Patents by Inventor Qiandeng LI

Qiandeng LI 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).

  • Publication number: 20210231726
    Abstract: A circuit includes: an isolation power module, a first sampling module, a first sampling point, a second sampling module, a second sampling point, a processor. A first terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a positive electrode of a battery pack and first terminal of a positive switch module, a second terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a negative electrode of the battery pack and a first terminal of the negative switch module, a third terminal of the first sampling module is connected to a first reference voltage end; a first terminal of the second sampling module is connected to a second terminal of the positive switch module and a positive electrode of the isolation power module, a second terminal of the second sampling module is connected to a second terminal of the negative switch module and a negative electrode of the isolation power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Baohai DU, Le CHU, Jiayu YU, Qiandeng LI
  • Publication number: 20210199706
    Abstract: Disclosed are a load state detection circuit and method. A microcontroller is connected to a switch unit which is connected between a detecting power supply and a load to be tested. A voltage sampling point is formed at either terminal of the load to be tested, and the voltage sampling circuit is connected between the voltage sampling point and the microcontroller. The voltage sampling circuit is configured to sample a voltage at the voltage sampling point. The microcontroller is configured to connect the load to be tested and the detecting power supply by controlling the switch unit, and determine whether a fault exists in the load to be tested according to a received voltage at the voltage sampling point sampled by the voltage sampling circuit, before connecting the load to be tested with the drive power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun ZENG, Kai WU, Jirong HUO, Le CHU, Yanhui FU, Qiandeng LI
  • Patent number: 11048316
    Abstract: The present application provides a power-down detection circuit and a control method. A low-voltage side power supply is connected to provide an output voltage of the low-voltage side power supply to a power-down detection sub-circuit and provide a standard supply voltage to the power-down detection sub-circuit, a controller and a memory via a voltage conversion circuit. The power-down detection sub-circuit is configured to obtain the output voltage of the low-voltage side power supply, and determine, according to the output voltage of the low-voltage side power supply, whether a power-down event occurs in the low-voltage side power supply. If it is determined that a power-down event occurs, a power-down signal is sent to the controller. The controller receives the power-down signal, and controls the memory to record current information of a high voltage bus sensed by a high-voltage side current sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Kai Wu, Le Chu, Jianwei Zhuo, Qiandeng Li
  • Patent number: 11031789
    Abstract: A battery pack management system includes a controller, an isolation unit, a plurality of battery pack management units, and a plurality of battery packs. The plurality of battery pack management units are connected in series by a first daisy chain, and the plurality of battery pack management units are also connected in series by a second daisy chain. The first daisy chain transmits sampled data that is collected by the battery pack management units from corresponding battery packs and transmits control instructions of the controller. The second daisy chain transmits a failure prompt signal which is generated by a battery pack management unit that detects a failure. A first battery pack management unit and a last battery pack management unit of the plurality of battery pack management units connected in series are connected to the controller through the isolation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Fupeng Cai, Fuming Ye, Qiandeng Li, Changjian Liu
  • Patent number: 10983154
    Abstract: Disclosed are a load state detection circuit and method. A microcontroller is connected to a switch unit which is connected between a detecting power supply and a load to be tested. A voltage sampling point is formed at either terminal of the load to be tested, and the voltage sampling circuit is connected between the voltage sampling point and the microcontroller. The voltage sampling circuit is configured to sample a voltage at the voltage sampling point. The microcontroller is configured to connect the load to be tested and the detecting power supply by controlling the switch unit, and determine whether a fault exists in the load to be tested according to a received voltage at the voltage sampling point sampled by the voltage sampling circuit, before connecting the load to be tested with the drive power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Kai Wu, Jirong Huo, Le Chu, Yanhui Fu, Qiandeng Li
  • Publication number: 20210107377
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a rechargeable battery monitoring system, a battery pack, and an electric vehicle. The rechargeable battery monitoring system includes multiple CMCs, a BMU, and a first bus. Each CMC is connected to the first bus and configured to monitor at least one battery module of a battery pack. The BMU is connected to the first bus and configured to communicate with at least one CMC. The rechargeable battery monitoring system further includes multiple pull-up and/or pull-down modules disposed on a communication path between two adjacent CMCs as part of the first bus. This rechargeable battery monitoring system can stabilize a level on the communication path between the two adjacent CMCs, mitigate an impact caused by external interference onto communication, and improve communication quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jianwei ZHUO, Zhongliang GUO, Guoxiu WU, Qiandeng LI
  • Publication number: 20210104781
    Abstract: This application relate to a rechargeable battery monitoring system, a battery pack, and an electric vehicle. A rechargeable battery includes battery units and an MSD switch. The battery units are serially-connected, and the MSD switch is connected between adjacent battery units. The monitoring system includes a BMU and an equal number of CMCs that have one-to-one correspondence with the battery units. The CMCs are divided into CMC groups that meet preset conditions. The monitoring system further includes an equal number of daisy chain buses that are in one-to-one correspondence with the CMC groups. Each CMC group is connected to the BMU through one daisy chain bus. This embodiment helps a battery pack and an electric vehicle to avoid damage caused by a chip on the CMC in a process of plugging or unplugging the MSD switch, and help the CMC accurately monitor the battery units in the rechargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Yanhui Fu, Le Chu, Zhongliang Guo, Qiandeng Li
  • Patent number: 10969419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an insulation detection circuit, a detection method and a battery management system. The insulation detection circuit includes an isolated power module, first positive and negative sampling modules, second positive and negative sampling modules, and a processor. A first end of the second positive sampling module is connected to a positive electrode of the isolated power module and a second end of the positive switch module, a second end of the second positive sampling module is connected to a second reference voltage terminal; a first end of the second negative sampling module is connected to the second reference voltage terminal, a second end of the second negative sampling module is respectively connected to a negative electrode of the isolated power module and a second end of the negative switch module; and the processor is connected to sampling points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Baohai Du, Guoxiu Wu, Weiqiang Li, Qiandeng Li
  • Patent number: 10928429
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an insulation detection device and method for an energy storage system. The insulation detection device includes a positive switching device, a negative switching device, a sampling unit, a reference voltage terminal and a processor. The sampling unit is configured to collect a positive sampled signal on the energy storage device when the positive switching device and the negative switching device are in a first switching state, and collect a negative sampled signal on the energy storage device when the positive switching device and the negative switching device are in a second switching state; and the processor is configured to determine a positive insulation resistance value and a negative insulation resistance value of the energy storage device according to the positive sampled signal and the negative sampled signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhiwei Yan, Qiandeng Li
  • Publication number: 20210039498
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-voltage interlock system and a detection method thereof. The high-voltage interlock system includes a target control device and at least one non-target control device connected in sequence. The target control device includes a detection unit, a current generation controller, a current generator, and a second high-voltage component. A controller in the target control device generates a pulse drive signal for driving the current generation controller, receives a detection result signal output from a current detector, and determines a fault of a high-voltage interlock circuit according to the detection result signal; the current generation controller generates an alternating voltage signal according to the pulse drive signal; the current generator outputs an alternating current signal according to the alternating voltage signal; the current detector acquires a voltage signal across a detection resistor set and outputs the detection result signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuqun ZENG, Kai Wu, Wei Dai, Chao Wang, Qiandeng Li
  • Publication number: 20210036388
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a battery heating system and method, and relate to the field of batteries. The battery heating system may include: a temperature sampling module configured to collect a target sampling temperature; a control module configured to control a heating module to enter a first heating mode when the target sampling temperature is not lower than a preset expected heating temperature; the heating module configured to enter the first heating mode to intermittently heat the battery module set by using a first portion of external electric energy, so as to maintain the target sampling temperature at the preset expected heating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Jinglin LI, Qiandeng LI
  • Patent number: 10870353
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-voltage interlock system and a detection method thereof. The high-voltage interlock system includes a target control device and at least one non-target control device connected in sequence. The target control device includes a detection unit, a current generation controller, a current generator, and a second high-voltage component. A controller in the target control device generates a pulse drive signal for driving the current generation controller, receives a detection result signal output from a current detector, and determines a fault of a high-voltage interlock circuit according to the detection result signal; the current generation controller generates an alternating voltage signal according to the pulse drive signal; the current generator outputs an alternating current signal according to the alternating voltage signal; the current detector acquires a voltage signal across a detection resistor set and outputs the detection result signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Kai Wu, Wei Dai, Chao Wang, Qiandeng Li
  • Publication number: 20200350649
    Abstract: Battery heating systems and methods are provided in the present disclosure. A battery heating system includes: a temperature sampling module configured to collect a target sampling temperature; a first switch configured to be turned on or off based on a driving signal; a control module configured to determine, based on the target sampling temperature and a correspondence between the target sampling temperature and the driving signal, a duration where the first switch is controlled to be turned on and a duration where the first switch is controlled to be turned off, and generate the driving signal; and a heating module configured to heat the battery module set using an output power of the battery module set when the first switch is turned on, and stop heating the battery module set when the first switch is turned off. As a result, fineness of battery heating can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Qidong LOU, Qiandeng LI
  • Patent number: 10814726
    Abstract: A control apparatus comprises a microcontroller, an auxiliary circuit, a delay module and a logical circuit; the microcontroller is connected to a first input end of the logical circuit via the auxiliary circuit and connected to a second input end of the logical circuit via the delay module, and an output end of the logical circuit is connected to a device to be controlled; if the microcontroller is reset in a process of outputting the closing control signal, a delay disabling signal becomes invalid, the delay module is enabled to output the closing control signal within a preset delay time, wherein the delay time is greater than or equal to a reset time. A power supply system is also provided to avoid a risk that an automobile suddenly loses power due to unexpected reset of the microcontroller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuqun Zeng, Kai Wu, Chao Wang, Wei Dai, Qiandeng Li
  • Publication number: 20200271726
    Abstract: The present application provides a high voltage detection circuit and method. The high voltage detection circuit include: a current adjustment module configured to be turned on or off to adjust a current in a high voltage circuit; a first detection module configured to provide a detection signal and transmit the detection signal to a processor module; the processor module configured to determine whether a positive switch unit or a negative switch unit is in malfunction according to a desired operation state of the positive switch unit, a desired operation state of the negative switch unit and the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jirong HUO, Yanhui FU, Le CHU, Qiandeng Li
  • Publication number: 20200274374
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a detection circuit and method. The detection circuit comprises: a controller, a battery pack, a main positive switch module, a main negative switch module and at least one detection loop. The controller collects voltages of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery pack and a voltage between external sides of the main positive switch module and the main negative switch module when turning on the main positive or negative switch module and after turning on any detection loop, and obtains resistance values of insulation resistors of the external sides according to resistance values of insulation resistors of internal sides of the main positive and negative switch module, as well as the voltages of the positive electrode and the negative electrode and the voltage between the external sides of the main positive switch module and the main negative switch module, which are collected twice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jianwei ZHUO, Le CHU, Jirong HUO, Yanhui FU, Qiandeng LI
  • Publication number: 20200274289
    Abstract: The disclosure provides high voltage interlock circuit and detection method. The circuit comprises: a power module, a positive electrode of the power module being connected to one end of a current generating module; the current generating module, the other end of the current generating module being connected to a first terminal of a high voltage component module to inject a constant DC current into the high voltage component module; a first voltage dividing module, one end of the first voltage dividing module being connected to a second terminal of the high voltage component module, and the other end of the first voltage dividing module being connected to a negative electrode of the power module and a power ground; and a processing module to determine a fault of the high voltage component module based on a first voltage collected from the second terminal of the high voltage component module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Jinglin Li, Jianwei Zhuo, Changjian Liu, Qiandeng Li
  • Publication number: 20200274369
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a battery management system. In the system, a first microcontroller is connected to a second microcontroller; a battery monitoring module is configured to monitor a state of the battery pack and transmit the state of the battery pack to the first and the second microcontroller respectively via a state signal of the battery pack, and control the state of the battery pack according to a control instruction from the first and the second microcontroller; a sampling control module is configured to detect the state of a high voltage loop of the battery pack, and transmit the state of the high voltage loop to the first and the second microcontroller respectively via a state signal of the high voltage loop of the battery pack, and control the state of the high voltage loop according to a control instruction from the first and the second microcontroller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Huixiu LUO, Baohai DU, Wei ZHANG, Qiandeng LI
  • Publication number: 20200251918
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control system, comprising a controller and a plurality of power regulating modules; the plurality of power regulating modules comprise at least one first power regulating module and at least one second power regulating module, the first power regulating module is woken up upon receiving an external wake-up signal, the controller is connected to an output end of one of the first power regulating modules, and an output end of the second power regulating module is connected to a load module; the controller is further connected to a wake-up end of the second power regulating module; the first power regulating module connected to the controller supplies power to the controller; the at least one second power regulating module is woken up upon receiving an internal wake-up signal sent by the powered on controller or upon receiving the external wake-up signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yanhui FU, Qidong LOU, Xinxin JIANG, Qiandeng LI
  • Patent number: 10725114
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a circuit malfunction. The method includes: receiving a detection instruction and controlling a plurality of equalization modules to be turned off in response to the detection instruction; collecting first sampled data of sampled equalization modules; controlling odd numbered equalization modules among the sampled equalization modules to be turned on and even numbered equalization modules among the sampled equalization modules to be turned off; collecting second sampled data of the sampled equalization modules; controlling the odd numbered equalization modules among the sampled equalization modules to be turned off and the even numbered equalization modules among the sampled equalization modules to be turned on; collecting third sampled data of the sampled equalization modules: and determining, according to the first sampled data, second sampled data and third sampled data, a malfunction in a sampling detection circuit and locating the malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Fuming Ye, Fupeng Cai, Qiandeng Li, Changjian Liu