STATE CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-VOLTAGE BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE
A state calibration method and apparatus for a low-voltage battery. The low-voltage battery includes at least one cell. The method includes controlling the low-voltage battery to discharge at a first discharge rate until voltage of at least one cell in the low-voltage battery is not greater than a first voltage threshold; controlling the low-voltage battery to charge at a first charge rate until voltage of at least one cell in the low-voltage battery is not less than a second voltage threshold; obtaining a quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery; and obtaining a state of health value of each cell based on the quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery and calibrating a state of health value of the low-voltage battery based on the state of health value of each cell.
1 . A state calibration method for a low-voltage battery, wherein the low-voltage battery comprises at least one cell, the method comprising:
controlling the low-voltage battery to discharge at a first discharge rate until voltage of at least one cell in the low-voltage battery is not greater than a first voltage threshold;
controlling the low-voltage battery to charge at a first charge rate until voltage of at least one cell in the low-voltage battery is not less than a second voltage threshold;
obtaining a quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery;
obtaining a state of health value of each cell based on the quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery; and
calibrating a state of health value of the low-voltage battery based on the state of health value of each cell.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, before the controlling the low-voltage battery to discharge at the first discharge rate:
within a first duration, controlling the low-voltage battery to be in an idle state.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein obtaining the state of health value of each cell based on the quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery comprises:
obtaining a pre-calibration rated capacity of the cell; and
calculating a ratio of the quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery to the rated capacity to obtain the state of health value of each cell.
4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein calibrating the state of health value of the low-voltage battery based on the state of health value of each cell comprises:
taking a smallest value among the state of health value of each cell as a current state of health value of the low-voltage battery.
5 . The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the low-voltage battery is provided in an electric vehicle;
the method further comprising, before controlling the low-voltage battery to discharge at the first discharge rate:
in an event that the electric vehicle is in an idle condition, obtaining a second duration based on an SOC value of the low-voltage battery;
wherein the second duration is a duration for calibrating the state of the low-voltage battery.
6 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
displaying the second duration through the electric vehicle.
7 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
on an occasion that the second duration is not displayed through the electric vehicle, determining calibration of the low-voltage battery as a failure in an event that the calibration of the low-voltage battery is not completed within the second duration.
8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein:
the electric vehicle further comprises a high-voltage battery, a bidirectional DC/DC module, and a low-voltage load, wherein the high-voltage battery is connected to the low-voltage battery through the bidirectional DC/DC module, and the low-voltage battery is connected to the low-voltage load; and
controlling the low-voltage battery to discharge at the first discharge rate comprises:
controlling the bidirectional DC/DC module to control the low-voltage battery to discharge to the high-voltage battery at the first discharge rate.
9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein controlling the low-voltage battery to charge at the first charge rate comprises:
controlling the bidirectional DC/DC module to control the high-voltage battery to charge the low-voltage battery at the first charge rate.
10 . An electric vehicle comprising:
a low-voltage battery; and
a main control unit comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to perform the method according to claim 1 .
11 . The electric vehicle according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a high-voltage battery and a bidirectional DC/DC module;
wherein:
the high-voltage battery is connected to the low-voltage battery through the bidirectional DC/DC module, and the bidirectional DC/DC module is connected to the main control unit;
the main control unit is configured to control the bidirectional DC/DC module, so that the high-voltage battery charges the low-voltage battery, or the low-voltage battery charges the high-voltage battery.
12 . The electric vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein:
the main control unit comprises a vehicle controller, a low-voltage battery control unit, a logic control unit for the bidirectional DC/DC module, and a high-voltage battery control unit;
the vehicle controller is configured to control the low-voltage battery control unit, the logic control unit for the bidirectional DC/DC module, and the high-voltage battery control unit;
the low-voltage battery control unit is configured to control charging and discharging of the low-voltage battery;
the logic control unit for the bidirectional DC/DC module is configured to control the bidirectional DC/DC module; and
the high-voltage battery control unit is configured to control charging and discharging of the high-voltage battery.
13 . A state calibration apparatus for a low-voltage battery, wherein the low-voltage battery comprises at least one cell, the apparatus comprising:
a discharge control unit configured to control the low-voltage battery to discharge at a first discharge rate until voltage of at least one cell in the low-voltage battery is not greater than a first voltage threshold;
a charge control unit configured to control the low-voltage battery to charge at a first charge rate until voltage of at least one cell in the low-voltage battery is not less than a second voltage threshold;
a charge quantity acquisition unit configured to obtain a quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery; and
a state calibration unit configured to obtain a state of health value of each cell based on the quantity of charge charged into the low-voltage battery and calibrate a state of health value of the low-voltage battery based on the state of health value of each cell.