Method for determining charging time, BMS, battery, and electrical energy device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12372584-B2
Application number	US-202217950096-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2022
Priority date	Jan 19, 2022
Publication date	Jul 29, 2025
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025

Abstract

A method for determining a charging time includes obtaining a maximum monomer voltage of a cell of a battery, and under a condition that the maximum monomer voltage is determined to be greater than or equal to a value, determining, based on a charging voltage of the battery, the charging time of the battery.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for determining a charging time, comprising:
obtaining a maximum monomer voltage of a cell of a battery of an electric vehicle;
in response to determining that the maximum monomer voltage is greater than or equal to a value, determining, based on a charging voltage of the battery, the charging time of the battery, comprising:
calculating, based on a remaining capacity to top up and a charging current of the battery, a first remaining charging duration and saving the first remaining charging duration;
calculating, based on the charging voltage of the battery and the first remaining charging duration, a second remaining charging duration of the battery in real time, comprising:
calculating a difference between a charging voltage of the cell fully charged under slow charging and the maximum monomer voltage;
determining a ratio of the difference to the value as a voltage-follow ratio of the remaining charging time of the battery; and
calculating a product of the first remaining charging duration multiplying the voltage-follow ratio and determining the product as the second remaining charging duration; and

determining, based on a present time and the second remaining charging duration, the charging time of the battery; and
in response to arrival of a transmission cycle or a request message, transmitting an indication of the second remaining charging duration to a display unit of the electric vehicle for display.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein calculating, based on the remaining capacity to top up and the charging current of the battery, the first remaining charging duration comprises:
calculating, based on a present state of charge (SOC) of the battery and a total capacity of the battery, the remaining capacity to top up of the battery; and
calculating, based on the remaining capacity to top up and a present charging current of the battery, the first remaining charging duration.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the value is a difference between a voltage of the cell fully charged under slow charging and a given voltage threshold; and
the given voltage threshold is set under a condition that the charging time of the battery is determined based on the charging voltage of the battery.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication of the second remaining charging duration is further transmitted to an electronic device remote from the electric vehicle via a network connection.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the arrival of the transmission cycle or the request message, an indication of the charging time of the battery is transmitted to the display unit of the electric vehicle for display and/or to an electronic device remote from the electric vehicle via a network connection.

6. A battery management system, comprising:
a processor; and
a storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
obtain a maximum monomer voltage of a cell of a battery of an electric vehicle;
in response to determining that the maximum monomer voltage is greater than or equal to a value, determine, based on a charging voltage of the battery, the charging time of the battery, comprising:
calculating, based on a remaining capacity to top up and a charging current of the battery, a first remaining charging duration and saving the first remaining charging duration;
calculating, based on the charging voltage of the battery and the first remaining charging duration, a second remaining charging duration of the battery in real time, comprising:
calculating a difference between a charging voltage of the cell fully charged under slow charging and the maximum monomer voltage;
determining a ratio of the difference to the value as a voltage-follow ratio of the remaining charging time of the battery; and
calculating a product of the first remaining charging duration multiplying the voltage-follow ratio and determining the product as the second remaining charging duration; and

determining, based on a present time and the second remaining charging duration, the charging time of the battery; and

in response to arrival of a transmission cycle or a request message, transmit an indication of the second remaining charging duration to a display unit of the electric vehicle for display.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the computer program further causes the processor to:
calculate, based on a present state of charge (SOC) of the battery and a total capacity of the battery, the remaining capacity to top up of the battery; and
calculate, based on the remaining capacity to top up and a present charging current of the battery, the first remaining charging duration.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein:
the value is a difference between a voltage of the cell fully charged under slow charging and a given voltage threshold; and
the given voltage threshold is set under a condition that the charging time of the battery is determined based on the charging voltage of the battery.

9. A battery of an electric vehicle, comprising:
a battery cell; and
a battery management system comprising a processor and a storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
obtain a maximum monomer voltage of a cell of the battery;
in response to determining that the maximum monomer voltage is greater than or equal to a value, determine, based on a charging voltage of the battery, the charging time of the battery, comprising:
calculating, based on a remaining capacity to top up and a charging current of the battery, a first remaining charging duration and saving the first remaining charging duration;
calculating, based on the charging voltage of the battery and the first remaining charging duration, a second remaining charging duration of the battery in real time, comprising:
calculating a difference between a charging voltage of the cell fully charged under slow charging and the maximum monomer voltage;
determining a ratio of the difference to the value as a voltage-follow ratio of the remaining charging time of the battery; and
calculating a product of the first remaining charging duration multiplying the voltage-follow ratio and determining the product as the second remaining charging duration; and

determining, based on a present time and the second remaining charging duration, the charging time of the battery; and

in response to arrival of a transmission cycle or a request message, transmit an indication of the second remaining charging duration to a display unit of the electric vehicle for display.

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Haijiang
• Sun Shuting
• Zhang Shichang

Classifications

• H02J2105/37

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

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• G01R31/3646

  for indicating electrical conditions or variables, e.g. visual or audible indicators · CPC title

• H01M10/425 Primary

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · 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