Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling step charging of a secondary battery. A charging control unit determines a SOC, an OCV and a polarization voltage of the secondary battery, determines an OCV deviation corresponding to a difference between the OCV and a predefined minimum OCV value, determines a correction factor corresponding to the polarization voltage and the OCV deviation, determines a look-up SOC by correcting the SOC according to the correction factor, determines the magnitude of a charging current corresponding to the look-up SOC, and provides the determined charging current to a charging device.

Abstract: A charging control apparatus measures a first temperature of a first secondary battery selected from the plurality of secondary batteries, a second temperature of a coolant flowing into the cooling device, a charging current of the secondary battery pack, a first terminal voltage of the first secondary battery and a second terminal voltage of a second secondary battery closest to the cooling device, estimates a temperature of a temperature estimation point of the second secondary battery from a lumped thermal model having a thermal resistance between two points selected from the temperature estimation point of the second secondary battery, the first temperature measurement point and the second temperature measurement point, and measurement data about temperature, current and voltage, and determines the estimated temperature as a minimum temperature of the secondary battery pack, and varies a charging power provided to the secondary battery pack according to the minimum temperature.

Abstract: A method for determining a charging profile of a battery according to the present disclosure includes determining a reference state of charge (SOC) corresponding to a lithium deposition boundary potential using a test cell, determining a first charging profile by performing a constant current (CC) charging on the test cell until reaching the reference SOC and performing a constant voltage (CV) charging constantly maintaining a voltage between a negative terminal and a positive terminal after reaching the reference SOC, determining a second charging profile by performing the CC charging on the test cell until reaching the reference SOC and performing the CV charging constantly maintaining a voltage between the negative electrode surface and the positive terminal after reaching the reference SOC, and correcting a third charging profile obtained from a battery including a plurality of cells using a difference between the first charging profile and the second charging profile.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling step charging of a secondary battery. A charging control unit determines a SOC, an OCV and a polarization voltage of the secondary battery, determines an OCV deviation corresponding to a difference between the OCV and a predefined minimum OCV value, determines a correction factor corresponding to the polarization voltage and the OCV deviation, determines a look-up SOC by correcting the SOC according to the correction factor, determines the magnitude of a charging current corresponding to the look-up SOC, and provides the determined charging current to a charging device.

Abstract: A battery management system includes a sensing unit to generate a sensing signal indicating a battery voltage and a battery current of a battery, a memory unit to store a charge map recording a correlation between first to nth reference state of charge (SOC) ranges, first to nth reference currents and first to nth reference voltages for multi-stage constant-current charging, and a control unit to change to constant voltage charging using a kth reference voltage corresponding to a kth reference SOC range in response to the battery voltage having reached the kth reference voltage during constant current charging using a kth reference current corresponding to the kth reference SOC range to which an SOC of the battery belongs. The control unit updates the kth reference current of the charge map based on a time-series of the battery current in a charging period of the constant voltage charging.

Abstract: A battery management system includes a sensing unit to generate a sensing signal indicating a battery voltage and a battery current of a battery, a memory unit to store a charge map recording first to nth reference currents, first to nth reference voltage ranges, first to nth reference states of charge (SOCs) and first to nth reference voltage curves for multi-stage constant-current charging, and a control unit to command constant-current charging to a charging circuit using a kth reference current corresponding to a kth reference voltage range to which the battery voltage belongs, and update the charge map by comparing a kth measured voltage curve indicating a correlation between the battery voltage and the SOC of the battery over a charging period of the constant-current charging with a kth reference voltage curve in response to the battery voltage having reached an upper limit of the kth reference voltage range.

Abstract: Provided are a battery management system and a battery management method. The battery management system includes a sensing unit to generate a sensing signal indicating a voltage and a current of a battery, a memory unit to store a reference charging map for constant-current charging using first to mth reference C-rates, and a control unit to determine a start value indicating a charge factor at a time point at which a charge command is received based on the sensing signal. The control unit generates first to mth reference charge functions corresponding to the first to mth reference C-rates in a one-to-one relationship from the reference charging map. When a charge cycle starts, the control unit controls a charge current supplied to the battery using the first to mth reference C-rates in a sequential order based on the sensing signal, the start value and the first to mth reference charge functions.

Abstract: Provided are a lithium plating detection method, a battery management method and apparatus for safety diagnosis using the lithium plating detection method. The lithium plating detection method according to the present disclosure includes detecting, accumulating and tracking each of an open circuit voltage (OCV) after fully charging and an OCV after fully discharging of a battery every charge/discharge cycle of the battery, and determining if lithium plating took place in the battery using a result of tracking the OCV after fully charging and the OCV after fully discharging, wherein a range satisfying a condition of the reduced OCV after fully charging and the reduced OCV after fully discharging in the tracking result is determined as a range in which lithium plating starts to take place.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for updating a current pattern for rapid charging, and a computer program stored in a storage medium performing the method, the apparatus includes a resistance calculation unit for calculating an internal resistance of a battery module, a storage unit for storing a current pattern for rapid charging of the battery module, and a calculation unit for updating the current pattern according to a state of the internal resistance of the battery module, and the calculation unit calculates a resistance increase rate based on the calculated internal resistance, calculates an adjustment coefficient based on the calculated resistance increase rate, and updates the current pattern using the calculated adjustment coefficient and the current pattern so that when performing rapid charging, an impact on the battery module life is minimized.

Abstract: An apparatus estimating a state of charge (SOC)-open circuit voltage (OCV) profile, including: a storage unit storing: a beginning of life (BOL) positive electrode (PE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and available range (AR), a BOL negative electrode (NE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and AR, and a BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile and total capacity (TC), and a control unit estimating a full-cell SOC-OCV profile at middle of life (MOL), including: an AR determination module for: calculating an MOL full-cell TC while a secondary battery is fully charged/discharged at MOL, and determining the MOL PE and NE ARs so a ratio of the MOL to the BOL full-cell TCs equals a ratio of the MOL to the BOL PE ARs and a ratio of the MOL to the BOL NE ARs, and a profile management module for: estimating, as an MOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile, a differential profile, and updating the BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling step charging of a secondary battery. A charging control unit determines a SOC, an OCV and a polarization voltage of the secondary battery, determines an OCV deviation corresponding to a difference between the OCV and a predefined minimum OCV value, determines a correction factor corresponding to the polarization voltage and the OCV deviation, determines a look-up SOC by correcting the SOC according to the correction factor, determines the magnitude of a charging current corresponding to the look-up SOC, and provides the determined charging current to a charging device.

Abstract: A charging control apparatus measures a first temperature of a first secondary battery selected from the plurality of secondary batteries, a second temperature of a coolant flowing into the cooling device, a charging current of the secondary battery pack, a first terminal voltage of the first secondary battery and a second terminal voltage of a second secondary battery closest to the cooling device, estimates a temperature of a temperature estimation point of the second secondary battery from a lumped thermal model having a thermal resistance between two points selected from the temperature estimation point of the second secondary battery, the first temperature measurement point and the second temperature measurement point, and measurement data about temperature, current and voltage, and determines the estimated temperature as a minimum temperature of the secondary battery pack, and varies a charging power provided to the secondary battery pack according to the minimum temperature.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for testing the electrochemical performance of a battery cell in a non-destructive manner. The apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure an open circuit voltage (OCV) of the battery cell, a memory unit configured to store data obtained through pre-experiments for each of a plurality of reference cells and a process deviation value occurred in a manufacturing process of the battery cell, and a control unit electrically connected to the measuring unit and the memory unit. The control unit is configured to determine at least one of a capacity of the battery cell, an estimated profile data indicating a change in OCV of the battery cell in a predetermined state of charge (SOC) range and a resistance of the battery cell.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for testing the electrochemical performance of a battery cell in a non-destructive manner. The apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure an open circuit voltage (OCV) of the battery cell, a memory unit configured to store data obtained through pre-experiments for each of a plurality of reference cells and a process deviation value occurred in a manufacturing process of the battery cell, and a control unit electrically connected to the measuring unit and the memory unit. The control unit is configured to determine at least one of a capacity of the battery cell, an estimated profile data indicating a change in OCV of the battery cell in a predetermined state of charge (SOC) range and a resistance of the battery cell.

Abstract: An apparatus estimating a state of charge (SOC)-open circuit voltage (OCV) profile, including: a storage unit storing: a beginning of life (BOL) positive electrode (PE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and available range (AR), a BOL negative electrode (NE) half-cell SOC-OCV profile and AR, and a BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile and total capacity (TC), and a control unit estimating a full-cell SOC-OCV profile at middle of life (MOL), including: an AR determination module for: calculating an MOL full-cell TC while a secondary battery is fully charged/discharged at MOL, and determining the MOL PE and NE ARs so a ratio of the MOL to the BOL full-cell TCs equals a ratio of the MOL to the BOL PE ARs and a ratio of the MOL to the BOL NE ARs, and a profile management module for: estimating, as an MOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile, a differential profile, and updating the BOL full-cell SOC-OCV profile.

Abstract: The present invention provides a battery cell of a plate shape, including: an electrode assembly in which a separator is interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the electrode assembly may be mounted on a receiving part; and sealing parts formed by heat fusion at an external side of the receiving part, wherein lateral sealing parts adjacent to one of the sealing parts at which an electrode terminal is positioned may closely contact an outer surface of the receiving part while being bent toward the receiving part of a battery case, and a phase change material (PCM) that is phase-changed in response to a thermal change may be added to surplus surfaces of the lateral sealing parts or to surplus spaces between the receiving parts and the bent lateral sealing parts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a battery cell of a plate shape, including: an electrode assembly in which a separator is interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, wherein the electrode assembly may be mounted on a receiving part; and sealing parts formed by heat fusion at an external side of the receiving part, wherein lateral sealing parts adjacent to one of the sealing parts at which an electrode terminal is positioned may closely contact an outer surface of the receiving part while being bent toward the receiving part of a battery case, and a phase change material (PCM) that is phase-changed in response to a thermal change may be added to surplus surfaces of the lateral sealing parts or to surplus spaces between the receiving parts and the bent lateral sealing parts.