Battery pack system and its control method, management device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11050287-B2
Application number	US-201816235261-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2018
Priority date	May 22, 2018
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A battery pack system includes a battery pack, a battery management module, a discharge circuit module, a charge circuit module and an energy storage module. The battery pack is connected to the discharge circuit module in series and the battery pack is connected to the charge circuit module in series. The battery management module is configured to monitor a temperature of the battery pack, and if the temperature is lower than a first temperature threshold, send a switch-on instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module alternately at a regulation frequency. The discharge circuit module is configured to switch on according to the switch-on instruction to enable electricity of the battery pack to flow into the energy storage module. The charge circuit module is configured to switch on according to the switch-on instruction to enable electricity of the energy storage module to flow into the battery pack.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack system, comprising: a battery pack, a battery management module, a discharge circuit module, a charge circuit module and an energy storage module, wherein
the battery management module is connected to the discharge circuit module, the charge circuit module and the battery pack, and configured to monitor a temperature of the battery pack, and if the temperature of the battery pack is lower than a first temperature threshold, send a switch-on instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module alternately at a regulation frequency, so as to control the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module to be switched on alternately;
the discharge circuit module is configured to switch on according to the switch-on instruction, wherein the battery pack, the discharge circuit module and the energy storage module form a pathway circuit, to enable electricity of the battery pack to flow into the energy storage module;
the charge circuit module is configured to switch on according to the switch-on instruction, wherein the battery pack, the charge circuit module and the energy storage module form a pathway circuit, to enable electricity of the energy storage module to flow into the battery pack; and
the energy storage module is configured to store and release electricity;
the battery pack system further comprises a current detection module, which is connected to the battery pack, the battery management module, the discharge circuit module, and the charge circuit module, and configured to collect a monitored current and send a value of the monitored current to the battery management module, the monitored current is a current of a pathway formed by the battery pack and the discharge circuit module and a current of a pathway formed by the battery pack and the charge circuit module, respectively; and
the battery management module is further configured to adjust a current control parameter according to the value of the monitored current and a desired current value, so that the value of the monitored current reaches the desired current value.

2. The battery pack system of claim 1 , wherein the battery management module is further configured to monitor a state of charge of the battery pack, and if the temperature of the battery pack is lower than the first temperature threshold and the state of charge of the battery pack is higher than a state of charge threshold, send the switch-on instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module alternately.

3. The battery pack system of claim 1 , wherein the battery management module is further configured to, if the temperature of the battery pack is higher than a second temperature threshold, send a switch-off instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module, so as to disconnect a pathway of the battery pack with the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module; and/or
the battery management module is further configured to, if the state of charge of the battery pack is lower than a limit state of charge threshold, send a switch-off instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module, so as to disconnect a pathway of the battery pack with the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module.

4. The battery pack system of claim 1 , wherein the battery pack system further comprises a master switch module, which is connected to the battery pack and configured to control whether the electricity of the battery pack flows into the discharge circuit module or the charge circuit module.

5. The battery pack system of claim 4 , wherein the battery management module is further configured to monitor an element temperature parameter, and send a switch-off instruction to the master switch module and/or the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module if the element temperature parameter exceeds an element temperature threshold range, to disconnect a pathway of the battery pack with the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module, wherein the element temperature parameter comprises at least one of: a temperature of the discharge circuit module, a temperature of the charge circuit module, a temperature of the energy storage module, and a temperature of the master switch module.

6. The battery pack system of claim 1 , wherein a range of a frequency at which the current detection module collects the monitored current is 1,000 Hz to 1,000,000 Hz.

7. The battery pack system of claim 1 , wherein the current control parameter comprises the regulation frequency and/or a discharge-charge duty cycle, the discharge-charge duty cycle is a ratio of a duration when the discharge circuit module is switched on to a duration of a heating cycle, and the duration of the heating cycle is a sum of the duration when the discharge circuit module is switched on and a duration when the charge circuit module is switched on.

8. The battery pack system of claim 7 , wherein the battery management module is further configured to decrease the regulation frequency and/or increase the discharge-charge duty cycle if the value of the monitored current is lower than the desired current value; and
the battery management module is further configured to increase the regulation frequency and/or decrease the discharge-charge duty cycle if the value of the monitored current is higher than the desired current value.

9. The battery pack system of claim 1 , wherein the battery management module is further configured to send a switch-off instruction to the master switch module and/or the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module if the value of the monitored current exceeds a safety threshold range, so as to disconnect a pathway of the battery pack with the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module.

10. A control method for the battery pack system of claim 1 , comprising:
monitoring the temperature of the battery pack; and
sending the switch-on instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module alternately at the regulation frequency if the temperature of the battery pack is lower than the first temperature threshold, wherein the battery pack, the discharge circuit module and the energy storage module form a pathway circuit, to enable electricity of the battery pack to flow into the energy storage module, when the discharge circuit module is switched on according to the switch-on instruction, and wherein the battery pack, the charge circuit module and the energy storage module form a pathway circuit, to enable electricity of the energy storage module to flow into the battery pack, when the charge circuit module is switched on according to the switch-on instruction;
collecting a monitored current, wherein the monitored current is a current of a pathway formed by the battery pack and the discharge circuit module and a current of a pathway formed by the battery pack and the charge circuit module, respectively; and
adjusting a current parameter according to a value of the monitored current and a desired current value, so that the value of the monitored current reaches the desired current value.

11. The control method for the battery pack system of claim 10 , wherein sending the switch-on instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module alternately at the regulation frequency if the temperature of the battery pack is lower than the first temperature threshold comprises:
acquiring a state of charge of the battery pack if the temperature of the battery pack is lower than the first temperature threshold; and
sending the switch-on instruction to the discharge circuit module and the charge circuit module

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Wei
• Dan Zhimin
• Hou Yizhen
• Zuo Xiyang
• Lu Wenbin
• Wu Xingyuan
• Zhu Taosheng

Classifications

• H02J7/975

  in response to temperature · CPC title

• H02J7/953

  in response to charge current gradient · CPC title

• B60L58/27 Primary

  by heating · CPC title

• H01M2010/4271

  Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing · CPC title

• H01M10/637

  characterised by the use of reversible temperature-sensitive devices, e.g. NTC, PTC or bimetal devices; characterised by control of the internal current flowing through the cells, e.g. by switching (means for preventing undesired use or discharge H01M50/572) · CPC title