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US 12,571,845 · App. 17/871,755 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Method and apparatus for calculating relative state-of-charge of battery

Inventors: Youngwoo Shim (Yongin-si, KR); Youngshin Cho (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
G01R31/382G01R31/3648G01R31/396H02J7/0048
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Patent No.
US 12,571,845
App. No.
17/871,755
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of calculating a relative state-of-charge (RSOC) of a battery according to the disclosure includes measuring at least one parameter of the battery, based on the at least one parameter, estimating a state-of-charge (SOC) of the battery, based on the SOC, SOC-open circuit voltage (SOC-OCV) data of the battery, and the at least one parameter, estimating a non-dischargeable capacity of the battery, based on the non-dischargeable capacity of the battery, the SOC, and intrinsic capacity of the battery, estimating an available SOC (AvSOC) of the battery, based on the SOC and the AvSOC of the battery, determining the RSOC of the battery, and based on a ratio of the RSOC to the AvSOC, updating the RSOC of the battery.

Claims (46)

1 . A method of calculating a relative state-of-charge (RSOC) of a battery, the method comprising:

measuring at least one parameter of the battery;

based on the at least one parameter, estimating a state-of-charge (SOC) of the battery;

based on the SOC, SOC-open circuit voltage (SOC-OCV) data of the battery, and the at least one parameter, estimating a non-dischargeable capacity of the battery corresponding to a dischargeable remaining capacity in a current state of the battery;

based on the non-dischargeable capacity of the battery, the SOC, and intrinsic capacity of the battery, estimating an available SOC (AvSOC) of the battery;

based on the SOC and the AvSOC of the battery, determining the RSOC of the battery; and

based on a ratio of the RSOC to the AvSOC, updating the RSOC of the battery,

wherein the updating of the RSOC comprises:

calculating the ratio of the RSOC to the AvSOC;

based on the ratio, determining whether correction of the RSOC is suitable; and

when the correction of the RSOC is suitable, correcting the RSOC by using a dischargeable time of the battery.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter comprises a voltage, current, and temperature of the battery.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter comprises a discharge rate of the battery.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimating of the non-dischargeable capacity of the battery comprises:

performing a discharge simulation by using the SOC, the SOC-OCV data of the battery, and the at least one parameter; and

based on a remaining capacity of the battery, which corresponds to a state-of-discharge of the battery with respect to the discharge simulation, estimating the non-dischargeable capacity of the battery.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimating of the AvSOC of the battery comprises:

based on a ratio of the intrinsic capacity to the non-dischargeable capacity, calculating a non-discharge rate of the battery; and

calculating the AvSOC by subtracting the non-discharge rate of the battery from the SOC.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of whether the correction of the RSOC is suitable comprises:

determining whether a value of the ratio is greater than a threshold value; and

when the value of the ratio is greater than the threshold value, determining that the correction of the RSOC is suitable.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the updating of the RSOC comprises:

calculating the dischargeable time;

calculating an RSOC variation amount by adding a variation amount weight to a value obtained by dividing a current RSOC of the battery by the dischargeable time; and

based on the RSOC variation amount, updating the RSOC.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the calculating of the dischargeable time comprises calculating a time for the battery to reach a state-of-discharge from a current state by using a relative capacity of the battery and the at least one parameter.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the updating of the RSOC by using the RSOC variation amount comprises:

determining whether the RSOC variation amount is less than a maximum RSOC variation amount; and

when the RSOC variation amount is less than the maximum RSOC variation amount, updating the RSOC of the battery by using the RSOC variation amount.

10 . A computer program stored in a recording medium to execute the method of claim 1 by using a computing device.

11 . An apparatus for calculating a relative state-of-charge (RSOC) of a battery, the apparatus comprising:

a memory for storing data generated by measuring at least one parameter of the battery, an intrinsic capacity of the battery, and SOC-open circuit voltage (SOC-OCV) data of the battery; and

at least one processor configured to, based on the at least one parameter, estimate an SOC of the battery, based on the SOC, the SOC-OCV data, and the at least one parameter, estimate a non-dischargeable capacity of the battery, configured to, based on the non-dischargeable capacity, the SOC, and the intrinsic capacity, estimate an available SOC (AvSOC) of the battery, configured to, based on the SOC and the AvSOC, determine the RSOC of the battery, and configured to, based on a ratio of the RSOC to the AvSOC, update the RSOC,

wherein the RSOC is updated by using a dischargeable time of the battery when correction of the RSOC is suitable, and

wherein whether the correction of the RSOC is suitable is determined based on the ratio of the RSOC to the AvSOC.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one parameter comprises a voltage, current, and temperature of the battery.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one parameter comprises a discharge rate of the battery.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the non-dischargeable capacity is estimated based on a remaining capacity of the battery, which corresponds to a state-of-discharge of the battery with respect to a discharge simulation of the battery, and

wherein the discharge simulation is performed by using the SOC, the SOC-OCV data, and the at least one parameter.

15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the AvSOC is calculated by subtracting a non-discharge rate of the battery from the SOC, and

wherein the non-discharge rate is calculated based on a ratio of the intrinsic capacity to the non-dischargeable capacity.

16 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the RSOC is updated based on an RSOC variation amount of the battery, and

wherein the RSOC variation amount is calculated by adding a variation amount weight to a value obtained by dividing a current RSOC of the battery by the dischargeable time.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the dischargeable time is a time for the battery to reach a state-of-discharge from a current state by using a relative capacity of the battery and the at least one parameter.

18 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the RSOC is updated by using the RSOC variation amount when the RSOC variation amount is less than a maximum RSOC variation amount.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2022
From: SHIM, YOUNGWOO; CHO, YOUNGSHIN
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0103438 · Aug 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230039331A1 · Feb 9, 2023
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