IP Library Patent Application 18370418
Patent Application
App. No. 18/370,418

BATTERY HEATING METHOD, CHARGING DEVICE, AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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18/370,418
Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a battery heating method, a charging device, and a battery management system, which can effectively heat a power battery. The method may be performed by a charging device, the method including: receiving first instruction information from a control device of a power battery before the charging device charges the power battery, where the first instruction information may be used to instruct the charging device to heat the power battery; and heating the power battery according to the first instruction information.

Claims (41)

1 . A method for heating a battery, wherein the method is performed by a charging device, the method comprising:

receiving, before the charging device charges a power battery, first instruction information from a control device of the power battery, the first instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to heat the power battery; and

heating the power battery according to the first instruction information.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first instruction information comprises information about the amplitude and/or frequency of a pulse current used to heat the power battery.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the charging device comprises a bidirectional DC/DC converter, and the heating the power battery according to the first instruction information comprises:

controlling the bidirectional DC/DC converter to form a circuit for discharging from the power battery to the charging device and a circuit for charging the power battery by the charging device, so as to heat the power battery during the discharging and charging processes.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the charging device further comprises an AC/DC converter, and the AC/DC converter and the bidirectional DC/DC converter are connected between an alternating current power supply and the power battery.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the charging device further comprises an energy storage battery, and the bidirectional DC/DC converter is connected between the energy storage battery and the power battery.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving second instruction information from the control device, the second instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to stop heating the power battery; and

stopping heating the power battery according to the second instruction information.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving third instruction information from the control device, wherein the third instruction information is used to instruct the charging device to charge the power battery, and the third instruction information comprises information about a charging voltage and/or a charging current; and

charging the power battery according to the third instruction information.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving fourth instruction information from the control device, the fourth instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to stop charging the power battery; and

stopping charging the power battery according to the fourth instruction information.

9 . A method for heating a battery, wherein the method is performed by a control device of a power battery, the method comprising:

obtaining the temperature of the power battery before a charging device charges the power battery; and

sending first instruction information to the charging device if the temperature of the power battery is less than a temperature threshold, the first instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to heat the power battery.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first instruction information comprises information about the amplitude and/or frequency of a pulse current used to heat the power battery.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein before the sending first instruction information to the charging device, the method further comprises:

determining, according to a preset corresponding relationship between a plurality of temperatures and a plurality of amplitudes, that the maximum amplitude of the pulse current is the amplitude corresponding to the temperature of the power battery; and/or

determining, according to a preset corresponding relationship between a plurality of temperatures and a plurality of frequencies, that the frequency of the pulse current is the frequency corresponding to the temperature of the power battery.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending second instruction information to the charging device when the temperature of the power battery is greater than or equal to the temperature threshold, the second instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to stop heating the power battery.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending third instruction information to the charging device, wherein the third instruction information is used to instruct the charging device to charge the power battery, and the third instruction information includes information about a charging voltage and/or a charging current.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending fourth instruction information to the charging device, the fourth instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to stop charging the power battery.

15 . A charging device, comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive first instruction information from a controller of a power battery before the charging device charges the power battery, the first instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to heat the power battery; and

a processor, configured to heat the power battery according to the first instruction information.

16 . The charging device according to claim 15 , wherein the charging device further comprises a bidirectional DC/DC converter, and the processor is specifically configured to:

control the bidirectional DC/DC converter to form a circuit for discharging from the power battery to the charging device and a circuit for charging the power battery by the charging device, so as to heat the power battery during the discharging and charging processes.

17 . The charging device according to claim 16 , wherein the charging device further comprises an AC/DC converter, and the AC/DC converter and the bidirectional DC/DC converter are connected between an alternating current power supply and the power battery.

18 . The charging device according to claim 16 , wherein the charging device further comprises an energy storage battery, and the bidirectional DC/DC converter is connected between the energy storage battery and the power battery.

19 . A battery management system BMS, comprising:

a processor, configured to obtain the temperature of a power battery before the power battery is charged by a charging device; and

a sender, configured to send first instruction information to the charging device when the temperature of the power battery is less than a temperature threshold, the first instruction information being used to instruct the charging device to heat the power battery.

20 . A non-transitory computer storage medium, comprising instructions for performing the battery heating method according to claim 1 .

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 Sep 20, 2023
From: LI, ZHANLIANG; YAN, YU; DAN, ZHIMIN; CHEN, XINWEI; ZHAO, YUANMIAO; HUANG, XIAOJIAN; GAO, JINFENG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064967/0310 →