Battery cell for a battery of a motor vehicle, battery and motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10615464-B2
Application number	US-201615550835-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 16, 2016
Priority date	Feb 18, 2015
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

A battery cell for a battery of a motor vehicle with a battery cell housing, in which a galvanic element is housed. The battery cell can be electrically connected by way of two electrical connection terminals, to at least one other battery cell of the battery. The battery cell has an indicator device, on the basis of which a state of the battery cell can be identified from outside of the battery cell housing. The state depends on at least one parameter of the battery cell that can be detected or recorded by measurement technology, and the indicator device is designed for the purpose of indicating a change in the state of the battery cell. Furthermore, the invention relates to a battery having a plurality of such battery cells and to a motor vehicle having a battery.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A plurality of battery cells for a battery of a motor vehicle, comprising:
a battery cell housing, in which a galvanic element is housed, and with two electrical connection terminals, by way of which at least one battery cell can be connected electrically to at least one further battery cell of the battery, wherein the at least one battery cell has at least one indicator device, on the basis of which a state of the at least one battery cell that depends on at least one parameter of the at least one battery cell that can be detected or recorded by measurement technology can be identified from outside of the battery cell housing, wherein the indicator device is designed for the purpose of indicating a change in the state of the at least one battery cell,
wherein the at least one indicator device is arranged between the two electrical connection terminals at an outer side of the battery cell housing, and
wherein the at least one indicator device is provided on each of the at least one battery cell and the at least one further battery cell of the battery, and
wherein the galvanic element is designed as a secondary element which is discharged for supplying an electrical energy to electrical components including the at least one indicator device and recharged after being discharged.

2. The plurality of battery cells according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one indicator device is designed for the purpose of indicating a switching state of at least one switching element, which is designed to make and to break an electrically conductive connection between an arrester of the galvanic element and at least one of the electrical connection terminals.

3. The plurality of battery cells according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one switching element includes at least one semiconductor component, and the at least one switching element is switched by means of a driver module that is arranged inside of the battery cell housing.

4. The plurality of battery cells according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one indicator device is designed for the purpose of indicating at least one of a transport state, an installation state and a defect of the at least one battery cell, wherein the transport state and the installation state can be activated by a control unit of the at least one battery cell.

5. The plurality of battery cells according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one indicator device and at least one sensor that is coupled to the at least one indicator device are designed for the purpose of detecting or recording the at least one parameter, which comprises:
a voltage;
a temperature;
a current intensity of a current flowing through the at least one battery cell;
a pressure;
a mechanical stress;
a nature of an electrolyte of the galvanic element; and
an acceleration;
wherein the at least one indicator device is designed for the purpose of indicating the state of the at least one battery cell in relation to the at least one parameter.

6. The plurality of battery cells according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one indicator device is designed for the purpose of indicating at least one single value, which indicates at least one of:
a state of charge of the at least one battery cell;
a state of health of the at least one battery cell;
a number of charging operations and/or discharging operations;
a temperature;
a pressure;
a voltage;
a current intensity;
a mechanical stress;
an acceleration; and
a nature of an electrolyte of the galvanic element.

7. The plurality of battery cells according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one indicator device further comprises
at least one illuminated device;
a display screen;
and is designed for the output
of an acoustically detectable signal and
of a haptically detectable signal.

8. The plurality of battery cells according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one indicator device:
is designed for amplifying a signal correlating with the state of the at least one battery cell and
for being supplied with electric energy is coupled to the galvanic element and to an electric energy storage unit, and
is designed for wirelessly receiving transmitted energy.

Assignees

• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Hinterberger Michael
• Hellenthal Berthold

Classifications

• H01M10/0525

  Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries · CPC title

• B60L58/12

  responding to state of charge [SoC] · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M10/4257 Primary

  Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/425

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title