IP Library Patent Application 18611754
Patent Application
App. No. 18/611,754

CHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

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Patent No.
US None
App. No.
18/611,754
Filed
Mar 21, 2024
Art Unit
OPAP
USPC
320/117
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a charging method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining charging parameters of each battery module in a battery pack in a current charging mode, wherein the battery pack has a plurality of battery modules, and the current charging mode includes a series charging mode; and after determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition, controlling the plurality of battery modules to switch from the series charging mode to a parallel charging mode.

Claims (61)

1 . A charging method, comprising:

obtaining charging parameters of each battery module in a battery pack in a current charging mode, wherein the battery pack has a plurality of battery modules, and the current charging mode comprises a series charging mode; and

after determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition, controlling the plurality of battery modules to switch from the series charging mode to a parallel charging mode.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the charging parameters comprise a module voltage, and the step of determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition comprises:

calculating a module voltage difference between every two battery modules in the plurality of battery modules; and

when a voltage difference between any two battery modules exceeds a preset voltage difference threshold, determining that any two battery modules meet the charging switching condition.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the charging parameters comprise a battery module voltage and a battery cell temperature, and the step of determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition comprises:

determining a highest battery cell temperature according to the battery cell temperature of each battery module;

calculating a module voltage difference between every two battery modules in the plurality of battery modules;

calculating a charging switching value between corresponding two battery modules according to the module voltage difference between every two battery modules and the highest battery cell temperature; and

when the charging switching value between any two battery modules exceeds a preset charging switching threshold, determining that any two battery modules meet the charging switching condition.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the step of calculating a charging switching value between corresponding two battery modules according to a module voltage difference between every two battery modules and the highest battery cell temperature comprises:

through a charging switching value calculation formula, calculating the charging switching value between corresponding two battery modules according to the module voltage difference between every two battery modules and the highest battery cell temperature, wherein the charging switching value calculation formula is:

M

=

kT

+

U

where M denotes the charging switching value between two battery modules, k denotes a preset coefficient, T denotes the highest battery cell temperature, and U denotes the module voltage difference between the corresponding two battery modules.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the charging parameters comprise a module voltage; and before the step of determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition, the method further comprises:

determining a target battery module among the plurality of battery modules according to the module voltage of each battery module; and

reducing a module voltage of the target battery module.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the step of determining a target battery module among the plurality of battery modules according to the module voltage of each battery module comprises:

determining a battery module with a highest module voltage among the plurality of battery modules as the target battery module.

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the step of reducing a module voltage of the target battery module comprises:

consuming the module voltage of the target battery module by using a load circuit, so as to reduce the module voltage of the target battery module.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the step of reducing a module voltage of the target battery module comprises:

obtaining a cell voltage of each battery cell in the target battery module;

determining a battery cell with a highest cell voltage as a target battery cell; and

consuming electricity of the target battery cell by using a load circuit, so as to reduce the module voltage of the target battery module.

9 . A charging apparatus, comprising:

an obtaining module, configured for obtaining charging parameters of each battery module in a battery pack in a current charging mode, wherein the current charging mode comprises a series charging mode; and

a control module, configured for controlling the plurality of battery modules to switch from the series charging mode to a parallel charging mode after determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition.

10 . An electronic device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the method according to claim 1 .

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the charging parameters comprise a module voltage, and the step of determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition comprises:

calculating a module voltage difference between every two battery modules in the plurality of battery modules; and

when a voltage difference between any two battery modules exceeds a preset voltage difference threshold, determining that any two battery modules meet the charging switching condition.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the charging parameters comprise a battery module voltage and a battery cell temperature, and the step of determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition comprises:

determining a highest battery cell temperature according to the battery cell temperature of each battery module;

calculating a module voltage difference between every two battery modules in the plurality of battery modules;

calculating a charging switching value between corresponding two battery modules according to the module voltage difference between every two battery modules and the highest battery cell temperature; and

when the charging switching value between any two battery modules exceeds a preset charging switching threshold, determining that any two battery modules meet the charging switching condition.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the step of calculating a charging switching value between corresponding two battery modules according to a module voltage difference between every two battery modules and the highest battery cell temperature comprises:

through a charging switching value calculation formula, calculating the charging switching value between corresponding two battery modules according to the module voltage difference between every two battery modules and the highest battery cell temperature, wherein the charging switching value calculation formula is:

M

=

kT

+

U

where M denotes the charging switching value between two battery modules, k denotes a preset coefficient, T denotes the highest battery cell temperature, and U denotes the module voltage difference between the corresponding two battery modules.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the charging parameters comprise a module voltage; and before the step of determining, based on the charging parameters of each battery module, that any two battery modules meet a charging switching condition, the method further comprises:

determining a target battery module among the plurality of battery modules according to the module voltage of each battery module; and

reducing a module voltage of the target battery module.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the step of determining a target battery module among the plurality of battery modules according to the module voltage of each battery module comprises:

determining a battery module with a highest module voltage among the plurality of battery modules as the target battery module.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the step of reducing a module voltage of the target battery module comprises:

consuming the module voltage of the target battery module by using a load circuit, so as to reduce the module voltage of the target battery module.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein the step of reducing a module voltage of the target battery module comprises:

obtaining a cell voltage of each battery cell in the target battery module;

determining a battery cell with a highest cell voltage as a target battery cell; and

consuming electricity of the target battery cell by using a load circuit, so as to reduce the module voltage of the target battery module.

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 Mar 21, 2024
From: LI, ZHIQIANG; ZENG, CHAO; LUO, SHAOHUA; WANG, SHENGWEI
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066851/0988 →