IP Library Granted Patent US 11,923,712
Granted Patent B2
US 11,923,712 · App. 18/320,035 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Battery charging and discharging controller device

Inventors: Zhanliang Li (Ningde, CN); Huanle Zhou (Ningde, CN); Meng Li (Ningde, CN); Xiyang Zuo (Ningde, CN); Yu Yan (Ningde, CN); Zhimin Dan (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H02J7/0068H01M10/0404H01M10/446H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 11,923,712
App. No.
18/320,035
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery formation apparatus includes a DC-DC conversion module, an additional power supply, and a control circuit. Low-voltage and high-voltage terminals of the DC-DC conversion module are electrically connected to the control circuit and a DC bus, respectively. The DC-DC conversion module is configured to, when a battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, convert a first voltage input into a second voltage greater than the first voltage, and output the second voltage. The additional power supply is electrically connected to the control circuit, and configured to output an additional voltage. The control circuit is electrically connected to the battery unit, the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, and the additional power supply. The control circuit is configured to serially connect the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus.

Claims (100)

1. A battery formation apparatus, comprising:

a DC-DC conversion module;

an additional power supply; and

a control circuit;

wherein:

a low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to the control circuit, and a high-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a DC bus;

the DC-DC conversion module is configured to, in response to a battery unit discharging into the battery formation apparatus, convert a first voltage input through the low-voltage terminal into a second voltage, and output the second voltage through the high-voltage terminal, the second voltage being greater than the first voltage;

the additional power supply is electrically connected to the control circuit, and the additional power supply is configured to output an additional voltage, a polarity of the additional power supply being consistent with a polarity of the battery unit; and

the control circuit is electrically connected to the battery unit, the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, and the additional power supply, and the control circuit is configured to serially connect the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply in response to the battery unit discharging into the battery formation apparatus.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to serially connect the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module and the battery unit in response to the battery formation apparatus charging the battery unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a detection module, wherein the detection module is electrically connected to the battery unit and the control circuit, and the detection module is configured to detect an output voltage of the battery unit; and

the control circuit is further configured to serially connect the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply in response to the battery unit discharging into the battery formation apparatus and the detection module detecting that the output voltage of the battery unit is less than a voltage threshold.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the control circuit comprises a first control switch and a second control switch;

a first subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a first electrode of the battery unit;

a first terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a second subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module and a second electrode of the additional power supply, and a second terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the battery unit and a second terminal of the second control switch;

a first terminal of the second control switch is electrically connected to a first electrode of the additional power supply; and

when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, the first terminal of the first control switch is not connected to the second terminal of the first control switch, and the first terminal of the second control switch is connected to the second terminal of the second control switch.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the control circuit comprises a first control switch and a second control switch;

a first subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a first electrode of the battery unit;

a first terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a second subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module and a first terminal of the second control switch, and a second terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the battery unit and a first electrode of the additional power supply;

a second terminal of the second control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the additional power supply; and

when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, the first terminal of the first control switch is not connected to the second terminal of the first control switch, and the first terminal of the second control switch is connected to the second terminal of the second control switch.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the control circuit comprises a control switch;

a first subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a first electrode of the battery unit;

a first terminal of the control switch is electrically connected to a second subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, a second terminal of the control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the battery unit and a first electrode of the additional power supply, and a third terminal of the control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the additional power supply; and

when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, the first terminal of the control switch is not connected to the second terminal of the control switch, and the first terminal of the control switch is connected to the third terminal of the control switch.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the battery unit is one of a first battery unit and a second battery unit.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein:

the control circuit comprises a first control switch and a second control switch;

a first subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a first electrode of the first battery unit, and a second subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a second electrode of the second battery unit;

a first terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the first battery unit and a first electrode of the additional power supply, and a second terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a first electrode of the second battery unit and a second terminal of the second control switch;

a first terminal of the second control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the additional power supply; and

when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, the first terminal of the first control switch is not connected to the second terminal of the first control switch, and the first terminal of the second control switch is connected to the second terminal of the second control switch.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein:

the control circuit comprises a first control switch and a second control switch;

a first subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a first electrode of the first battery unit, and a second subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a second electrode of the second battery unit;

a first terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the first battery unit and a first terminal of the second control switch, and a second terminal of the first control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the additional power supply and a first electrode of the second battery unit;

a second terminal of the second control switch is electrically connected to a first electrode of the additional power supply; and

when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, the first terminal of the first control switch is not connected to the second terminal of the first control switch, and the first terminal of the second control switch is connected to the second terminal of the second control switch.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein:

the control circuit comprises a control switch;

a first subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a first electrode of the first battery unit, and a second subterminal of the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a second electrode of the second battery unit;

a first terminal of the control switch is electrically connected to a second electrode of the first battery unit, a second terminal of the control switch is electrically connected to a first electrode of the additional power supply, and a third terminal of the control switch is electrically connected to a first electrode of the second battery unit; and

when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, the first terminal of the control switch is connected to the second terminal of the control switch.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the DC-DC conversion module is a first DC-DC conversion module;

the additional power supply includes a second DC-DC conversion module; and

a high-voltage terminal of the second DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to the DC bus, and a low-voltage terminal of the second DC-DC conversion module is serially connected to the low-voltage terminal of the first DC-DC conversion module and the battery unit in response to the battery unit discharging into the battery formation apparatus.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an AC-DC conversion module;

wherein:

an AC terminal of the AC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a power grid, and a DC terminal of the AC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to the DC bus; and

the AC-DC conversion module is configured to:

in response to the battery unit discharging into the battery formation apparatus, convert a DC voltage input through the DC terminal of the AC-DC conversion module into an AC voltage, and output the AC voltage through the AC terminal of the AC-DC conversion module; and

in response to the battery formation apparatus charging the battery unit, convert an AC voltage input through the AC terminal of the AC-DC conversion module into a DC voltage, and output the DC voltage through the DC terminal of the AC-DC conversion module.

13. A control method for the battery formation apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

receiving a discharge control instruction of the battery unit;

controlling the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply of the battery formation apparatus to be serially connected; and

controlling the battery unit to discharge into the battery formation apparatus.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein controlling the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply of the battery formation apparatus to be serially connected comprises:

detecting an output voltage of the battery unit; and

controlling the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply of the battery formation apparatus to be serially connected in response to detecting that the output voltage of the battery unit is less than a voltage threshold.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein controlling the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply of the battery formation apparatus to be serially connected in response to detecting that the output voltage of the battery unit is less than the voltage threshold comprises:

in response to detecting that the output voltage of the battery unit is less than the voltage threshold, after stopping an AC-DC conversion module of the battery formation apparatus, controlling the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply of the battery formation apparatus to be serially connected; and

after controlling the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply of the battery formation apparatus to be serially connected, restarting the AC-DC conversion module.

16. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

collecting battery state information of the battery unit; and

feeding the battery state information back to an intermediary computer.

17. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

determining whether charging duration for which the battery formation apparatus charges the battery unit exceeds preset duration; and

in response to the charging duration exceeding the preset duration:

sending alarm information to an intermediary computer;

receiving a stop instruction sent by the intermediary computer based on the alarm information; and

stopping the AC-DC conversion module of the battery formation apparatus.

18. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

determining whether an output voltage of the battery unit exceeds a voltage threshold; and

in response to the output voltage of the battery unit exceeding the voltage threshold:

sending alarm information to an intermediary computer;

receiving a stop instruction sent by the intermediary computer based on the alarm information; and

stopping an output of the battery unit according to the stop instruction.

19. A battery formation control system, comprising:

a battery formation apparatus comprising:

a DC-DC conversion module;

an additional power supply; and

a control circuit;

wherein:

a low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to the control circuit, and a high-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module is electrically connected to a DC bus;

the DC-DC conversion module is configured to, in response to a battery unit discharging into the battery formation apparatus, convert a first voltage input through the low-voltage terminal into a second voltage, and output the second voltage through the high-voltage terminal, the second voltage being greater than the first voltage;

the additional power supply is electrically connected to the control circuit, and the additional power supply is configured to output an additional voltage, a polarity of the additional power supply being consistent with a polarity of the battery unit; and

the control circuit is electrically connected to the battery unit, the low-voltage terminal of the first DC-DC conversion module, and the additional power supply, and the control circuit is configured to serially connect the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply in response to the battery unit discharging into the battery formation apparatus; and

an intermediary computer, wherein the intermediary computer is communicatively connected to the battery formation apparatus;

wherein:

the intermediary computer is configured to send a charge control instruction or a discharge control instruction to the battery formation apparatus; and

the battery formation apparatus is configured to:

control the battery unit to discharge into the battery formation apparatus according to the discharge control instruction; or

control the battery formation apparatus to charge the battery unit according to the charge control instruction.

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 May 19, 2023
From: LI, ZHANLIANG; ZHOU, HUANLE; LI, MENG; ZUO, XIYANG; YAN, YU; DAN, ZHIMIN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 063699/0872 →
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