Patents Assigned to Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 12613279Abstract: A battery capacity estimation method, and a battery module and an electronic product using the same are disclosed. In the battery capacity estimation method, after a control system of the battery module has judged that a battery has been charged to a fully charged state for a predetermined period and entered a rest state, a detection unit of the control system measures an open circuit voltage and a temperature of the battery, according to which a full charge capacity of the battery is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ching-Hung Tsai, Kuo-Liang Teng
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Publication number: 20250102580Abstract: A calibration system and a calibration method for state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) in an energy storage system are provided. The calibration system includes a Main Battery Management System (MBMS) and a plurality of racks, wherein, when the MBMS determines that one of the plurality of racks meets auto-calibration conditions, the MBMS utilizes a battery feature value extraction algorithm to obtain feature value data of each of battery packs, and predicts the number of battery cycles for each of the battery packs via a battery aging correction model. In this way, the SOC and the SOH for each of the battery packs can be accurately calculated, so that maintenance personnel can clearly comprehend the status of each of the racks, thereby improving the efficiency of power management.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ya-Mei CHANG, Chi-Yang CHENG, Chun-Chang CHEN, Chia-Wei CHEN
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Publication number: 20240313570Abstract: An adaptive charging control method and a device thereof are provided, in which the method compares a temperature difference of a battery pack with a charging behavior adjustment threshold value to determine whether to execute a charging current reduction adjustment algorithm or a charging current increment adjustment algorithm, and then obtains a new charging current value. Therefore, the charging behavior can be adjusted according to the temperature difference, so as to achieve the purpose of adaptive charging control and optimize the charging time and charging behavior of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shu-Hung YEH
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Publication number: 20240266858Abstract: A method of active charging control and a device thereof are provided, in which a target capacity value of a battery pack is obtained according to a target cycle count of the battery pack, and a calculated capacity value is calculated according to the plurality of updated capacity values of the battery pack and their corresponding plurality of weight values. Thereby, a capacity difference adjustment value is calculated based on the target capacity value and the calculated capacity value, so that a battery charging device can actively adjust the charging voltage of the battery pack according to the capacity difference adjustment value. Therefore, the requirement of actively controlling the charging voltage of the battery pack can be achieved, thereby optimizing the performance of the battery pack and improving the service life.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shu-Hung YEH
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Patent number: 11811029Abstract: A charging method and a battery pack are provided. The charging method for charging multiple cells of the battery pack include steps of: charging the cells of the battery pack using a charging voltage, and detecting a voltage difference ?VTDV between the cells, wherein a value of the charging voltage is a rated charging voltage value; and obtaining a new charging voltage value smaller than the rated charging voltage value according to the voltage difference ?VTDV between the cells, and decreasing the charging voltage to the new charging voltage value for charging the cells.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Chien-Wen Chen
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Patent number: 11619672Abstract: This disclosure provides a state estimation method and a battery pack. The method includes: obtaining aging factor data, predetermined discharge data and predetermined capacity loss changing data; recording measured discharge data of a to-be-measured battery; calculating to obtain discharge voltage difference data according to the predetermined discharge data and the measured discharge data; determining a specific interval Sa according to the discharge voltage difference data, and obtaining a voltage difference statistical value ?V2,Stats in the specific interval Sa; calculating an estimation capacity loss ?QD of the to-be-measured battery according to the aging factor data and the voltage difference statistical value ?V2,Stats; and determining whether the to-be-measured battery is abnormal or not according to the predetermined capacity loss changing data and the estimation capacity loss ?QD.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Je-Feng Li
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Patent number: 11500029Abstract: A battery estimation method is provided. The method includes obtaining a potential difference parameter term associated with an estimated absolute state-of-charge for determining a maximum load capable of continuous drawing for a duration of the battery. The potential difference parameter term includes a potential difference characteristic parameter, or the potential difference parameter term includes the potential difference characteristic parameter and a potential difference compensation parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yi-Ren Guo
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Patent number: 11380036Abstract: A method for establishing visual images of models of battery status transforms data of one or more characteristic parameters collected in a period of time into multiple images composed by normalized pixels corresponding to the data. The multiple images are superimposed with one another to form variant image(s) with variant areas and further moving trends of the variant areas. The visualization of data and superimposition of the visualized images facilitates correlation and variation analysis among characteristic parameters of the battery module. The present invention transform data analysis to image analysis, and therefore, the present invention facilitates following analysis and model training, which can adapt to environmental changes, and indicate battery status and battery events efficiently and accurately.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ming-Ta Chen
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Patent number: 11300628Abstract: A method includes recording a branch current and a terminal voltage of each of two parallel connected cells of a battery pack during the battery pack being switched from a charging or discharging state through a rest state to a balance state, to obtain an internal resistance of each cell, and an open-circuit voltage (OCV) and a state of charge (SOC) of the battery pack in the balance state, to obtain an OCV and a SOC of each cell just before the battery pack is switched to the rest state; and obtaining an aging differential index according to the SOC of each cell just before the battery pack is switched to the rest state, the branch current of each cell just after the battery pack is switched to the rest state, and a rated capacity of the battery pack, to determine a relative aging level of the two cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yi-Ren Guo
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Patent number: 11280843Abstract: A method of determining an aging level of a battery includes utilizing a first charging device to charge a first battery; utilizing a second obtaining device to obtain a plurality of first steady open-circuit voltages (OCVs) of the first battery when a charging state of the first battery respectively reaches a plurality of first stop-charge conditions; utilizing a second charging device to charge a second battery; utilizing a third obtaining device to obtain a stop-charge parameter of the second battery and a second steady OCV of the second battery corresponding to the stop-charge parameter of the second battery; and utilizing an aging level determining device to determine an aging level of the second battery relative to the first battery according to the second steady OCV of the second battery and one of the first steady OCVs of the first battery corresponding to the stop-charge parameter of the second battery.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yi-Ren Guo
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Patent number: 9623764Abstract: A charging and discharging system of a vehicle storage device utilizes a buffer device adapted for voltage adjustment toward a charging voltage of a charging device on the vehicle, and also for adjusting the charging current, in such a way that the charging voltage and current from the charging device may be reduced in advance for charging the storage device. With the charging and discharging system, storage device using lithium ion battery cell may be adapted to various vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Hua Chiu, Chih-Hong Lin, Chih-Hao Kan
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Patent number: 9438055Abstract: In the charging process of a power device of a portable device, a control unit or firmware of the power device dynamically acquires the status of the charging current and the charging voltage, and by incrementing the charging current, the power device correctly obtains maximum charging current affordable by a charger without overly drawing the current from the charger that causes overly low charging voltage. Such current-adaptive charging process optimizes the charging process.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tai-Hung Chen, Shih-Chou Chen
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Patent number: 9407099Abstract: In a two-way direct balance circuit for series cells, a control unit activates a pulse generator to transmit high frequency switch control signals, and a flyback converter is utilized to perform electromagnetic transition between the cells that rapidly conveys power from the cells with high relative state of capacity (RSOC) to the flyback converter and to the cells with low RSOC. The direct energy transfer between cells provides fast and highly efficient performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ya-Mei Chang, Cherng-Huei Liang
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Patent number: 9170292Abstract: An insulation detection circuit suitable for detecting an insulation status between a high voltage power and a low voltage power of a vehicle is disclosed. The circuit includes a first energy storage unit, a second energy storage unit, a constant current unit, and a detection unit. The first energy storage unit is coupled to the high voltage power. The second energy storage unit is coupled between the first energy storage unit and the low voltage power. The constant current unit is coupled between the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit. The detection unit is coupled to the second energy storage unit for detecting a current change of the second energy storage unit. When the detection unit detects that current flowing through the second energy storage unit is smaller than a predetermined value, a detection signal representing that the insulation status is abnormal is outputted.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ya-Mei Chang, Ruei-Yan Dai, Yu-Ju Lin
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Publication number: 20150200429Abstract: A battery module comprises a base, a set of battery cells and a plurality of heat dissipating units. The base comprises an input opening, an output opening and a plurality of fluid channels. A set of battery cells is disposed on the base and comprises a plurality of battery cells. A channel is formed between neighboring battery cells and the heat dissipating units are respectively disposed in the channels. Each heat dissipating unit has a main body having an expandable fluid channel, a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. Each expandable fluid channel is communicated with the respective fluid inlet and the respective fluid outlet, and the expandable fluid channels are communicated with the fluid channels of the base. When a coolant flows into the expandable fluid channel, at least one side wall expands with the pressure of the coolant and contacts the surface of the battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: CHAO-FENG LEE, WEN WU, CHIA-HUNG CHIEN
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Publication number: 20150035373Abstract: A management system of wireless power transmission comprises a plurality of first power modules, wherein the first power modules form a first cluster. Each of the first power modules comprises a first power unit, an energy information unit, a first wireless transceiver unit and a first control unit. The energy information unit is coupled to the first power unit. The first wireless transceiver unit is used for sending or receiving the first power transmission information and electrical energy. The first control unit is coupled to the energy information unit and the first wireless transceiver unit, and controls the first wireless transceiver unit to send or receive power transmission information and electrical energy. The first wireless transceiver units send the first power transmission information to each other. The first power modules determine the priority according to a control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: MING-DA CHEN, YU-RU LIN
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Publication number: 20140145726Abstract: An insulation detection circuit suitable for detecting an insulation status between a high voltage power and a low voltage power of a vehicle is disclosed. The circuit includes a first energy storage unit, a second energy storage unit, a constant current unit, and a detection unit. The first energy storage unit is coupled to the high voltage power. The second energy storage unit is coupled between the first energy storage unit and the low voltage power. The constant current unit is coupled between the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit. The detection unit is coupled to the second energy storage unit for detecting a current change of the second energy storage unit. When the detection unit detects that current flowing through the second energy storage unit is smaller than a predetermined value, a detection signal representing that the insulation status is abnormal is outputted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: YA-MEI CHANG, RUEI-YAN DAI, YU-JU LIN
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Patent number: 8643334Abstract: Disclosed is a battery balancing circuit for balancing the voltages of a reference battery module and a detachable battery apparatus, which has a load channel, a charging-discharging channel, a MCU and a charging-discharging control circuit. The reference battery module and detachable battery apparatus are connected in parallel. The load channel is connected to the reference battery module. The charging-discharging channel is disconnected from the reference battery module. The load and charging-discharging channels are connected to the detachable battery apparatus respectively through a first and a second switches. When the voltage of the detachable battery apparatus is higher or lower than a threshold value, the MCU controls the first and second switches, such that the detachable battery apparatus is connected to the charging-discharging control circuit through the charging-discharging channel and disconnected from the load channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Cheng Kuo, Sung-Hsin Hsiao
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Patent number: 8305040Abstract: A battery charging method is provided for extending life of batteries. The method includes providing an appropriate charge-off voltage with respect to variation in both of a remaining capacity and an idle time of the battery. Further, the charge-off voltage may vary according to the remaining capacity and the idle time of the battery, so as to increase charging efficiency of the battery. Additionally, the present invention also provides adjusting a charge-off current to a value according to the variation in an actual capacity of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Simplo Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tai-Hung Chen, Ming-Ta Chen, Kuo-Chang Huang, Chih-Jen Fu
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Publication number: 20120262121Abstract: Disclosed is a battery balancing circuit for balancing the voltages of a reference battery module and a detachable battery apparatus, which has a load channel, a charging-discharging channel, a MCU and a charging-discharging control circuit. The reference battery module and detachable battery apparatus are connected in parallel. The load channel is connected to the reference battery module. The charging-discharging channel is disconnected from the reference battery module. The load and charging-discharging channels are connected to the detachable battery apparatus respectively through a first and a second switches. When the voltage of the detachable battery apparatus is higher or lower than a threshold value, the MCU controls the first and second switches, such that the detachable battery apparatus is connected to the charging-discharging control circuit through the charging-discharging channel and disconnected from the load channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2011Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: KUO-CHENG KUO, SUNG-HSIN HSIAO