Insulation sampling circuit and control method therefor, voltage withstand test method, and power consuming device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12487271-B2
Application number	US-202318528404-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2023
Priority date	Nov 5, 2021
Publication date	Dec 2, 2025
Grant date	Dec 2, 2025

Abstract

The present application discloses an insulation sampling circuit. The insulation sampling circuit includes: a first sampling circuit composed of a first sampling module, a first resistor, and a first switch module; a second sampling circuit composed of a second sampling module, a second resistor, and a second switch module; and a voltage withstand module. The first resistor is connected in parallel to the first sampling module; the first switch module is configured to control the first sampling module and/or the first resistor to be connected between a positive bus and a ground wire; the second resistor is connected in parallel to the second sampling module; the second switch module is configured to control the second sampling module and/or the second resistor to be connected between a negative bus and the ground wire; and the voltage withstand module is disposed on the ground wire to disconnect the ground wire.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A control method for an insulation sampling circuit, wherein:
the insulation sampling circuit comprises:
a first sampling circuit, comprising: a first sampling module, a first resistor, and a first switch module, wherein:
the first resistor is connected in parallel to the first sampling module, and the first switch module is configured to control the first sampling module and/or the first resistor to be connected between a positive bus and a ground wire;

a second sampling circuit, comprising: a second sampling module, a second resistor, and a second switch module, wherein:
the second resistor is connected in parallel to the second sampling module, and the second switch module is configured to control the second sampling module and/or the second resistor to be connected between a negative bus and a ground wire; and

a voltage withstand module disposed on the ground wire and capable of controlling switching between a state where the ground wire is disconnected from the ground and a state where the ground wire is connected to the ground;
wherein:
the first sampling module performs voltage-dividing at both ends and provides a first voltage sampling point, and the first sampling circuit detects a voltage at the first voltage sampling point; and
the second sampling module performs voltage-dividing at both ends and provides a second voltage sampling point, and the second sampling circuit detects a voltage at the second voltage sampling point; and

the control method comprises:
first control: controlling the voltage withstand module of the insulation sampling circuit to enable the ground wire to be connected to the ground, controlling the first switch module of the insulation sampling circuit to enable the first sampling module to be connected between a positive bus and the ground wire, and controlling the second switch module to enable the second sampling module to be connected between a negative bus and the ground wire;
obtaining a second sampling voltage formed by the second sampling module in a state where the first control has been performed;
determining whether the ground wire is connected based on a change in the voltage value of the second sampling voltage over a period of time;
performing an insulation test when the ground wire is connected; and
outputting fault information when the ground wire is disconnected from the ground.

2 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch module comprises: a first switch and a third switch; and the second switch module comprises: a second switch and a fourth switch,
wherein one end of the first resistor is connected to the positive bus, and the other end of the first resistor is connected to the ground wire through the first switch; one end of the first sampling module is connected to the positive bus, and the other end of the first sampling module is connected to the ground wire through the third switch; one end of the second resistor is connected to the negative bus, and the other end of the second resistor is connected to the ground wire through the second switch; and one end of the second sampling module is connected to the negative bus, and the other end of the second sampling module is connected to the ground wire through the fourth switch.

3 . The control method according to claim 2 , wherein the first sampling module comprises: a third resistor and a fifth resistor; and the second sampling module comprises: a fourth resistor and a sixth resistor,
wherein one end of the third resistor is connected to the positive bus, the other end of the third resistor is connected to one end of the fifth resistor, the other end of the fifth resistor is connected to the ground wire through the third switch, and a connection node between the third resistor and the fifth resistor forms a first voltage sampling point; and one end of the fourth resistor is connected to the negative bus, the other end of the fourth resistor is connected to one end of the sixth resistor, the other end of the sixth resistor is connected to the ground wire through the fourth switch, and a connection node between the fourth resistor and the sixth resistor forms the second voltage sampling point.

4 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage withstand module comprises: a controllable switch disposed on the ground wire.

5 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining whether the ground wire is connected based on a change in the voltage value of the second sampling voltage over a period of time specifically comprises:
obtaining a time that has elapsed from the time at which the voltage withstand module enables the ground wire to be connected to the ground to the time at which the second sampling voltage reaches a steady state; and determining whether the elapsed time meets a preset time threshold, and if the elapsed time meets the preset time threshold, determining that the ground wire is connected.

6 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein before controlling the voltage withstand module to enable the ground wire to be connected to the ground, the method further comprises:
enabling the first sampling module and a first resistor of the insulation sampling circuit to be connected between a positive bus and a ground wire, and enabling the second sampling module and a second resistor to be connected between a negative bus and the ground wire; obtaining a voltage signal formed by the first sampling module or the second sampling module; and determining whether there is a fault in the first sampling circuit and the second sampling circuit based on the voltage signal, and if there is a fault, outputting fault information, and if there is no fault, controlling the voltage withstand module to be connected to the ground wire, controlling a first switch module to disconnect the first resistor from between the positive bus and the ground wire, and controlling a second switch module to disconnect the second resistor from between the negative bus and the ground wire.

7 . The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the determining whether there is a fault in the first sampling circuit and the second sampling circuit based on the voltage signal specifically comprises:
calculating a theoretical voltage difference between the positive bus and the negative bus based on the voltage signal; calculating a difference between the theoretical voltage difference and an actual voltage difference between the positive bus and the negative bus; and determining whether a ratio of an absolute value of the difference between the theoretical voltage difference and the actual voltage difference to the actual voltage difference is less than a preset difference threshold, and if the ratio is less than the preset difference threshold, determining that there is no fault in the first sampling circuit and the second sampling circuit, and if the ratio is not less than the preset difference threshold, determining that there is a fault in the first sampling circuit and the second sampling circuit.

8 . The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing an insulation test when the ground wire is connected specifically comprises:
obtaining a first sampling voltage formed by the first sampling module and a second sampling voltage formed by the second sampling module, respectively; controlling the first resistor to be connected between the positive bus and the ground wire when the first sampling voltage is greater than or equal to the second sampling voltage; obtaining a third sampling voltage formed by the first sampling module and a fourth sampling voltage formed by the second sampling module after the first resistor is con

Assignees

• Contemporary Amperex Technology Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xingchang
• Tian Wei
• Yan Zhiwei
• Ma Hang
• Lu Fangyou

Classifications

• G01R31/007

  using microprocessors or computers · CPC title

• G01R19/16576

  comparing DC or AC voltage with one threshold (G01R19/16514, G01R19/16519, G01R19/16528, G01R19/16533 and G01R19/1659 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01R27/025

  Measuring very high resistances, e.g. isolation resistances, i.e. megohm-meters · CPC title

• G01R31/14 Primary

  Circuits therefor {, e.g. for generating test voltages, sensing circuits (G01R31/1209 - G01R31/1227 take precedence; for testing switches G01R31/327)} · CPC title