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US 12,265,135 · App. 18/762,722 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Battery monitoring data management device and method

Inventors: Min Kyu Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Dong Hun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Hyun Mook Kang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SK Signet Inc.
G01R31/396G01R31/3646G01R31/367
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Patent No.
US 12,265,135
App. No.
18/762,722
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a battery monitoring data management system. According to an embodiment, the system may comprise charge-discharge apparatuses to be connected to batteries and to collect state information of the batteries; charge-discharge apparatus controllers to control the charge-discharge apparatuses and to generate monitoring data from the collected state information; and a monitoring data management device to receive monitoring data generated by the charge-discharge apparatus controllers, to create message groups based on the received monitoring data, to extract alarm data from the message groups, to generate alarm messages based the extracted alarm data, and to transmit the generated alarm messages to at least one of a monitoring server and an administrator terminal.

Claims (45)

1. A battery monitoring data management system, comprising:

charge-discharge apparatuses to be connected to batteries and to collect state information of the batteries;

charge-discharge apparatus controllers to control the charge-discharge apparatuses and to generate monitoring data from the collected state information;

sensor devices to be installed in an environment for battery tests and to collect battery test environment information;

sensor device controllers to control the sensor devices and to generate monitoring data from the collected environment information; and

a monitoring data management device

to transmit a control message for collecting the state information of batteries to a first charge-discharge apparatus controller and to control the first charge-discharge apparatus controller that operates by the control message, wherein the first charge-discharge apparatus controller collects first state information and second state information of a battery for measurement from at least one charge-discharge apparatus and generates state monitoring data corresponding to the first state information and state monitoring data corresponding to the second state information,

to transmit a control message for collecting the test environment information of batteries to a first sensor device controller and to control the first sensor device controller that operates by the control message, wherein the first sensor device controller collects first environment information and second environment information of a battery for measurement from at least one sensor device and generates environment monitoring data corresponding to the first environment information and environment monitoring data corresponding to the second environment information,

to receive the state monitoring data and the environment monitoring data and to create one or more message groups based on the received state monitoring data and the received environment monitoring data,

to extract alarm data from the created one or more message groups according to a predetermined criterion, when there exist any duplicate pieces of alarm data among the extracted alarm data, to generate an alarm message based on a first piece of alarm data, and to transmit the generated alarm message to at least one of a monitoring server and an administrator terminal,

wherein the monitoring data management device determines whether a time interval between the reception of the first piece of alarm data and the reception of a second piece of alarm data, among the duplicate pieces of alarm data, exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and, when the time interval exceeds the predetermined threshold value, classifies the second piece of alarm data as new alarm data, generates an alarm message based on the second piece of alarm data, and transmits the generated alarm message to at least one of the monitoring server and the administrator terminal.

2. The battery monitoring data management system of claim 1 , wherein names of the message groups are generated by at least one of the charge-discharge apparatus controllers, the charge-discharge apparatuses, the sensor device controllers, and the sensor devices.

3. The battery monitoring data management system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring data management device determines whether a time interval between the reception of the first piece of alarm data and the reception of a second piece of alarm data, among the duplicate pieces of alarm data, exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and, when the time interval does not exceed the predetermined threshold value, filters the second piece of alarm data as duplicate alarm data and stores an alarm message, generated based on the duplicate alarm data, in the monitoring data management device or transmits it only to the monitoring server.

4. The battery monitoring data management system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring data management device generates an alarm message based on the first piece of alarm data, wherein the monitoring data management device identifies a predetermined code in the first piece of alarm data, designates a storage path for the alarm data based on the identified code, and transmits the generated alarm message to at least one of the monitoring server and the administrator terminal based on the designated storage path.

5. The battery monitoring data management system of claim 1 , wherein, when transmitting a control message for collecting the state information of batteries to a first charge-discharge apparatus controller, and then, not receiving any response message from the first charge-discharge apparatus controller, the monitoring data management device changes a path for collecting state information by changing control authority for the charge-discharge apparatuses, that collect battery state information, from the first charge-discharge apparatus controller to a second charge-discharge apparatus controller.

6. The battery monitoring data management system of claim 1 , wherein, when transmitting a control message for collecting the battery test environment information to a first sensor device controller, and then, not receiving any response message from the first sensor device controller, the monitoring data management device changes a path for collecting environment information by changing control authority for the sensor devices, that collect battery test environment information, from the first sensor device controller to a second sensor device controller.

7. The battery monitoring data management system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring data management device classifies the charge-discharge apparatuses into a first charge-discharge apparatus group and a second charge-discharge apparatus group and transmits first simulation data for virtual tests for batteries connected with the first charge-discharge apparatus group to a first charge-discharge apparatus controller, among the charge-discharge apparatus controllers, that controls the first charge-discharge apparatus group and second simulation data for virtual tests for batteries connected with the second charge-discharge apparatus group to a second charge-discharge apparatus controller, among the charge-discharge apparatus controllers, that controls the second charge-discharge apparatus group.

8. The battery monitoring data management system of claim 7 , further comprising at least one of the monitoring server and the administrator terminal, wherein the monitoring data management device receives the first simulation data and the second simulation data from at least one of the monitoring server and the administrator terminal.

9. A monitoring data management method, performed by a battery monitoring data management device, comprising steps of:

transmitting a control message for collecting state information of batteries to a first charge-discharge apparatus controller and transmitting a control message for collecting battery test environment information to a first sensor device controller;

collecting, from the first charge-discharge apparatus controller, first state information and second state information of batteries measured by charge-discharge apparatuses controlled by the first charge-discharge apparatus controller;

collecting, from the first sensor device controller, first environment information and second environment information of batteries for measurement by sensor devices controlled by the first sensor device controller;

generating state monitoring data based on the first state information and state monitoring data based on the second state information and generating environment monitoring data corresponding to the first environment information and environment monitoring data corresponding to the second environment information;

creating one or more message groups based on the state monitoring data and the environment monitoring data;

extracting alarm data from the one or more message groups according to a predetermined criterion;

when there exist any duplicate pieces of alarm data among the extracted alarm data, generating an alarm message based on a first piece of alarm data among the duplicate pieces of alarm data; and

transmitting the alarm message to at least one of a monitoring server and an administrator terminal,

wherein the step of generating an alarm message based on a first piece of alarm data comprises a step of determining whether a time interval between the reception of the first piece of alarm data and the reception of a second piece of alarm data, among the duplicate pieces of alarm data, exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and, when the time interval exceeds the predetermined threshold value, classifying the second piece of alarm data as new alarm data,

wherein the step of transmitting the alarm message to at least one of a monitoring server and an administrator terminal comprises a step of generating an alarm message based on the second piece of alarm data and transmitting the generated alarm message to at least one of the monitoring server and the administrator terminal.

10. A monitoring data management device, comprising:

at least one processor;

a network interface to collect state information of batteries;

a memory to load a computer program executed by the processor; and

a storage to store the computer program and monitoring data,

wherein the computer program comprises:

an operation of transmitting a control message for collecting state information of batteries to a first charge-discharge apparatus controller and transmitting a control message for collecting environment information of battery tests to a first sensor device controller;

an operation of collecting, from the first charge-discharge apparatus controller, first state information and second state information of batteries measured by charge-discharge apparatuses controlled by the first charge-discharge apparatus controller;

an operation of collecting, from the first sensor device controller, first environment information and second environment information during tests of batteries measured by sensor devices controlled by the first sensor device controller;

an operation of generating state monitoring data based on the first state information and state monitoring data base on the second state information and generating environment monitoring data corresponding to the first environment information and environment monitoring data corresponding to the second environment information;

an operation of creating one or more message groups based on the state monitoring data and the environment monitoring data;

an operation of extracting alarm data from the created one or more message groups according to a predetermined criterion;

an operation of, when there exist any duplicate pieces of alarm data among the extracted alarm data, generating an alarm message based on a first piece of alarm data among the duplicate pieces of alarm data; and

an operation of transmitting the alarm message to at least one of a monitoring server and an administrator terminal,

wherein the operation of generating an alarm message based on a first piece of alarm data comprises an operation of determining whether a time interval between the reception of the first piece of alarm data and the reception of a second piece of alarm data, among the duplicate pieces of alarm data, exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and, when the time interval exceeds the predetermined threshold value, classifying the second piece of alarm data as new alarm data,

wherein the operation of transmitting the alarm message to at least one of a monitoring server and an administrator terminal comprises an operation of generating an alarm message based on the second piece of alarm data and transmitting the generated alarm message to at least one of the monitoring server and the administrator terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2024
From: LEE, MIN KYU; KIM, DONG HUN; KANG, HYUN MOOK
To: SK SIGNET INC.
Reel/Frame 068119/0189 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0086077 · Jul 3, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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