Method for transmitting data between a control device and at least one measurement device by means of a bus system, and a battery management unit

• US 9,194,917 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2013
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Brochhaus, Christoph
• Primary Examiner(s): TSO, EDWARD H
• Application Number:
  US14/048,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20140097851A1
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 320/104, 320/107, 320/132, 320/134, 320/136, 324/426, 324/427, 324/433
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40 Bus networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/40273 the transportation system being a vehicle

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method for transmitting data between a control device and at least one measurement device via a bus system. The method includes recording first measurement data relating to at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a first measurement data resolution within a first measurement cycle, transmitting the recorded first measurement data to the bus system at a first measurement frequency within the first measurement cycle. The method further includes recording second measurement data relating to the at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a second measurement data resolution within a second measurement cycle. The second measurement data resolution is less than the first measurement data resolution. The method also includes transmitting the recorded second measurement data to the bus system at a second measurement frequency within the second measurement cycle.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting data between a control device and at least one measurement device via a bus system, comprising:

initializing a first measurement cycle;

recording first measurement data relating to at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a first measurement data resolution within the first measurement cycle;

transmitting the recorded first measurement data to the bus system at a first measurement frequency within the first measurement cycle;

initializing a second measurement cycle;

recording second measurement data relating to the at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a second measurement data resolution within the second measurement cycle, the second measurement data resolution being less than the first measurement data resolution; and

transmitting the recorded second measurement data to the bus system at a second measurement frequency within the second measurement cycle, the second measurement frequency being greater than the first measurement frequency.

2. The method for transmitting data according to claim 1, further comprising:

initializing a third measurement cycle;

recording third measurement data relating to the at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a third measurement data resolution within the third measurement cycle, the third measurement data resolution being greater than the second measurement data resolution and the third measurement data resolution being less than the first measurement data resolution; and

transmitting the recorded third measurement data to the bus system at a third measurement frequency within the third measurement cycle, the third measurement frequency being less than the second measurement frequency and the third measurement frequency being greater than the first measurement frequency.

3. The method for transmitting data according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the first measurement cycle, the second measurement cycle, and the third measurement cycle is initialized by a control signal in each case being generated by the control device and being transmitted to the at least one measurement device.

4. The method for transmitting data according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the following conditions exist:

the first measurement data resolution corresponds to a maximum selectable measurement data resolution,

the second measurement data resolution corresponds to a minimum selectable measurement data resolution, and

the third measurement data resolution corresponds to a selectable average measurement data resolution of the at least one measurement device.

5. The method for transmitting data according to claim 4, wherein the average measurement data resolution is given by an arithmetic mean of the minimum selectable measurement data resolution and the maximum selectable measurement data resolution.

6. The method for transmitting data according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the following conditions exist:

the first measurement frequency corresponds to a minimum selectable measurement frequency,

the second measurement frequency corresponds to a maximum selectable measurement frequency, and

the third measurement frequency corresponds to a selectable average measurement frequency of the at least one measurement device.

7. The method for transmitting data according to claim 6, wherein the average measurement frequency is given by an arithmetic mean of the maximum selectable measurement frequency and the minimum selectable measurement frequency.

8. The method for transmitting data according to claim 1, wherein a battery management unit is configured to execute the method.

9. A battery comprising:

a battery management unit configured to execute a method for transmitting data between a control device and at least one measurement device via a bus system, the method including

initializing a first measurement cycle,

recording first measurement data relating to at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a first measurement data resolution within the first measurement cycle,

transmitting the recorded first measurement data to the bus system at a first measurement frequency within the first measurement cycle,

initializing a second measurement cycle,

recording second measurement data relating to the at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a second measurement data resolution within the second measurement cycle, the second measurement data resolution being less than the first measurement data resolution, and

transmitting the recorded second measurement data to the bus system at a second measurement frequency within the second measurement cycle, the second measurement frequency being greater than the first measurement frequency.

10. A motor vehicle comprising:

a drive system; and

a battery connected to the drive system, the battery including a battery management unit configured to execute a method for transmitting data between a control device and at least one measurement device via a bus system, the method including

initializing a first measurement cycle,

recording first measurement data relating to at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a first measurement data resolution within the first measurement cycle,

transmitting the recorded first measurement data to the bus system at a first measurement frequency within the first measurement cycle,

initializing a second measurement cycle,

recording second measurement data relating to the at least one measurement variable with the at least one measurement device with a second measurement data resolution within the second measurement cycle, the second measurement data resolution being less than the first measurement data resolution, and

transmitting the recorded second measurement data to the bus system at a second measurement frequency within the second measurement cycle, the second measurement frequency being greater than the first measurement frequency.