Granted Patent B2

US 12,480,999 · App. 18/495,239 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Inventor: Zhiting Zou (Ningde, CN)

Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED

G01R31/3842G01R31/374H02J7/00304

Abstract

Claims (71)

1 . A method for overcurrent detection in a battery, comprising:

acquiring a first current at a negative electrode of the battery and a second current at a positive electrode of the battery;

determining a present detection current from the first current and the second current according to a detection current determination strategy;

acquiring a charge/discharge state of the battery and a current temperature of the battery;

determining a current threshold according to the current temperature and the charge/discharge state; and

determining that an overcurrent fault occurs in the battery when the present detection current exceeds the current threshold to satisfy a preset condition;

wherein determining the present detection current from the first current and the second current according to the detection current determination strategy comprises:

performing a validity validation of the first current and the second current separately;

performing a reasonableness validation of the first current and the second current; and

determining the present detection current according to the result of the validity validation and the result of the reasonableness validation;

wherein performing the validity validation of the first current and the second current separately comprises:

determining that the first current is valid when the first current is within a first preset measurement range and a zero drift value of the first current is less than or equal to a first preset zero drift threshold: or

determining that the second current is valid when the second current is within a second preset measurement range and a zero drift value of the second current is less than or equal to a second preset zero drift threshold; and

wherein the first preset measurement range is a measurement range of a first current sensor for measuring the first current, and the second preset measurement range is a measurement range of a second current sensor for measuring the second current.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein performing the reasonableness validation of the first current and the second current comprises:

determining that the first current and the second current are reasonable when the difference between the first current and the second current is within a preset deviation range; or

determining that the first current and the second current are unreasonable when the difference between the first current and the second current is not within the preset deviation range.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein determining the present detection current according to the result of the validity validation and the result of the reasonableness validation comprises:

determining that the present detection current is the first current when the first current and the second current are both valid and the first current and the second current are reasonable; or

determining that the present detection current is the greater one of the first current and the second current when the first current and the second current are both valid and the first current and the second current are unreasonable; or

determining, when one of the first current and the second current is valid and the other is invalid, that the present detection current is the valid current; or

determining that the present detection current is the greater one of the first current and the second current when the first current and the second current are both invalid and the first current is greater than or equal to an upper limit of the first preset measurement range and the second current is greater than or equal to an upper limit of the second preset measurement range; or

determining that the present detection current is a detection current for a previous detection cycle when both the first current and the second current are invalid and the first current is less than an upper limit of the first preset measurement range and/or the second current is less than an upper limit of the second preset measurement range.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first current sensor and the second current sensor have different operating principles, and the first current sensor is powered by a first power supply unit and the second current sensor is powered by a second power supply unit, the first power supply unit and the second power supply unit being independent of each other.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein

the first current sensor outputs a first signal that is subjected to analog-to-digital conversion processing by a first analog-to-digital converter to obtain the first current; and

the second current sensor outputs a second signal that is subjected to analog-to-digital conversion processing by a second analog-to-digital converter to obtain the second current;

wherein the first analog-to-digital converter and the second analog-to-digital converter are independent of each other.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the current threshold according to the current temperature and the charge/discharge state comprises:

searching a preset temperature-to-threshold relationship table for a corresponding current threshold according to the current temperature and the charge/discharge state;

wherein the charge/discharge state comprises a charge state or a discharge state, the temperature-to-threshold relationship table comprises a correspondence between temperatures, the charge state, and current thresholds, and a correspondence between temperatures, the discharge state, and current thresholds.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preset condition comprises the number of times the present detection current exceeds the current threshold reaching a preset number of times, and wherein determining that the overcurrent fault occurs in the battery when the present detection current exceeds the current threshold to satisfy the preset condition comprises:

when the preset number of times is one, which indicates that the present detection current exceeds the current threshold, determining that an overcurrent fault occurs in the battery; or

when the preset number of times is multiple, reacquiring a new first current and a new second current when the present detection current exceeds the current threshold, and determining a new present detection current from the new first current and the new second current according to the detection current determination strategy; and

when the new present detection current exceeds the current threshold, accumulating a corresponding number of times until the number of times the present detection current exceeds the current threshold reaches the preset number of times, then determining that an overcurrent fault occurs in the battery.

8 . An apparatus for overcurrent detection, comprising:

a current acquisition module, configured to acquire a first current at a negative electrode of a battery and a second current at a positive electrode of the battery;

a present detection current determination module, configured to determine a present detection current from the first current and the second current according to a detection current determination strategy;

a state acquisition module, configured to acquire a charge/discharge state of the battery;

a temperature acquisition module, configured to acquire a current temperature of the battery;

a threshold determination module, configured to determine a current threshold according to the current temperature and the charge/discharge state; and

a fault determination module, configured to determine that an overcurrent fault occurs in the battery when the present detection current exceeds the current threshold to satisfy a preset condition;

wherein in determining the present detection current from the first current and the second current according to the detection current determination strategy, the present detection current determination module is configured to:

perform a validity validation of the first current and the second current separately:

perform a reasonableness validation of the first current and the second current; and

determine the present detection current according to the result of the validity validation and the result of the reasonableness validation;

wherein in performing the validity validation of the first current and the second current separately, the present detection current determination module is configured to:

determine that the first current is valid when the first current is within a first preset measurement range and a zero drift value of the first current is less than or equal to a first preset zero drift threshold; or

determine that the second current is valid when the second current is within a second preset measurement range and a zero drift value of the second current is less than or equal to a second preset zero drift threshold; and

wherein the first preset measurement range is a measurement range of a first current sensor for measuring the first current and the second preset measurement range is a measurement range of a second current sensor for measuring the second current.

9 . A battery management system, comprising:

a first current sensor, configured to collect a first current at a negative electrode of a battery;

a second current sensor, configured to collect a second current at a positive electrode of the battery;

a temperature sensor, configured to collect a current temperature of the battery;

a processor that is communicatively connected to the first current sensor, the second current sensor, and the temperature sensor; and

a memory, communicatively connected to the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor,

wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the battery management system performs a process of overcurrent detection in the battery that comprises:

acquiring the first current from the first current sensor and the second current from the second current sensor;

determining a present detection current from the first current and the second current according to a detection current determination strategy;

acquiring a charge/discharge state of the battery and the current temperature of the battery;

determining a current threshold according to the current temperature and the charge/discharge state; and

determining that an overcurrent fault occurs in the battery when the present detection current exceeds the current threshold to satisfy a preset condition;

wherein determining the present detection current from the first current and the second current according to the detection current determination strategy comprises;

performing validity validation of the first current and the second current separately:

performing reasonableness validation of the first current and the second current; and

determining the present detection current according to the result of the validity validation and the result of the reasonableness validation:

wherein performing the validity validation of the first current and the second current separately comprises;

determining that the first current is valid when the first current is within a first preset measurement range and a zero drift value of the first current is less than or equal to a first preset zero drift threshold; or

determining that the second current is valid when the second current is within a second preset measurement range and a zero drift value of the second current is less than or equal to a second preset zero drift threshold; and

wherein the first preset measurement range is a measurement range of a first current sensor for measuring the first current and the second preset measurement range is a measurement range of a second current sensor for measuring the second current.

10 . A battery, comprising the battery management system according to claim 9 .

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