Patents by Inventor Yizhen Hou
Yizhen Hou 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).
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Patent number: 12311774Abstract: A thermal management method includes obtaining a predicted temperature including a predicted value of an operating temperature of a target device, and controlling the target device to switch a thermal management according to the predicted temperature mode. The thermal management mode is used to adjust the operating temperature of the target device.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventors: Xinwei Chen, Yiqi Liang, Yizhen Hou, Zhimin Dan, Yu Yan, Qidong Lou
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Patent number: 12101052Abstract: An electric vehicle control system and a control method, an electric vehicle power-on method, an electric vehicle power-off method, and an electric vehicle charging method are disclosed in this application. The control system includes a domain control unit controlling an electric vehicle, a current sampling unit sampling the current of a power battery and a motor of the electric vehicle and sending sampling signals to the domain control unit, and electrical device, driven by the power battery, sampling the current flowing through it and sending the sampling signals to the domain control unit. The domain control unit, according to the sampling signals sent by the electrical device and the current sampling unit, manages the power battery and controls a motor driver module and the electrical device. The structure of the control system and the control policy are simplified and the power-on and power-off time is shortened.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinwei Chen, Yuanmiao Zhao, Da Xie, Yiqi Liang, Yizhen Hou, Zhimin Dan
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Patent number: 12068466Abstract: A battery heating system includes a voltage conversion unit configured to be electrically connected to a power source and to a battery to be heated, and a control unit. The voltage conversion unit receives a first voltage input by the power source or a second voltage input by the battery to be heated. The control unit acquires a charging and discharging frequency of the voltage conversion unit, determines a charge transfer impedance of the battery to be heated according to the charging and discharging frequency, calculates a safe amplitude current of the battery to be heated according to the charge transfer impedance, and sends a control signal to the voltage conversion unit according to the charging and discharging frequency and the safe amplitude current to cause the voltage conversion unit to perform boost or buck processing of the first voltage or the second voltage according to the control signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinwei Chen, Yu Yan, Zhimin Dan, Zhanliang Li, Yizhen Hou, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 12027680Abstract: This application provides a method, an apparatus, a system for detecting battery thermal runaway, and a battery management unit. The method includes: obtaining an output signal of an air pressure sensor located in a battery pack, and obtaining parameter information of the battery pack; determining state information of the air pressure sensor based on the output signal of the air pressure sensor; and generating an alarm signal indicating occurrence of thermal runaway in the battery pack based on the state information of the air pressure sensor and the parameter information of the battery pack. In this application, the thermal runaway detection for the battery pack may be implemented by considering parameter information of both the air pressure sensor and the battery pack, improving the reliability of the thermal runaway detection for the battery pack, reducing the probability of false positives and false negatives, and improving driving safety.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiao Wang, Chao Zeng, Jia Xu, Zhimin Dan, Yizhen Hou, Wei Zhang, Guoliang Hu
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Publication number: 20240178690Abstract: A charge/discharge circuit includes a power supply module including a battery group, a heating module including an energy storage module and a switch module, and a charge-discharge switching module. The battery group, the switch module, and the charge-discharge switching module are connected in parallel. A first terminal of the energy storage module is connected to the switch module, and a second terminal of the energy storage module is connected to the charge-discharge switching module. The charge-discharge switching module and the switch module are configured to produce a current of an alternating-current waveform in the charge/discharge circuit in response to a charge/discharge enable signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Yizhen HOU, Wei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11978866Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of circuit technology, and disclose a method for correcting a SOC of a battery pack, a battery management system, and a vehicle. The method for correcting an SOC of a battery includes: determining, when a charging process of the battery pack starts, whether an initial SOC value of the battery pack is less than or equal to a preset electricity quantity threshold; when the initial SOC value of the battery pack is less than or equal to the preset electricity quantity threshold, recording state information of the battery pack during the charging process, and generating a differential capacity curve of the battery pack according to the state information; correcting a current SOC value of the battery pack according to the differential capacity curve and a voltage-SOC reference curve of a non-decay zone of the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Jian Ruan, Yizhen Hou, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
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Patent number: 11962231Abstract: A control method and device of a voltage converter and a voltage control system are provided. In some embodiments, the control device includes a first control module configured to obtain a current reference value according to an output voltage of a voltage converter and a given voltage value; a current modulation module configured to reduce the current reference value when an output current of a voltage converter is greater than a first current threshold; and a second control module configured to control the output current of a voltage converter according to the reduced current reference value and an output current.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Weichen He, Jinfeng Gao, Zhimin Dan, Yizhen Hou
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Patent number: 11962174Abstract: This application discloses a protection circuit associated with a battery management system (BMS). The protection circuit includes a first protection module and a freewheeling module. The first protection module is connected in parallel to a first switch module of the BMS, and the freewheeling module is connected in parallel to a load module of the BMS. The first protection module switches to a charging state when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between a first terminal of the first switch module and a second terminal of the first switch module. The freewheeling module is turned on when the first switch module is turned off to stabilize a voltage between the first switch module and the second switch module. The protection circuit mitigates risks of breakdown of the first switch module, and prevents a parasitic inductance from limiting a switching frequency of the first switch module.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Yizhen Hou, Meilin Chen
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Patent number: 11876160Abstract: A heating system includes first and second input ends, first and second battery modules, first switch and second switches, and a control unit. The first switch is connected between first terminals of the first and second battery modules. Second terminals of the first and second battery modules are connected to each other. The second switch is connected between the first input end and the first terminal of the second battery module. The second input end is connected to the first terminal of the first battery module. The first terminals of the first and second battery modules have a same polarity, and the second terminals of the first and second battery modules have a same polarity. The control unit is connected to the first and second switches, and configured to control the first and second switches to be turned on or off.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinwei Chen, Zhimin Dan, Chengyong Liu, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xian Huang
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Publication number: 20230402672Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery heating method, apparatus, device and storage medium. A battery heating method includes: acquiring a first temperature and a first state of charge of a battery; determining a first current frequency based on the first temperature, the first state of charge, and one or more preset first data tables, the first data tables including correspondence between the first temperature, the first state of charge, and the first current frequency under a condition of a first current amplitude; heating the battery based on the first current amplitude and the first current frequency. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the current frequency and amplitude used for internal heating can be determined based on the temperature of the battery to improve the heating rate of the battery at various temperature environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinwei CHEN, Zhimin Dan, Yu Yan, Yuanmiao Zhao, Zhanliang Li, Yizhen Hou
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Publication number: 20230387492Abstract: A battery heating system includes a voltage conversion unit configured to be electrically connected to a power source and to a battery to be heated, and a control unit. The voltage conversion unit receives a first voltage input by the power source or a second voltage input by the battery to be heated. The control unit acquires a charging and discharging frequency of the voltage conversion unit, determines a charge transfer impedance of the battery to be heated according to the charging and discharging frequency, calculates a safe amplitude current of the battery to be heated according to the charge transfer impedance, and sends a control signal to the voltage conversion unit according to the charging and discharging frequency and the safe amplitude current to cause the voltage conversion unit to perform boost or buck processing of the first voltage or the second voltage according to the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Yu YAN, Zhimin DAN, Zhanliang LI, Yizhen HOU, Wei ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230299374Abstract: A battery heating apparatus configured to be connected to a traction battery and heat the traction battery. The battery heating apparatus includes a heating module including a first leg, a second leg, and an energy storage element, and a control module configured to control the first leg and the second leg to form a loop via which the traction battery discharges to the energy storage element and a loop via which the energy storage element charges the traction battery, so as to heat the traction battery during discharge and charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Yizhen HOU, Wei ZHANG
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Patent number: 11735787Abstract: A battery pack system, a control method thereof and a management device are provided. A battery pack is connected in series with a discharge circuit unit and a charge circuit unit; a battery management unit is to monitor a temperature of the battery pack, to periodically send, when the temperature of the battery pack is lower than a threshold, a turn-on-instruction to the discharge circuit unit and the charge circuit unit alternately to control the discharge circuit unit and the charge circuit unit to be alternately turned on in heating cycles; the discharge circuit unit is to be turned on according to the turn-on-instruction to enable electricity of the battery pack to flow into the energy storage unit in discharging-phase; and the charge circuit unit is to be turned on according to the turn-on-instruction to enable electricity of the energy storage unit to flow into the battery pack in charging-phase.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Xiyang Zuo, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Teng Yu, Wenbin Lu, Xingyuan Wu, Taosheng Zhu
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Publication number: 20230208327Abstract: An electric vehicle control system and a control method, an electric vehicle power-on method, an electric vehicle power-off method, and an electric vehicle charging method are disclosed in this application. The control system includes a domain, control unit controlling an electric vehicle, a current sampling unit sampling the current of a power battery and a motor of the electric vehicle and sending sampling signals to the domain control unit, and electrical device, driven by the power battery, sampling the current flowing through it and sending the sampling signals to the domain control unit. The domain control unit, according to the sampling signals sent by the electrical device and the current sampling unit, manages the power battery and controls a motor driver module and the electrical device. The structure of the control system and the control policy are simplified and the power-on and power-off time is shortened.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xinwei CHEN, Yuanmiao ZHAO, Da XIE, Yiqi LIANG, Yizhen HOU, Zhimin DAN
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Patent number: 11650261Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a detection apparatus of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and a battery management system, the detection apparatus including a waveform generator, where the waveform generator is integrated in a battery monitoring chip; an excitation resistor; a detection resistor; and an MOS switch, wherein the waveform generator is configured to generate a pulse waveform, a gate electrode of the MOS switch is configured to receive the pulse waveform; the excitation resistor is configured to enable the battery to generate an excitation current when the gate electrode of the MOS switch receives the pulse waveform; the detection resistor is configured to convert the excitation current into an excitation voltage, the excitation voltage is configured to calculate an electrochemical impedance of the battery, The detection apparatus of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in embodiments of the present application can lower cost and volume of EIS detection.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Fangjie Zhou, Yizhen Hou, Xiyang Zuo, Qiandeng Li, Le Chu
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Patent number: 11652352Abstract: The present application provides a charge and discharge circuit, and relates to the field of battery power. The charge and discharge circuit comprises: a charge circuit comprising a battery pack, a first switch set and a charging device connected in series; and a discharge circuit comprising the battery pack, a second switch set and an electrical device connected in series; both the first switch set and the second switch set comprise at least one switch, and the at least one switch in the first and/or second switch set is a semiconductor switch.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng
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Publication number: 20230146978Abstract: A heating system includes first and second input ends, first and second battery modules, first switch and second switches, and a control unit. The first switch is connected between first terminals of the first and second battery modules. Second terminals of the first and second battery modules are connected to each other. The second switch is connected between the first input end and the first terminal of the second battery module. The second input end is connected to the first terminal of the first battery module. The first terminals of the first and second battery modules have a same polarity, and the second terminals of the first and second battery modules have a same polarity. The control unit is connected to the first and second switches, and configured to control the first and second switches to be turned on or off.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Zhimin DAN, Chengyong LIU, Wei ZHANG, Yizhen HOU, Xian HUANG
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Publication number: 20230127005Abstract: A thermal management method includes obtaining a predicted temperature including a predicted value of an operating temperature of a target device, and controlling the target device to switch a thermal management according to the predicted temperature mode. The thermal management mode is used to adjust the operating temperature of the target device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Yiqi LIANG, Yizhen HOU, Zhimin DAN, Yu YAN, Qidong LOU
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Patent number: 11637440Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery management system, and a method and apparatus for transmitting information. The method includes: determining, from a plurality of slave nodes, a fault slave node that communicates abnormally with a master node in the battery management system; selecting a target slave node from the plurality of slave nodes, wherein the target slave node is a slave node that communicates normally with both the master node and the fault slave node; transmitting frequency conversion information to the target slave node, so that the target slave node forwards the frequency conversion information to the fault slave node, and the fault slave node performs a frequency conversion based on the frequency conversion information; and transmitting information with the fault slave node using a frequency after the frequency conversion. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the reliability of wireless communication in the battery management system can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhimin Dan, Wenbin Lu, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Jia Xu, Jiechao Luo, Teng Yu
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Patent number: 11600992Abstract: The present application provides an electric protection circuit, which relates to the field of battery power. The electric protection circuit includes a battery pack, a main positive switch, a load device and a main negative switch connected in series. The main positive switch and/or the main negative switch include at least one semiconductor switch. The main positive switch and/or the main negative switch in the electric protection circuit are connected in parallel to a protection module, which absorbs electric energy across two terminals of the main positive switch and/or the main negative switch when the main positive switch and/or the main negative switch are turned off. The technical solution of the present application can improve the safety of the electric protection circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jinbo Cai, Zhimin Dan, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xiong Zheng