Self-heating control circuit and system
A self-heating control circuit includes a control module configured to obtain a cell temperature of each of two battery packs connected in parallel and send a trigger signal in response to the cell temperature being lower than a threshold. The two battery packs include a first battery pack and a second battery pack. The control circuit further includes a switch module disposed at a charging and discharging circuit of the first battery pack. A control terminal of the switch module is connected to the control module and is configured to cut off the charging and discharging circuit upon reception of the trigger signal. The control circuit also includes an excitation module configured to form a path with the two battery packs upon cut-off of the charging and discharging circuit, and generate an excitation current, so that the excitation current flows back and forth between the two battery packs.
1. A self-heating control circuit, comprising:
a control module configured to obtain a cell temperature of each of two battery packs connected in parallel, and send a trigger signal in response to the cell temperature being lower than a threshold, the two battery packs comprising a first battery pack and a second battery pack;
a switch module disposed at a charging and discharging circuit of the first battery pack, wherein a control terminal of the switch module is connected to the control module and is configured to cut off the charging and discharging circuit upon reception of the trigger signal;
an excitation module configured to form a path with the two battery packs upon cut-off of the charging and discharging circuit, and generate an excitation current, so that the excitation current flows back and forth between the two battery packs; and
a housing, the control module, the switch module, and the excitation module being accommodated in the housing;
wherein:
the housing is provided with a plurality of interfaces, the plurality of interfaces comprising a first positive interface, a second positive interface, a first negative interface, and a second negative interface arranged in an order on a left side of the housing, and a third positive interface, a fourth positive interface, a third negative interface, and a fourth negative interface arranged in an order on a right side of the housing;
the first positive interface, the second positive interface, the first negative interface, and the second negative interface are connected to a positive pole of the second battery pack, a positive pole of the first battery pack, a negative pole of the first battery pack, and a negative pole of the second battery pack, respectively;
inside the housing, the first positive interface is connected to the third positive interface, the second positive interface is connected to the switch module, the first negative interface is connected to the third negative interface, and the second negative interface is connected to the fourth negative interface;
a terminal of the excitation module is connected to the first negative interface and the third negative interface; and
the third positive interface and the fourth positive interface are connected to each other, and the third negative interface and the fourth negative interface are connected to each other.
2. The self-heating control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein:
the switch module comprises a relay;
a first terminal of the relay is connected to a pole of the first battery pack, and a second terminal of the relay is connected to a pole of the second battery pack; and
the control terminal of the switch module is a control terminal of the relay that is connected to the control module and configured to cut off the charging and discharging circuit upon reception of the trigger signal.
3. The self-heating control circuit according to claim 2 , wherein:
the pole of the first battery pack is a first pole of the first battery pack; and
a first terminal of the excitation module is connected to the first terminal of the relay, a second terminal of the excitation module is connected to the second terminal of the relay, and a third terminal of the excitation module is connected to a second pole of the first battery pack.
4. The self-heating control circuit according to claim 2 , wherein:
the pole of the first battery pack is a first pole of the first battery pack;
the excitation module comprises an energy storage unit, a first switching unit connected to the first pole of the first battery pack, a second switching unit connected to the pole of the second battery pack, and a third switching unit and a fourth switching unit that are both connected to a second pole of the first battery pack;
the energy storage unit is connected to a common terminal of the first switching unit and the third switching unit and to a common terminal of the second switching unit and the fourth switching unit; and
control terminals of the first switching unit, the second switching unit, the third switching unit, and the fourth switching unit are all connected to the control module, and ON timings of the first switching unit and the fourth switching unit are different from ON timings of the second switching unit and the third switching unit.
5. The self-heating control circuit according to claim 4 , wherein:
the first switching unit and the fourth switching unit are configured to be switched on in a first period and be switched off in a second period;
the second switching unit and the third switching unit are configured to be switched off in the first period and be switched on in the second period; and
the first period alternates with the second period.
6. The self-heating control circuit according to claim 4 , wherein the energy storage unit is an inductor or a capacitor.
7. The self-heating control circuit according to claim 4 , wherein at least one of the first switching unit, the second switching unit, the third switching unit, or the fourth switching unit is a switch, and the switch is one of an MOS transistor and an insulated gate bipolar transistor.
8. A self-heating control system, comprising:
two battery packs connected in parallel, the two battery packs comprising a first battery pack and a second battery pack; and
a self-heating control circuit comprising:
a control module configured to obtain a cell temperature of each of the two battery packs, and send a trigger signal in response to the cell temperature being lower than a threshold;
a switch module disposed at a charging and discharging circuit of the first battery pack, wherein a control terminal of the switch module is connected to the control module and is configured to cut off the charging and discharging circuit upon reception of the trigger signal;
an excitation module configured to form a path with the two battery packs upon cut-off of the charging and discharging circuit, and generate an excitation current, so that the excitation current flows back and forth between the two battery packs; and
a housing, the control module, the switch module, and the excitation module being accommodated in the housing;
wherein:
the housing is provided with a plurality of interfaces, the plurality of interfaces comprising a first positive interface, a second positive interface, a first negative interface, and a second negative interface arranged in an order on a left side of the housing, and a third positive interface, a fourth positive interface, a third negative interface, and a fourth negative interface arranged in an order on a right side of the housing;
the first positive interface, the second positive interface, the first negative interface, and the second negative interface are connected to a positive pole of the second battery pack, a positive pole of the first battery pack, a negative pole of the first battery pack, and a negative pole of the second battery pack, respectively;
inside the housing, the first positive interface is connected to the third positive interface, the second positive interface is connected to the switch module, the first negative interface is connected to the third negative interface, and the second negative interface is connected to the fourth negative interface;
a terminal of the excitation module is connected to the first negative interface and the third negative interface; and
the third positive interface and the fourth positive interface are connected to each other, and the third negative interface and the fourth negative interface are connected to each other.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein each of the two battery packs comprises a plurality of cells connected in series and a service switch connected in series with the cells.
10. The system according to claim 8 ,
wherein the switch module is a first switch module;
the system further comprising:
a high voltage control circuit, comprising a first interface, a power supply interface, a charging interface, and a second switch module;
wherein the second switch module is connected to a common terminal of the two battery packs via the first interface, connected to a power consuming apparatus via the power supply interface, and connected to a charging apparatus via the charging interface.
11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the second switch module is configured to:
control the two battery packs to form a discharging circuit with the power consuming apparatus upon reception of a power supply signal via the power supply interface; and
control the discharging circuit to be switched off upon reception of the trigger signal.
12. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the second switch module is configured to:
control the two battery packs to form a charging circuit with the charging apparatus upon reception of a charging signal via the charging interface; and
control the charging circuit to be switched off upon reception of the trigger signal.