Monitoring system for an energy storage cell

• US 9,413,042 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2011
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Golubkov, Andrej
• Primary Examiner(s): Diao, M'Baye
• Application Number:
  US13/634,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20130002260A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,978 Days
• Field of Search: 320/134, 320/136, 320/132
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3835 involving only voltage measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4264 with capacitors
• 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 10/484 for measuring electrolyte level, electrolyte density or electrolyte conductivity
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A monitoring system for monitoring the state of an energy storage cell for storing electrical energy, in particular, an electrochemical energy storage cell or an energy storage cell having at least one capacitor. Integrated electronics for monitoring the state of the energy storage cell are arranged in the energy storage cell, the integrated electronics having a transmitting/receiving unit for wireless data exchange with a battery control system arranged outside the energy storage cell. Alternatively, the integrated electronics are connected to a transmitting/receiving unit for wireless data exchange with a battery control system arranged outside the energy storage cell.

Claims

1. A monitoring system for an energy storage cell comprising a cell housing, the monitoring system comprising:

integrated electronics comprising a sensor and a transmitting/receiving unit, the sensor being arranged inside the cell housing and configured to monitor a state of the energy storage cell, the transmitting/receiving unit configured to wirelessly exchange data relating to the state of the energy storage cell with a battery management unit, a part of the transmitting/receiving unit being arranged outside of the cell housing.

2. The monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising an electrical data bus configured to provide a data transmission path between the integrated electronics and the battery management unit on a main power cable on which a signal can be modulated.

3. The monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising a power cable configured to provide a data transmission path between the integrated electronics and the battery management unit.

4. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is configured to detect at least one of temperature, charge state, or chemical decomposition products of the energy storage cell.

5. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the integrated electronics further includes a resistor.

6. The monitoring system of claim 5, wherein the resistor comprises a switchable discharge resistor.

7. The monitoring system of claim 1,

wherein the integrated electronics further includes a reference electrode configured to separately measure an anode potential and a cathode potential of the energy storage cell.

8. The monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising a reference electrode operatively connected to the integrated electronics and configured to separately measure an anode potential and a cathode potential of the energy storage cell.

9. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein:

the integrated electronics further includes a memory device; and

an identification code is stored in the memory device.

10. The monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising a carrier film upon which the integrated electronics are arranged.

11. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the integrated electronics are configured to store data relating to usage of the energy storage cell.

12. An energy storage cell for a battery system, the energy storage cell comprising:

an energy cell housing comprising metal and having a window arranged at an outer side of the energy cell housing, the window comprising plastic or glass; and

a monitoring system configured to monitor a state of the energy storage cell, the monitoring system including;

integrated electronics arranged inside the energy cell housing; and

a transmitting/receiving unit arranged inside the energy cell housing and operatively connected to the integrated electronics, and configured to wirelessly exchange data relating to the state of the energy storage cell with a battery management unit.

13. The energy storage cell of claim 12, further comprising sensors operatively connected to the integrated electronics, the sensors being configured to detect at least one of temperature, charge state, or chemical decomposition products of the energy storage cell.

14. The energy storage cell of claim 12, wherein the integrated electronics are operatively connected via an optical transmission path.

15. The energy storage cell of claim 12, further comprising a reference electrode operatively connected to the integrated electronics and configured to separately measure an anode potential and a cathode potential of the energy storage cell.

16. The storage energy cell of claim 12, wherein:

the integrated electronics further includes a memory device; and

an identification code is stored in the memory device.

17. The energy storage cell of claim 14, wherein the optical transmission path comprises an infrared transmission path.