IP Library Patent Application 18223552
Patent Application
App. No. 18/223,552

BATTERY WETTING STATE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM

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18/223,552
Abstract

This application provides a battery wetting state detection method and apparatus, a device, a system, and a medium and pertains to the field of battery technologies. The detection method may include: obtaining a three-dimensional tomographic image of a battery through neutron imaging; and determining a wetting state of the battery based on the three-dimensional tomographic image.

Claims (52)

1 . A battery wetting state detection method, the method comprising:

obtaining a three-dimensional tomographic image of a battery through neutron imaging; and

determining a wetting state of the battery based on the three-dimensional tomographic image.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , the obtaining a three-dimensional tomographic image of a battery through neutron imaging comprising:

obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional tomographic images respectively corresponding to a plurality of orientations of the battery through neutron imaging; and

obtaining the three-dimensional tomographic image based on the plurality of two-dimensional tomographic images.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , the obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional tomographic images respectively corresponding to a plurality of orientations of the battery comprising:

controlling the battery to rotate, wherein a rotation axis of the battery is located between two electrode terminals of the battery, and the rotation axis extends in a first direction; and

controlling a neutron camera to photograph the rotating battery at a given frequency in a second direction to obtain the plurality of two-dimensional tomographic images respectively corresponding to the plurality of orientations of the battery, wherein the second direction intersects with the first direction.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , before the obtaining a three-dimensional tomographic image of a battery through neutron imaging, the method further comprising:

performing charge-discharge cycling on the battery.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , the method further comprising:

obtaining a plurality of three-dimensional tomographic images of the battery at a plurality of life degradation stages during the charge-discharge cycling process through neutron imaging; and

determining a wetting state of the battery in a life cycle based on the plurality of three-dimensional tomographic images.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , the obtaining a plurality of three-dimensional tomographic images of the battery at a plurality of life degradation stages during the charge-discharge cycling process comprising:

obtaining a plurality of cycles in the charge-discharge cycling of the battery, wherein the plurality of cycles are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of life degradation stages of the battery; and

obtaining a plurality of three-dimensional tomographic images of the battery respectively corresponding to the plurality of charge-discharge cycles implemented in the charge-discharge cycling.

7 . The method according to claim 4 , the performing charge-discharge cycling on the battery comprising:

charging the battery to implement charge formation of the battery; and

controlling the battery after charge formation to run a plurality of charge-discharge cycles so that the battery reaches different life degradation stages.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , each of the charge-discharge cycles comprising:

discharging the battery at a constant current to make a terminal voltage of the battery be a first voltage;

charging the battery that has undergone the constant-current discharging, at a constant current to make a terminal voltage of the battery be a second voltage, the second voltage being greater than the first voltage; and

charging the battery that has undergone the constant-current charging, at a constant voltage to make an internal current of the battery be a cutoff current.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , before the charging, at a constant current, the battery that has undergone the constant-current discharging, each of the charge-discharge cycles further comprising:

letting the battery that has undergone the constant-current discharging rest.

10 . The method according to claim 8 , each of the charge-discharge cycles further comprising:

letting the battery that has undergone the constant-voltage charging rest.

11 . The method according to claim 4 , temperature of the battery in each charge-discharge cycle being greater than or equal to 50 degrees Celsius and less than or equal to 70 degrees Celsius.

12 . The method according to claim 1 , the determining a wetting state of the battery based on the three-dimensional tomographic image comprising:

determining a wet region of the battery based on the three-dimensional tomographic image; and

determining the wetting state of the battery based on the wet region.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , the determining a wet region of the battery based on the three-dimensional tomographic image comprising:

enhancing the three-dimensional tomographic image to obtain a first intermediate image;

denoising the first intermediate image to obtain a second intermediate image; and

filtering the second intermediate image to obtain the wet region of the battery.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , the determining the wetting state of the battery based on the wet region comprising:

determining a wet area percentage based on the wet region; and

determining the wetting state of the battery based on the wet area percentage.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , the determining the wetting state of the battery based on the wet area percentage comprising:

determining, in response to the wet area percentage being less than a wet area threshold, that the wetting state of the battery is unqualified; and

determining, in response to the wet area percentage being greater than or equal to the wet area threshold, that the wetting state of the battery is qualified.

16 . A battery wetting state detection apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

an obtaining module configured to obtain a three-dimensional tomographic image of a battery through neutron imaging; and

a determining module configured to determine a wetting state of the battery based on the three-dimensional tomographic image.

17 . An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein

the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the battery wetting state detection method according to claim 1 .

18 . A battery management system, comprising the electronic device according to claim 17 .

19 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the battery wetting state detection method according to claim 1 is implemented.

20 . A computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the battery wetting state detection method according to claim 1 is implemented.

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 068338/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2023
From: LIN, SI; REN, SHAOTENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064307/0425 →