Battery module and method for controlling charge and discharge

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10840497-B2
Application number	US-201715774506-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 24, 2017
Priority date	Dec 2, 2016
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

A battery module (100) and a method for controlling charge and discharge are provided. The battery module (100) includes a battery body disposed in an outer housing, a heat conduction assembly (4) connected between the outer housing and the battery body in a heat conduction manner, a first heating member (5) for heating the battery body, a second heating member (6) for heating the heat conduction assembly (4), a temperature sensor (8) for detecting a temperature of the battery body and generating a temperature signal according to the detected temperature of the battery body, and a control assembly (7) for receiving the temperature signal and controlling the first heating member (5) and the second heating member (6) according to the temperature signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery module, comprising:
a battery body;
an outer housing, the battery body being disposed in the outer housing;
a heat conduction assembly, the heat conduction assembly being connected between the outer housing and the battery body in a heat conduction manner;
a first heating member, the first heating member being connected to the battery body and configured to heat the battery body;
a second heating member, the second heating member being connected to the heat conduction assembly and configured to heat the heat conduction assembly;
a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being configured to detect a temperature of the battery body and generate a temperature signal according to the detected temperature of the battery body; and
a control assembly, the control assembly being electrically connected to the first heating member, the second heating member and the temperature sensor separately, and being configured to receive the temperature signal and control the first heating member and the second heating member according to the temperature signal;
wherein the heat conduction assembly comprises a first heat conduction member and a second heat conduction member connected with each other in the heat conduction manner, the battery body comprises a side wall and an end wall connected to an end of the side wall, the first heat conduction member is connected to the side wall in the heat conduction manner, the second heat conduction member is adjacent to the end wall, and the second heat conduction member is connected with the outer housing in the heat conduction manner.

2. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the heat conduction assembly further comprises a heat pipe, the heat pipe comprises a first end and a second end bendably connected to the first end, the first end of the heat pipe is connected with the first heat conduction member, and the second end of the heat pipe is connected with the second heat conduction member.

3. The battery module according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of heat pipes is provided, the plurality of heat pipes is spaced apart, the first end of each heat pipe extends along a length direction of the first heat conduction member, and the second end of each heat pipe extends along a length direction of the second heat conduction member.

4. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein heating power of the first heating member is less than heating power of the second heating member.

5. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of groups of the heat conduction assemblies is provided, and the plurality of groups of the heat conduction assemblies is spaced apart along a circumferential direction or a height direction of the battery body.

6. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the second heating member is a heating plate or a heating film or a semi-conductive heating sheet.

7. The battery module according to claim 1 , wherein the battery body comprises an inner casing and a plurality of battery cells, the inner casing comprises the end wall and the side wall, the inner casing defines therein a plurality of accommodating spaces spaced apart, and the plurality of battery cells is disposed in the plurality of accommodating spaces correspondingly.

8. A method for controlling charge and discharge of the battery module of claim 1 , the method comprising:
S01: receiving, with the control assembly, the temperature signal sent by the temperature sensor, wherein the temperature signal is generated by the temperature sensor according to the temperature of the battery body;
S02: when a temperature Tx corresponding to the temperature signal does not exceed a temperature T0, controlling, with the control assembly, the first heating member to heat the battery body, and controlling, with the control assembly, the second heating member to heat the heat conduction assembly, wherein the temperature T0 is a temperature threshold.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein when the temperature Tx exceeds the temperature T0, the control assembly controls the first heating member not to heat the battery body, and the control assembly controls the second heating member not to heat the heat conduction assembly.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the temperature T0 is 15° C.-20° C.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the temperature T0 is 15° C.-20° C.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the heat conduction assembly further comprises a heat pipe, the heat pipe comprises a first end and a second end bendably connected to the first end, the first end of the heat pipe is connected with the first heat conduction member, and the second end of the heat pipe is connected with the second heat conduction member.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein a plurality of heat pipes is provided, the plurality of heat pipes is spaced apart, the first end of each heat pipe extends along a length direction of the first heat conduction member, and the second end of each heat pipe extends along a length direction of the second heat conduction member.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein heating power of the first heating member is less than heating power of the second heating member.

15. The method according to claim 8 , wherein a plurality of groups of the heat conduction assemblies is provided, and the plurality of groups of the heat conduction assemblies is spaced apart along a circumferential direction or a height direction of the battery body.

16. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the second heating member is a heating plate or a heating film or a semi-conductive heating sheet.

17. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the battery body comprises an inner casing and a plurality of battery cells, the inner casing comprises the end wall and the side wall, the inner casing defines therein a plurality of accommodating spaces spaced apart, and the plurality of battery cells is disposed in the plurality of accommodating spaces correspondingly.

Assignees

• Guangzhou Xaircraft Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xiao Dingfeng
• Wen Haijun

Classifications

• H02J7/70

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• H02J7/977 Primary

  of the battery · CPC title

• H01M50/289

  characterised by spacing elements or positioning means within frames, racks or packs (spacing elements inside cells other than separators, membranes or diaphragms H01M50/471) · CPC title

• H01M50/204

  Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells · CPC title

• H01M10/48

  Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) · CPC title