Patents by Inventor Weixin Zheng

Weixin Zheng 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: 20240128535
    Abstract: A battery assembly, a battery pack and a vehicle are provided. The battery assembly includes: multiple cells; a connecting member, where the cells is electrically connected to each other through the connecting member; and a thermally conductive member, where the cell has a housing, the thermally conductive member is provided between the connecting member and the housing, and the thermally conductive member is thermally conductively connected to the connecting member and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yuanmao SHU, Yanfeng WU, Weixin ZHENG, Zhipei LU, Huajun SUN
  • Publication number: 20240128565
    Abstract: A battery pack, a vehicle, and an energy storage device are provided. The battery pack includes a cell array and a support member, where the cell array includes a plurality of cells, the cell has a first dimension, and the first dimension is a maximum spacing between two imaginary parallel planes sandwiching the cell; and at least one of the cells 600 mm?first dimension?2500 mm the at least one cell includes a casing and a core located inside the casing, a supporting region is formed on the casing, and the cell is connected to the support member through the supporting region and is supported by the support member. The support member is connected to the supporting region to support the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Patent number: 11955651
    Abstract: A power battery pack includes: a pack body; a plurality of cells, disposed in the pack body; the cell having a length L0, a width H0, and a thickness D0, where at least one cell meets: L0>H0?D0, a length direction of the cell is arranged along a width direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle, and in the width direction of the electric vehicle, the length L0 of the cell and a size W of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle in the width direction meet: 46%?L0/W?76%; or at least one cell meets: L0>H0?D0, a length direction of the cell is arranged along a length direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle, and in the length direction of the electric vehicle, the length L0 of the cell and a size X of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle in the length direction meet: 40%?L0/W?76%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Long He, Huajun Sun, Wenfeng Jiang, Zhipei Lu, Weixin Zheng, Jianglong Tang, Yan Zhu, Xinyue Wang, Kefeng He
  • Publication number: 20240021920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composite temperature control plate and a battery pack. The composite temperature control plate includes a temperature control layer and a protective layer. The temperature control layer is configured to lower or raise a temperature of the battery pack. The protective layer is laminated and fixed on the temperature control layer. The protective layer includes a heat insulating layer. The heat insulating layer is made of a heat insulating material. The protective layer includes a mounting portion extending at least to an periphery of the temperature control layer. The mounting portion is configured to connect with outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yueqiu YOU, Xiao WANG, Yanfeng WU, Weixin ZHENG, Zhipei LU
  • Publication number: 20230352783
    Abstract: A battery pack, a vehicle, and an energy storage device are provided. The battery pack includes a cell array and a support member, where the cell array includes a plurality of cells, the cell has a first dimension, and the first dimension is a maximum spacing between two imaginary parallel planes sandwiching the cell; and at least one of the cells 600 mm?first dimension?2500 mm the at least one cell includes a casing and a core located inside the casing, a supporting region is formed on the casing, and the cell is connected to the support member through the supporting region and is supported by the support member. The support member is connected to the supporting region to support the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Publication number: 20230318053
    Abstract: A battery information sampling assembly, includes a battery sampling controller and a flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board is configured to collect information of a corresponding cell. The flexible printed circuit board is connected with the battery sampling controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Yongnan WANG, Yi ZENG, Weixin ZHENG, Zhengyuan LIAO
  • Publication number: 20230275298
    Abstract: A battery tray includes: a tray body includes a tray bottom plate and a tray side beam located on a first side of the tray bottom plate, and the tray side beam and the tray bottom plate defines a battery accommodating cavity accommodating for accommodating a battery module or a cell; a first protection plate includes an energy-absorbing plate and high-strength plates located on two sides of the energy-absorbing plate, the energy-absorbing plate includes a cellular structure, and the first protection plate is fixed on the tray bottom plate; and a second protection plate, where a first surface of the second protection plate is coupled to the first protection plate, a second surface of the second protection plate is coupled to the tray body, and a wave impedance value of the second protection plate is less than a wave impedance value of the high-strength plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Yongnan WANG, Hua CHEN, Weixin ZHENG, Zhengyuan LIAO
  • Publication number: 20230268560
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a controller, a battery core, a liquid leakage detector, and a pre-charge switch. The liquid leakage detector is connected with the controller, and the liquid leakage detector is configured to send a liquid leakage signal to the controller when detecting that liquid leakage occurs in the battery core. The controller is configured to prohibit sending a pre-charge on signal to the pre-charge switch upon receiving the liquid leakage signal while receiving a start signal for starting the battery core. The pre-charge switch is configured to prohibit connection of the pre-charge voltage end and the power output end when not receiving the pre-charge on signal, to prohibit the battery core from outputting a pre-charge voltage through the power output end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Peng LU, Qingbo PENG, Weixin ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20230231227
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery assembly and a tray. The battery assembly includes at least one battery unit, and the battery unit includes multiple cells, where the length direction of each cell is a first direction, and the multiple cells are disposed along a second direction. The tray includes at least one temperature adjustment unit, where the temperature adjustment unit includes a temperature adjustment flow channel and a confluence flow channel. Any one of the temperature adjustment flow channels is configured to exchange heat with at least one of the cells disposed along the second direction, and to exchange heat with at most one cell disposed along the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yongnan WANG, Yi ZENG, Zhengyuan LIAO, Fuzhu LAI, Weixin ZHENG
  • Patent number: 11545710
    Abstract: A power battery base includes a tray and a liquid cooling tube disposed on the tray, wherein the tray includes a bottom plate and side plates disposed around the periphery of the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the side plates jointly form a receiving cavity for receiving a power battery pack, the bottom plate is provided with at least one beam, the beam divides the bottom plate into at least two sub-bottom plates, the liquid cooling tube is laid on at least one of the sub-bottom plates, and the liquid cooling tube is disposed across the beam that it passes through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Zeng, Weixin Zheng, Jianhua Zhu, Yan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220238940
    Abstract: A power battery pack and a vehicle are provided. The power battery pack includes: a tray and an upper cover, where the tray includes a side frame and a bottom plate, and the upper cover and the bottom plate are respectively connected to upper and lower ends of the side frame to define a battery accommodating cavity; and a plurality of cells, where the plurality of cells are mounted in the battery accommodating cavity, one surface of each of the cells and the upper cover are bonded by a structural adhesive, and the other opposite surface of the cell and the bottom plate are bonded by a thermally conductive structural adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Longxing WANG, Xiaolong WANG, Weixin ZHENG
  • Patent number: 11335982
    Abstract: A battery unit includes a battery and an insulation film, the battery includes a battery housing, a battery core disposed inside the battery housing, and a battery cover plate disposed on an end portion of the battery housing; the insulation film is coated on at least one side face of the battery housing, the insulation films on two adjacent battery units are bonded to each other in the preset direction to connect the plurality of battery units together; and the insulation film includes an extension portion, where the extension portion is formed by a top portion of the insulation film which protrudes from the battery cover plate and extends upward, the top plate is disposed on an upper side of the battery unit, a groove is provided on a lower side of the top panel, and at least part of the extension portion is accommodated in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xi Shen, Zhipei Lu, Weixin Zheng, Jia Lu, Jing Tan, Yan Zhu, Jianhua Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220126705
    Abstract: A battery pack, a vehicle, and an energy storage device are provided. The battery pack includes a cell array and a support member, where the cell array includes a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells has a first size, and the first size is a maximum value of spacings between pairs of imaginary parallel planes that clamp the cell; at least one cell satisfies 600 mm?first size?2500 mm, and is supported by the support member; and a normal direction of two parallel planes corresponding to the first size is a direction Q, a battery placement area is defined in the battery pack, the cell array is located in the battery placement area, and each of the plurality of cells extends from one side of the battery placement area to another side of the battery placement area along the direction Q.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Publication number: 20220126666
    Abstract: Provided are a power battery pack and an electric vehicle. The power battery pack includes: a pack body; and a plurality of cells, directly arranged in the pack body. The cell extends from a first side of the pack body to a second side of the pack body, and the first side and the second side are disposed opposite to each other. The first side of the pack body is provided with a first side wall, the second side of the pack body is provided with a second side wall, an end of the cell is supported by the first side wall, and the other end of the cell is supported by the second side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Publication number: 20220118840
    Abstract: A power battery pack includes: a pack body; a plurality of cells, disposed in the pack body; the cell having a length L0, a width H0, and a thickness D0, where at least one cell meets: L0>H0?D0, a length direction of the cell is arranged along a width direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle, and in the width direction of the electric vehicle, the length L0 of the cell and a size W of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle in the width direction meet: 46%?L0/W?76%; or at least one cell meets: L0>H0?D0, a length direction of the cell is arranged along a length direction of a vehicle body of the electric vehicle, and in the length direction of the electric vehicle, the length L0 of the cell and a size X of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle in the length direction meet: 40%?L0/W?76%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Publication number: 20220123404
    Abstract: A battery pack and an electric vehicle are provided. The battery pack includes a housing; and a plurality of cells, provided in the housing, wherein the sum V1 of the volumes of the plurality of cells and the volume V2 of the battery pack satisfy V1/V2?55%. The battery pack has a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to each other. A length direction of the cell is arranged along the first direction of the battery pack, and the plurality of cells are arranged along the second direction of the battery pack. The cell comprises a cell body, and the length of the cell body is 400-2500 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Publication number: 20220118841
    Abstract: Provided are a power battery pack and an electric vehicle. The power battery pack includes: a pack body, where an accommodating space is defined in the pack body, the pack body is provided therein with at least one widthwise cross beam or lengthwise cross beam, the widthwise cross beam extends along a width direction of the power battery pack, the lengthwise cross beam extends along a length direction of the power battery pack, and the accommodating space is divided into a plurality of accommodating chambers by the at least one widthwise cross beam or lengthwise cross beam; and a plurality of cells, disposed in the pack body and directly arranged in the accommodating chambers, where at least one cell is arranged in each accommodating chamber to form a cell array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Publication number: 20220102787
    Abstract: A cell, a power battery pack, and an electric vehicle are provided. The cell includes a cell body, and the cell body has a length L, a width H and a thickness D. The length L of the cell body is greater than the width H, the width H of the cell body is greater than the thickness D, the length L of the cell body is greater than 600 mm, and the length L and the width H of the cell body satisfy L/H=4-21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Long HE, Huajun SUN, Wenfeng JIANG, Zhipei LU, Weixin ZHENG, Jianglong TANG, Yan ZHU, Xinyue WANG, Kefeng HE
  • Patent number: 11264663
    Abstract: A battery cover assembly includes a cover plate, an electrode inner terminal and an electrode outer terminal. The electrode inner terminal is electrically connected to the electrode outer terminal through a current interrupt structure disposed on the cover plate. The current interrupt structure includes a sealed chamber configured to fill a gas-producing medium therein. The sealed chamber is configured to make the gas-producing medium to be electrically connected to positive electrodes and negative electrodes of a battery. When a voltage difference between the positive electrodes and negative electrodes of the battery exceeds a rated value, the gas-producing medium is capable of producing gas, to disrupt the electrical connection between the electrode inner terminal and the electrode outer terminal under the action of the pressure of the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Weixin Zheng, Xi Shen, Jianhua Zhu, Luxia Jiang, Yan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11183729
    Abstract: A battery pack, a vehicle, and an energy storage device. The battery pack includes a housing with a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The battery pack housing includes at least one rectangular cell accommodating unit is formed therein. The battery pack also includes a plurality of rectangular cells, and has a dimension greater than or equal to 600 mm along the first direction. The plurality of rectangular cells are arranged in the rectangular cell accommodating unit along the second direction. The rectangular cell has a thickness of D, length of L, and height of H. A length direction of at least one rectangular cell extends from one side of the rectangular cell accommodating unit to its other side along the first direction, and meets: L>H, L>D, 600 mm?L?2500 mm, 23?L/D?208.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Long He, Huajun Sun, Wenfeng Jiang, Zhipei Lu, Weixin Zheng, Jianglong Tang, Yan Zhu, Xinyue Wang, Kefeng He