High voltage output monitoring device and system for a power battery

• US 8,456,135 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2009
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Bing
• Primary Examiner(s): Fantu, Yalkew
• Application Number:
  US13/002,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20110115438A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• Field of Search: 320/135
• US Class Current: 320/135
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/10 by alarm
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/51 characterised by AC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/10 for monitoring or controlling batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/16 responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3835 involving only voltage measurements
• 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 2010/4271 Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

A high voltage output monitoring device and system of a power battery comprises a monitoring module, a control module and a central processor module, wherein the monitoring module carries out high voltage output monitoring, pre-charge monitoring and relay switching times monitoring; the control module controls a relay switch; the central processor module carries out processing and analysis of monitor signals, packs relay state signals, sends the packed relay state signals to a battery management system (8), prognosticates a relay health condition, sends alarming signals to the battery management system (8), judges the pre-charge state, controls a high voltage system to be opened or closed, receives the control of the battery management system, and forces the high voltage system to be opened or closed. By using the monitoring device of the present invention, it is feasible to prognosticate the lift of high voltage relay, send the relay health alarm signal in real time and to avoid the relay from causing hazard when it is damaged and cannot be closed; Furthermore, it is favorable for extending the life of battery by monitoring and controlling the pre-charge state of power battery.

Claims

1. A high voltage output monitoring device for a power battery comprising a monitoring module, a control module and a central processor module, wherein the monitoring module monitors the high-voltage outputs, the pre-charge and the switching times of the relays;

the control module controls the switching of the relay;

the central processor module analyzes and processes the monitoring signals, packs the relay state signals, and sends the packaged relay state signals to a battery management system, prognosticates the relay health condition and sends alarming signals to the battery management system, judges the pre-charge states, controls the switching ON or OFF of the high-voltage system, receives the control of the battery management system, and switches on or off the high-voltage system arbitrarily;

based on the acquired relay state signals, the high-voltage output monitoring portion of the monitoring module allows the battery management system be capable of monitoring the high voltage relay states in real-time, determining the high-voltage output states and judging the cause of the high-voltage output dysfunction according to the relay state signals;

by monitoring the battery terminal voltage and the output load terminal voltage during the pre-charge process, the pre-charge monitoring portion judges whether or not the pre-charge is successful.

2. The high voltage output monitoring device for a power battery of claim 1, wherein, the monitored spots, of which the high voltage outputs are monitored are the source electrodes of the high-power MOS tubes of the of the anode relay, the cathode relay and the pre-charge relay;

the monitoring signals are transmitted into the central processor module after they are isolated and filtered;

wherein, high voltage level of the monitoring signals represents the closed state of a relay, and low voltage level of monitoring signals represents the opened state of a relay;

in this way, the monitoring signals of the three relays corresponding to their real-time states are sent to the battery management system in real-time.

3. The high voltage output monitoring device for a power battery of claim 1, wherein the pre-charge monitoring portion monitors the battery terminal voltage and the output load terminal voltage, and the central processor module compares the values of the monitoring signals within the time of pre-charge process.

4. The high voltage output monitoring device for a power battery of claim 3, wherein the pre-charge time refers to a limited time for pre-charge obtained by calculating the battery voltage, the pre-charge resistance and the pre-charge capacitance;

wherein if the component voltage value of the total voltage LINK is more than 80% of the component voltage of total voltage BAT, within the preset pre-charge time T from the beginning of pre-charge, indicating that the pre-charge is successful, the monitoring device closes the anode relay and cathode relay, to couple the power battery with the high voltage system;

wherein if the monitored result shows LINK is less than 80% of the component voltage of total voltage BAT, within the pre-charge time T, indicating failure of the pre-charge, the monitoring device does not close the anode relay and cathode relay does not couple the power battery with the high voltage system;

wherein LINK refers to the component voltage value of total voltage at load terminal and BAT refers to the component voltage value of the total voltage at battery terminal.

5. The high voltage output monitoring device for a power battery of claim 1, wherein the control module circuit adopts high-power MOS tubes, and the monitoring module determines the relay operation states by acquiring the MOS tube state signals.

6. The high voltage output monitoring device for a power battery of claim 2, wherein the central processor module counts the switching times of the three high voltage relays;

the health scale variables of the three relays in the EEPROM of central processor module are updated once upon each counting;

after each time of new counting, the current scale constant=the original scale constant+1/the mechanical life of relay;

wherein if the scale constant fails to reach 80%, level-3 alarm is issued;

wherein if the scale constant reaches 80%-100%, level-2 alarm is issued;

wherein if the scale constant exceeds 100%, level-1 alarm is issued;

three alarming signals of the three relays are sent in real-time.

7. A high-voltage system of power battery comprising a battery body, a battery management system, an anode relay, a cathode relay, a pre-charge relay, a pre-charge resistor and the high voltage output monitoring device for the power battery as recited in claim 1.