Discharge curve calibration system and calibration method for initial discharging curve of battery

• US 9,110,143 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2013
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VIA Labs Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Original Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Inventors: Yen, Sheng-Hsien
• Primary Examiner(s): DIAO, M BAYE
• Application Number:
  US13/744,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20130187657A1
• Time in Patent Office: 942 Days
• Field of Search: 324/427, 320/132, 320/133, 320/135, 702/63
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3648 comprising digital calculation means, e.g. for performing an algorithm
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3842 combining voltage and current measurements
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 35/005 Calibrating; Standards or reference devices, e.g. voltage or resistance standards, "golden" references G01R33/0035, G01R35/002 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A calibration method for an initial discharging curve of a battery is provided. The method includes: measuring a first open circuit voltage at a first time point, a corresponding first discharge capacity, a second open circuit voltage at a second time point, and a corresponding second discharge capacity according to an initial discharging curve; calculating an ideal discharge capacity according to the first discharge capacity and the second discharge capacity; measuring an real discharge capacity between the first time point and the second time point; determining a total discharge capacity difference according to the ideal discharge capacity and the real discharge capacity to calibrate the initial discharging curve to generate a current discharging curve.

Claims

1. A calibration method for a discharging curve of a battery, comprising:

acquiring an initial discharging curve of the battery;

measuring a first open circuit voltage value of the battery at a first time point and a second open circuit voltage value of the battery at a second time point;

according to the initial discharging curve, acquiring a first discharge capacity corresponding to the first open circuit voltage value and a second discharge capacity corresponding to the second open circuit voltage value;

calculating an ideal discharge capacity according to the first discharge capacity and the second discharge capacity;

measuring a real discharge capacity of the battery between the first time point and the second time point; and

calibrating the initial discharging curve to generate a current discharging curve according to a total discharge capacity difference between the ideal discharge capacity and the real discharge capacity,

wherein the initial discharging curve comprises a plurality of sample points, wherein each sample point corresponds to a discharge capacity and an open circuit voltage, and the step of calibrating the initial discharging curve to generate the current discharging curve according to the discharge capacity difference further comprises the step of;

calibrating discharge intervals between any two adjoining sample points according to the total discharge capacity difference to generate the current discharging curve.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of measuring the real discharge capacity of the battery between the first time point and the second time point further comprises:

measuring the real discharge capacity by a Coulomb counter.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the Coulomb counter is reset at the first time point.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

calculating a count of discharge intervals between the first time point and the second time point according to the ideal discharge capacity.

5. A calibration method for a discharging curve of a battery, comprising:

acquiring an initial discharging curve of the battery;

measuring a first open circuit voltage value of the battery at a first time point and a second open circuit voltage value of the battery at a second time point;

according to the initial discharging curve, acquiring a first discharge capacity corresponding to the first open circuit voltage value and a second discharge capacity corresponding to the second open circuit voltage value;

calculating an ideal discharge capacity according to the first discharge capacity and the second discharge capacity;

measuring a real discharge capacity of the battery between the first time point and the second time point;

calibrating the initial discharging curve to generate a current discharging curve according to a total discharge capacity difference between the ideal discharge capacity and the real discharge capacity;

calculating a count of discharge intervals between the first time point and the second time point according to the ideal discharge capacity;

calculating an averaged discharge capacity difference according to the count of the discharge intervals and the total discharge capacity difference; and

calibrating the initial discharging curve according to the averaged discharge capacity difference and the count of the discharge intervals.

6. A discharge curve calibration system, capable of calibrating an initial discharge curve of a battery, comprising:

a discharge capacity measuring unit, coupled to the battery to measure a discharge capacity of the battery; and

a controller, calculating an ideal discharge capacity according to the initial discharge curve, a first open circuit voltage value of the battery at a first time point and a second open circuit voltage value of the battery at a second time point, and controlling the discharge capacity measuring unit to measure a real discharge capacity of the battery between the first time point and the second time point,

wherein the controller calibrates the initial discharging curve to generate a current discharging curve according to a total discharge capacity difference between the ideal discharge capacity and the real discharge capacity,

wherein the initial discharging curve comprises a plurality of sample points, wherein each sample point corresponds to a discharge capacity and an open circuit voltage, and the controller calibrates discharge intervals between any two adjoining sample points according to the total discharge capacity difference to generate the current discharging curve.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the discharge capacity measuring unit is a Coulomb counter.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the controller resets the Coulomb counter at the first time point.

9. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controller further acquires a first discharge capacity corresponding to the first open circuit voltage value and a second discharge capacity corresponding to the second open circuit voltage value to calculate the ideal discharge capacity according to the initial discharge curve.

10. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the controller calculates a count of discharge intervals between the first time point and the second time point according to the ideal discharge capacity.

11. The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the controller calculates an averaged discharge capacity difference according to the count of the discharge intervals and the total discharge capacity difference, and calibrates the initial discharging curve according to the averaged discharge capacity difference and the count of the discharge intervals.