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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Publication number: 20210083484Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Shichao LI, Mingshu DU, Shenzhi TANG, Jian RUAN, Yanhua LU, Wei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20210041503Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian Ruan, Shichao Li, Mingshu Du, Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20200400750Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Mingshu DU, Shichao LI, Shenzhi TANG, Jian RUAN, Yanhua LU, Wei ZHANG
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Patent number: 10871521Abstract: 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; determining, when a length of voltage data in the state data is greater than a first preset length and less than a second preset length, and a change value of the voltage data in the state data is greater than a preset change threshold, a first set of pending parameters of a predetermined near-steady-state battery model according to the state data; predicting, according to the first set of pending parameters, a second set of pending parameters of the predetermined near-steady-state battery model; calculating an estimated steady-state OCV value according to the second set of pending parameters; and determining a SOC correction value corresponding to the estimated steady-state OCV value to correct current SOC.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian Ruan, Shichao Li, Mingshu Du, Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20200371162Abstract: 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; determining, when a length of voltage data in the state data is greater than a first preset length and less than a second preset length, and a change value of the voltage data in the state data is greater than a preset change threshold, a first set of pending parameters of a predetermined near-steady-state battery model according to the state data; predicting, according to the first set of pending parameters, a second set of pending parameters of the predetermined near-steady-state battery model; calculating an estimated steady-state OCV value according to the second set of pending parameters; and determining a SOC correction value corresponding to the estimated steady-state OCV value to correct current SOC.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jian RUAN, Shichao LI, Mingshu DU, Shenzhi TANG, Yanhua LU, Wei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20200371163Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Jian Ruan, Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Publication number: 20200341067Abstract: A method and device for determining an available capacity of a battery, a battery management system, and a storage medium, relating to the field of battery technologies. The method includes: obtaining the at least one DOD interval corresponding to the SOC interval of the operation of the battery, and the number of cycles and the cycle temperature corresponding to the at least one DOD interval; obtaining a recoverable amount of capacity fade of the battery according to the at least one DOD interval, the number of cycles and the cycle temperature, and determining an actual available capacity of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Jian RUAN, Mingshu DU, Shenzhi TANG, Shichao LI, Yanhua LU, Wei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20200319257Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Qiang YUN, Yushuai SHI, Yanhua LU
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Patent number: 10732225Abstract: 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: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Qiang Yun, Yushuai Shi, Yanhua Lu
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Method and apparatus for estimating a state of health of a battery pack and computer-readable medium
Patent number: 10620273Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating a state of health of a battery pack and a computer-readable medium are provided, the method including: detecting changes of health indicators of every battery unit in the battery pack, determining whether the battery unit has a correction opportunity for a state of charge thereof during a predetermined period of time based on the detected changes of the health indicators, calculating corrected states of charge and one or more of cumulative changes in capacity between every two correction opportunities of a battery unit having two or more correction opportunities, obtaining a first estimated state of health of the battery unit having two or more correction opportunities based on the above data and estimating the state of health of the battery pack based on the first estimated state of health of the battery unit having two or more correction opportunities.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu -
Patent number: 10338149Abstract: A method and an apparatus for calculating the SOC of a battery being charged and a battery pack including the apparatus are disclosed in the present disclosure. The method for calculating the SOC includes: obtaining a full charge voltage and a reference charging voltage curve of the battery; taking a voltage value from the approximately linear ascent stage of the reference charging voltage curve as a preset reference voltage, and obtaining a corresponding reference SOC; acquiring a current charging voltage at which a charging voltage curve corresponding to a current charging state of the battery enters into an approximately linear ascent stage; determining a compensation factor according to the preset reference voltage, the full charge voltage, and the current charging voltage; and utilizing the compensation factor and the reference SOC to calculate a current SOC corresponding to the current charging state of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Li Tan, Yushuai Shi, Nana Xiong, Yanhua Lu
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A STATE OF HEALTH OF A BATTERY PACK AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
Publication number: 20180348304Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating a state of health of a battery pack and a computer-readable medium are provided, the method including: detecting changes of health indicators of every battery unit in the battery pack, determining whether the battery unit has a correction opportunity for a state of charge thereof during a predetermined period of time based on the detected changes of the health indicators, calculating corrected states of charge and one or more of cumulative changes in capacity between every two correction opportunities of a battery unit having two or more correction opportunities, obtaining a first estimated state of health of the battery unit having two or more correction opportunities based on the above data and estimating the state of health of the battery pack based on the first estimated state of health of the battery unit having two or more correction opportunities.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Shenzhi Tang, Yanhua Lu -
Publication number: 20180106867Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Qiang YUN, Yushuai SHI, Yanhua LU
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Publication number: 20180106866Abstract: A method and an apparatus for calculating the SOC of a battery being charged and a battery pack including the apparatus are disclosed in the present disclosure. The method for calculating the SOC includes: obtaining a full charge voltage and a reference charging voltage curve of the battery; taking a voltage value from the approximately linear ascent stage of the reference charging voltage curve as a preset reference voltage, and obtaining a corresponding reference SOC; acquiring a current charging voltage at which a charging voltage curve corresponding to a current charging state of the battery enters into an approximately linear ascent stage; determining a compensation factor according to the preset reference voltage, the full charge voltage, and the current charging voltage; and utilizing the compensation factor and the reference SOC to calculate a current SOC corresponding to the current charging state of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Li TAN, Yushuai SHI, Nana XIONG, Yanhua LU
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Patent number: 9520622Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detection device for lithium-ion battery, which comprises an insulative housing having a receiving chamber; an insulative separator positioned between the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet when the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet are received in the receiving chamber; a positive electrode sheet conductive fastener passing through the insulative housing and fixedly connected to a positive electrode current collector at a positive electrode current collector non-film-coating region; a negative electrode sheet conductive fastener passing through the insulative housing and fixedly connected to a negative electrode current collector at a negative electrode current collector non-film-coating region; an insulative cover engaged with the insulative housing and the insulative separator; a positive electrode region detection hole communicated to the positive electrode sheet gas region; and a negative electrode region detection hole commType: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Junzhong Hu, Chengyou Xing, Pinghua Deng, Yanhua Lu, Xiaolei Liu
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Publication number: 20140191763Abstract: The present disclosure provides a detection device for lithium-ion battery, which comprises an insulative housing having a receiving chamber; an insulative separator positioned between the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet when the positive electrode sheet and the negative electrode sheet are received in the receiving chamber; a positive electrode sheet conductive fastener passing through the insulative housing and fixedly connected to a positive electrode current collector at a positive electrode current collector non-film-coating region; a negative electrode sheet conductive fastener passing through the insulative housing and fixedly connected to a negative electrode current collector at a negative electrode current collector non-film-coating region; an insulative cover engaged with the insulative housing and the insulative separator; a positive electrode region detection hole communicated to the positive electrode sheet gas region; and a negative electrode region detection hole commType: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: Ningde Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Junzhong Hu, Chengyou Xing, Pinghua Deng, Yanhua Lu, Xiaolei Liu
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Publication number: 20140154534Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of power battery technology, in particular to a power battery safety head cover, comprising a cover plate, a positive pole, a negative pole, a pressure release valve and a filling hole, wherein the positive pole, the negative pole, the pressure release valve and the filling hole are arranged on the cover plate, the positive pole is electrically connected with the cover plate, the negative pole is assembled with the cover plate in an insulating way, and the negative pole is connected with a negative temperature coefficient thermistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: NingDe Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Xiaolei Liu, Pinghua Deng, Peng Wang, Yanhua Lu, Junzhong Hu
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Patent number: 8314234Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel bicyclic pyrimidine compounds of Formula (I) or a form or composition thereof and the use thereof as inhibitors of ATP-protein kinase interactions.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.Inventors: Peter J. Connolly, Stuart Emanuel, Ronghui Lin, Yanhua Lu, Steven A. Middleton
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Patent number: 7541367Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel 3-benzoimidazolyl-pyrazolopyridine compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof and their synthesis and use as inhibitors of serine-threonine protein kinases and tyrosine protein kinases and interactions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.Inventors: George Chiu, Peter J. Connolly, Stuart Emanuel, Shenlin Huang, Shengjian Li, Ronghui Lin, Yanhua Lu, Steven A. Middleton
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Patent number: D901413Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanhua Lu, Canhua Zhong, Tingting Wang