Battery management system and communication method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11329866-B2
Application number	US-202117155109-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2021
Priority date	Sep 12, 2018
Publication date	May 10, 2022
Grant date	May 10, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a battery management system and a communication method. The method includes: determining, by a main BMU, from a plurality of managed units a fault unit that communicates abnormally with the main BMU, and transmitting, by the main BMU, to a backup BMU a fault frequency at which the fault unit communicates abnormally with the main BMU; selecting, by the backup BMU, from the managed units a managed unit that communicates normally with the backup BMU and the fault unit as a target unit; transmitting, by the backup BMU, frequency-conversion information to the fault unit through the target unit based on the fault frequency; converting, by the fault unit, its frequency to a frequency; transmitting the frequency to the main BMU if the backup BMU communicates normally with the fault unit using the frequency; and communicating, by the main BMU, with the fault unit using the frequency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication method performed by a main battery management unit (BMU), the method comprising:
determining, by the main BMU, from a plurality of managed units a first fault unit that communicates abnormally with the main BMU;
transmitting, by the main BMU, to a backup BMU a fault frequency at which the first fault unit communicates abnormally with the main BMU, wherein the fault frequency is used by the backup BMU to transmit first frequency conversion information to the first fault unit through a first target unit, wherein the first frequency conversion information is to instruct the first fault unit to convert its frequency to a first frequency, wherein the first target unit is a managed unit selected by the backup BMU from the plurality of managed units that communicates normally with both the backup BMU and the first fault unit; and
communicating, by the main BMU, with the first fault unit using the first frequency received from the backup BMU, wherein the first frequency is transmitted to the main BMU by the backup BMU under a condition that the backup BMU communicates normally with the first fault unit using the first frequency.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
forwarding, by the main BMU, data between the main BMU and the first fault unit through the backup BMU and the first target unit, under a condition that the backup BMU communicates abnormally with the first fault unit using the first frequency.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
communicating, by the main BMU, with the first fault unit using a second frequency after a frequency hopping received from the backup BMU, wherein a timed frequency hopping is performed, by both the backup BMU and the first fault unit, based on a preset first frequency hopping rule under a condition that the backup BMU fails to select the first target unit from the plurality of managed units, wherein the second frequency of the backup BMU after the timed frequency hopping is consistent with a frequency of the first fault unit after the timed frequency hopping based on the first frequency hopping rule, wherein the second frequency after the frequency hopping is transmitted, by the backup BMU, to the main BMU under a condition that the backup BMU communicates normally with the first fault unit using the second frequency after the frequency hopping.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
determining, by the main BMU, from the plurality of managed units a third fault unit that communicates abnormally with the main BMU, under a condition that the main BMU operates normally and the backup BMU operates abnormally;
selecting, by the main BMU, from the plurality of managed units a managed unit that communicates normally with both the main BMU and the third fault unit as a third target unit;
forwarding, by the main BMU, third frequency conversion information to the third fault unit through the third target unit, wherein the third frequency conversion information is to instruct the third fault unit to convert its frequency to a fifth frequency; and
communicating, by the main BMU, with the third fault unit using the fifth frequency, and transmitting, by the main BMU, the fifth frequency to all managed units of the plurality of managed units except the third fault unit.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
forwarding, by the main BMU, data between the main BMU and the third fault unit through the third target unit, under a condition that the main BMU communicates abnormally with the third fault unit using the fifth third frequency.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
performing a timed frequency hopping, by both the main BMU and the third fault unit, based on a preset third frequency hopping rule if the main BMU fails to select the third target unit from the plurality of managed units, wherein a sixth frequency of the main BMU after the frequency hopping is consistent with a frequency of the third fault unit after the timed frequency hopping based on the third frequency hopping rule;
communicating, by the main BMU, with the third fault unit using the sixth frequency after the frequency hopping;
transmitting, by the main BMU, the sixth frequency after the frequency hopping to all managed units of the plurality of managed units except the third fault unit under a condition that the main BMU communicates normally with the third fault unit using the sixth frequency after the frequency hopping; and
reporting, by the main BMU, fault information of the third fault unit under a condition that the main BMU communicates abnormally with the third fault unit using the sixth frequency after the frequency hopping.

7. A communication method performed by a backup battery management unit (BMU), the method comprising:
receiving, by the backup BMU, a fault frequency at which a first fault unit communicates abnormally with a main BMU, wherein the first fault unit is determined by the main BMU from a plurality of managed units;
selecting, by the backup BMU, from the plurality of managed units a managed unit that communicates normally with both the backup BMU and the first fault unit as a first target unit;
transmitting, by the backup BMU, first frequency conversion information to the first fault unit through the first target unit based on the fault frequency, wherein the first frequency conversion information is to instruct the first fault unit to convert its frequency to a first frequency; and
transmitting, by the backup BMU, the first frequency to the main BMU under a condition that the backup BMU communicates normally with the first fault unit using the first frequency, wherein the first frequency is used by the main BMU to communicate with the first fault unit.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:
transmitting, by the backup BMU, the first frequency to all managed units of the plurality of managed units except the first fault unit.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein selecting, by the backup BMU, from the plurality of managed units a managed unit that communicates normally with both the backup BMU and the first fault unit as a first target unit comprises:
selecting, by the backup BMU, from the plurality of managed units any managed unit other than the first fault unit as a first managed unit;
determining, by the backup BMU, whether the first managed unit communicates normally with the backup BMU and the first fault unit;
determining, by the backup BMU, the first managed unit as the first target unit, under a condition that the first managed unit communicates normally with both the backup BMU and the first fault unit; and
reselecting, by the backup BMU, the first managed unit until the first target unit is selected from the plurality of managed units by the backup BMU, under a condition that the first managed unit communicates abnormally with at least one of the backup BMU and the first fault unit.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:
performing a timed frequency hopping, by both the backup BMU and the first fault unit, based on a preset first frequency hopping rule under a condition that the backup BMU fails to select the first target unit from the plurality of managed units, wherein a second frequency of the backup BMU after the timed frequency hopping is consistent with a frequency of the first fault unit after the timed frequency hopping based on the first frequency hopping rule;
communicating, by the backup BMU, with the first fault unit using the second frequency after the frequency hopping; and
transmitting, by the backup BMU, the second frequency after th

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Dan Zhimin
• Lu Wenbin
• Zhang Wei
• Hou Yizhen
• Xu Jia
• Luo Jiechao
• Yu Teng

Classifications

• H02J7/80

  including monitoring or indicating arrangements · CPC title

• H02J7/40 Primary

  characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title

• H04W52/0238

  where the received signal is an unwanted signal, e.g. interference or idle signal · CPC title

• H04L43/10

  Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route · CPC title