Battery energy processing apparatus and method, and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12451536-B2
Application number	US-202218074448-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 2, 2022
Priority date	Jun 4, 2020
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure belongs to the field of vehicles, and relates to a battery energy processing device and method and a vehicle, which can charge batteries during self-heating of the batteries. The battery energy processing device includes: an energy exchange interface; a first circuit, wherein a first end of the first circuit is connected with the energy exchange interface, and a second end of the first circuit is connected with a battery; a second circuit, wherein a first end of the second circuit is connected with the battery; an energy storage device, connected with a second end of the second circuit; and a controller, configured to: in a first preset state, control the second circuit to charge and discharge the battery to heat the battery, and control the first circuit to receive energy from the energy exchange interface and output the energy to the battery to charge the battery.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery energy processing device, comprising:
an energy exchange interface;
a first circuit, wherein a first end of the first circuit is connected with the energy exchange interface and a second end of the first circuit is connected with a battery;
a second circuit, wherein a first end of the second circuit is connected with the battery;
an energy storage device, wherein the energy storage device is connected with a second end of the second circuit; and
a controller, configured to: in a first preset state, control the second circuit to charge and discharge the battery to heat the battery, and control the first circuit to receive energy from the energy exchange interface and output the energy to the battery to charge the battery.

2. The battery energy processing device according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first preset state, the controller controls the second circuit to charge and discharge the energy storage device and the battery to heat the battery; and
the first circuit is configured to: in the first preset state, stabilize a voltage of the energy exchange interface and cause a voltage transmitted by the first circuit to the battery to match a voltage of the battery in real time.

3. The battery energy processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the first circuit comprises:
M-phase bridge arms (B 1 ), wherein a first confluent end of the M-phase bridge arms (B 1 ) is connected with a positive electrode of the battery; and a second confluent end of the M-phase bridge arms (B 1 ) is connected with a negative electrode of the battery;
M coils (KM 1 ), wherein first ends of the M coils (KM 1 ) are connected with midpoints of the M-phase bridge arms (B 1 ) in a one-to-one correspondence and second ends of the M coils (KM 1 ) are connected together; and
a first capacitor (C 1 ), wherein a first end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) is connected with the second ends of the M coils (KM 1 ); a second end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) is connected with the second confluent end of the M-phase bridge arms (B 1 ); the first end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) and the second end of the first capacitor (C 1 ) are respectively connected with the energy exchange interface; and
M≥1.

4. The battery energy processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the second circuit comprises N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ); a first confluent end of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) is connected with the positive electrode of the battery; a second confluent end of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) is connected with the negative electrode of the battery;
the energy storage device comprises N coils (KM 2 ) and a second capacitor (C 2 ); first ends of the N coils (KM 2 ) are connected with midpoints of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) in a one-to-one correspondence; second ends of the N coils (KM 2 ) are connected together; a first end of the second capacitor (C 2 ) is connected with second ends of the N coils (KM 2 ); a second end of the second capacitor (C 2 ) is connected with the second confluent end of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ); N≥1; and
in the first preset state, the controller controls the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) to cause the second capacitor (C 2 ) to charge and discharge the battery to heat the battery, and controls the M-phase bridge arms (B 1 ) to cause the battery to receive the energy from the energy exchange interface.

5. The battery energy processing device according to claim 4 , further comprising a first switch (K 1 ), wherein a first end of the first switch (K 1 ) is connected with the energy exchange interface; a second end of the first switch (K 1 ) is connected with the positive electrode of the battery; and
the controller is further configured to: in a second preset state, control the first circuit to be in a state of not receiving the energy from the energy exchange interface and control the second circuit to be in a state of not causing the energy storage device and the battery to be charged and discharged, and control the first switch (K 1 ) to be closed to cause the battery to receive the energy from the energy exchange interface directly.

6. The battery energy processing device according to claim 4 , further comprising a second switch (K 2 ), wherein a first end of the second switch (K 2 ) is connected with the energy exchange interface; a second end of the second switch (K 2 ) is respectively connected with the first end of the second capacitor (C 2 ) and the second ends of the N coils (KM 2 );
the controller is further configured to: in a third preset state, control the second switch (K 2 ) to be closed, and control lower bridge arms of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) to be closed and opened, to cause the battery to receive the energy from the energy exchange interface, wherein the energy from the energy exchange interface is boosted after passing through the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ), the N coils (KM 2 ), and the second capacitor (C 2 ) and then received by the battery; and
the controller is further configured to: in the second preset state, control the second switch (K 2 ) to be closed, and control the lower bridge arms of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) to be opened, to cause the battery directly to receive the energy from the energy exchange interface.

7. The battery energy processing device according to claim 4 , further comprising a third switch (K 3 ), wherein a first end of the third switch (K 3 ) is connected with the second ends of the N coils (KM 2 ); a second end of the third switch (K 3 ) is connected with the first end of the second capacitor (C 2 ); the N coils (KM 2 ) are motor windings; the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) are bridge arm converters; and
the controller is further configured to: in a fifth preset state, control the third switch (K 3 ) to be opened, and control the bridge arm converters to cause a motor corresponding to the motor windings to output power.

8. The battery energy processing device according to claim 3 , further comprising a fourth switch (K 4 ), wherein a first end of the fourth switch (K 4 ) is connected with the second ends of the M coils (KM 1 ); a second end of the fourth switch (K 4 ) is connected with the first end of the first capacitor (C 1 ); the M coils (KM 1 ) are motor windings; the M-phase bridge arms (B 1 ) are bridge arm converters; and
the controller is further configured to: in a sixth preset state, control the fourth switch (K 4 ) to be opened, and control the bridge arm converters to cause a motor corresponding to the motor windings to output power.

9. The battery energy processing device according to claim 4 , wherein
the M coils (KM 1 ) are motor windings of a driving motor or motor windings of a compressor; and
the N coils (KM 2 ) are motor windings of the driving motor.

10. A vehicle, comprising a battery and the battery energy processing device according to claim 1 .

11. The battery energy processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the second circuit comprises N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ); a first confluent end of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) is connected with the positive electrode of the battery; a second confluent end of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) is connected with the negative electrode of the battery;
the energy storage device comprises N coils (KM 2 ); first ends of the N coils (KM 2 ) are connected with midpoints of the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) in a one-to-one correspondence; second ends of the N coils (KM 2 ) are connected together; N≥2; the N coils (KM 2 ) are motor windings; the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) are bridge arm converters;
in the first preset state, the controller controls the N-phase bridge arms (B 2 ) to cause the N coils (KM 2 ) to charge and discharge the batter

Assignees

• Byd Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lian Yubo
• Ling Heping
• Yan Lei
• Xiong Yong
• Gao Wen

Classifications

• H02J2105/37

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

• H02J7/875

  Charging or discharging for charge maintenance, battery initiation or rejuvenation · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M10/443

  in response to temperature · CPC title

• H02M7/4835

  comprising two or more cells, each including a switchable capacitor, the capacitors having a nominal charge voltage which corresponds to a given fraction of the input voltage, and the capacitors being selectively connected in series to determine the instantaneous output voltage · CPC title