SOC total =SOC min /(1−SOC max +SOC min )×100%,

wherein SOC total represents the state of charge of the battery;

SOC min represents a state of charge of a minimum-power battery cell in the battery; and

SOC max represents a state of charge of a maximum-power battery cell in the battery.

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 Jun 22, 2022
From: CHEN, CHEN; XU, GUANGYU; ZHAO, WEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060274/0659 →
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