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    • 专利摘要:
    Electronic management system for monitoring and control of lithium batteries. The present invention describes a system for optimally managing the loading and unloading of a set of batteries, more particularly, a set of batteries for an electric vehicle, as well as improving its performance under low temperature conditions. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
    公开号:ES2552364A1
    申请号:ES201430777
    申请日:2014-05-26
    公开日:2015-11-27
    发明作者:Félix GUINDULAIN BUSTO
    申请人:Jofemar SA；
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    专利说明:

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    Electronic management system for monitoring and control of lithium batteries.
    OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
    The present invention describes a system for optimally managing the loading and unloading of a set of batteries, more particularly, a set of batteries for an electric vehicle, as well! how to improve your behavior in low temperature conditions.
    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    The operation of an electric vehicle requires an energy store, usually consisting of a group of interconnected batteries according to different series / parallel combinations according to each case. Although the characteristics of the batteries that are used in the same electric car are similar, there may be small differences between them due to the manufacturing processes, mainly in terms of the level of electric energy that they are able to store or to parameters such as the car current discharge. These differences, although small, cause the repetition of charge and discharge cycles some batteries accumulate tension above the rest and others are discharged more than due.
    These batteries can be of different types, including the situation that bag-type batteries are used, in which the batteries do not have mechanical resistance on their own, requiring a mechanical envelope that provides them with adequate mechanical rigidity, affecting this envelope of Important way to transfer heat to the outside when the batteries generate heat during the loading and unloading process.
    To extend the battery life as long as possible, it is advisable to keep the batteries at all times within the manufacturer's specifications, which normally consist of maximum and minimum cell voltage levels. This is especially important in certain types of batteries, such as lithium ion batteries, whose useful life can be greatly reduced if they are overloaded or overloaded. This problem is especially serious in view of the high price of the batteries.
    It is also very important to control the temperature of each of the batteries, especially controlling the situation when there is a low temperature in the battery, since in this situation the level of current they can provide is much lower than at temperatures of the order of 25 ° C
    Consequently, it is necessary to control in a simple way the state of each of the batteries individually (called SOH, State of Health), so that the malfunction of one of them is quickly detected and does not compromise the operation of the set full. In addition, it is also very important to know at all times the level of energy available within each battery in order to estimate the range of an electric vehicle.
    On the other hand, it is critical to control the proper connection of the batteries to each other, since, due to the high intensities that circulate in an electric vehicle, the existence of small resistances caused by bad electrical contact between the batteries can cause loss of power and overheating
    In addition, the system must also control catastrophic situations, for example a current consumption of the batteries above the maximum marked for the electric motor, such as that which will occur in case of an accidental short circuit at the exit of the block of the
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    battery These situations cannot always be adequately controlled with a conventional fuse, since the operating time of a large fuse is very long, and also needs a very high current compared to the normal working current so that it can blow.
    Although there are currently some systems that perform some of these functions, none of them have yet solved the problem satisfactorily.
    DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
    The system of the present invention solves the previous problem thanks to a system that measures the charge of each battery, its temperature and the charge / discharge current that crosses it, and based on these data decides if it is necessary to dissipate part of the energy contributed to a particular battery during a charging operation, or take other measures. For this, the battery charge management system in an electric vehicle of the present invention comprises:
    a) A current sensor that crosses the batteries, preferably a current sensor by Hall effect. This current sensor allows to control the state of charge of the batteries, and to detect situations such as an overcurrent above the maximum recommended levels.
    b) A plurality of battery control cards, each of which is connected to up to 12 batteries and up to 3 temperature sensors. The temperature sensors serve to check the temperature in the area of the batteries and, additionally, ensure that in the balancing process by resistive charges of the batteries no overheating occurs in the battery control cards. In this context, a balancing process consists in dissipating in heat the excess energy of a particular battery during a charging operation. The location of these cards is as close as possible to the batteries themselves, so that this balancing system can also be used to heat the cells located in the vicinity of the BMS to ensure that the batteries can operate in low temperature conditions. Each battery control card comprises an A / D converter that converts the voltages of the batteries from analog to digital, a plurality of power resistors that dissipate excess energy during balancing processes, and a microcontroller that controls their operation. Preferably, the A / D converter is an LTC6802 model, although it could be any other model.
    c) A battery control card coordinator connected to the microcontroller of each battery control card and a current sensor passing through the batteries, preferably a Hall effect current sensor. The card coordinator receives the data about the battery charge level and its temperature (from the battery control cards), as well! as about the current that passes through them (from the current sensor), and determines if a balancing process is necessary to follow within the specifications of the battery manufacturer.
    d) A galvanically insulated bus, which interconnects the batteries, the controller and the current sensor. In this way, it is possible to solve the voltage differences generated by the batteries that are intended to be controlled.
    BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    Fig. 1 shows a diagram of the different parts that make up the system of the invention.
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    An example of a system according to the present invention is described below with reference to the attached figure, in which a set of 15 batteries (B) that feeds a motor (M) of an electric vehicle and that is controlled is shown through the system of the invention.
    The system in this example comprises 3 reading cards (T) respectively connected to sets of 5 pans (B1 ... B5; B6 ... B10; B11 ... B15). Note that this is only a simplified example of the invention, since each card (T) is actually connectable to up to 12 batteries (B). Each reading card (T) is also connected to 3 temperature sensors, which for simplicity are not shown in the figure. Temperature sensors obtain data about the temperature in the area of the batteries and the reading card (T) itself.
    These cards should be placed as close as possible to the batteries to be controlled, so that the length of the connection cables with the cards is reduced and the heat that dissipates the resistances in heating the batteries can be used, by means of heat transmission dissipated by the resistance to the cells themselves using the metal envelope that protects the batteries themselves.
    These resistors present in the cards (T) can be activated both during the process of charging the batteries, and in the waiting state when the energy store is not being used, so that the coordinator (C) can check the temperature at which are the batteries, proceeding to dissipate part of the energy of the batteries in heat to avoid excessive cooling of the battery pack in case of adverse external thermal conditions. This thermal conditioning process can be carried out as long as enough energy is available in the batteries so as not to affect your life.
    The system also includes a card coordinator (C) connected through a galvanically insulated bus (B) to the different reading cards (t) and the current sensor (I). In this way, each card (T) periodically receives data about the batteries (B) to which it is connected, specifically the level of charge and temperature, and sends this data to the card coordinator (C) through the bus (B ) galvanically isolated. The coordinator (C), also taking into account the charging current that he receives from the current sensor (I), makes the necessary calculations to determine if it is necessary to balance the charge of any of the batteries (B) and, in that case, communicates with the corresponding card (T) to send the appropriate orders.
    More specifically, during the discharge processes, the system verifies the state of the batteries (B) by checking for possible excess temperatures and controlling, through the simultaneous measurement of the voltage and current, the state of the charge of each battery (B) and the value of its internal resistance thanks to the variation of the voltage as a function of the current consumed in the discharge. In addition, during the download the system checks the correct integrity of all the interconnections of the batteries (B) with each other when forming the battery series circuit (B), since in case of a defective connection that had a certain ohmic value this Small resistance will be visualized as an increase in the internal resistance of that same battery (B).
    The coordinator (T) has a non-volatile storage memory that has a table that records the variation of the internal resistance of the battery in different situations of temperature, state of charge and number of cycles performed, which is used as a reference for calculate the deviation between the value of the internal resistance of the battery (B) measured by the different reading cards (T), using this deviation as a measure of the health status of that particular battery.
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    This system also ensures that during the discharge process none of the batteries (B) have a voltage below the minimum working voltage recommended by the manufacturer. In addition, this information on the amount of energy available in each battery (B) during discharge can be used to force a reduced consumption mode (for example, by limiting the maximum speed) in the electric vehicle when charging the batteries (B) falls below a certain threshold.
    On the other hand, during charging processes, the function of the system is to verify that none of the batteries (B) is charged above the maximum voltage recommended by the manufacturer. If this situation is detected, the output lines necessary to stop charging will be activated and thus avoid overloading a battery (B).
    Additionally, during the charging process a balancing process is performed consisting of activating an individual discharge current in those batteries (B) whose charge level is too high. The excess charge is dissipated by means of resistors placed on the cards themselves for those batteries (B) that have a voltage above the rest of the batteries (B). In this way, by means of the selective discharge of those batteries (B) with higher voltages, a uniform voltage equivalent to the maximum load voltage recommended by the manufacturer in the entire battery group is achieved in the final steps of the balancing process. (B).
    The system is also able to detect accidental short circuits at the output of the batteries, which can occur exceptionally in situations such as a bad manipulation of the motor area or in a traffic accident, complementing this way! the functionality that a conventional fuse can provide. To do this, the system's current sensor (I) periodically monitors the current consumed from the batteries (B), and if it detects a current greater than a certain threshold for a certain time, it activates an output line that allows cut the output of the batteries (B) that goes to the motor (M) with the appropriate mechanical procedure (usually a relay), thus safeguarding the integrity of the batteries (B).
    权利要求:
    Claims (12)
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    1. Electronic management system for monitoring and control of lithium batteries characterized by:
    - a plurality of cards (T) for reading batteries (B), each of which is connected to up to 12 batteries (B) and up to 3 temperature sensors, and comprising an A / D converter that converts the voltages of the batteries (B) from analog to digital, a plurality of power resistors that dissipate excess energy during balancing operations, and a microcontroller that controls its operation;
    - a coordinator (C) of battery control cards (T) (B) connected to the microcontroller of each battery control card (T) (B) and a current sensor (I) flowing through the batteries (B) , which receives the current, temperature and charge of each battery (B) and determines if a balancing operation is necessary so as not to exceed the maximum recommended voltage of any of the batteries (B); Y
    - a bus (B) with galvanic isolation that interconnects the batteries (B), the controller (C) and the current sensor (I).
    [2]
    2. Electronic management system for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to claim 1, characterized in that the A / D converter is an LTC6802 model.
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    3. Electronic management system for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the current sensor (I) is a current sensor by Hall effect.
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    4. Electric car comprising the electronic management system for monitoring and control of lithium batteries of any of claims 1-3.
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    5. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries by the system of any of claims 1-3, characterized in that it comprises verifying that none of the batteries (B) is charged above a maximum recommended voltage, performing individual discharges into batteries (B) whose charge level is excessive.
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    6. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to claim 5, characterized in that it also includes monitoring the internal resistance of the batteries (B) and determining the appearance of a defective connection in case of detecting an excessive increase in any of them.
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    7. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to claim 6 characterized in that the health status (SOH) of the cell is calculated from the deviation of the internal resistance of the cells measured during a discharge process regarding a table that is used as a reference.
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    8. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to any of claims 5-6, characterized in that it also comprises verifying that none of the batteries (B) have a voltage below the minimum recommended voltage.
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    9. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to any of claims 5-7, characterized in that it also comprises limiting the speed of the vehicle when the charge of the batteries (B) falls below a lower threshold.
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    10. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to claim 5, characterized in that it also comprises stopping the charge when any of the batteries (B) exceeds the maximum recommended voltage.
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    11. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to any of claims 5-7, characterized in that it also comprises disconnecting the motor (M) when the current through the batteries (B) exceeds a certain threshold during a given time interval.
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    12. Electronic management procedure for monitoring and control of lithium batteries according to any of claims 5-11 characterized in that it comprises a thermal conditioning stage that allows to avoid excessive cooling of the batteries using the energy stored in the cells that are turns into heat by the resistors of
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