Granted Patent B2

US 12,401,208 · App. 18/209,491 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Inventors: Shan Huang (Fujian, CN); Guangyu Xu (Fujian, CN); Haili Li (Fujian, CN); Shichao Li (Fujian, CN)

Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED

H02J7/0029H02J7/0048H02J7/005H02J7/007194

Abstract

Claims (48)

1. A method for charging a power battery, wherein the method is applied to a battery management system for the power battery, the method comprising:

acquiring a charging mode of the power battery;

determining a negative electrode potential safety threshold for the power battery according to the charging mode of the power battery;

acquiring a negative electrode potential of the power battery during a charging process for the power battery; and

adjusting a charging current for the power battery based on the negative electrode potential of the power battery and the negative electrode potential safety threshold;

wherein said adjusting a charging current for the power battery based on the negative electrode potential of the power battery and the negative electrode potential safety threshold comprises:

adjusting the charging current from a first charging current to a third charging current if the negative electrode potential does not drop to the negative electrode potential safety threshold and a charging duration of the power battery is greater than a time threshold, the third charging current being greater than the first charging current, and

wherein said adjusting a charging current for the power battery based on the negative electrode potential of the power battery and the negative electrode potential safety threshold comprises:

adjusting the charging current from a first charging current to a second charging current if the negative electrode potential drops to the negative electrode potential safety threshold, the second charging current being less than the first charging current.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said determining a negative electrode potential safety threshold for the power battery according to the charging mode of the power battery comprises:

determining the negative electrode potential safety threshold for the power battery according to the charging mode of the power battery and according to the correspondence between charging modes and negative electrode potential safety thresholds.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the charging mode comprises at least a first charging mode or a second charging mode,

wherein in the first charging mode, the charging current for the power battery is a first charging current, and in the second charging mode, the charging current for the power battery is a second charging current, the first charging current being greater than the second charging current, and the negative electrode potential safety threshold corresponding to the first charging mode being less than the negative electrode potential safety threshold corresponding to the second charging mode.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said determining a negative electrode potential safety threshold for the power battery according to the charging mode of the power battery comprises:

determining the negative electrode potential safety threshold according to the charging mode of the power battery and a battery state parameter of the power battery, the battery state parameter comprising at least one of the state of charge (SOC), the temperature, and the state of health (SOH) of the power battery.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the battery state parameter of the power battery is a battery state parameter of the power battery before charging.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein in the same charging mode, when the SOC of the power battery is in a first SOC interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a first preset negative electrode potential safety threshold; and

when the SOC of the power battery is in a second SOC interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a second preset negative electrode potential safety threshold,

wherein SOCs in the first SOC interval are less than SOCs in the second SOC interval, and the first preset negative electrode potential safety threshold is less than the second preset negative electrode potential safety threshold.

7. The method according to claim 4 , wherein in the same charging mode, when the temperature of the power battery is in a first temperature interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a third preset negative electrode potential safety threshold; and

when the temperature of the power battery is in a second temperature interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a fourth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold,

wherein temperatures in the first temperature interval are less than temperatures in the second temperature interval, and the third preset negative electrode potential safety threshold is greater than the fourth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold.

8. The method according to claim 4 , wherein in the same charging mode, when the SOH of the power battery is in a first SOH interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a fifth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold; and

when the SOH of the power battery is in a second SOH interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a sixth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold,

wherein SOHs in the first SOH interval are less than SOHs in the second SOH interval, and the fifth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold is greater than the sixth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold.

9. A battery management system for a power battery, comprising circuitry configured to:

acquire a charging mode of the power battery;

determine a negative electrode potential safety threshold for the power battery according to the charging mode of the power battery;

acquire a negative electrode potential of the power battery during a charging process for the power battery; and

adjust a charging current for the power battery based on the negative electrode potential of the power battery and the negative electrode potential safety threshold;

wherein the circuitry is further configured to adjust the charging current from a first charging current to a third charging current if the negative electrode potential does not drop to the negative electrode potential safety threshold and a charging duration of the power battery is greater than a time threshold, the third charging current being greater than the first charging current, and

wherein the circuitry is further configured to adjust the charging current from a first charging current to a second charging current if the negative electrode potential drops to the negative electrode potential safety threshold, the second charging current being less than the first charging current.

10. The battery management system according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

determine the negative electrode potential safety threshold for the power battery according to the charging mode of the power battery and according to the correspondence between charging modes and negative electrode potential safety thresholds.

11. The battery management system according to claim 9 , wherein the charging mode comprises at least a first charging mode or a second charging mode,

wherein in the first charging mode, the charging current for the power battery is a first charging current, and in the second charging mode, the charging current for the power battery is a second charging current, the first charging current being greater than the second charging current, and the negative electrode potential safety threshold corresponding to the first charging mode being less than the negative electrode potential safety threshold corresponding to the second charging mode.

12. The battery management system according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

determine the negative electrode potential safety threshold according to the charging mode of the power battery and a battery state parameter of the power battery, the battery state parameter comprising at least one of the state of charge (SOC), the temperature, and the state of health (SOH) of the power battery.

13. The battery management system according to claim 12 , wherein in the same charging mode, when the SOC of the power battery is in a first SOC interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a first preset negative electrode potential safety threshold; and

when the SOC of the power battery is in a second SOC interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a second preset negative electrode potential safety threshold,

wherein SOCs in the first SOC interval are less than SOCs in the second SOC interval, and the first preset negative electrode potential safety threshold is less than the second preset negative electrode potential safety threshold.

14. The battery management system according to claim 12 , wherein in the same charging mode, when the temperature of the power battery is in a first temperature interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a third preset negative electrode potential safety threshold; and

when the temperature of the power battery is in a second temperature interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a fourth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold,

wherein temperatures in the first temperature interval are less than temperatures in the second temperature interval, and the third preset negative electrode potential safety threshold is greater than the fourth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold.

15. The battery management system according to claim 12 , wherein in the same charging mode, when the SOH of the power battery is in a first SOH interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a fifth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold; and

when the SOH of the power battery is in a second SOH interval, the negative electrode potential safety threshold is a sixth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold,

wherein SOHs in the first SOH interval are less than SOHs in the second SOH interval, and the fifth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold is greater than the sixth preset negative electrode potential safety threshold.

16. A battery management system for a power battery, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used for storing a computer program, and the processor is configured to invoke the computer program to execute the method for charging a power battery according to claim 1 .

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