APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF BATTERY BASED ON OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE ESTIMATED BY BATTERY VOLTAGE VARIATION PATTERN
First Claim
1. An apparatus for estimating resistance characteristics of a battery based on a battery voltage variation pattern, comprising:
- a data storing manager for obtaining and storing battery voltage, current and temperature data from a voltage sensor, a current sensor and a temperature sensor, which are coupled to a battery, whenever a resistance characteristic is estimated;
an open circuit voltage calculator for calculating a battery open circuit voltage from a battery voltage variation pattern measured at the present and in the past;
a weighted mean resistance calculator for calculating a battery resistance parameter from a battery current and a difference between the battery open circuit voltage and a battery voltage, and calculating a weighted mean resistance from battery resistance parameters calculated at the present and in the past;
a weighted mean resistance convergence calculator for calculating a weighed mean resistance convergence value by repeatedly calculating a weighted mean sequence using the weighted mean resistance as an initial condition; and
a resistance characteristic estimator for estimating a battery resistance from the weighted mean resistance convergence value.
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Abstract
An apparatus for estimating resistance characteristics of a battery includes a data storing manager for obtaining and storing battery voltage, current and temperature data of a battery, whenever estimating a battery resistance characteristic; an open circuit voltage calculator for calculating battery open circuit voltage from a battery voltage variation pattern measured at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance calculator for calculating a battery resistance parameter from a battery current and a difference between the battery open circuit voltage and a battery voltage, and calculating a weighted mean resistance from battery resistance parameters calculated at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance convergence calculator for calculating a weighed mean resistance convergence value by repeatedly calculating a weighted mean sequence using the weighted mean resistance as an initial condition; and a resistance characteristic estimator for estimating a battery resistance from the weighted mean resistance convergence value.
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1. An apparatus for estimating resistance characteristics of a battery based on a battery voltage variation pattern, comprising:
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a data storing manager for obtaining and storing battery voltage, current and temperature data from a voltage sensor, a current sensor and a temperature sensor, which are coupled to a battery, whenever a resistance characteristic is estimated; an open circuit voltage calculator for calculating a battery open circuit voltage from a battery voltage variation pattern measured at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance calculator for calculating a battery resistance parameter from a battery current and a difference between the battery open circuit voltage and a battery voltage, and calculating a weighted mean resistance from battery resistance parameters calculated at the present and in the past; a weighted mean resistance convergence calculator for calculating a weighed mean resistance convergence value by repeatedly calculating a weighted mean sequence using the weighted mean resistance as an initial condition; and a resistance characteristic estimator for estimating a battery resistance from the weighted mean resistance convergence value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for estimating resistance characteristics of a battery based on a battery voltage variation pattern, comprising:
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(a) obtaining and storing battery voltage, current and temperature data from a voltage sensor, a current sensor and a temperature sensor, which are coupled to a battery, whenever a resistance characteristic is estimated; (b) calculating a battery open circuit voltage from a battery voltage variation pattern measured at the present and in the past; (c) calculating a battery resistance parameter from a battery current and a difference between the battery open circuit voltage and a battery voltage, and calculating a weighted mean resistance from battery resistance parameters calculated at the present and in the past; (d) calculating a weighed mean resistance convergence value by repeatedly calculating a weighted mean sequence using the weighted mean resistance as an initial condition; and (e) estimating a battery resistance from the weighted mean resistance convergence value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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