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US 12,620,827 · App. 18/399,502 · Granted May 5, 2026

Voltage regulation circuit, power supply module, vehicle and control method

Inventors: Zhiguo Zhang (Zhuhai, CN); Jiadong Deng (Zhuhai, CN); Jiafan Wu (Zhuhai, CN); Lidong Wang (Zhuhai, CN)
Assignee: ZHUHAI COSMIX POWER BATTERY CO., LTD.
H02J7/96H01M10/486H01M10/615H02M3/156H01M2220/20H02J2105/30
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Patent No.
US 12,620,827
App. No.
18/399,502
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a voltage regulation circuit, a power supply module, a vehicle, and a control method. The voltage regulation circuit includes a first NMOS transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a third NMOS transistor, a control chip and an inductor; and an output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first NMOS transistor, a gate electrode of the second NMOS transistor, and a gate electrode of the third NMOS transistor, respectively; where a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the inductor. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, at least a problem of a poor voltage regulation effect of an existing transformer may be solved.

Claims (36)

1 . A voltage regulation circuit, comprising: a first N-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (NMOS) transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a third NMOS transistor, a control chip and an inductor, wherein a drain electrode of the first NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a drain electrode of the second NMOS transistor, a source electrode of the second NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the inductor, the first terminal of the inductor is further electrically connected to a drain electrode of the third NMOS transistor, and a source electrode of the third NMOS transistor is grounded; and

an output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first NMOS transistor, a gate electrode of the second NMOS transistor, and a gate electrode of the third NMOS transistor, respectively;

wherein a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor is configured as a first port of the voltage regulation circuit, and a second terminal of the inductor is configured as a second port of the voltage regulation circuit, wherein, in operation, one of the first port and the second port serves as an input terminal of the voltage regulation circuit, while the other serves as an output terminal of the voltage regulation circuit, thereby enabling bidirectional power flow through the voltage regulation circuit;

wherein the voltage regulation circuit further comprises an enabling controller and a first driver, wherein the output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the third NMOS transistor through the enabling controller and the first driver in sequence, and an enable terminal of the enabling controller is electrically connected to a first enable terminal of the control chip.

2 . The voltage regulation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a capacitor, wherein the second terminal of the inductor is grounded through the capacitor.

3 . The voltage regulation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising an inverter having an enable terminal and a second driver, wherein the output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to the gate electrodes of the first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor through the inverter and the second driver in sequence, and the enable terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to a second enable terminal of the control chip.

4 . A power supply module, comprising: a battery cell, a power line, and a bidirectional voltage converter, wherein the bidirectional voltage converter comprises the voltage regulation circuit according to claim 1 ; and

a negative electrode of the battery cell is grounded, a positive electrode of the battery cell is electrically connected to a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor in the voltage regulation circuit, and a second terminal of the inductor in the voltage regulation circuit is electrically connected to the power line.

5 . The power supply module according to claim 4 , wherein the second terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to the power line through a first switch.

6 . The power supply module according to claim 4 , further comprising a housing, a heating element, a control circuit board, and a first temperature detection element;

wherein the battery cell, the heating element and the first temperature detection element are disposed in the housing, and the battery cell, the heating element and the first temperature detection element are electrically connected to the control circuit board, respectively; and

the control circuit board controls the heating element to heat the battery cell when the first temperature detection element detects that a temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold.

7 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , further comprising a thermally conductive plate, wherein the heating element is connected to the thermally conductive plate, and the thermally conductive plate covers a surface of the battery cell.

8 . The power supply module according to claim 7 , further comprising an adapter circuit board, wherein one terminal of the adapter circuit board is electrically connected to a tab of the battery cell, and the other terminal of the adapter circuit board is electrically connected to the control circuit board; and

the adapter circuit board is located between the thermally conductive plate and the battery cell, and the first temperature detection element is disposed on the adapter circuit board.

9 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , wherein the housing comprises an inner housing and an outer housing, the inner housing is located inside the outer housing, an interlayer is formed between the inner housing and the outer housing, and an accommodating cavity is formed inside the inner housing; and

the battery cell, the heating element and the first temperature detection element are located inside the accommodating cavity, respectively.

10 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , wherein a surface of the battery cell is covered with a thermal insulating layer.

11 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , wherein an input terminal of the heating element is electrically connected to the power line through a second switch, and an output terminal of the heating element is grounded through a third switch.

12 . A vehicle, comprising a driving battery pack and the power supply module according to claim 4 , wherein the driving battery pack is configured to drive the vehicle, and the driving battery pack is electrically connected to a control circuit board;

wherein the control circuit board controls a heating element to heat a battery cell based on the driving battery pack when a first temperature detection element detects that a temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold.

13 . A control method, applied in a control circuit board of the vehicle according to claim 12 , comprising:

detecting a temperature of a battery cell based on a first temperature detection element, and receiving a first detecting result output by the first temperature detection element; and

controlling the heating element to heat the battery cell based on a driving battery pack when the first detecting result indicates that the temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold.

14 . The control method according to claim 13 , wherein after the controlling the heating element to heat the battery cell based on a driving battery pack, the method further comprises:

detecting the temperature of the battery cell based on the first temperature detection element, and receiving a second detecting result output by the first temperature detection element; and

controlling the driving battery pack to stop supplying power to the heating element when the second detecting result indicates that the temperature of the battery cell is higher than a second threshold.

15 . The control method according to claim 14 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a second temperature detection element for detecting an external environment temperature of the vehicle, and before the controlling the driving battery pack to stop supplying power to the heating element, the method further comprises:

obtaining a detecting result of the second temperature detection element, and obtaining an average parking duration of each parking of the vehicle within a preset time period; and

calculating the second threshold based on the detecting result of the second temperature detection element and the average parking duration.

16 . The control method according to claim 13 , wherein after receiving the first detecting result of detecting the temperature of the battery cell by the first temperature detection element, the method further comprises:

controlling the driving battery pack to charge the battery cell when the first detecting result indicates that the temperature of the battery cell is lower than the first threshold.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is configured to implement the control method according to claim 13 .

18 . An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, wherein the memory stores computer program instructions, and when the computer program instructions are run by the processor, the processor is configured to implement the control method according to claim 13 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2023
From: ZHANG, ZHIGUO; DENG, JIADONG; WU, JIAFAN; WANG, LIDONG
To: ZHUHAI COSMX POWER BATTERY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111150167.2 · Sep 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022135186 · Nov 29, 2022
Related Publication 20240128784A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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