Patents by Inventor Zhimin Dan
Zhimin Dan 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: 20230049854Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a torque obtaining method and device, a motor controller, and a readable storage medium. The torque obtaining method includes: obtaining a rotation speed of a motor; obtaining a current of the motor; obtaining a flux linkage of the motor; determining an electromagnetic torque of the motor based on the current and the flux linkage; and inputting the rotation speed and the electromagnetic torque into a preset status observer, and obtaining an observed value of an actual output torque of the motor, where the observed value is output by the status observer. The obtaining method is intended to obtain the actual output torque effectively, simply, and accurately.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Xiong ZHENG, Xianxi Pan, Feilong CAl, Zhimin Dan
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Publication number: 20230037865Abstract: The present application provide a control method of a power battery heating system. The method includes: controlling all upper bridge arms of a first bridge arm group and all lower bridge arms of a second bridge arm group to be turned on, and all lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a first loop; controlling all the lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned on, and all the upper bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the lower bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a second loop. The method is used to heat the power battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Xianxi PAN, Jinfeng GAO
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Publication number: 20230044189Abstract: A control method and device of a voltage converter and a voltage control system are provided. In some embodiments, the control device includes a first control module configured to obtain a current reference value according to an output voltage of a voltage converter and a given voltage value; a current modulation module configured to reduce the current reference value when an output current of a voltage converter is greater than a first current threshold; and a second control module configured to control the output current of a voltage converter according to the reduced current reference value and an output current.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Weichen He, Jinfeng Gao, Zhimin Dan, Yizhen Hou
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Publication number: 20230041713Abstract: The present application provide a control method of a power battery heating system. The method includes: controlling all upper bridge arms of a first bridge arm group and all lower bridge arms of a second bridge arm group to be turned on, and controlling all lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a first loop; controlling all the lower bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the upper bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned on, and controlling all the upper bridge arms of the first bridge arm group and all the lower bridge arms of the second bridge arm group to be turned off, so as to form a second loop. The method is used to heat the power battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Jinfeng GAO, Jin HUANG
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Publication number: 20230035145Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a method for charging a battery, a battery management system, and a charge and discharge device. The method for charging the battery includes: acquiring, by a BMS, a first charge current and sending it to a charge and discharge device, thus making the charge and discharge device charge the battery based on the first charge current; if a first accumulated charge quantity of the battery is greater than or equal to a first accumulated charge quantity threshold value, acquiring, by the BMS, a first discharge current and sending it to the charge and discharge device, thus making the charge and discharge device control the battery to discharge based on the first discharge current; and if a first accumulated discharge quantity of the battery is greater than or equal to a first accumulated discharge quantity threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yu YAN, Xiyang ZUO, Diping LIU, Haili LI, Zhanliang LI, Zhimin DAN
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Publication number: 20230031352Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide a method for charging battery a charging and discharging device, which can ensure the safety performance of the battery. The charging and discharging device includes a first DC/DC converter, a unidirectional AC/DC converter and a control unit, where the first DC/DC converter is a unidirectional DC/DC converter, and the control unit is configured to: receive a first charging current and control the unidirectional AC/DC converter and the first DC/DC converter to charge a battery through an AC power source based on the first charging current; receive a first discharging current, and control the battery to release power based on the first discharging current; and receive a second charging current, and control the unidirectional AC/DC converter and the first DC/DC converter to charge the battery through the AC power source based on the second charging current.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yu YAN, Xiyang ZUO, Zhimin DAN, Haili LI, Shan HUANG, Shichao LI
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Patent number: 11548405Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a current modulation module, a parameter determination module, a battery heating system, as well as a control method and a control device thereof, and relate to the field of battery. The control method includes determining a state of charge (SOC), of the battery, modulating a first current flowing into windings of a motor into an alternating current when the SOC is greater than a first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the alternating current in a first target module to heat the battery, and modulating a second current flowing into the windings of the motor into a direct current when the SOC is less than or equal to the first SOC threshold, so as to use heat generated by the direct current in a second target module to heat the battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Xiaojian Huang, Zhimin Dan, Bao Li, Xiyang Zuo
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Publication number: 20220407338Abstract: The present application provides a charging control method and apparatus, a battery management system and a readable storage medium. The charging control method includes: obtaining a battery temperature and a battery state of charge; determining a pulse charging frequency according to the battery temperature, the battery state of charge and a pre-calibrated corresponding relationship; obtaining a preset waveform characteristic of a pulse charging waveform; where the waveform characteristic includes a ratio range of an area of a positive pulse waveform to an area of a negative pulse waveform in each pulse cycle of the pulse charging waveform; and generating a charging request according to the pulse charging frequency and the waveform characteristic and transmitting the charging request to a charging device. The method is used for improving charging stability and safety of a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhanliang Li, Yu Yan, Zhimin Dan, Shuyun Xiong, Weiping Sun, Xiyang Zuo
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Patent number: 11515588Abstract: Disclosed are a heating method for a rechargeable battery, a control unit and a heating circuit. The heating method comprises: determining a frequency value of a pulse current for heating the rechargeable battery in response to a heating command of the rechargeable battery; determining a current value of the pulse current according to the frequency value and an acquired state parameter of the rechargeable battery; judging whether the current value satisfies a preset heating demand; if the current value satisfies the heating demand, generating the pulse current under control according to the frequency value; if the current value does not satisfy the heating demand, re-determining the frequency value and the current value of the pulse current. The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a control unit and a heating circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinxin Du, Zhimin Dan, Fuping Luo, Shengwei Wang, Tiancong Wang, Xiyang Zuo
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Publication number: 20220376320Abstract: Disclosed is a traction battery self-heating control method and a device. Acquiring a second temperature of a rotor at a current sampling time according to system parameters and a first temperature of the rotor at a previous sampling time, and estimating a third temperature of the rotor at a next sampling time according to the first temperature and the second temperature, and stopping the self-heating of the traction battery when the third temperature reaches a demagnetization temperature of the rotor. Whether to stop the self-heating of the traction battery is determined by estimating a rotor temperature under the self-heating condition, and comparing the rotor temperature with the demagnetization temperature of the rotor, and thus the self-heating control of the traction battery is realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Bao LI, Xiyang ZUO
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Publication number: 20220368262Abstract: An electric motor, a power system, a control method, and an electric vehicle. The electric motor comprises a first N-phase winding set and a second N-phase winding set, wherein the first N-phase winding set and the second N-phase winding set are both used for being connected to a traction battery by means of a conversion module. When the traction battery starts to be heated, the first N-phase winding set and the second N-phase winding set are powered on. The direction of a magnetic field generated by the first winding set and the direction of a magnetic field generated by the second winding set have a phase difference, such that the magnetic fields counteract each other; and a magnetic field intensity in a stator winding of each phase is reduced, and an air-gap magnetic flux is also reduced, thereby alleviating the problems of electric motor heating and electric motor NVH.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Xiyang ZUO, Zhimin DAN, Bao LI
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Publication number: 20220368270Abstract: Disclosed is a motor, a control method, a power system, and an electric vehicle. Each phase stator winding of the motor includes two sub-winding sets. When a traction battery needs to be heated, the two sub-winding sets of the motor store electrical energy and provide alternating currents to the traction battery through an inverter, so that the traction battery uses its internal resistance for heating. In addition, the two sub-winding sets generate opposite magnetic fields which cancel each other out, so that the strength of the magnetic field inside each phase stator winding and the air gap magnetic flux are reduced, thereby alleviating the heat generation and NVH problems of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Bao LI, Xiyang ZUO
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Patent number: 11502346Abstract: Disclosed is a traction battery self-heating control method and a device. Acquiring a second temperature of a rotor at a current sampling time according to system parameters and a first temperature of the rotor at a previous sampling time, and estimating a third temperature of the rotor at a next sampling time according to the first temperature and the second temperature, and stopping the self-heating of the traction battery when the third temperature reaches a demagnetization temperature of the rotor. Whether to stop the self-heating of the traction battery is determined by estimating a rotor temperature under the self-heating condition, and comparing the rotor temperature with the demagnetization temperature of the rotor, and thus the self-heating control of the traction battery is realized.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiaojian Huang, Zhimin Dan, Bao Li, Xiyang Zuo
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Publication number: 20220345023Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a converter control method, a converter control apparatus, and a readable storage medium. The control method includes: obtaining a real-time input voltage and a real-time output voltage of a converter; determining a corresponding real-time closed-loop control output value of the converter based on the real-time input voltage and the real-time output voltage by using a closed-loop control algorithm; determining a real-time control strategy of a switch tube of the converter from at least three control strategies based on the real-time closed-loop control output value; and controlling the switch tube based on the determined real-time control strategy. The control method is used to implement efficient and high-precision voltage stabilization control.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Jinfeng GAO, Guiying LIN, Weichen HE, Zhimin DAN, Lijun HANG, Yuanbin HE, Ke CHEN, Jiarui LIAO
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Patent number: 11453311Abstract: The present application provides a battery thermal management system, a control method and device of a battery heating system, a device, and a medium. The method includes: acquiring a temperature rise rate parameter of the battery; determining proportions of a square wave signal and a sine wave signal in a first control signal of the switch components according to the temperature rise rate parameter; generating the first control signal of the switch components according to the proportions of the square wave signal and the sine wave signal; outputting the first control signal to the switch components to control switching on or off of the switch components via the first control signal, so as to generate an alternating current in a loop connecting the battery and the motor and heat the battery using the alternating current.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Xiaojian Huang, Xiong Zheng, Xiyang Zuo, Zhimin Dan, Bao Li
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Publication number: 20220294206Abstract: The present application provides a protection circuit, high-voltage loop, electrical apparatus, control method, device and medium. The protection circuit comprises at least two auxiliary switch units, in a one-to-one association with at least two first control switch units; a semiconductor switch unit, connected to each first control switch unit, via an auxiliary switch unit corresponding to the first control switch unit; a control module; wherein the first control switch units are arranged on power transmission lines of a battery. According to embodiments of the present application, the electrical safety of a battery high-voltage loop can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Jiangsu Contemporaty Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Jinbiao LI, Yu YAN, Zhimin DAN
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Patent number: 11418143Abstract: The present application provides a control method, an apparatus, a power system, and an electric vehicle, relating to the field of electric vehicles. The method includes: obtaining a battery cell temperature of a power battery, and sending a first control signal to an inverter when the battery cell temperature meets a preset power battery heating condition, where the first control signal is configured to control the inverter to convert a current provided by the power battery into an alternating current with a randomly changing frequency, and the alternating current with a randomly changing frequency is configured to supply power to a permanent magnet motor. New frequency components may be introduced to evenly distribute originally concentrated radial electromagnetic forces to an entire stator, thereby reducing vibration noises during the heating process of the power battery.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiaojian Huang, Zhimin Dan, Xianxi Pan, Xiyang Zuo
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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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Patent number: 11407331Abstract: In a battery heating system an inverter includes a first-phase bridge arm, a second-phase bridge arm and a third-phase bridge arm connected in parallel, each of a upper bridge arm and a lower bridge arm is provided with a switch module, the switch module is connected in parallel with a buffer module; and a motor controller in the inverter is provided for providing driving signals to the switch module of a target upper bridge arm and the switch module of a target lower bridge arm to control the switch module of the upper bridge arm of any bridge arm among the three phases of bridge arms and the switch module of the lower bridge arm of at least one bridge arm among the bridge arms except the bridge arm where the switch module of the target upper bridge arm is located to be periodically turned on and off.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Xiyang Zuo, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Guowei Li, Xingyuan Wu, Yanru Li
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Publication number: 20220239140Abstract: An embodiment of the present application discloses a charging method, including: acquiring a state parameter of a power battery by a power conversion apparatus; setting a charging mode to a pulse charging mode by the power conversion apparatus when the battery temperature is lower than a first preset threshold; and converting charging power of a charging apparatus and then charging the power battery by the power conversion apparatus in the pulse charging mode. Through the technical solution, the power conversion apparatus acquires a battery temperature of the power battery, when the battery temperature is lower than the first preset threshold, the power conversion apparatus converts the charging power output by the charging apparatus, and outputs a pulse current to charge the tract battery, to prevent the charging apparatus directly charging the power battery in a low temperature, thereby ensuring the performance of the power battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhanliang LI, Zhimin DAN, Yu YAN, Weiping SUN, Shuyun XIONG