IP Library Granted Patent US 12,415,424
Granted Patent B2
US 12,415,424 · App. 18/208,047 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Method for analyzing the condition of a traction battery, and motor vehicle

Inventors: Ralf Pfennigwerth (Lehre, DE); Christian Wick (Cremlingen, DE); Gerd Stoehr (Wesendorf, DE)
Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
B60L3/0046B60L7/10B60L58/16B60L2240/545
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Patent No.
US 12,415,424
App. No.
18/208,047
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle and method for analyzing the condition of a traction battery of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle includes an electric or hybrid propulsion system with an electric motor for driving the motor vehicle, power electronics for driving the electric motor, a battery management system with a monitoring device for monitoring the traction battery, and the traction battery. Impedance spectroscopy is performed on the traction battery with an alternating current across multiple alternating current frequencies. At least one battery parameter of the traction battery is determined based on the impedance spectroscopy performed. In the context of impedance spectroscopy, the traction battery is supplied with alternating current at several alternating current frequencies by the power electronics.

Claims (18)

1. A method for analyzing a condition of a traction battery of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising an electric or hybrid drive system with an electric motor to drive the motor vehicle, power electronics to drive the electric motor, a battery management system with a monitoring device for monitoring the traction battery, and the traction battery, the method comprising:

performing impedance spectroscopy on the traction battery with an alternating current across multiple alternating current frequencies, the alternating current for performing the impedance spectroscopy being supplied to the traction battery by the power electronics that drives the electric motor; and

determining at least one battery parameter of the traction battery based on the impedance spectroscopy performed,

wherein the method is carried out while the motor vehicle is in motion, and

wherein the power electronics provides another alternating current to the electric motor to energize the electric motor simultaneously while providing the alternating current to the traction battery for performing the impedance spectroscopy, so that the electric motor is energized by the power electronics to drive the motor vehicle when the impedance spectroscopy is performed on the traction battery.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, when the impedance spectroscopy is performed, an operating point of the power electronics is shifted in such a way that a drive torque and/or a drive speed of the electric motor is not changed by the alternating current supplied to the traction battery.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, when the impedance spectroscopy is performed, the traction battery is subjected to a maximum alternating current frequency which is less than one-fifth or less than one-tenth of an alternating current frequency for energizing the electric motor by the power electronics.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one battery parameter includes a state of charge and/or a battery temperature of the traction battery.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the impedance spectroscopy is performed with less than ten pulses per alternating frequency.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein during the performance of the impedance spectroscopy, the monitoring device determines a reaction of the traction battery to the impact of the alternating current.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device determines the at least one battery parameter.

8. A motor vehicle comprising:

an electric or hybrid drive system with an electric motor to drive the motor vehicle;

power electronics to drive the electric motor;

a traction battery to store electrical energy to drive the electric motor; and

a battery management system with a monitoring device to monitor the traction battery,

wherein the drive system is designed to carry out the method according to claim 1 .

9. The method according to 1 , wherein electrical energy for operating the power electronics is provided predominantly by the traction battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2023
From: PFENNIGWERTH, RALF; WICK, CHRISTIAN; STOEHR, GERD
To: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 064736/0441 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 205 892.5 · Jun 10, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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