Patents by Inventor Zhimin Dan
Zhimin Dan 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: 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: 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: 11928457Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a server of a battery swapping station, a charging method and system for a battery, a device and a medium. The method is applied to a server of a battery swapping station, and the method includes: acquiring version information of a first software version after a vehicle mounted with a power battery arrives at the battery swapping station, wherein the first software version is a software version of a first battery management unit of the power battery; controlling, under a condition that the version information of the first software version is lower than version information of a second software version stored in the server, a second battery management unit of the battery swapping station to update the first software version of the first battery management unit to the second software version.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhanliang Li, Zhimin Dan, Yu Yan, Miaomiao Zhang, Zhenhui Huang
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Patent number: 11926239Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a vehicle control method, module, and system, a device and a medium. The method includes: acquiring, under a condition that it is determined to install a target battery provided by a battery swapping station for the vehicle, a network address of a first battery management unit of the target battery; requesting to establish a wireless communication connection between a control module and the first battery management unit, based on the network address of the first battery management unit of the target battery; transmitting, under a condition that the wireless communication connection between the control module and the first battery management unit is successfully established, a first prompt signal to a target object, where the first prompt signal is used to prompt the target object to perform a relevant operation for allowing the vehicle to leave a battery swapping area.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Zhanliang Li, Zhimin Dan, Yu Yan, Miaomiao Zhang
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Publication number: 20240079984Abstract: A charge/discharge circuit includes a power supply module, a switch module, an energy storage module, and a charge-discharge switching module 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 switch module and the charge-discharge switching module are configured to perform an action in response to a charge/discharge enable signal to produce an alternating current in the charge/discharge circuit. A waveform of the alternating current includes at least one of a triangular waveform, a quasi-triangular waveform, a sinusoidal waveform, or a quasi-sinusoidal waveform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Xianxi PAN, Jinfeng GAO
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Patent number: 11923712Abstract: A battery formation apparatus includes a DC-DC conversion module, an additional power supply, and a control circuit. Low-voltage and high-voltage terminals of the DC-DC conversion module are electrically connected to the control circuit and a DC bus, respectively. The DC-DC conversion module is configured to, when a battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus, convert a first voltage input into a second voltage greater than the first voltage, and output the second voltage. The additional power supply is electrically connected to the control circuit, and configured to output an additional voltage. The control circuit is electrically connected to the battery unit, the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, and the additional power supply. The control circuit is configured to serially connect the low-voltage terminal of the DC-DC conversion module, the battery unit, and the additional power supply when the battery unit discharges into the battery formation apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhanliang Li, Huanle Zhou, Meng Li, Xiyang Zuo, Yu Yan, Zhimin Dan
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Publication number: 20240072549Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes a control circuit, multiple battery clusters connected in parallel, and switch circuits corresponding to the battery clusters. The switch circuit includes a first switch and a protection circuit connected in parallel. The control circuit is connected to each first switch and each protection circuit. Each battery cluster is connected to the corresponding first switch and protection circuit. The control circuit is configured to control, according to a high voltage on signal, the protection circuit to be closed and the first switch to be opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Xiangtao LI, Yu YAN, Zhimin DAN, Qidong LOU
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Patent number: 11904728Abstract: This application discloses a thermal management system for a battery pack and a thermal management system for an electric vehicle. the thermal management system for the battery pack includes: a thermal management device for the battery pack, a processor, and a solenoid valve network connected to the thermal management device for the battery pack. An external port of the solenoid valve network is connected to an external cooling system. The processor is configured to control operating status of a solenoid valve in the solenoid valve network, so that the thermal management device for the battery pack heats the battery pack by using heat generated by the external cooling system.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Yanru Li, Xingyuan Wu, Guowei Li, Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Xiyang Zuo
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Electric vehicle battery voltage regulation system and control method and control apparatus therefor
Patent number: 11901757Abstract: A control method may include: controlling a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, a first leg, and a second leg set to turn on or off, to form in a first period a circuit loop for a charge/discharge module to discharge to a motor and to form in a second period a circuit loop for the charge/discharge module and the motor to charge a first electric vehicle battery group and a second electric vehicle battery group or form in the second period a circuit loop for the motor to charge the first electric vehicle battery group and the second electric vehicle battery group.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yuanmiao Zhao, Xiaojian Huang, Zhanliang Li, Yu Yan, Xinwei Chen, Zhimin Dan -
Patent number: 11894786Abstract: This application provides a permanent-magnet synchronous machine control method and device, and a permanent-magnet synchronous machine control system. The method includes: obtaining a d-axis current id and a q-axis current iq in a permanent-magnet synchronous machine control loop at a current moment; obtaining a fifth-order harmonic current id5th and a seventh-order harmonic current id7th in the d-axis current id in the permanent-magnet synchronous machine control loop at the current moment, and a fifth-order harmonic current iq5th and a seventh-order harmonic current iq7th in the q-axis current iq in the permanent-magnet synchronous machine loop at the current moment; determining a d-axis current idk+1 at a next moment in each switch state; determining a q-axis current iqk+1 at the next moment in each switch state based on the first current idk, the second current iqk, and the second voltage in each switch state; and determining a control policy of the permanent-magnet synchronous machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Xiong Zheng, Xianxi Pan, Yu Luo, Zhimin Dan
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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: 20240010103Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a battery heating method, a charging device, and a battery management system, which can effectively heat a power battery. The method may be performed by a charging device, the method including: receiving first instruction information from a control device of a power battery before the charging device charges the power battery, where the first instruction information may be used to instruct the charging device to heat the power battery; and heating the power battery according to the first instruction information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhanliang LI, Yu YAN, Zhimin DAN, Xinwei CHEN, Yuanmiao ZHAO, Xiaojian HUANG, Jinfeng GAO
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Publication number: 20230411734Abstract: Provided are a battery heating device and a control method and circuit therefor, and a power device. The battery heating device includes: a heating module including a first bridge arm, a second bridge arm, and an energy storage element; and a control module configured to control the first bridge arm and the second bridge arm, to form a circuit for discharging from a first battery cell to the energy storage element and a circuit for charging from the energy storage element and the first battery cell to a second battery cell, and/or to form a circuit for discharging from the second battery cell to the energy storage element and a circuit for charging from the energy storage element and the second battery cell to the first battery cell, for heating of the first battery cell and the second battery cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Xiaojian Huang, Xianxi Pan, Zhimin Dan
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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: 20230395890Abstract: A heating circuit for a battery, a control method therefor, a battery, and an electric vehicle are provided. The battery includes a first battery bank and a second battery bank, and the heating circuit includes a switch module, a heating module, and a control module. The switch module is connected to each of the first battery bank and the second battery bank. The heating module is connected to each of the first battery bank, the second battery bank, and the switch module. The control module is connected to each of the switch module and the heating module. The control module is configured to control the switch module to switch the battery to a heating state, and is configured to control the heating module when the battery is in the heating state, such that the first battery bank, the heating module, and the second battery bank form a loop.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yuanmiao ZHAO, Zhanliang Li, Zhimin DAN, Xiaojian HUANG
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Publication number: 20230395899Abstract: A heating method traction battery. The traction battery is connected to a switch circuit of a motor and configured to supply power to the motor via the switch circuit. The switch circuit includes multiple legs and the multiple legs are connected to the traction battery in parallel. The method includes: receiving a heating signal sent by a battery management system of the traction battery; and controlling, according to the heating signal, at least one of the multiple legs to form a short-circuit loop of the traction battery, the short-circuit loop being configured to discharge the traction battery and heat the traction battery during the discharging process.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Zhimin DAN, Chengyong LIU, Wei ZHANG, Yu YAN, Xian HUANG
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Publication number: 20230387494Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a thermal management method and a thermal management system. The thermal management method is applied to a thermal management system including a heating apparatus, a battery pack, and a pipeline subsystem. The pipeline subsystem is in thermal contact with the heating apparatus and the battery pack. The thermal management method includes: measuring temperature of the heating apparatus and battery pack temperature of the battery pack under the condition that the heating apparatus is in operating state; and transferring heat from the heating apparatus to the battery pack via the pipeline subsystem under the condition that the temperature of the heating apparatus is higher than the battery pack temperature. According to the embodiments of this application, the thermal management efficiency can be improved and the thermal management costs can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yuanmiao ZHAO, Xiaojian HUANG, Zhanliang LI, Zhimin DAN
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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: 20230384395Abstract: System and method for testing power conversion devices are provided. A power supply grid is connected to an AC terminal of a first power conversion device, the power supply grid is also connected to an AC terminal of the second power conversion device, and a DC terminal of the first power conversion device is connected to a DC terminal of the second power conversion device. In this way, a test loop is formed by the power supply grid, the first power conversion device and the second power conversion device. In this test loop, the first power conversion device and the second power conversion device act as a load and a power source, so no additional DC power supply and load are required during the test.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Chunfa WANG, Yanming ZHAO, Zhimin DAN, Yu YAN, Yuan YAO, Xiao WANG, Xiyang ZUO
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY VOLTAGE REGULATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS THEREFOR
Publication number: 20230378791Abstract: A control method may include: controlling a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, a fifth switch, a first leg, and a second leg set to turn on or off, to form in a first period a circuit loop for a charge/discharge module to discharge to a motor and to form in a second period a circuit loop for the charge/discharge module and the motor to charge a first electric vehicle battery group and a second electric vehicle battery group or form in the second period a circuit loop for the motor to charge the first electric vehicle battery group and the second electric vehicle battery group.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Yuanmiao ZHAO, Xiaojian HUANG, Zhanliang LI, Yu YAN, Xinwei CHEN, Zhimin DAN