IP Library Patent Application 18592211
Patent Application
App. No. 18/592,211

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECT ON INSULATION COATING ON BATTERY ELECTRODE PLATE, AND COMPUTER DEVICE

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18/592,211
Abstract

Method and apparatus for detecting a defect on an insulation coating on a battery electrode plate are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining an electrode plate image obtained by photographing an electrode plate, where the electrode plate image includes at least one complete electrode plate; determining an insulation coating region and a tab region in the electrode plate image; determining a defect detection region in the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image based on the insulation coating region and the tab region; and performing defect detection on the defect detection region to obtain a defect detection result. The method implements detection on the insulation coating on the electrode plate before combination, and can detect whether a defect exists in the insulation coating region.

Claims (53)

1 . A method for detecting a defect on an insulation coating on a battery electrode plate, comprising:

obtaining an electrode plate image obtained by photographing an electrode plate, wherein the electrode plate image comprises at least one complete electrode plate;

determining an insulation coating region and a tab region in the electrode plate image;

determining a defect detection region in the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image based on the insulation coating region and the tab region; and

performing defect detection on the defect detection region to obtain a defect detection result.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining an insulation coating region and a tab region in the electrode plate image comprises:

performing full-image edge finding on the electrode plate image to obtain a primary positioning electrode plate edge;

performing secondary positioning based on the primary positioning electrode plate edge to determine the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image; and

performing searching based on the insulation coating region to determine the tab region in the electrode plate image.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the performing full-image edge finding on the electrode plate image to obtain a primary positioning electrode plate edge comprises:

performing the full-image edge finding on the electrode plate image in a direction toward a tab from one side away from the tab to obtain the primary positioning electrode plate edge.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the performing the full-image edge finding on the electrode plate image in a direction toward a tab from one side away from the tab to obtain the primary positioning electrode plate edge comprises:

performing the full-image edge finding on the electrode plate image in the direction toward the tab from the side away from the tab; and

when a predetermined sudden change edge is found, determining that the edge finding succeeds, and determining the found predetermined sudden change edge as the primary positioning electrode plate edge.

5 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the performing secondary positioning based on the primary positioning electrode plate edge to determine the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image comprises:

determining a target insulation coating region based on the primary positioning electrode plate edge, and performing extraction on the target insulation coating region to determine the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image.

6 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the performing searching based on the insulation coating region to determine the tab region in the electrode plate image comprises:

performing secondary region positioning based on the insulation coating region to determine a target tab detection region; and

finding and extracting the tab region in the target tab detection region.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the performing secondary region positioning based on the insulation coating region to determine a target tab detection region comprises:

extracting a primary positioning insulation edge of the insulation coating region; and

determining the target tab detection region based on the primary positioning insulation edge.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the finding and extracting the tab region in the target tab detection region comprises:

extracting a region having a tab gray feature in the target tab detection region to obtain a primary tab region; and

determining, based on a region shape and a region size of the primary tab region, whether the primary tab region comprises a tab, and if the primary tab region comprises a tab, determining that the tab region is obtained.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the determining a defect detection region in the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image based on the insulation coating region and the tab region comprises:

performing edge finding on the tab region to obtain a tab edge;

obtaining an electrode plate edge based on the tab edge and preset distance data, wherein the preset distance data is distance data between the tab edge and the electrode plate edge; and

determining the defect detection region in the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image based on the primary positioning electrode plate edge, the primary positioning insulation edge, and the electrode plate edge.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing defect detection on the defect detection region to obtain a defect detection result comprises:

performing connected component extraction on the defect detection region; and

when a connected component similar to a predetermined defect region exists, determining that a defect exists; and the defect detection result comprises defect existence information.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the performing defect detection on the defect detection region to obtain a defect detection result further comprises:

when the connected component similar to the preset defect region does not exist, calculating a coating region misalignment value of the electrode plate; and the defect detection result comprises defect non-existence information and the coating region misalignment value.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the electrode plate image comprises a first electrode plate image and a second electrode plate image that are obtained by photographing both sides of the electrode plate; and the calculating a coating region misalignment value of the electrode plate if the connected component similar to the predetermined defect region does not exist comprises:

when the connected component similar to the predetermined defect region does not exist in either of defect detection regions corresponding to the first electrode plate image and the second electrode plate image, calculating the coating region misalignment value of the electrode plate.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the electrode plate image comprises a first electrode plate image and a second electrode plate image that are obtained by photographing both sides of the electrode plate; and the calculating a coating region misalignment value of the electrode plate comprises:

performing edge finding on a defect detection region in an insulation coating region in the first electrode plate image to obtain a first approximate electrode plate edge and a first insulation edge;

performing edge finding on a defect detection region in an insulation coating region in the second electrode plate image to obtain a second approximate electrode plate edge and a second insulation edge;

obtaining a first insulation coating region width through calculation based on the first approximate electrode plate edge and the first insulation edge, and obtaining a second insulation coating region width through calculation based on the second approximate electrode plate edge and the second insulation edge; and

obtaining the coating region misalignment value of the electrode plate through calculation based on the first insulation coating region width and the second insulation coating region width.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the performing edge finding on a defect detection region in an insulation coating region in the first electrode plate image to obtain a first approximate electrode plate edge and a first insulation edge comprises:

finding edge points of the defect detection region in the insulation coating region in the first electrode plate image; and

performing fitting based on the found edge points to obtain the first approximate electrode plate edge and the first insulation edge.

15 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the performing defect detection on the defect detection region to obtain a defect detection result, the method further comprises: binding the defect detection result with electrode plate identification information.

16 . An apparatus for detecting a defect on an insulation coating on a battery electrode plate, comprising:

an image obtaining module configured to obtain an electrode plate image obtained by photographing an electrode plate, wherein the electrode plate image comprises at least one complete electrode plate;

an image analysis module configured to determine an insulation coating region and a tab region in the electrode plate image;

a region extraction module configured to determine a defect detection region in the insulation coating region in the electrode plate image based on the insulation coating region and the tab region; and

a defect analysis module configured to perform defect detection on the defect detection region to obtain a defect detection result.

17 . A computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program; and the processor, when executing the computer program, implements steps of the method according to claim 1 .

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements steps of the method according to claim 1 .

19 . A system for detecting a defect on a battery electrode plate, comprising an image obtaining apparatus and a host computer, wherein the image obtaining apparatus is configured to obtain an electrode plate image obtained by photographing an electrode plate, and send the electrode plate image to the host computer, and the host computer is configured to detect a defect on an insulation coating on the battery electrode plate by using the 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 Apr 18, 2024
From: ZHAO, BAIQUAN; NI, DAJUN; HU, JUN; XIE, XIANFENG; CHANG, WEN
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067146/0945 →