Current modulation module, parameter determination module, battery heating system, as well as control method and control device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548405-B2
Application number	US-202117486960-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2021
Priority date	Nov 30, 2020
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

The embodiments of the present application provide a current modulation module, a parameter determination module, a battery heating system, as well as a control method and a control device thereof, and relate to the field of battery. The control method includes determining a state of charge (SOC), of the battery, modulating a first current flowing into windings of a motor into an alternating current when the SOC is greater than a first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the alternating current in a first target module to heat the battery, and modulating a second current flowing into the windings of the motor into a direct current when the SOC is less than or equal to the first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the direct current in a second target module to heat the battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control method of a battery heating system, the battery heating system comprising windings of a motor and a control device coupled with the windings of the motor, wherein and the control method is applied in the control device and comprises:
acquiring a state of charge (SOC) of a battery that supplies power to the motor;
determining whether the SOC of the battery is greater than a first SOC threshold;
modulating a first current flowing into the windings of the motor into an alternating current in the case that the SOC of the battery is greater than the first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the alternating current flowing through at least one of the battery and the windings of the motor to heat the battery; and
modulating a second current flowing into the windings of the motor into a direct current in the case that the SOC of the battery is less than or equals to the first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the direct current flowing through at least one of the battery and the windings of the motor to heat the battery,
wherein the modulation of the second current flowing into the windings of the motor into the direct current comprises:
controlling a target conduction switch in an inverter to be continuously in a conduction state, so as to modulate the second current into the direct current; and
wherein the controlling of the target conduction switch in the inverter to be continuously in the conduction state comprises:
obtaining the second current; extracting a quadrature-axis component of the second current and a direct-axis component of the second current; and
obtaining a modulation signal for the target conduction switch by using the quadrature-axis component, the direct-axis component, a given value of a quadrature-axis signal, and a given value of a direct-axis signal;
wherein the given value of the quadrature-axis signal is equal to 0, and the given value of the direct-axis signal is determined according to a preset safe current.

2. The control method of the battery heating system according to claim 1 , wherein the modulation of the second current flowing into the windings of the motor into the direct current when the SOC of the battery is less than or equal to the first SOC threshold particularly comprises:
modulating the second current flowing from the battery into the windings of the motor into the direct current when the SOC of the battery is greater than a second SOC threshold and less than the first SOC threshold; and
modulating the second current flowing from an external charging device into the windings of the motor into the direct current when the SOC of the battery is less than or equal to the second SOC threshold.

3. The control method of the battery heating system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inverter is connected to the windings of the motor, and wherein the target conduction switch comprises at least one upper bridge-arm switch unit and at least one lower bridge-arm switch unit, and the at least one upper bridge-arm switch unit and the at least one lower bridge-arm switch unit are located on different bridge-arms.

4. The control method of the battery heating system according to claim 3 , wherein the modulation of the second current flowing into the windings of the motor into the direct current further comprises:
adjusting an angle between a stator magnetic field of the motor and a rotor magnetic field of the motor to zero.

5. The control method of the battery heating system according to claim 3 , wherein the control method further comprises:
controlling a value of a current intensity of the direct current not to exceed a preset safe current;
wherein when the value of the current intensity of the direct current is equal to the preset safe current, temperature of the target conduction switch is not greater than a preset upper temperature limit, and temperature of the windings of the motor is not greater than a preset insulation temperature.

6. The control method of the battery heating system according to claim 3 , wherein the control method further comprises:
obtaining an angle of a rotor magnetic field of the motor;
calculating an angle of a stator magnetic field of the motor according to the direct-axis component, and adjusting the angle of the stator magnetic field of the motor and the angle of the rotor magnetic field of the motor to be a same angle.

7. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the control method according to claim 1 .

8. A current modulation module, comprising:
a memory for storing instructions; and
a processor for performing the instructions stored in the memory to:
acquire a state of charge (SOC), of a battery that supplies power to a motor;
determine whether the state of charge (SOC) of the battery is greater than a first SOC threshold;
modulate a first current flowing into windings of the motor into an alternating current in the case that the SOC of the battery is greater than the first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the alternating current flowing through at least one of the battery and the windings of the motor to heat the battery; and
modulate a second current flowing into the windings of the motor into a direct current in the case that the SOC of the battery is less than or equals to the first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the direct current flowing through at least one of the battery and the windings of the motor to heat the battery,
wherein the processor is further configured to:
control a target conduction switch in an inverter to be continuously in a conduction state, so as to modulate the second current into the direct current; and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
obtain the second current;
extract a quadrature-axis component of the second current and a direct-axis component of the second current; and
obtain a modulation signal for the target conduction switch by using the quadrature-axis component, the direct-axis component, a given value of a quadrature-axis signal, and a given value of a direct-axis signal;
wherein the given value of the quadrature-axis signal is equal to 0, and the given value of the direct-axis signal is determined according to a preset safe current.

9. The current modulation module according to claim 8 , wherein the current modulation module is a controller for the motor.

10. The current modulation module according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
modulate the second current flowing from the battery into the windings of the motor into the direct current when the SOC of the battery is greater than a second SOC threshold and less than the first SOC threshold; and
modulate the second current flowing from an external charging device into the windings of the motor into the direct current when the SOC of the battery is less than or equal to the second SOC threshold.

11. The current modulation module according to claim 8 ,
wherein the inverter is connected to the windings of the motor, and wherein the target conduction switch comprises at least one upper bridge-arm switch unit and at least one lower bridge-arm switch unit, and the at least one upper bridge-arm switch unit and the at least one lower bridge-arm switch unit are located on different bridge-arms.

12. The current modulation module according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
adjust an angle between a stator magnetic field of the motor and a rotor magnetic field of the motor to zero.

13. The current modulation module according to claim 11 ,

Assignees

• Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Xiaojian
• Dan Zhimin
• Li Bao
• Zuo Xiyang

Classifications

• B60L2240/527

  Voltage · 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

• H01M10/63

  Control systems (charging or discharging in response to temperature H01M10/44 {, H01M10/443}; measurement of temperature H01M10/48 {, H01M10/486}) · CPC title

• B60L2270/44

  Heat storages, e.g. for cabin heating · CPC title

• H01M10/615 Primary

  Heating or keeping warm · CPC title