IP Library Granted Patent US 12,372,587
Granted Patent B2
US 12,372,587 · App. 18/200,158 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Battery cell diagnosing apparatus and method

Inventors: Sun-Jong Lee (Daejeon, KR); Cheol-Taek Kim (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
G01R31/396G01R31/371G01R31/3842
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Patent No.
US 12,372,587
App. No.
18/200,158
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a battery cell diagnosing apparatus, which includes at least one sensor; and a first control unit configured to obtain data including at least one of voltage, current or temperature of a battery cell from the at least one sensor, obtain first diagnostic information based on the obtained data, transmit the data to an external device, receive second diagnostic information of the battery cell based on the data from the external device, and diagnose an abnormal state of the battery cell based on at least one of the first diagnostic information and the second diagnostic information.

Claims (51)

1. A battery cell diagnosing apparatus, comprising:

at least one sensor; and

a first control unit configured to:

obtain data including at least one of voltage, current or temperature of a battery cell from the at least one sensor,

conduct a first diagnostic operation using the obtained data,

obtain a first diagnostic result including first diagnostic information derived from the first diagnostic operation,

transmit the obtained data to an external device,

receive a second diagnostic result from the external device, wherein the second diagnostic result includes second diagnostic information of the battery cell derived from a second diagnostic operation conducted by the external device based on the data, and

diagnose an abnormal state of the battery cell based on at least one of the first diagnostic information and the second diagnostic information,

wherein the first diagnostic information and the second diagnostic information include information about different diagnostic items.

2. The battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second diagnostic information includes information about at least one of lithium precipitation diagnosis of the battery cell, abnormality diagnosis of a parallel connection of the battery cell, tab disconnection diagnosis of the battery cell, and internal short circuit diagnosis of the battery cell.

3. The battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control unit is configured to display information about an abnormal state of the battery cell based on the diagnostic information of the battery cell on a display unit.

4. The battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the information about the abnormal state of the battery cell displayed on the display unit includes at least one of the first diagnostic result and the second diagnostic result.

5. The battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first control unit is configured to:

detect at least one of a voltage abnormality of the battery cell and a behavior abnormality of the battery cell based on the data, and

diagnose an abnormal state of the battery cell based on at least one of the voltage abnormality, the behavior abnormality, and the second diagnostic information.

6. The battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first control unit is configured to generate third diagnostic information representing whether the battery cell is in the abnormal state based on at least one of the voltage abnormality, the behavior abnormality, and the second diagnostic information.

7. The battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first control unit is configured to display the third diagnostic information on a display unit.

8. The battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first control unit is configured to transmit the third diagnostic information to a second control unit of a device equipped with the battery cell.

9. A battery cell diagnosing system, comprising the battery cell diagnosing apparatus according to claim 1 , and the external device,

wherein the external device is configured to derive the second diagnostic information based on at least a part of the data.

10. A battery cell diagnosing method, comprising:

conduct a first diagnostic operation based on data including at least one of voltage, current or temperature of a battery cell and a cell voltage of the battery cell;

obtaining a first diagnostic result including first diagnostic information derived from the first diagnostic operation;

transmitting the data to an external device;

receiving a second diagnostic result from the external device, wherein the second diagnostic result includes second diagnostic information of the battery cell derived from a second diagnostic operation conducted by the external device based on the data; and

diagnosing an abnormal state of the battery cell based on at least one of the first diagnostic information and the second diagnostic information,

wherein the first diagnostic information and the second diagnostic information include information about different diagnostic items.

11. The battery cell diagnosing method according to claim 10 ,

wherein the second diagnostic information includes information about at least one of lithium precipitation diagnosis of the battery cell, abnormality diagnosis of a parallel connection of the battery cell, tab disconnection diagnosis of the battery cell, and internal short circuit diagnosis of the battery cell.

12. The battery cell diagnosing method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

displaying information about an abnormal state of the battery cell based on the diagnostic information of the battery cell.

13. The battery cell diagnosing method according to claim 12 ,

wherein the displayed information about the abnormal state of the battery cell includes at least one of the first diagnostic result and the second diagnostic result.

14. The battery cell diagnosing method according to claim 10 ,

wherein the step of diagnosing includes:

detecting at least one of a voltage abnormality of the battery cell and a behavior abnormality of the battery cell based on the data, and

diagnosing an abnormal state of the battery cell based on at least one of the voltage abnormality, the behavior abnormality, and the second diagnostic information.

15. The battery cell diagnosing method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

generating third diagnostic information representing whether the battery cell is in the abnormal state based on at least one of the voltage abnormality, the behavior abnormality, and the second diagnostic information.

16. The battery cell diagnosing method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

displaying the third diagnostic information.

17. The battery cell diagnosing method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

transmitting the information about the abnormal state of the battery cell based on the second diagnostic information to a control unit of a device equipped with the battery cell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2023
From: LEE, SUN-JONG; KIM, CHEOL-TAEK
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 064575/0027 →
Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2022-0065020 · May 26, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0065021 · May 26, 2022 · national
KR 10-2022-0065022 · May 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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