DETECTION METHOD OF LI PLATING, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for detecting lithium plating, by which lithium plating in a negative electrode is detected in real time by observing a change in battery voltage as a function of SOC during charging a secondary battery, the method comprising:
- determining a point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point.
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Abstract
Provided is a non-destructive method for detecting lithium plating by which lithium plating can be detected in real time in an actual use environment of a secondary battery, a secondary battery charging method and apparatus for charging a secondary battery under the condition in which lithium plating does not occur by using this method, and a secondary battery system for detecting the state of a secondary battery by using this method. The method for detecting lithium plating according to the present disclosure is a method which detects lithium plating in a negative electrode in real time by observing a change in battery voltage as a function of SOC during charging a secondary battery, and determines a point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point.
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1. A method for detecting lithium plating, by which lithium plating in a negative electrode is detected in real time by observing a change in battery voltage as a function of SOC during charging a secondary battery, the method comprising:
determining a point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for charging a secondary battery, comprising:
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acquiring data by measuring battery voltage as a function of SOC at different charge rates; obtaining a protocol designed to change a charge rate stepwise by setting a point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point and charging limitation from the acquired data; and charging a secondary battery according to the protocol. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for charging a secondary battery, comprising:
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a power source unit configured to output charge voltage inputted from a commercial power source; and a charging unit configured to output the charge voltage inputted from the power source unit to a secondary battery as a charge current, to charge the secondary battery, and when battery voltage of the secondary battery reaches a preset stage, to take control of the charge current to cause the charge current outputted to the secondary battery to change stepwise, wherein the charging unit charges the secondary battery with the stepwise-adjusted charge current according to a protocol designed to change a charge rate stepwise by setting a point at which a rise speed of the battery voltage of the secondary battery slows down as a lithium plating occurrence point and charging limitation.
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9. A secondary battery system, comprising a secondary battery,
the secondary battery system comprising: -
a dV/dQ calculation means configured to calculate a value of dV/dQ, the value of dV/dQ being a ratio of a variation dQ of an amount of stored energy Q to a variation dV of battery voltage V of the secondary battery when the amount of stored energy Q in the secondary battery changed during charging of the secondary battery, wherein a point at which a slope increase slows down on a SOC-dV/dQ graph showing a relationship between SOC and dV/dQ is determined as a lithium plating occurrence point in a negative electrode of the secondary battery. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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