Patents by Inventor Hang Ma

Hang Ma 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).

  • Patent number: 12640578
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery pack charging system and its control method. The battery pack charging system includes a battery pack, a charging apparatus, a negative pulse absorbing branch, and a control unit; the negative pulse absorbing branch includes a switch, a power resistor connected in series with the switch, and a supercapacitor connected in series with the power resistor; and the control method includes: monitoring an SOC value of the battery pack in a negative pulse charging process for the battery pack; when the SOC value increases by a preset value, controlling the switch to be closed so that the power resistor and the supercapacitor can absorb discharge energy of the battery pack; and after the closing time of the switch lasts for a preset duration, controlling the switch to be opened so that depolarization speed in the negative pulse charging process may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Hang Ma, Xingchang Wang, Wei Tian, Fangyou Lu
  • Patent number: 12548811
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of batteries, and provides a battery, a thermal runaway early-warning method and apparatus therefor, and a storage medium. The battery is provided with an accommodating space, the accommodating space is configured to discharge smoke in the event of thermal runaway of a battery cell of the battery, and the method includes: acquiring a detection signal at a detection position including the accommodating space; and generating a thermal runaway early-warning signal according to the detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yihua Cai, Hui Jia, Hang Ma
  • Publication number: 20260014949
    Abstract: A control circuit includes: a current detection unit, where the current detection unit is configured to: when being connected to a battery, output a first type signal when detecting that the battery has an overcurrent or a short circuit; and a driver circuit, where an input terminal of the driver circuit is connected to a signal output terminal of the current detection unit, an output terminal of the driver circuit is configured to connect to a safety module in the target loop, and the driver circuit is configured to output, in response to receiving the first type signal transmitted from the current detection unit, a drive signal to drive the safety module to be disconnected, where the target loop is a loop in the battery or a loop in a device in which the battery is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Hang MA, Qiandeng LI
  • Patent number: 12487271
    Abstract: The present application discloses an insulation sampling circuit. The insulation sampling circuit includes: a first sampling circuit composed of a first sampling module, a first resistor, and a first switch module; a second sampling circuit composed of a second sampling module, a second resistor, and a second switch module; and a voltage withstand module. The first resistor is connected in parallel to the first sampling module; the first switch module is configured to control the first sampling module and/or the first resistor to be connected between a positive bus and a ground wire; the second resistor is connected in parallel to the second sampling module; the second switch module is configured to control the second sampling module and/or the second resistor to be connected between a negative bus and the ground wire; and the voltage withstand module is disposed on the ground wire to disconnect the ground wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Xingchang Wang, Wei Tian, Zhiwei Yan, Hang Ma, Fangyou Lu
  • Publication number: 20250364618
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of batteries, and provides a battery, a thermal runaway early-warning method and apparatus therefor, and a storage medium. The battery is provided with an accommodating space, the accommodating space is configured to discharge smoke in the event of thermal runaway of a battery cell of the battery, and the method includes: acquiring a detection signal at a detection position including the accommodating space; and generating a thermal runaway early-warning signal according to the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2025
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yihua CAI, Hui Jia, Hang Ma
  • Patent number: 12418184
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for managing charging in a battery swapping station. The method includes: receiving, by the first management unit, a wireless communication connection instruction transmitted by a management device of the battery swapping station, wherein the connection instruction includes a network location address of a second management unit of a battery pack; initiating, by the first management unit, a wireless communication connection to the second management unit based on the network location address; uploading, by the first management unit, battery status information of the battery pack acquired from the second management unit to the management device; and under a condition that the first management unit receives a charging instruction transmitted by the management device based on the battery status information, controlling, by the first management unit via an interaction with the second management unit and the charging unit, the charging unit to charge the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhenhui Huang, Hang Ma, Yongchao Li
  • Publication number: 20250277886
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods of providing a machine learning (ML) model for detection of radar targets are disclosed that include determining, using ultra-wideband circuitry, range data and location data from a range doppler map corresponding to one or more locations of one or more targets. The method may include determining, using the ML model, estimated target locations based on data from a Doppler range map and iteratively training the ML model based on differences between the estimated target locations and ground truth including a selected one of the location data or the range data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Spreitzer, Prasanna Kumar Sethuraman, Hang Ma
  • Publication number: 20250178476
    Abstract: The embodiments of the application provide a battery swapping method, a server and a battery installing-and-removing device. The battery swapping method comprising: receiving battery swapping status information of an electric vehicle; sending a battery removing instruction to a battery installing-and-removing device based on the battery swapping status information; sending a battery installation instruction to the battery installing-and-removing device when detecting that the first battery is transported to the first position; receiving the battery installation information sent by the battery installing-and-removing device; sending a battery swapping completion instruction to the electric vehicle based on the battery installation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Zhenhui Huang, Hang Ma, Yongchao Li
  • Patent number: 12252030
    Abstract: The embodiments of the application provide a battery swapping method, a server and a battery installing-and-removing device. The battery swapping method comprising: receiving battery swapping status information of an electric vehicle; sending a battery removing instruction to a battery installing-and-removing device based on the battery swapping status information; sending a battery installation instruction to the battery installing-and-removing device when detecting that the first battery is transported to the first position; receiving the battery installation information sent by the battery installing-and-removing device; sending a battery swapping completion instruction to the electric vehicle based on the battery installation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Zhenhui Huang, Hang Ma, Yongchao Li
  • Patent number: 12069751
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provides a vehicle battery swapping method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhenhui Huang, Hang Ma, Yongchao Li
  • Patent number: 12009682
    Abstract: A load access detection method, a switch circuit, and a battery management system, relating to the field of circuit technology. The load access detection method includes: detecting a voltage at a first detection point; detecting a voltage at a second detection point; if a voltage difference between the voltage at the first detection point and the voltage at the second detection point is less than or equal to a preset voltage threshold, controlling a switch circuit to enter a pre-charging mode, and pre-charging a load capacitor in the load circuit through the battery pack, where a charging current of the switch circuit in the pre-charging mode is less than a charging current of the switch circuit in a charging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xu Zhang, Hang Ma, Xingchang Wang
  • Patent number: 11973364
    Abstract: Provided are a circuit control method, a battery controller, a battery management system, a battery, an electrical apparatus, and a vehicle. The circuit control method includes: acquiring an apparatus wake-up signal; determining whether a power source terminal voltage of a charging circuit of a battery on the apparatus is greater than a first threshold and whether a change rate in a first time length is less than a second threshold, wherein the charging circuit is a circuit connecting the battery on the apparatus and a generator, and the power source terminal voltage is an output voltage of the generator; and issuing a first instruction when the power source terminal voltage of the charging circuit of the battery on the apparatus is greater than the first threshold and the change rate in the first time length is less than the second threshold, so that the charging circuit is turned on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Fangyou Lu, Hang Ma, Wei Tian, Xingchang Wang, Zhenhui Huang
  • Publication number: 20240110965
    Abstract: The present application discloses an insulation sampling circuit. The insulation sampling circuit includes: a first sampling circuit composed of a first sampling module, a first resistor, and a first switch module; a second sampling circuit composed of a second sampling module, a second resistor, and a second switch module; and a voltage withstand module. The first resistor is connected in parallel to the first sampling module; the first switch module is configured to control the first sampling module and/or the first resistor to be connected between a positive bus and a ground wire; the second resistor is connected in parallel to the second sampling module; the second switch module is configured to control the second sampling module and/or the second resistor to be connected between a negative bus and the ground wire; and the voltage withstand module is disposed on the ground wire to disconnect the ground wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Xingchang WANG, Wei TIAN, Zhiwei YAN, Hang MA, Fangyou LU
  • Publication number: 20240047988
    Abstract: Provided are a circuit control method, a battery controller, a battery management system, a battery, an electrical apparatus, and a vehicle. The circuit control method includes: acquiring an apparatus wake-up signal; determining whether a power source terminal voltage of a charging circuit of a battery on the apparatus is greater than a first threshold and whether a change rate in a first time length is less than a second threshold, wherein the charging circuit is a circuit connecting the battery on the apparatus and a generator, and the power source terminal voltage is an output voltage of the generator; and issuing a first instruction when the power source terminal voltage of the charging circuit of the battery on the apparatus is greater than the first threshold and the change rate in the first time length is less than the second threshold, so that the charging circuit is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Fangyou Lu, Hang Ma, Wei Tian, Xingchang Wang, Zhenhui Huang
  • Publication number: 20230268756
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery pack charging system and its control method. The battery pack charging system includes a battery pack, a charging apparatus, a negative pulse absorbing branch, and a control unit; the negative pulse absorbing branch includes a switch, a power resistor connected in series with the switch, and a supercapacitor connected in series with the power resistor; and the control method includes: monitoring an SOC value of the battery pack in a negative pulse charging process for the battery pack; when the SOC value increases by a preset value, controlling the switch to be closed so that the power resistor and the supercapacitor can absorb discharge energy of the battery pack; and after the closing time of the switch lasts for a preset duration, controlling the switch to be opened so that depolarization speed in the negative pulse charging process may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Hang MA, Xingchang WANG, Wei TIAN, Fangyou LU
  • Publication number: 20230256862
    Abstract: A method is applied to the battery management system, and the method may include: detecting a current state of charge of the traction battery; when the current state of charge is less than a first preset state of charge and greater than or equal to a second preset state of charge, and the switcher is in the on state, turning off the switcher; and when the current state of charge is less than the first preset state of charge and greater than or equal to the second preset state of charge, and the switcher is in an off state, if a hardware trigger signal is received, turning on the switcher, where the second preset state of charge is less than the first preset state of charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Hang MA, Wei TIAN, Xingchang WANG, Zhenhui HUANG, Fangyou LU
  • Publication number: 20230069338
    Abstract: The embodiments of the application provide a battery swapping method, a server and a battery installing-and-removing device. The battery swapping method comprising: receiving battery swapping status information of an electric vehicle; sending a battery removing instruction to a battery installing-and-removing device based on the battery swapping status information; sending a battery installation instruction to the battery installing-and-removing device when detecting that the first battery is transported to the first position; receiving the battery installation information sent by the battery installing-and-removing device; sending a battery swapping completion instruction to the electric vehicle based on the battery installation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhenhui HUANG, Hang MA, Yongchao LI
  • Publication number: 20230064624
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for managing charging in a battery swapping station. The method includes: receiving, by the first management unit, a wireless communication connection instruction transmitted by a management device of the battery swapping station, wherein the connection instruction includes a network location address of a second management unit of a battery pack; initiating, by the first management unit, a wireless communication connection to the second management unit based on the network location address; uploading, by the first management unit, battery status information of the battery pack acquired from the second management unit to the management device; and under a condition that the first management unit receives a charging instruction transmitted by the management device based on the battery status information, controlling, by the first management unit via an interaction with the second management unit and the charging unit, the charging unit to charge the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhenhui Huang, Hang Ma, Yongchao Li
  • Publication number: 20230063189
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provides a vehicle battery swapping method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhenhui HUANG, Hang Ma, Yongchao Li
  • Publication number: 20220006308
    Abstract: A load access detection method, a switch circuit, and a battery management system, relating to the field of circuit technology. The load access detection method includes: detecting a voltage at a first detection point; detecting a voltage at a second detection point; if a voltage difference between the voltage at the first detection point and the voltage at the second detection point is less than or equal to a preset voltage threshold, controlling a switch circuit to enter a pre-charging mode, and pre-charging a load capacitor in the load circuit through the battery pack, where a charging current of the switch circuit in the pre-charging mode is less than a charging current of the switch circuit in a charging mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xu ZHANG, Hang MA, Xingchang WANG