Voltage measurement method and operating method for a vehicle on-board power supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12365264-B2
Application number	US-202318511214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2023
Priority date	Nov 17, 2022
Publication date	Jul 22, 2025
Grant date	Jul 22, 2025

Abstract

A voltage measurement method for an on-board power supply system ( 100 ) of a vehicle, wherein the on-board power supply system ( 100 ) comprises a battery pack ( 10 ) with a plurality of battery cells ( 2 ) and at least one sub-grid ( 20, 30 ) which can be coupled to the battery pack ( 10 ) via contactors (SH+, SH−, SL+, SL−). According to the invention, the voltage measurement method comprises the following method steps:
In an initial calibration mode with open contactors (SH+, SH−, SL+, SL−):
measurement of cell voltages (UZ) of the individual battery cells ( 2 ); calculation of a pack voltage (UP) of the battery pack ( 10 ) using the measured cell voltages (UZ); measurement of a pack voltage (UP) of the battery pack ( 10 ); calculation of a first correction factor for the pack voltage (UP) using the calculated pack voltage (UP) and the measured pack voltage (UP).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A voltage measurement method for an on-board power supply system of a vehicle, the on-board power supply system comprising a battery pack with a plurality of battery cells and at least one sub-grid which can be coupled to the battery pack via contactors, the voltage measurement method comprising the following steps:
in an initial calibration mode with open contactors:
measuring using a plurality of cell voltage measuring devices, cell voltages of the individual battery cells and providing the cell voltages to a control unit;
calculating, via the control unit, a calculated pack voltage of the battery pack using the measured cell voltages;
measuring using a pack voltage measuring device, a measured pack voltage of the battery pack and providing the measured pack voltage to the control unit; and
calculating, via the control unit, a first correction factor for the pack voltage using the calculated pack voltage and the measured pack voltage;
wherein each of the cell voltage measuring devices is assigned to one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and configured to measure the cell voltage associated with the one battery cell.

2. The voltage measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage measurement method further comprises the following method steps:
in a second calibration mode with closed contactors:
measuring the pack voltage of the battery pack;
measuring a sub-grid voltage of at least one sub-grid;
calculating, via the control unit, a second correction factor for the sub-grid voltage using the measured and corrected pack voltage and the measured sub-grid voltage;

and
in a measurement mode:
using the first and second correction factor when measuring the pack voltage and the sub-grid voltage in the on-board power supply system.

3. The voltage measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the first calibration operation is carried out by the control unit at least once per driving cycle of the vehicle.

4. The voltage measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the second calibration operation is carried out by the control unit cyclically during a driving cycle or at least once per driving cycle of the vehicle.

5. The voltage measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or the second calibration operation are carried out at different temperatures.

6. The voltage measurement method according to claim 5 , wherein the first and/or the second calibration operation are carried out repeatedly at different temperatures.

7. The voltage measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein correction parameters are stored, whereby old parameters are checked for plausibility with newly determined parameters.

8. The voltage measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sub-grid is formed by a charging grid for charging the battery pack or by a traction grid for traction of the vehicle.

9. An operating method for an on-board power supply system of a vehicle, the on-board power supply system comprising a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells and at least one sub-grid which can be coupled to the battery pack via contactors, wherein
the operation of the battery pack and/or of the at least one sub-grid is monitored and/or controlled by detecting voltage values, and
a voltage measurement method according to claim 1 is used to detect the voltage values.

10. An on-board power supply system for a vehicle, comprising a battery pack with a plurality of battery cells, at least one sub-grid which can be coupled to the battery pack via contactors, and a control unit configured to in an initial calibration mode with open contactors:
receive battery cell voltages of the individual battery cells measured by cell voltage measuring devices;
calculate a calculated pack voltage of the battery pack using the measured cell voltages;
receive a measured pack voltage of the battery pack measured by a pack voltage measuring device; and
calculate a first correction factor for the pack voltage using the calculated pack voltage and the measured pack voltage;
wherein each of the cell voltage measuring devices is assigned to one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and configured to measure the cell voltage associated with the one battery cell.

11. A vehicle comprising an on-board power supply system according to claim 10 .

12. The on-board power supply system according to claim 10 , wherein
the control unit is configured to in a subsequent calibration mode with closed contactors:
receive the measured pack voltage of the battery pack measured by the pack voltage measuring device;
receive a sub-grid voltage of at least one sub-grid measured by a sub-grid voltage measuring device;
calculate a second correction factor for the sub-grid voltage using the measured and corrected pack voltage and the measured sub-grid voltage;

and
in a measurement mode:
using the first and second correction factor when measuring the pack voltage and the sub-grid voltage in the on-board power supply system.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Tzivanopoulos Chrysanthos
• Santucho Isaias Miguel Alejandro
• Swoboda Johannes
• Wolf Mathis
• Barabas Thomas

Classifications

• G01R35/005

  Calibrating; Standards or reference devices, e.g. voltage or resistance standards, "golden" references (G01R33/0035, G01R35/002 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01R19/0084

  Measuring voltage only · CPC title

• B60L3/12

  Recording operating variables {; Monitoring of operating variables} · CPC title

• B60L58/18 Primary

  of two or more battery modules · CPC title

• B60L58/10 Primary

  for monitoring or controlling batteries · CPC title