Energy storage module with bypass circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024235246-A9
Application number	US-202318380102-A
Country	US
Kind code	A9
Filing date	Oct 13, 2023
Priority date	Oct 21, 2022
Publication date	Jul 11, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An energy storage module with bypass circuit is provided. The energy storage module includes a first battery pack, a first capacitor, a bypass circuit and a bidirectional isolated converter. The first capacitor is electrically connected between the positive bus connection terminal and the first positive battery terminal or between the negative bus connection terminal and the first negative battery terminal. The bypass circuit is electrically connected to two terminals of the first capacitor. The first positive and negative connection terminals of the bidirectional isolated converter are electrically connected to the positive and negative bus connection terminals respectively or are electrically connected to the first positive and negative battery terminals respectively. The second positive and negative connection terminals of the bidirectional isolated converter are electrically connected to the two terminals of the first capacitor respectively. When the energy storage module enters a bypass mode, the bypass circuit bypasses the first capacitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An energy storage module, comprising:
a bus connection part, comprising a positive bus connection terminal and a negative bus connection terminal; a first battery pack, electrically connected between the positive bus connection terminal and the negative bus connection terminal, and comprising a first positive battery terminal and a first negative battery terminal; a first capacitor, electrically connected between the positive bus connection terminal and the first positive battery terminal, or electrically connected between the negative bus connection terminal and the first negative battery terminal; a bypass circuit, electrically connected to a first terminal and a second terminal of the first capacitor; and a bidirectional isolated converter, comprising a first positive connection terminal, a first negative connection terminal, a second positive connection terminal and a second negative connection terminal, wherein the first positive connection terminal and the first negative connection terminal are electrically connected to the positive bus connection terminal and the negative bus connection terminal respectively or are electrically connected to the first positive battery terminal and the first negative battery terminal respectively, and the second positive connection terminal and the second negative connection terminal are electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal of the first capacitor respectively, wherein when the energy storage module enters a bypass mode, the bypass circuit bypasses the first capacitor.

2 . The energy storage module according to claim 1 , further comprising a second battery pack electrically connected between the first capacitor and the bus connection part, wherein the second battery pack comprises a second positive battery terminal and a second negative battery terminal, the first positive connection terminal and the first negative connection terminal of the bidirectional isolated converter are electrically connected to the positive bus connection terminal and the negative bus connection terminal respectively, when the first capacitor is electrically connected between the first positive battery terminal and the second negative battery terminal, the second positive battery terminal is electrically connected to the positive bus connection terminal; when the first capacitor is electrically connected between the first negative battery terminal and the second positive battery terminal, the second negative battery terminal is electrically connected to the negative bus connection terminal.

3 . The energy storage module according to claim 2 , wherein the energy storage module enters the bypass mode when at least one of bypass conditions is satisfied, and the bypass conditions comprise:
a capacitor voltage of the first capacitor is lower than a preset threshold; a short circuit occurs between the first positive battery terminal and the first negative battery terminal; a short circuit occurs between the second positive battery terminal and the second negative battery terminal; a short circuit occurs between the positive bus connection terminal and the negative bus connection terminal; and the bidirectional isolated converter breaks down.

4 . The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein when the energy storage module exits the bypass mode, the bidirectional isolated converter controls the first capacitor to form a compensation voltage for compensating a voltage across the first battery pack or controls a current flowing through the first battery pack to be a preset value.

5 . The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein the bypass circuit is disposed outside the bidirectional isolated converter and comprises a driving circuit and a bypass switching unit, and the driving circuit controls the bypass switching unit to turn on when the energy storage module enters the bypass mode, wherein the bypass switching unit comprises a bidirectional active switch or a mechanical switch, and the bidirectional active switch comprises two IGBTs (insulated gate bipolar transistors), each electrically connected in series to a diode, electrically connected in antiparallel, two IGBTs, each integrated with a diode, electrically connected in anti-series, two MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors) electrically connected in anti-series, or two thyristors electrically connected in antiparallel.

6 . The energy storage module according to claim 1 , wherein the bypass circuit is integrated in the bidirectional isolated converter, and the bypass circuit is electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal of the first capacitor through the second positive connection terminal and the second negative connection terminal respectively.

7 . The energy storage module according to claim 6 , wherein the bidirectional isolated converter comprises a second capacitor, the bypass circuit comprises a half-bridge circuit comprising a bridge arm and an inductor, the bridge arm comprises an upper bridge-arm switch and a lower bridge-arm switch electrically connected in series, the bridge arm and the second capacitor are electrically connected in parallel, two terminals of the lower bridge-arm switch are electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal of the first capacitor respectively, and the inductor is electrically connected between a midpoint of the bridge arm and the first terminal of the first capacitor.

8 . The energy storage module according to claim 7 , wherein when the energy storage module enters the bypass mode, the upper bridge-arm switch is turned off continuously, and the lower bridge-arm switch is turned on continuously; wherein when the energy storage module exits the bypass mode, the bypass circuit participates in an operation of the bidirectional isolated converter and performs half-bridge switching.

9 . The energy storage module according to claim 7 , wherein the bypass circuit comprises a plurality of said half-bridge circuits electrically connected in parallel.

10 . The energy storage module according to claim 6 , wherein the bidirectional isolated converter comprises a second capacitor, the bypass circuit comprises a full-bridge circuit comprising a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm and a first inductor, the first bridge arm comprises a first upper bridge-arm switch and a first lower bridge-arm switch electrically connected in series, the second bridge arm comprises a second upper bridge-arm switch and a second lower bridge-arm switch electrically connected in series, the second capacitor, the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm are electrically connected in parallel, the first terminal and the second terminal of the first capacitor are electrically connected to a midpoint of the first bridge arm and a midpoint of the second bridge arm respectively, and the first inductor is electrically connected between the midpoint of the first bridge arm and the first terminal of the first capacitor.

11 . The energy storage module according to claim 10 , wherein the bypass circuit further comprises a second inductor electrically connected between the midpoint of the second bridge arm and the second terminal of the first capacitor.

12 . The energy storage module according to claim 10 , wherein when the energy storage module enters the bypass mode, the first upper bridge-arm switch and the second upper bridge-arm switch are turned off, and the first lower bridge-arm switch and the second lower bridge-arm switch are turned on, wherein when a second capacitor voltage of the second capacitor is lower than a first threshold value, the first

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Shanghai Co

Inventors

• Zhang Tengshen
• Wang Yafeng
• Zhong Linfeng
• Zhang Jinfa
• Xia Junhao

Classifications

• H02J7/855

  with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery · CPC title

• H02J7/585

  Sequential battery discharge in systems with a plurality of batteries · CPC title

• H02J7/96

  in response to battery voltage · CPC title

• H02J7/60 Primary

  including safety or protection arrangements · CPC title

• H02J2207/50

  Charging of capacitors, supercapacitors, ultra-capacitors or double layer capacitors · CPC title