Patents by Inventor Jinbo Cai

Jinbo Cai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11962174
    Abstract: This application discloses a protection circuit associated with a battery management system (BMS). The protection circuit includes a first protection module and a freewheeling module. The first protection module is connected in parallel to a first switch module of the BMS, and the freewheeling module is connected in parallel to a load module of the BMS. The first protection module switches to a charging state when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between a first terminal of the first switch module and a second terminal of the first switch module. The freewheeling module is turned on when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between the first switch module and the second switch module. The protection circuit mitigates risks of breakdown of the first switch module, and prevents a parasitic inductance from limiting a switching frequency of the first switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Yizhen Hou, Meilin Chen
  • Patent number: 11936220
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an energy storage device and system as well as a power system, and relate to the technical field of a power grid. The energy storage device includes: at least two parallel-connected energy storage units, where each energy storage unit includes: a battery cluster and a power conversion system; and the battery cluster includes at least two cells; a direct-current side of the power conversion system is electrically connected to the battery cluster, an alternating-current side of the power conversion system is configured to electrically connect to an input side of an alternating-current combiner cabinet, and an output side of the alternating-current combiner cabinet is configured to electrically connect to an alternating-current side of a transformer. The energy storage device is configured to improve safety and reliability of the energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chenling Zheng, Yanhua Lu, Jinbo Cai, Bingtuan Luo
  • Publication number: 20230268755
    Abstract: An energy storage system includes a first energy storage branch and a second energy storage branch connected in parallel. The first energy storage branch includes a first battery cluster. The second energy storage branch includes a second battery cluster and a DC/DC converter connected to the second battery cluster in series, with an output end of the DC/DC converter being connected to the second battery cluster. The DC/DC converter is configured to adjust an output current of the second energy storage branch to balance an output current of the first energy storage branch and the output current of the second energy storage branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Tianyi HUANG, Xianxi PAN, Jinfeng GAO, Jinbo CAI
  • Patent number: 11731529
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a power supply apparatus, a battery management system, a power supply system, a control method and a medium. The method includes: controlling, under a condition that a vehicle is in a parking state, a first battery pack of a power supply apparatus to supply power to a first load of the vehicle, and controlling the first battery pack and a second battery pack of the power supply apparatus to stop supplying power to a second load of the vehicle; acquiring, in a process of supplying power to the first load, a capacity parameter of the first battery pack; controlling, under a condition that the capacity parameter of the first battery pack is lower than a first preset capacity threshold, a direct current converter to transmit electric energy of the second battery pack to the first battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhong Liu, Shuyun Xiong, Jinbo Cai
  • Publication number: 20230261504
    Abstract: A charging method may be applied to a charging apparatus. The charging method may include: in the discharge stage, obtaining a current voltage of the energy storage battery in each energy storage unit; determining, based on the current voltage of the energy storage battery in each energy storage unit, a first voltage output by the first DC/DC converter in each energy storage unit, where the first voltage output is inversely proportional to the current voltage of the energy storage battery; and sending the first voltage to the first DC/DC converter, so as to cause the energy storage battery to receive, at the first voltage via the first DC/DC converter, electrical energy released by the traction battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei ZHANG, Jinbo CAI, Qidong LOU
  • Publication number: 20230261487
    Abstract: Charging method and charging apparatus for traction battery are provided. The charging apparatus includes N energy storage units connected in parallel. Each energy storage unit includes an energy storage battery and a first DC/DC converter connected to the energy storage battery. Each charging period of the charging apparatus includes a stage in which a traction battery is charged and a stage in which the traction battery discharges to the N energy storage units. The charging method includes: obtaining a first parameter of each energy storage unit in the discharge stage; determining, based on the first parameter, a first current output by the first DC/DC converter in each energy storage unit, where the first current is inversely proportional to the first parameter of the energy storage battery; and sending the first current to the first DC/DC converter. The energy storage battery receives, via the first DC/DC converter, electrical energy released by the traction battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Jinbo CAI, Qidong LOU, Wei ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11652352
    Abstract: The present application provides a charge and discharge circuit, and relates to the field of battery power. The charge and discharge circuit comprises: a charge circuit comprising a battery pack, a first switch set and a charging device connected in series; and a discharge circuit comprising the battery pack, a second switch set and an electrical device connected in series; both the first switch set and the second switch set comprise at least one switch, and the at least one switch in the first and/or second switch set is a semiconductor switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng
  • Publication number: 20230120625
    Abstract: A charging device, a charging control method, an energy management system and a storage medium are provided. The charging device includes: a charging circuit including a voltage stability control circuit, an output port and an input port; the voltage stability control circuit being connected to a high-voltage alternating current through the input port and connected to a battery through the output port, and configured to convert the high-voltage alternating current into a low-voltage direct current, charge the battery with a positive pulse current during a first period and charge the battery with a negative pulse current during a second period; and an energy absorption circuit connected in parallel with the charging circuit and configured to absorb the negative pulse current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Qidong Lou, Jinbo Cai, Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan
  • Patent number: 11600992
    Abstract: The present application provides an electric protection circuit, which relates to the field of battery power. The electric protection circuit includes a battery pack, a main positive switch, a load device and a main negative switch connected in series. The main positive switch and/or the main negative switch include at least one semiconductor switch. The main positive switch and/or the main negative switch in the electric protection circuit are connected in parallel to a protection module, which absorbs electric energy across two terminals of the main positive switch and/or the main negative switch when the main positive switch and/or the main negative switch are turned off. The technical solution of the present application can improve the safety of the electric protection circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jinbo Cai, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng
  • Patent number: 11418046
    Abstract: A charge and discharge circuit includes: a charging loop, including a battery pack, a first switch module and a charging device connected in series, where, the charging loop is configured to charge the battery pack using the charging device, and precharge the charging device; and a discharging loop, including the battery pack, a second switch module and an electric device connected in series, where, the discharging loop is configured to make the battery pack discharge to the electric device, and precharge the electric device; where, the first switch module and the second switch module each include at least one switch, and a part of switches in the first switch module and the second switch module are semiconductor switches, and the other part of the switches in the first switch module and the second switch module are relays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporarv Amperex Technologv Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jinbo Cai, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng
  • Publication number: 20220247197
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an energy storage device and system as well as a power system, and relate to the technical field of a power grid. The energy storage device includes: at least two parallel-connected energy storage units, where each energy storage unit includes: a battery cluster and a power conversion system; and the battery cluster includes at least two cells; a direct-current side of the power conversion system is electrically connected to the battery cluster, an alternating-current side of the power conversion system is configured to electrically connect to an input side of an alternating-current combiner cabinet, and an output side of the alternating-current combiner cabinet is configured to electrically connect to an alternating-current side of a transformer. The energy storage device is configured to improve safety and reliability of the energy storage system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yanhua LU, Jinbo CAI, Bingtuan LUO
  • Publication number: 20220185145
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a power supply apparatus, a battery management system, a power supply system, a control method and a medium. The method includes: controlling, under a condition that a vehicle is in a parking state, a first battery pack of a power supply apparatus to supply power to a first load of the vehicle, and controlling the first battery pack and a second battery pack of the power supply apparatus to stop supplying power to a second load of the vehicle; acquiring, in a process of supplying power to the first load, a capacity parameter of the first battery pack; controlling, under a condition that the capacity parameter of the first battery pack is lower than a first preset capacity threshold, a direct current converter to transmit electric energy of the second battery pack to the first battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhong Liu, Shuyun Xiong, Jinbo Cai
  • Patent number: 11296497
    Abstract: Provided is a surge protection circuit, which includes a bidirectional voltage suppressor; and a thyristor surge suppression unit connected in parallel with the bidirectional voltage suppressor. The first end of the bidirectional voltage suppressor is connected to the first end of the thyristor surge suppression unit, and the second end of the bidirectional voltage suppressor is connected to the second end of the thyristor surge suppression unit. The breakover voltage or the breakdown voltage in the direction from the first end to the second end of the thyristor surge suppression unit is greater than the clamping voltage in the direction from the first end to the second end of the bidirectional voltage suppressor. The breakover voltage in the direction from the second end to the first end of the thyristor surge suppression unit is less than the clamping voltage in the direction from the second end to the first end of the bidirectional voltage suppressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BENCENT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinbo Cai, Guoyuan Chen, Shenghui Luo, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11287454
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a current sampling method and a current sampling circuit. The method comprises: obtaining a detected temperature of each semiconductor switch device of a plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices; determining that the plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices are in a current equalization state based on the detected temperature of each semiconductor switch device; obtaining an equalized current flowing through a target semiconductor switch device in the current equalization state, the target semiconductor switch device being any one of the plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices; determining a total current of a main circuit connected to the plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices according to the equalized current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yizhen Hou, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Jinbo Cai, Xiong Zheng
  • Publication number: 20210367441
    Abstract: A charge and discharge circuit includes: a charging loop, including a battery pack, a first switch module and a charging device connected in series, where, the charging loop is configured to charge the battery pack using the charging device, and precharge the charging device; and a discharging loop, including the battery pack, a second switch module and an electric device connected in series, where, the discharging loop is configured to make the battery pack discharge to the electric device, and precharge the electric device; where, the first switch module and the second switch module each include at least one switch, and a part of switches in the first switch module and the second switch module are semiconductor switches, and the other part of the switches in the first switch module and the second switch module are relays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jinbo CAI, Zhimin DAN, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xiong ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20210293860
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a current sampling method and a current sampling circuit. The method comprises: obtaining a detected temperature of each semiconductor switch device of a plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices; determining that the plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices are in a current equalization state based on the detected temperature of each semiconductor switch device; obtaining an equalized current flowing through a target semiconductor switch device in the current equalization state, the target semiconductor switch device being any one of the plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices; determining a total current of a main circuit connected to the plurality of parallel semiconductor switch devices according to the equalized current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yizhen HOU, Zhimin DAN, Wei ZHANG, Jinbo CAI, Xiong ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20210184486
    Abstract: This application relates to a pre-charging circuit and a method thereof. The pre-charging circuit includes a controller, a PWM control unit, and a drive unit. The controller and the PWM control unit are electrically connected to the drive unit, and the drive unit is connected to a main switch of a battery management system circuit. When the main switch is turned on, the PWM control unit detects a current in the battery management system circuit and outputs a control signal to the drive unit according to the current. The controller outputs a preset PWM signal to the drive unit, which then turns the main switch off or on according to the received control signal and the PWM signal, to pre-charge a load capacitor of the battery management system circuit when the main switch (S1) is turned on, thereby implementing fast pre-charging by adjusting a pre-charging time of the load capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Meilin Chen, Yizhen Hou, Wei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210104903
    Abstract: This application discloses a protection circuit associated with a battery management system (BMS). The protection circuit includes a first protection module and a freewheeling module. The first protection module is connected in parallel to a first switch module of the BMS, and the freewheeling module is connected in parallel to a load module of the BMS. The first protection module switches to a charging state when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between a first terminal of the first switch module and a second terminal of the first switch module. The freewheeling module is turned on when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between the first switch module and the second switch module. The protection circuit mitigates risks of breakdown of the first switch module, and prevents a parasitic inductance from limiting a switching frequency of the first switch module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Yizhen Hou, Meilin Chen
  • Publication number: 20210050719
    Abstract: The present application provides an electric protection circuit, which relates to the field of battery power. The electric protection circuit includes a battery pack, a main positive switch, a load device and a main negative switch connected in series. The main positive switch and/or the main negative switch include at least one semiconductor switch. The main positive switch and/or the main negative switch in the electric protection circuit are connected in parallel to a protection module, which absorbs electric energy across two terminals of the main positive switch and/or the main negative switch when the main positive switch and/or the main negative switch are turned off. The technical solution of the present application can improve the safety of the electric protection circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jinbo CAI, Zhimin DAN, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xiong ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20200403418
    Abstract: The present application provides a charge and discharge circuit, and relates to the field of battery power. The charge and discharge circuit comprises: a charge circuit comprising a battery pack, a first switch set and a charging device connected in series; and a discharge circuit comprising the battery pack, a second switch set and an electrical device connected in series; both the first switch set and the second switch set comprise at least one switch, and the at least one switch in the first and/or second switch set is a semiconductor switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhimin DAN, Jinbo CAI, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xiong ZHENG