Intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11909007-B2
Application number	US-202117306221-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 3, 2021
Priority date	Jul 31, 2020
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

Abstract

Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
a battery cell comprising:
active battery cell material; and
an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising:
one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device, wherein the battery cell poles comprise a first set of cell poles coupled to a direct current (DC) supply section of the battery cell, and a second set of cell poles coupled to a alternating current (AC) supply section of the battery cell; and
a processor that operates the one or more switches to simultaneously provide a first defined value of DC electric energy supply at the first set of cell poles and a second defined value of AC electric energy supply at the second set of cell poles.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the battery cell further comprises one or more second active battery cell materials coupled to at least one internal load balancing component or circuit on the internal circuit, and wherein the processor operates the one or more switches to provide at least one of a positive electric potential, a negative electric potential, or an electric potential of zero volts at the second set of cell poles based on electric energy of at least one of the active battery cell material or the one or more second active battery cell materials.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the internal circuit further comprises:
a memory; and
one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell, and wherein the processor stores the parameter data on the memory.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the internal circuit further comprises:
one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell, and wherein the processor operates the one or more switches based on the parameter data to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the internal circuit further comprises:
one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell; and
one or more communication components that use at least one of a wired communication network or a wireless communication network to provide the parameter data to a second battery cell.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the internal circuit further comprises:
a switch controller that operates the one or more switches to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a converter that is coupled to at least one of the internal circuit or the battery cell poles and that converts a first defined DC voltage provided at the battery cell poles to a second defined DC voltage.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
operating, by a processor within a battery cell, one or more switches of an internal circuit integrated in the battery cell using electrical energy stored in the battery cell; and
simultaneously providing, by the processor within the battery cell, a first defined value of DC electric energy supply at a first set of cell poles of the battery cell and a second defined value of AC electric energy supply at a second set of cell poles of the battery cell based on the operating.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the providing comprises:
providing, by the processor within the battery cell, at least one of a positive electric potential, a negative electric potential, or an electric potential of zero volts at the second set of cell poles based on the operating.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
drawing, by the processor within the battery cell, the electrical energy stored in the battery cell; and
operating, by the processor within the battery cell, one or more electronic components of at least one of the internal circuit or the battery cell based on the drawing.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
collecting, by the processor within the battery cell, parameter data of the battery cell at one or more sensors of the internal circuit; and
storing, by the processor within the battery cell, the parameter data on a memory of the internal circuit based on the collecting.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
collecting, by the processor within the battery cell, parameter data of the battery cell at one or more sensors of the internal circuit; and
operating, by the processor within the battery cell, the one or more switches based on the parameter data to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
collecting, by the processor within the battery cell, parameter data of the battery cell at one or more sensors of the internal circuit; and
employing, by the processor within the battery cell, one or more communication components of the internal circuit to provide the parameter data over at least one of a wired communication network or a wireless communication network to a device that is external to the battery cell.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
employing, by the processor within the battery cell, a converter of the internal circuit to convert a first DC defined voltage provided at the the first set of cell poles to a second defined voltage.

15. A battery cell, comprising:
active battery cell material;
an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising:
one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device, wherein the the battery cell poles comprise a first set of cell poles coupled to a direct current (DC) supply section of the battery cell, and a second set of cell poles coupled to a alternating current (AC) supply section of the battery cell; and
a processor that operates the one or more switches to simultaneously provide a first defined value of DC electric energy supply at the first set of cell poles and a second defined value of AC electric energy supply at the second set of cell poles.

16. The battery cell of claim 15 , further comprising a casing that encapsulates the active battery cell material and the internal circuit.

17. The battery cell of claim 15 , wherein the processor operates the one or more switches to provide at least one of a positive electric potential, a negative electric potential, or an electric potential of zero volts at the second set of cell poles based on electric energy of the active battery cell material.

18. The battery cell of claim 15 , wherein the internal circuit further comprises:
a memory;
one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell; and
the processor stores the parameter data on the memory, and wherein at least one of the memory, the one or more sensors, or the processor uses electrical energy from the active battery cell material to operate.

19. The battery cell of claim 15 , wherein the internal circuit further comprises:
one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell, and
wherein the processor operates the one or more switches based on the parameter data to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply.

20. The battery cell of claim 15 , wherein the internal circuit further comprises:
one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell; and
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Assignees

• Volvo Car Corp

Inventors

• Forssell Jonas
• Eriksson Robert

Classifications

• H02J2105/37

  exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] · CPC title

• H02J7/977

  of the battery · CPC title

• H02J7/96

  in response to battery voltage · CPC title

• H02J7/973

  in response to degree of gas development in the battery · CPC title

• H02J7/94

  in response to battery current · CPC title