Battery power capability estimation at vehicle start

• US 9,368,841 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2013
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Wang, Xu, Li, Yonghua, Anderson, Richard Dyche, Vander Laan, Kevin, Chang, Xiaoguang
• Primary Examiner(s): Chmielecki, Scott J
• Application Number:
  US14/014,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20150064510A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,019 Days
• Field of Search: 702/63, 702/64, 702/130, 702/65, 340/636.11, 340/638.18, 340/636.2, 320/133, 320/132, 320/149
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/63 Control systems charging or discharging in response to temperature H01M10/44 , H01M10/443; measurement of temperature H01M10/48 , H01M10/486
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/633 characterised by algorithms, flow charts, software details or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A vehicle is disclosed comprising a battery and a controller. Projected battery impedance parameters are calculated based on predetermined parameter values and historical parameter values generated by a battery parameter estimation model. The values may be weighted according to time data associated with the historical impedance parameter values and a temperature of the battery. Recent historical impedance parameter values may affect the projected battery impedance parameter values more than older historical impedance parameter values. The model is initialized with projected parameter values at vehicle initialization. Battery power capability is calculated using the projected parameter values for a period of time following vehicle initialization. After the period of time following vehicle initialization, battery power capability is calculated using impedance parameters generated by the model. The period of time following vehicle initialization may end when the model output has converged to a stable solution.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a battery; and

at least one controller programmed to, operate the vehicle, for a period of time immediately following vehicle initialization, according to a battery power capability that is based on battery impedance parameters derived from (i) a weighted function of selected predetermined impedance parameters and historical impedance parameters, and (ii) a weighting factor that is based on time data associated with the historical impedance parameters and a temperature of the battery.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the at least one controller is further programmed to, in response to values of the temperature of the battery being less than a predetermined value during the period of time, calculate the battery power capability based on the predetermined impedance parameters.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the period of time ends when battery impedance parameters output by a battery parameter estimation model have converged to stable values.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the at least one controller is further programmed to, after the period of time, calculate the battery power capability based on battery impedance parameters output by a battery impedance parameter estimation model.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the at least one controller is further programmed to store battery impedance parameters output by the model with associated time data as additional historical impedance parameters.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the predetermined impedance parameters are selected based on impedance parameters learned during an immediately preceding ignition cycle.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein values of the selected predetermined impedance parameters are based on battery state of charge and battery temperature.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the historical impedance parameters do not affect battery impedance parameter values when values of the temperature of the battery are less than a threshold.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein recent historical impedance parameters affect values of the impedance parameters more than older historical impedance parameters.