Patents by Inventor Yanhua Lu
Yanhua Lu 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: 11366170Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting a state of charge (SOC) is provided. The method includes: acquiring state data of a battery cell in a case where the battery cell meets a preset standing condition, wherein the state data includes: current and voltage data, the preset standing condition is that the current in the state data is less than a preset current threshold, wherein a length of the voltage data in the state data is greater than a preset length; calculating an estimated steady-state Open Circuit Voltage (OCV) value according to the state data, under a condition that a change value of the voltage data in the state data is greater than a preset change threshold; determining a SOC correction value corresponding to the estimated steady-state OCV value; and correcting a current SOC by using the SOC correction value corresponding to the estimated steady-state OCV value.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian Ruan, Shichao Li, Mingshu Du, Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20220127080Abstract: An automatically tray feeding device includes: at least one conveying mechanism configured to convey a tray at different heights; at least one lifting mechanism configured to move the tray on a conveying mechanism at a first height to a conveying mechanism at a second height different from the first height; and a sorting table frame configured to carry the at least one conveying mechanism and the at least one lifting mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Li ZHANG, Jinning LIANG, Qingping HUANG, Mingzhi HONG, Yanhua LU, Bo LI, Yue LI, Majie WENG
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Publication number: 20220120821Abstract: The embodiments of the present application disclose a method, apparatus and medium for estimating a battery remaining life and relates to the field of battery power. The method includes: acquiring a material aging parameter of a battery representing an aging degree of a material of the battery; and determining, based on a preset corresponding relationship between the material aging parameter and the battery remaining life, the battery remaining life corresponding to the material aging parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Jian RUAN, Mingshu Du, Shenzhi Tang, Shichao Li, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20220120820Abstract: The present application provides a battery state estimation method, which relates to the field of battery technology. The battery state estimation method includes: obtaining a first cell state parameter of each of a plurality of cells in a battery; under a condition that there are multiple cell partitions, determining whether the first cell state parameter of each cell belonging to a cell partition is within a first cell state parameter range corresponding to the cell partition; when it is within the first cell state parameter range corresponding to the cell partition, estimating a cell state of each of the cell partitions based on a target cell state parameter corresponding to the cell partition; and estimating a battery state of the battery based on the cell state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian RUAN, Mingshu DU, Shichao LI, Shenzhi TANG, Yanhua LU
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Patent number: 11269011Abstract: A method includes: estimating a first estimated time required for the battery to be charged from the state of charge estimation initial value to an upper limit of the state of charge estimation section; estimating a second estimated time required for the battery to be changed in temperature from the temperature estimation initial value to an upper limit of the temperature estimation section; determining a new state of charge estimation initial value, a new state of charge estimation section, and a new temperature estimation initial value and a new temperature estimation section based on a smaller estimated time between the first estimated time and the second estimated time, until an upper limit of an state of charge estimation section reaches a target state of charge and a smaller estimated time is a first estimated time; and accumulating every determined smaller estimated times to obtain an estimated remaining charging time.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian Ruan, Shichao Li, Yanhua Lu, Yizhen Hou, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 11262406Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting a state of charge (SOC), a battery management system and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring state data of a battery cell in a case where the battery cell meets a preset standing condition; determining, according to the state data of the battery cell, a near-steady-state battery model for characterizing a change in an open circuit voltage (OCV) over time in a near-steady-state and a steady-state time period threshold for characterizing whether a standing time period is sufficient; processing the steady-state time period threshold by using the near-steady-state battery model to obtain an estimated steady-state OCV value; determining a SOC corresponding to the estimated steady-state OCV value by using a preset correspondence between steady-state OCVs and SOCs; and correcting a current SOC by using the SOC corresponding to the estimated steady-state OCV value.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Jian Ruan, Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 11231467Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a device, a system, and a storage medium for SOC correction for a battery. The method includes determining a current OCV measurement value of the battery, and determining whether the current OCV measurement value is within a hysteresis voltage interval; determining, when the current OCV measurement value is within the hysteresis voltage interval, a charging SOC value corresponding to the current OCV measurement value in the charging state and a discharging SOC value corresponding to the current OCV measurement value in the discharging state; and determining, based on a SOC confidence interval determined from the charging SOC value and the discharging SOC value, a SOC correction target value to correct a current SOC value of the battery. The embodiments of the present disclosure may implement SOC correction for the battery having a hysteresis characteristic to improve estimation accuracy of the battery SOC.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Shenzhi Tang, Jian Ruan, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 11175343Abstract: A method and device for estimating remaining available energy of a power battery is provided. The method includes: estimating, under current state, maximum available energy of a first cell with minimum State of Charge (SOC), and maximum available energy of a second cell with minimum of maximum available capability in the power battery; estimating remaining available energy of the first cell based on its maximum available energy and SOC, and estimating remaining available energy of the second cell based on its maximum available energy and SOC; and estimating the remaining available energy of the power battery based on the number of cells included in the power battery and the smaller one of the remaining available energy between the first and the second cell.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Qiang Yun, Yushuai Shi, Yanhua Lu
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Publication number: 20210330848Abstract: A tray disinfection devices for a security inspection system can include a frame, a disinfection channel on the frame, and a conveyor on the frame. An ultraviolet disinfection lamp is arranged in the disinfection channel. The conveyor on the frame is configured to convey a tray to pass through the disinfection channel so as to disinfect the tray through an irradiation of the ultraviolet disinfection lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Qingping Huang, Mingzhi Hong, Yue Li, Bo Li, Minghua Qiu, Yanhua Lu
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Publication number: 20210325466Abstract: A method includes: estimating a first estimated time required for the battery to be charged from the state of charge estimation initial value to an upper limit of the state of charge estimation section; estimating a second estimated time required for the battery to be changed in temperature from the temperature estimation initial value to an upper limit of the temperature estimation section; determining a new state of charge estimation initial value, a new state of charge estimation section, and a new temperature estimation initial value and a new temperature estimation section based on a smaller estimated time between the first estimated time and the second estimated time, until an upper limit of an state of charge estimation section reaches a target state of charge and a smaller estimated time is a first estimated time; and accumulating every determined smaller estimated times to obtain an estimated remaining charging time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian RUAN, Shichao LI, Yanhua LU, Yizhen HOU, Wei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11108247Abstract: The present application discloses a method, apparatus, device and medium for equalization control of battery packs. The method may include: acquiring a voltage of each of a plurality of cells of the battery pack; on the condition that one or more voltages of the voltages of the plurality of cells are within a preset voltage interval, selecting a target State of Charge (SOC)-Open Circuit Voltage (OCV) curve from a charging SOC-OCV curve and a discharging SOC-OCV curve stored for the battery pack based on the voltages within the preset voltage interval; acquiring a target SOC of each cell based on the target SOC-OCV curve and the voltage of each cell; calculating, for each cell, a SOC difference between the target SOC of the cell and a reference SOC; calculating an equalizing time for each cell based on the SOC difference of each cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Shichao Li, Mingshu Du, Shenzhi Tang, Jian Ruan, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20210208200Abstract: The present application provides a method and apparatus for correcting a state of charge. The method for correcting a state of charge comprises: determining an operating state of a battery cell, wherein the operating state comprises a discharging state or a charging state; and determining a corrected state of charge of the battery cell according to an acquired current open circuit voltage of the battery cell, an acquired current accumulative capacity of the battery cell, an accumulative capacity correspondence relationship corresponding to the operating state of the battery cell, and an open circuit voltage curve corresponding to a limit initial state of charge, wherein the accumulative capacity correspondence relationship comprises a correspondence relationship between a pre-measured open circuit voltage and an accumulative capacity threshold. A technical solution of the present application can be used to improve the accuracy of calculation of a state of charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Mingshu DU, Shichao LI, Shenzhi TANG, Li TAN, Yanhua LU, Wei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11047918Abstract: A method for correcting a SOH, an apparatus, a battery management system and a storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining a relationship curve between a ratio of an accumulated charge/discharge capacity variation and a corresponding voltage-parameter variation of a battery cell and a voltage parameter itself; determining a valid peak point on the relationship curve; determining a SOH calibration value corresponding to voltage parameter datum at the valid peak point; correcting a current SOH according to the SOH calibration value. The estimation accuracy of the SOH can be improved according to this method.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Jian Ruan, Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20210148981Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for determining available energy of a battery, a battery management system, and a storage medium, and relates to the field of battery technologies. The method includes: obtaining a DOD interval corresponding to a current SOC interval of the battery, and a cycle quantity and a cycle temperature that correspond to the DOD interval; obtaining recoverable energy information of the battery based on the DOD interval, the cycle quantity, and the cycle temperature; and determining current remaining available energy of the battery based on the recoverable energy information. For a battery with a recoverable attenuation capacity, the method, the apparatus, the battery management system, and the storage medium in this disclosure could help improve accuracy in estimating remaining available energy of the battery, thereby improving battery reliability, prolonging a service life of the battery, and enhancing user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Jian RUAN, Mingshu Du, Shenzhi Tang, Shichao Li, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20210146794Abstract: The present application discloses a charging method, an apparatus, a device, a medium, a battery management system and a charging pile. The method includes: acquiring a charging demand parameter set by a user; calculating, according to the charging demand parameter and acquired actual operation state information of a battery, a target charging scheme for charging the battery; transmitting, according to the target charging scheme, a first charging request to a charging device, so that the charging device charges the battery according to the first charging request. According to the charging method, the apparatus, the device, medium, the battery management system and the charging pile provided in the embodiments of the present application, personalized smart charging can be achieved for different users.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian RUAN, Shichao LI, Yanhua LU, Yizhen HOU, Wei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20210141028Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for correcting a state of health of a battery, a battery management system, and a storage medium, and relates to the field of battery technologies. The method includes: determining whether a current voltage value of a battery cell is within a correction OCV section of the battery cell; if yes, using the current voltage value of the battery cell as a correction voltage value; and acquiring an SOC correction value, and correcting a state of health (SOH) of the battery cell. According to the method, the apparatus, the battery management system, and the storage medium in this disclosure, reliability of an SOH correction result is improved, thereby providing accurate estimation of the state of health of the battery, a prolonged service life of the battery, and better user experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 10989759Abstract: The present application provides a method and apparatus for correcting a state of charge. The method for correcting a state of charge comprises: determining an operating state of a battery cell, wherein the operating state comprises a discharging state or a charging state; and determining a corrected state of charge of the battery cell according to an acquired current open circuit voltage of the battery cell, an acquired current accumulative capacity of the battery cell, an accumulative capacity correspondence relationship corresponding to the operating state of the battery cell, and an open circuit voltage curve corresponding to a limit initial state of charge, wherein the accumulative capacity correspondence relationship comprises a correspondence relationship between a pre-measured open circuit voltage and an accumulative capacity threshold. A technical solution of the present application can be used to improve the accuracy of calculation of a state of charge.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Shenzhi Tang, Li Tan, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20210116512Abstract: The present application provides a method and apparatus for correcting a state of charge. The method for correcting a state of charge comprises: determining an operating state of a battery cell, wherein the operating state comprises a discharging state or a charging state; and determining a corrected state of charge of the battery cell according to an acquired current open circuit voltage of the battery cell, an acquired current accumulative capacity of the battery cell, an accumulative capacity correspondence relationship corresponding to the operating state of the battery cell, and an open circuit voltage curve corresponding to a limit initial state of charge, wherein the accumulative capacity correspondence relationship comprises a correspondence relationship between a pre-measured open circuit voltage and an accumulative capacity threshold. A technical solution of the present application can be used to improve the accuracy of calculation of a state of charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Mingshu DU, Shichao LI, Shenzhi TANG, Li TAN, Yanhua LU, Wei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20210119275Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of circuit technology, and disclose a method for correcting a SOC of a battery pack, a battery management system, and a vehicle. The method for correcting an SOC of a battery includes: determining, when a charging process of the battery pack starts, whether an initial SOC value of the battery pack is less than or equal to a preset electricity quantity threshold; when the initial SOC value of the battery pack is less than or equal to the preset electricity quantity threshold, recording state information of the battery pack during the charging process, and generating a differential capacity curve of the battery pack according to the state information; correcting a current SOC value of the battery pack according to the differential capacity curve and a voltage-SOC reference curve of a non-decay zone of the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Mingshu DU, Shichao Li, Jian Ruan, Yizhen Hou, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20210116513Abstract: This application discloses a method for correcting a SOH, an apparatus, a battery management system and a storage medium, where the method includes: obtaining a relationship curve between a ratio of an accumulated charge/discharge capacity variation and a corresponding voltage-parameter variation of a battery cell and a voltage parameter itself; determining a valid peak point on the relationship curve; determining a SOH calibration value corresponding to voltage parameter datum at the valid peak point; correcting a current SOH according to the SOH calibration value. The estimation accuracy of the SOH can be improved according to this application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Mingshu DU, Shichao LI, Jian RUAN, Shenzhi TANG, Yanhua LU, Wei ZHANG