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).

  • Patent number: 11962174
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Jinbo Cai, Yizhen Hou, Meilin Chen
  • Patent number: 11962231
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Weichen He, Jinfeng Gao, Zhimin Dan, Yizhen Hou
  • Patent number: 11928457
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhanliang Li, Zhimin Dan, Yu Yan, Miaomiao Zhang, Zhenhui Huang
  • Patent number: 11926239
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zhanliang Li, Zhimin Dan, Yu Yan, Miaomiao Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240079984
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaojian HUANG, Zhimin DAN, Xianxi PAN, Jinfeng GAO
  • Patent number: 11923712
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanliang Li, Huanle Zhou, Meng Li, Xiyang Zuo, Yu Yan, Zhimin Dan
  • Publication number: 20240072549
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Xiangtao LI, Yu YAN, Zhimin DAN, Qidong LOU
  • Patent number: 11904728
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Yanru Li, Xingyuan Wu, Guowei Li, Wei Zhang, Zhimin Dan, Xiyang Zuo
  • Patent number: 11901757
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuanmiao Zhao, Xiaojian Huang, Zhanliang Li, Yu Yan, Xinwei Chen, Zhimin Dan
  • Patent number: 11894786
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiong Zheng, Xianxi Pan, Yu Luo, Zhimin Dan
  • Patent number: 11876160
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xinwei Chen, Zhimin Dan, Chengyong Liu, Wei Zhang, Yizhen Hou, Xian Huang
  • Publication number: 20240010103
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhanliang LI, Yu YAN, Zhimin DAN, Xinwei CHEN, Yuanmiao ZHAO, Xiaojian HUANG, Jinfeng GAO
  • Publication number: 20230411734
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaojian Huang, Xianxi Pan, Zhimin Dan
  • Publication number: 20230402672
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Zhimin Dan, Yu Yan, Yuanmiao Zhao, Zhanliang Li, Yizhen Hou
  • Publication number: 20230395890
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuanmiao ZHAO, Zhanliang Li, Zhimin DAN, Xiaojian HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230395899
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Zhimin DAN, Chengyong LIU, Wei ZHANG, Yu YAN, Xian HUANG
  • Publication number: 20230387494
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuanmiao ZHAO, Xiaojian HUANG, Zhanliang LI, Zhimin DAN
  • Publication number: 20230387492
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Xinwei CHEN, Yu YAN, Zhimin DAN, Zhanliang LI, Yizhen HOU, Wei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230384395
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Chunfa WANG, Yanming ZHAO, Zhimin DAN, Yu YAN, Yuan YAO, Xiao WANG, Xiyang ZUO
  • Publication number: 20230378791
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuanmiao ZHAO, Xiaojian HUANG, Zhanliang LI, Yu YAN, Xinwei CHEN, Zhimin DAN