Battery management apparatus, battery management method, and battery energy storage system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12117499-B2
Application number	US-202017440394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 17, 2020
Priority date	Mar 18, 2019
Publication date	Oct 15, 2024
Grant date	Oct 15, 2024

Abstract

A battery management apparatus 102 is an apparatus which manages a chargeable and dischargeable battery, and includes: a battery state calculation unit 501 which calculates a state of charge SOC representing the state of charge of the battery, and a charge capacity fade SOHQ representing a deterioration degree; a mid voltage calculation unit 502 which calculates a mid voltage that is present between the discharge voltage in a current state of charge of the battery, and a voltage value representing the discharge voltage in a minimum state of charge of the battery; a remaining capacity calculation unit 503 which calculates a remaining capacity of the battery, based on the state of charge SOC and the charge capacity fade SOHQ; and an available energy calculation unit 504 which calculates available energy of the battery, based on the mid voltage and the remaining capacity.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery management apparatus for managing a chargeable and dischargeable battery, comprising:
a battery state calculation unit which calculates a state of charge and a deterioration degree of the battery;
a mid voltage calculation unit which calculates a mid voltage that is present between a charge-discharge voltage in a current state of charge of the battery, and a charge-discharge voltage in a minimum state of charge or a maximum state of charge of the battery;
a remaining capacity calculation unit which calculates a remaining capacity or a chargeable capacity of the battery, based on the state of charge and the deterioration degree;
an available energy calculation unit which calculates available energy or chargeable energy of the battery, based on the mid voltage and the remaining capacity, or on the mid voltage and the chargeable capacity;
wherein the mid voltage is a voltage at which a value obtained by multiplying the mid voltage by the remaining capacity or the chargeable capacity matches an integral value of a charge and discharge curve representing change in the charge-discharge voltage from the current state of charge to the minimum state of charge or the maximum state of charge, and
the available energy calculation unit calculates the available energy or the chargeable energy by multiplying the mid voltage by the remaining capacity or the chargeable capacity.

2. The battery management apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mid voltage calculation unit
includes: a first table in which a voltage value is set for each combination of the state of charge and a temperature of the battery; and a second table in which a resistance value is set for each combination of the state of charge and the temperature of the battery,
obtains the voltage value and the resistance value corresponding to the state of charge calculated by the battery state calculation unit and the current temperature of the battery, respectively from the first table and the second table, and
calculates the mid voltage, based on the obtained voltage value and the resistance value.

3. The battery management apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the mid voltage calculation unit obtains the voltage value and the resistance value corresponding to the state of charge calculated by the battery state calculation unit and the current temperature of the battery, through interpolation, respectively from the first table and the second table.

4. The battery management apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
a C-rate calculation unit which calculates a C-rate when the battery is charged or discharged,
wherein the mid voltage calculation unit calculates the mid voltage by using the C-rate calculated by the C-rate calculation unit.

5. The battery management apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the mid voltage calculation unit
includes: a first table in which a voltage value is set for each combination of the C-rate and the state of charge and a temperature of the battery; and a second table in which a resistance value is set for each combination of the C-rate and the state of charge and the temperature of the battery,
obtains the voltage value and the resistance value corresponding to the C-rate calculated by the C-rate calculation unit, the state of charge calculated by the battery state calculation unit, and the current temperature of the battery, respectively from the first table and the second table, and
calculates the mid voltage, based on the obtained voltage value and the resistance value.

6. The battery management apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the mid voltage calculation unit obtains the voltage value and the resistance value corresponding to the C-rate calculated by the C-rate calculation unit, the state of charge calculated by the battery state calculation unit, and the current temperature of the battery, through interpolation, respectively from the first table and the second table.

7. A battery energy storage system, comprising:
the battery management apparatus according to claim 1 ;
a chargeable and dischargeable battery; and
a charge-discharge apparatus which charges and discharges the battery, based on available energy or chargeable energy of the battery calculated by the battery management apparatus.

8. A battery management method for managing a chargeable and dischargeable battery, the method comprising, by a computer:
calculating a state of charge and a deterioration degree of the battery;
calculating a mid voltage that is present between a charge-discharge voltage in a current state of charge of the battery, and a charge-discharge voltage in a minimum state of charge or a maximum state of charge of the battery;
calculating a remaining capacity or a chargeable capacity of the battery, based on the calculated state of charge and deterioration degree;
calculating available energy or chargeable energy of the battery, based on the calculated mid voltage and remaining capacity, or on the calculated mid voltage and chargeable capacity;
wherein the mid voltage is a voltage at which a value obtained by multiplying the mid voltage by the remaining capacity or the chargeable capacity matches an integral value of a charge and discharge curve representing change in the charge-discharge voltage from the current state of charge to the minimum state of charge or the maximum state of charge, and
calculating the available energy or the chargeable energy by multiplying the mid voltage by the remaining capacity or the chargeable capacity.

Assignees

• Vehicle Energy Japan Inc

Inventors

• Matthey Fanny
• NAKAO Ryohhei
• Ohkawa Keiichiro
• Wada Yosuke

Classifications

• H02J7/96

  in response to battery voltage · CPC title

• H02J7/84

  Control of state of health [SOH] · CPC title

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · 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

• H01M10/486

  for measuring temperature · CPC title