IP Library Granted Patent US 12,182,988
Granted Patent B2
US 12,182,988 · App. 18/662,142 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Coating size correction method and apparatus, device, storage medium, and program product

Inventors: Yinhang Tu (Ningde, CN); Yunfei Ma (Ningde, CN); Shichuang Song (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
G06T7/0006B05B12/084G06T7/001H01M4/0404H01M4/0419H01M4/139G06T2207/30108
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Patent No.
US 12,182,988
App. No.
18/662,142
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coating size correction method and apparatus, an device, storage medium, and a program product are disclosed The method includes: acquiring a first wet coating width and a first dry coating width of a first coating region on an electrode plate; calculating a first deviation between the first dry coating width and a preset coating width, and a second deviation between the first wet coating width and the first dry coating width; and determining a first correction amount based on the first deviation and the second deviation. In this application, the first correction amount for correcting the deviation is determined based on the first wet coating width and first dry coating width acquired at the same position and based on the preset coating width, thereby improving efficiency and accuracy of coating size correction.

Claims (62)

1. A method for correcting a coating size of an electrode plate, performed by a coating size correction system that comprises an image acquisition apparatus and a coating size correction apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring, by the image acquisition apparatus, a first wet coating width and a first dry coating width of a first coating region on the electrode plate;

obtaining, by the coating size correction apparatus, a first deviation between the first dry coating width and a preset coating width, and a second deviation between the first wet coating width and the first dry coating width;

determining by the coating size correction apparatus, whether the first deviation meets a preset requirement, wherein the preset requirement is that the first deviation is within a predetermined range; and

when the first deviation fails to meet the preset requirement determining, by the coating size correction apparatus, a first correction amount based on the first deviation and the second deviation;

wherein a distance between a spraying apparatus and the electrode plate is adjusted according to the determined first correction amount.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a first correction amount based on the first deviation and the second deviation comprises:

determining the first correction amount based on the first deviation when the first deviation indicates that the first dry coating width is greater than the preset coating width, and when the second deviation indicates that the first wet coating width is greater than the first dry coating width; and

determining the first correction amount based on an absolute value of the first deviation and an absolute value of the second deviation when the first deviation indicates that the first dry coating width is greater than the preset coating width, and when the second deviation indicates that the first wet coating width is less than the first dry coating width.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a first correction amount based on the first deviation and the second deviation comprises:

determining the first correction amount based on the first deviation when the first deviation indicates that the first dry coating width is less than the preset coating width, and when the second deviation indicates that the first wet coating width is less than the first dry coating width; and

determining the first correction amount based on an absolute value of the first deviation and an absolute value of the second deviation when the first deviation indicates that the first dry coating width is less than the preset coating width, and when the second deviation indicates that the first wet coating width is greater than the first dry coating width.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the determining the first correction amount based on an absolute value of the first deviation and an absolute value of the second deviation comprises:

determining the first correction amount based on the first deviation when a difference between the absolute value of the first deviation and the absolute value of the second deviation is greater than zero; or

determining the first correction amount based on the second deviation when a difference between the absolute value of the first deviation and the absolute value of the second deviation is less than zero.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after determining the first correction amount, the method further comprises:

controlling, by the coating size correction apparatus based on the first correction amount when the first dry coating width is greater than the preset coating width, the spraying apparatus to move away from the electrode plate along a thickness direction of the electrode plate; or

controlling, by the coating size correction apparatus based on the first correction amount when the first dry coating width is less than the preset coating width, the spraying apparatus to move toward the electrode plate along a thickness direction of the electrode plate.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring a first wet coating width and a first dry coating width of a first coating region on an electrode plate comprises:

acquiring a first wet coating image and a first dry coating image of the first coating region on the electrode plate; and

determining, based on a device parameter of the image acquisition apparatus, the first wet coating width corresponding to the first wet coating image and the first dry coating width corresponding to the first dry coating image.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring a first wet coating width and a first dry coating width of a first coating region on an electrode plate comprises:

obtaining a first wet coating of a first preset length in the first coating region on the electrode plate, and using an average width of the first wet coating of the first preset length as the first wet coating width; and

obtaining a first dry coating of a second preset length on the electrode plate, and using an average width of the first dry coating of the second preset length as the first dry coating width.

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

acquiring, by the image acquisition apparatus, a second wet coating width and a second dry coating width of a second coating region on the electrode plate, wherein the second coating region and the first coating region are arranged in parallel in a length direction of the electrode plate;

calculating by the coating size correction apparatus, a third deviation between the second dry coating width and a preset coating width, and a fourth deviation between the second wet coating width and the second dry coating width when the second dry coating width fails to meet a preset width requirement; and

determining, by the coating size correction apparatus, a second correction amount based on the third deviation and the fourth deviation.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the determining a second correction amount based on the third deviation and the fourth deviation comprises:

determining the second correction amount based on the third deviation when the third deviation indicates that the second dry coating width is greater than the preset coating width, and when the fourth deviation indicates that the second wet coating width is greater than the second dry coating width; and

determining the second correction amount based on an absolute value of the third deviation and an absolute value of the fourth deviation when the third deviation indicates that the second dry coating width is greater than the preset coating width, and when the fourth deviation indicates that the second wet coating width is less than the second dry coating width.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the determining a second correction amount based on the third deviation and the fourth deviation comprises:

determining the second correction amount based on the third deviation when the third deviation indicates that the second dry coating width is less than the preset coating width, and when the fourth deviation indicates that the second wet coating width is less than the second dry coating width; and

determining the second correction amount based on an absolute value of the third deviation and an absolute value of the fourth deviation when the third deviation indicates that the second dry coating width is less than the preset coating width, and when the fourth deviation indicates that the second wet coating width is greater than the second dry coating width.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the determining the second correction amount based on an absolute value of the third deviation and an absolute value of the fourth deviation comprises:

determining the second correction amount based on the third deviation when a difference between the absolute value of the third deviation and the absolute value of the fourth deviation is greater than zero; or

determining the second correction amount based on the fourth deviation when a difference between the absolute value of the third deviation and the absolute value of the fourth deviation is less than zero.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein after obtaining the first correction amount and the second correction amount, the method further comprises:

controlling, by the coating size correction apparatus based on the first deviation and the first correction amount, a first end of the spraying apparatus to move along a thickness direction of the electrode plate; and

controlling, by the coating size correction apparatus based on the third deviation and the second correction amount, a second end of the spraying apparatus to move along the thickness direction of the electrode plate,

wherein the first end is an end of the spraying apparatus and opposite to the first coating region, and the second end is an end of the spraying apparatus and opposite to the second coating region.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the acquiring a second wet coating width and a second dry coating width of a second coating region on an electrode plate comprises:

acquiring a second wet coating image and a second dry coating image of the second coating region on the electrode plate; and

determining, based on a device parameter of the image acquisition apparatus, the second wet coating width corresponding to the second wet coating image and the second dry coating width corresponding to the second dry coating image.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the acquiring a second wet coating width and a second dry coating width of a second coating region on an electrode plate comprises:

obtaining a second wet coating of a third preset length in the second coating region on the electrode plate, and using an average width of the second wet coating of the third preset length as the second wet coating width; and

obtaining a second dry coating of a fourth preset length in the second coating region on the electrode plate, and using an average width of the second dry coating of the fourth preset length as the second dry coating width.

15. An electronic device comprising: a processor, a memory, and a bus, wherein

the processor communicates with the memory through the bus; and

the memory stores a program instruction executable by the processor, and the processor calls the program instruction to perform the method according to claim 1 .

16. A coating size correction system, comprising:

an image acquisition apparatus; and

a coating size correction apparatus, wherein

the image acquisition apparatus is communicatively connected to the coating size correction apparatus; and

wherein the coating size correction system is configured to perform the method according to claim 1 .

17. The coating size correction system according to claim 16 , wherein

the image acquisition apparatus comprises a first image acquirer, a second image acquirer, a third image acquirer, and a fourth image acquirer;

the first image acquirer is disposed on a first side of an oven in the coating equipment, oriented directly toward a first surface of the electrode plate, and configured to acquire a wet coating image of the first surface;

the second image acquirer is disposed on a second side of the oven, oriented directly toward the first surface of the electrode plate, and configured to acquire a dry coating image of the first surface;

the third image acquirer is disposed on a second side of the oven in the coating equipment, oriented directly toward a second surface of the electrode plate, and configured to acquire a wet coating image of the second surface; and

the fourth image acquirer is disposed on the first side of the oven, oriented directly toward the second surface of the electrode plate, and configured to acquire a dry coating image of the second surface.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions for use by a coating size correction system to perform 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 May 13, 2024
From: TU, YINHANG; MA, YUNFEI; SONG, SHICHUANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 067392/0788 →
Continuity (2)
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