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).
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Patent number: 11962174Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Yizhen Hou, Meilin Chen
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Patent number: 11936220Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Chenling Zheng, Yanhua Lu, Jinbo Cai, Bingtuan Luo
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Publication number: 20230268755Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Tianyi HUANG, Xianxi PAN, Jinfeng GAO, Jinbo CAI
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Patent number: 11731529Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhong Liu, Shuyun Xiong, Jinbo Cai
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Publication number: 20230261504Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Wei ZHANG, Jinbo CAI, Qidong LOU
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Publication number: 20230261487Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Jinbo CAI, Qidong LOU, Wei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11652352Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng
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Publication number: 20230120625Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Qidong Lou, Jinbo Cai, Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan
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Patent number: 11600992Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jinbo Cai, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng
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Patent number: 11418046Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Contemporarv Amperex Technologv Co., LimitedInventors: Jinbo Cai, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng
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Publication number: 20220247197Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Chenling ZHENG, Yanhua LU, Jinbo CAI, Bingtuan LUO
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Publication number: 20220185145Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhong Liu, Shuyun Xiong, Jinbo Cai
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Patent number: 11296497Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SHENZHEN BENCENT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinbo Cai, Guoyuan Chen, Shenghui Luo, Ming Li
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Patent number: 11287454Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Yizhen Hou, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Jinbo Cai, Xiong Zheng
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Publication number: 20210367441Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jinbo CAI, Zhimin DAN, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xiong ZHENG
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Publication number: 20210293860Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Yizhen HOU, Zhimin DAN, Wei ZHANG, Jinbo CAI, Xiong ZHENG
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Publication number: 20210184486Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Meilin Chen, Yizhen Hou, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20210104903Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Yizhen Hou, Meilin Chen
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Publication number: 20210050719Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jinbo CAI, Zhimin DAN, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xiong ZHENG
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Publication number: 20200403418Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhimin DAN, Jinbo CAI, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xiong ZHENG