Battery charging method, device, charging cabinet and program product

Abstract

The battery charging method, device, charging cabinet and program product provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure determine the battery to be charged connected to the charging cabinet; when the charging cabinet can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system; when the charging cabinet cannot establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet activates the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system. In this way, the charging cabinet can activate the battery first when it is undervoltage, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the battery can be charged according to the battery information, thereby ensuring charging safety.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of charging technology, and in particular to a battery charging method, device, charging cabinet and program product. Background Art

[0002] A battery is a type of battery that can be charged and discharged cyclically. A charging cabinet is a hardware device that can charge a battery.

[0003] When the battery is connected to the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet will communicate with the battery management system of the battery and read the current battery information of the battery to charge the battery according to the battery information. During the placement of the battery, due to the power consumption of the battery itself, its internal voltage will gradually decrease over time. When the battery voltage is lower than a certain threshold, the battery protection function will be triggered and the battery management system of the battery will enter sleep mode.

[0004] At this time, if the battery is connected to the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet will not be able to communicate with the battery management system. If the charging cabinet charges the battery at normal voltage, it is easy for the battery to enter an overvoltage charging state, which may lead to a safety accident. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery charging method, device, charging cabinet and program product, which are used to activate the battery when it is under-voltage, ensure that the charging cabinet can charge the battery when it can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, and improve charging safety.

[0006] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for charging a battery, comprising:

[0007] Make sure that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet;

[0008] Determining whether communication can be established with a battery management system of the battery;

[0009] If yes, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system;

[0010] If not, the charging cabinet activates the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0011] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a battery charging device, comprising:

[0012] A monitoring module, used to determine whether a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet;

[0013] A communication module, used to determine whether communication can be established with the battery management system of the battery;

[0014] A charging module is used to charge the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system when the communication module determines that it is able to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery; and is also used to activate the battery when the communication module determines that it is not able to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and communication is established with the communication module, the battery can be charged according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0015] In another aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a charging cabinet, comprising: a charging cabinet body and a charging device for a battery installed on the charging cabinet body;

[0016] Wherein, the charging cabinet body is used to accommodate the battery to be charged;

[0017] The battery charging device is used to control the charging cabinet body to charge the battery to be charged according to any of the charging methods described above.

[0018] In another aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a battery charging device, comprising: a memory and a processor;

[0019] The memory is used to store program instructions;

[0020] The processor is used to call the program instructions in the memory to execute the charging method as described in any of the above items.

[0021] On the other hand, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored; when the computer program is executed, the charging method as described in any of the preceding items is implemented.

[0022] In a final aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program, which implements the steps of the method described in any of the preceding items when executed by a processor.

[0023] The battery charging method, device, charging cabinet and program product provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure determine that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet; when the charging cabinet can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system; when the charging cabinet cannot establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet activates the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system. In this way, the charging cabinet can activate the battery first when it is undervoltage, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet can charge the battery according to the battery information, thereby ensuring charging safety. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a network architecture on which the present disclosure is based;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a battery charging method provided by the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 3 It is a schematic flow chart of another battery charging method provided by the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 4 A structural block diagram of a battery charging device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 5 A structural block diagram of a charging cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a battery charging device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] The above drawings show clear embodiments of the present disclosure, which will be described in more detail below. These drawings and text descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way, but to illustrate the concepts of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0033] A battery is a type of battery that can be charged and discharged cyclically. A charging cabinet is a hardware device that can charge a battery.

[0034] When the battery is connected to the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet will communicate with the battery management system of the battery and read the current battery information of the battery to charge the battery according to the battery information. During the placement of the battery, due to the power consumption of the battery itself, its internal voltage will gradually decrease over time. When the battery voltage is lower than a certain threshold, the battery protection function will be triggered and the battery management system of the battery will enter sleep mode.

[0035] At this time, if the battery is connected to the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet will not be able to communicate with the battery management system. If the charging cabinet charges the battery at normal voltage, it is easy for the battery to enter an overvoltage charging state, which may lead to a safety accident.

[0036] In response to the above problems, the inventors found that after the battery is connected to the charging cabinet, when the charging cabinet cannot establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the reason is that the battery is in an undervoltage state with too low battery power, and the battery management system of the battery enters sleep mode, resulting in the inability to establish communication with the charging cabinet. In response to this situation, the charging cabinet can first activate the battery so that the battery management system is activated and re-establishes communication with the charging cabinet, and then the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0037] Because the present invention adopts a charging method of activating first and then charging when the charging cabinet is unable to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet can charge the battery according to the battery information to ensure charging safety.

[0038] The following is a detailed description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure and how the technical solutions of the present disclosure solve the above-mentioned technical problems with specific embodiments. The following specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be repeated in some embodiments. The embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0039] refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1A schematic diagram of a network architecture based on the present disclosure is shown in FIG. Figure 1 The network architecture shown may specifically include a charging cabinet 1 and a battery 2 .

[0040] The charging cabinet 1 refers to a hardware device for providing charging services for the battery. Generally, the charging cabinet 1 is provided with a receiving cavity, which is used to place the battery 2 to be charged. The receiving cavity is generally provided with a charging interface, which is matched with the charging interface of the battery 2.

[0041] Through the charging interface, the charging cabinet 1 can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery 2 and obtain battery information for charging.

[0042] In addition, the battery 2 involved in the present disclosure can specifically be a detachable battery on a device, such as a battery on an electric vehicle, or a battery on a small smart device, etc.

[0043] Embodiment 1

[0044] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a battery charging method provided by the present disclosure, such as Figure 2 As shown, the method includes:

[0045] Step 101, determine that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet;

[0046] Step 102: Determine whether communication can be established with the battery management system of the battery;

[0047] If yes, execute step 103 ; if no, execute step 104 .

[0048] Step 103: The charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system;

[0049] Step 104: The charging cabinet activates the battery so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0050] It should be noted that the battery charging method provided by the present disclosure can be specifically applied to a battery charging device, and the battery charging device can be specifically arranged in Figure 1 On the charging cabinet 1 shown.

[0051] In the battery charging method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the charging cabinet is unable to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet may first activate the battery so that the battery management system is activated and re-establishes communication with the charging cabinet, and then the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0052] First, the charging device needs to determine whether the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0053] Since the battery to be charged involved in the present disclosure may be in an undervoltage state, when the battery is connected to the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet will not be able to know whether the battery is correctly connected to its storage cavity because the battery management system of the battery cannot establish communication with the charging cabinet.

[0054] At this time, the charging device may use any of the following implementations to determine that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0055] One is that the charging cabinet continuously provides a preset voltage; after the battery to be charged is placed in the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet determines whether the current can be detected; if so, it is determined that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0056] In this embodiment, after the receiving chamber of the charging cabinet is opened, it can continuously provide a certain preset voltage and detect in real time whether the preset voltage can generate a certain charging current. The preset voltage is generally related to the battery specifications adapted by the charging cabinet.

[0057] In the process of detecting the current, when a certain charging current can be generated, it indicates that the battery interface of the battery has been in contact with the charging interface in the charging cabinet cavity, and the charging interface is normal, and the subsequent process can be executed;

[0058] When charging current cannot be generated, it indicates that the charging interface of the battery is not in contact with the charging interface in the charging cabinet cavity, or the battery interface is faulty. At this time, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and alarms, and no longer executes subsequent processes.

[0059] Secondly, the charging cabinet and the battery are generally electrically connected through a physical connector. For the connector, its status electrical signal can be monitored in real time to determine whether the charging cabinet is connected to a battery. Among them, the status electrical signal of the connector between the charging cabinet and the battery is monitored; if the status electrical signal shows that the connector is connected, it is determined that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0060] For example, a male end of a connector is provided on the accommodating cavity of the charging cabinet, and a female end of a connector is provided on the battery. When the battery and the charging cabinet are electrically connected, the connection between the female end of the connector and the male end of the connector will generate an electrical status signal and transmit it to the charging device. When the charging device receives the electrical status signal indicating that the connector is connected, it determines that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet. At this time, the charging cabinet can charge the battery according to the corresponding charging process.

[0061] After determining that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet, the charging device will establish communication with the battery management system of the battery through the interface between the charging cabinet and the battery. The charging cabinet will charge the battery only when communication is established and battery information is obtained.

[0062] When the battery is under voltage, the battery management system goes into sleep mode and the charging device cannot communicate with the battery management system. At this time, the charging cabinet will first activate the battery so that the battery management system of the battery can establish effective communication with the charging device to facilitate charging the battery.

[0063] Of course, there may be many reasons why the communication with the battery management system cannot be established in the above process, and the common reason is that the battery is in an undervoltage state. In addition, the battery management system may also fail, resulting in the inability to establish communication. Figure 3 It is a flow chart of another battery charging method provided by the present invention.

[0064] Combination Figure 3 As shown, in an optional implementation, when it is found that communication cannot be established, the battery may be activated first, and then the status of the battery management system may be determined.

[0065] Specifically, the charging cabinet outputs an activation pulse voltage and determines whether the charging cabinet can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery. If not, the battery management system fails, and the charging cabinet stops charging and alarms. The value of the activation pulse voltage can be determined based on the battery specifications of the battery, and the present disclosure does not impose any restrictions on its specific value.

[0066] By first outputting a pulse voltage to the battery to activate the battery management system and then determining whether communication with the battery management system can be established, it is possible to effectively determine whether the battery management system has a fault, thereby avoiding charging safety hazards caused by providing charging voltage to a battery with a battery management system fault.

[0067] Since the battery information of the battery records the current status of the battery, and the battery information is generally stored in the battery management system, in other optional implementations provided by the present disclosure, in order to further improve the safety of battery charging, after the battery management system of the battery completes establishing communication with the charging cabinet, the charging device will also read the battery information stored therein, so that the charging cabinet can charge the battery based on the battery information.

[0068] That is to say, Figure 3 As shown, the charging device determines whether the battery is faulty based on the battery information. If so, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning; if not, the charging cabinet charges the battery based on the battery information and in accordance with a preset charging strategy.

[0069] In an optional implementation, the battery information may include the cell voltage; when the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy, it may first determine whether the cell voltage is greater than a first threshold value. If so, the battery is charged with a preset trickle current; if not, the battery is scrapped, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning.

[0070] By reading the battery information and cell voltage in the battery management system of the battery, the charging device can determine the battery status of the battery and adopt different charging methods based on the determination result:

[0071] For example, when it is determined that the battery is not faulty, but the cell voltage is greater than a first threshold, the charging cabinet may charge the battery based on a trickle current that matches the battery until the cell voltage is greater than a second threshold, and then the charging cabinet uses a normal charging current to charge the battery;

[0072] For another example, when it is determined that the battery is not faulty, but the cell voltage is not greater than the first threshold, the battery may have been scrapped, and providing charging current to the battery will pose a safety hazard. At this time, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning;

[0073] For another example, when it is determined based on the battery information that the battery is faulty, the charging cabinet can directly stop supplying power and issue a warning to avoid safety accidents.

[0074] In addition, in other possible implementations, a battery status indicator light may be provided on the charging cabinet to indicate the battery status. For example, a red indicator light may be used to indicate that the battery is in a scrapped state, an orange indicator light may be used to indicate that the battery is in a faulty state, and a white indicator light may be used to indicate that the battery is in a normal state. In addition, the indicator light may also flash to indicate different states of the battery. When the battery is in an undervoltage state, a flashing orange light may be used to indicate that the battery is in a charging state, and a flashing green light may be used to indicate that the battery has completed charging.

[0075] The battery charging method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure determines that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet; when the charging cabinet can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system; when the charging cabinet cannot establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet activates the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system. In this way, the charging cabinet can first activate the battery when it is undervoltage, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the battery can be charged according to the battery information, thereby ensuring charging safety.

[0076] Embodiment 2

[0077] Corresponding to the battery charging method of the above embodiment, Figure 4 This is a structural block diagram of a battery charging device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. For ease of explanation, only the parts related to the embodiment of the present disclosure are shown. Figure 4 The battery charging device includes: a monitoring module 10, a communication module 20 and a charging module 30.

[0078] The monitoring module 10 is used to determine whether a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet;

[0079] The communication module 20 is used to determine whether communication can be established with the battery management system of the battery;

[0080] The charging module 30 is used to charge the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system when the communication module 20 determines that it is able to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery; and is also used to activate the battery when the communication module 20 determines that it is not able to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and communication is established with the communication module 20, the battery can be charged according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0081] In an optional implementation manner, the charging module 30 is specifically used to output an activation pulse voltage when activating the battery; if the communication module 20 determines that it cannot establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the battery management system fails, and the charging module 30 stops charging and issues an alarm.

[0082] In an optional implementation manner, when charging the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system, the charging module 30 is specifically used to:

[0083] The battery information determines whether the battery is faulty; if so, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning. If not, the charging module 30 charges the battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy.

[0084] In an optional implementation manner, the battery information includes a cell voltage;

[0085] When charging the battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy, the charging module 30 is specifically used to:

[0086] It is determined whether the cell voltage is greater than a first threshold value. If so, the battery is charged with a preset trickle current; if not, the battery is scrapped, the charging module 30 stops supplying power and issues a warning.

[0087] In an optional implementation manner, the monitoring module 10 is specifically used to:

[0088] The charging cabinet continuously provides a preset voltage; after the battery to be charged is placed in the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet determines whether current can be detected; if so, it is determined that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0089] In an optional implementation, if the monitoring module 10 determines that it cannot detect current, the battery interface of the battery to be charged is faulty, and the charging cabinet stops supplying power and sounds an alarm.

[0090] In an optional implementation, the monitoring module 10, when determining that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet, is specifically used to: monitor the status electrical signal of the connector between the charging cabinet and the battery; if the status electrical signal shows that the connector is connected, it is determined that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0091] The battery charging device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure determines that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet; when the charging cabinet is able to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system; when the charging cabinet is unable to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the charging cabinet activates the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system. In this way, the charging cabinet can activate the battery first when it is undervoltage, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the battery can be charged according to the battery information, thereby ensuring charging safety.

[0092] Embodiment 3

[0093] Corresponding to the battery charging method of the above embodiment, Figure 5 This is a structural block diagram of a charging cabinet provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. For ease of explanation, only the parts related to the embodiment of the present disclosure are shown. Figure 5 The charging cabinet comprises: a charging cabinet body 40 and a battery charging device 50 installed on the charging cabinet body 40;

[0094] The charging cabinet body 40 is used to accommodate the battery to be charged;

[0095] The battery charging device 50 is used to control the charging cabinet body 40 to charge the battery to be charged according to any of the charging methods described above.

[0096] Among them, the battery charging device 50 in the embodiment of the present disclosure specifically refers to a mainboard component integrated in the charging cabinet, which correspondingly also provides an operation panel for the user to control the working status of the charging cabinet body 40, such as which accommodating cavity to open for charging the battery.

[0097] Among them, the charging cabinet provided in this embodiment can be used to implement the technical solution of the above-mentioned method embodiment, and its implementation principle and technical effect are similar, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0098] Embodiment 4

[0099] The battery charging device provided in this embodiment can be used to implement the technical solution of the above method embodiment. Its implementation principle and technical effect are similar, and this embodiment will not be repeated here.

[0100] refer to Figure 6 , which shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a battery charging device 1000 suitable for implementing the embodiment of the present disclosure, and the battery charging device 1000 can be a terminal device or a media library. The terminal device can include but is not limited to mobile terminals such as mobile phones, laptops, digital broadcast receivers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet computers (Portable Android Devices, PADs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), vehicle-mounted devices (such as vehicle-mounted navigation terminals), etc., and fixed terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, etc. Figure 6 The battery charging device shown is only an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0101] like Figure 6 As shown, the battery charging device 1000 may include an order processing device (e.g., a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, etc.) 1001, which can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 1002 or a program loaded from a storage device 1009 to a random access memory (RAM) 1003. Various programs and data required for the operation of the battery charging device 1000 are also stored in the RAM 1003. The song release date recognition device 1001, the ROM 1002, and the RAM 1003 are connected to each other via a bus 1004. An input / output (I / O) interface 1005 is also connected to the bus 1004.

[0102] Typically, the following devices may be connected to the I / O interface 1005: input devices 1006 including, for example, a touch screen, a touch pad, a keyboard, a mouse, a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc.; output devices 1007 including, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a speaker, a vibrator, etc.; storage devices 1009 including, for example, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, etc.; and communication devices 10010. The communication device 10010 may allow the battery charging device 1000 to communicate with other devices wirelessly or by wire to exchange data. Although Figure 6The battery charging device 1000 having various devices is shown, but it should be understood that it is not required to implement or have all the devices shown. More or fewer devices may be implemented or have instead.

[0103] In particular, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the process described above with reference to the flowchart can be implemented as a computer software program. For example, an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a computer program product, which includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, and the computer program contains program code for executing the method shown in the flowchart. In such an embodiment, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from the network through the communication device 10010, or installed from the storage device 1009, or installed from the ROM 1002. When the computer program is executed by the song release date recognition device 1001, the above-mentioned functions defined in the method of the embodiment of the present disclosure are executed.

[0104] It should be noted that the computer-readable medium disclosed above may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium or any combination of the above two. The computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above. In the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storing a program that may be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, device or device. In the present disclosure, a computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as part of a carrier wave, in which a computer-readable program code is carried. This propagated data signal may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to an electromagnetic signal, an optical signal, or any suitable combination of the above. The computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium other than a computer readable storage medium, which may send, propagate or transmit a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus or device. The program code contained on the computer readable medium may be transmitted using any suitable medium, including but not limited to: wires, optical cables, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the above.

[0105] The computer readable medium may be included in the battery charging device; or may exist independently without being assembled into the battery charging device.

[0106] The computer-readable medium carries one or more programs. When the one or more programs are executed by the battery charging device, the battery charging device executes the method shown in the above embodiment.

[0107] Computer program code for performing the operations of the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages ​​or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as a separate software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or media library. In cases involving a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer via any type of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (e.g., via the Internet using an Internet Service Provider).

[0108] A computer program product provided in this embodiment includes computer instructions, and the computer instructions are executed by a processor to implement the order processing method as described in any of the preceding items. The implementation principle and technical effects are similar, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0109] The flow chart and block diagram in the accompanying drawings illustrate the possible architecture, function and operation of the system, method and computer program product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each square box in the flow chart or block diagram can represent a module, a program segment or a part of a code, and the module, the program segment or a part of the code contains one or more executable instructions for realizing the specified logical function. It should also be noted that in some implementations as replacements, the functions marked in the square box can also occur in a sequence different from that marked in the accompanying drawings. For example, two square boxes represented in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, and they can sometimes be executed in the opposite order, depending on the functions involved. It should also be noted that each square box in the block diagram and / or flow chart, and the combination of the square boxes in the block diagram and / or flow chart can be implemented with a dedicated hardware-based system that performs a specified function or operation, or can be implemented with a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

[0110] The units involved in the embodiments described in the present disclosure may be implemented by software or hardware. The name of a unit does not limit the unit itself in some cases. For example, the first acquisition unit may also be described as a "unit for acquiring at least two Internet Protocol addresses".

[0111] The functions described above herein may be performed at least in part by one or more hardware logic components. For example, without limitation, exemplary types of hardware logic components that may be used include: field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), application specific standard products (ASSPs), systems on chips (SOCs), complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs), and the like.

[0112] In the context of the present disclosure, a machine-readable medium may be a tangible medium that may contain or store a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, device, or equipment. A machine-readable medium may be a machine-readable signal medium or a machine-readable storage medium. A machine-readable medium may include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device, or equipment, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. A more specific example of a machine-readable storage medium may include an electrical connection based on one or more lines, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0113] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored; when the computer program is executed, the method described above is implemented.

[0114] The present disclosure also provides the following embodiments:

[0115] Embodiment 1: A method for charging a battery, comprising:

[0116] Make sure that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet;

[0117] Determining whether communication can be established with a battery management system of the battery;

[0118] If yes, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system;

[0119] If not, the charging cabinet activates the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0120] Embodiment 2: According to the charging method described in Embodiment 1, the charging cabinet activates the battery, including:

[0121] The charging cabinet outputs an activation pulse voltage and determines whether the charging cabinet can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery. If not, the battery management system fails, and the charging cabinet stops charging and alarms.

[0122] Embodiment 3: According to the charging method described in Embodiment 1, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system, including:

[0123] Determining whether the battery is faulty according to the battery information;

[0124] If so, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning.

[0125] If not, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy.

[0126] Embodiment 4: According to the charging method described in embodiment 3, the battery information includes the cell voltage;

[0127] Correspondingly, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy, including:

[0128] Determine whether the cell voltage is greater than a first threshold value, and if so, charge the battery with a preset trickle current;

[0129] If not, the battery is scrapped, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning.

[0130] Embodiment 5: According to the charging method described in any one of Embodiments 1 to 4, the step of determining that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet comprises:

[0131] The charging cabinet continuously provides a preset voltage;

[0132] After the battery to be charged is placed in the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet determines whether current can be detected;

[0133] If yes, it is determined that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0134] Embodiment 6: According to the charging method described in Embodiment 5, if the charging cabinet determines that the current cannot be detected, the method further includes:

[0135] If the battery interface of the battery to be charged fails, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues an alarm.

[0136] Embodiment 7: According to the charging method described in any one of Embodiments 1 to 4, the step of determining that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet comprises:

[0137] Monitor the electrical signal of the status of the connector between the charging cabinet and the battery;

[0138] If the status electrical signal shows that the connector is connected, it is determined that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0139] Embodiment 8: A battery charging device, comprising:

[0140] A monitoring module, used to determine whether a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet;

[0141] A communication module, used to determine whether communication can be established with a battery management system of the battery;

[0142] A charging module is used to charge the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system when the communication module determines that it is able to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery; and is also used to activate the battery when the communication module determines that it is not able to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and communication is established with the communication module, the battery can be charged according to the battery information provided by the battery management system.

[0143] Embodiment 9: According to the battery charging device described in Embodiment 8, the charging module is specifically used to output an activation pulse voltage when activating the battery; if the communication module determines that it cannot establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the battery management system fails, and the charging module stops charging and issues an alarm.

[0144] Embodiment 10: According to the battery charging device of embodiment 8, when the charging module charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system, it is specifically used to:

[0145] The battery information determines whether the battery is faulty; if so, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning. If not, the charging module charges the battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy.

[0146] Embodiment 11: According to the battery charging device of embodiment 10, the battery information includes the cell voltage;

[0147] When the charging module charges the battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy, it is specifically used to:

[0148] Determine whether the cell voltage is greater than a first threshold value. If so, charge the battery with a preset trickle current; if not, the battery is scrapped, the charging module stops supplying power and issues a warning.

[0149] Embodiment 12: According to the battery charging device of any one of Embodiments 8 to 11, the monitoring module is specifically used to:

[0150] The charging cabinet continuously provides a preset voltage; after the battery to be charged is placed in the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet determines whether current can be detected; if so, it is determined that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0151] Embodiment 13: According to the battery charging device described in Embodiment 12, if the monitoring module determines that the current cannot be detected, the battery interface of the battery to be charged is faulty, and the charging cabinet stops supplying power and sounds an alarm.

[0152] Embodiment 14, according to the battery charging device described in any one of Embodiments 8-11, the monitoring module is specifically used to: monitor the status electrical signal of the connector between the charging cabinet and the battery after determining that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet; if the status electrical signal shows that the connector is connected, it is determined that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

[0153] Embodiment 15: A charging cabinet, comprising: a charging cabinet body and a charging device for a battery installed on the charging cabinet body;

[0154] Wherein, the charging cabinet body is used to accommodate the battery to be charged;

[0155] The battery charging device is used to control the charging cabinet body to charge the battery to be charged according to the charging method described in any one of Examples 1-7.

[0156] Embodiment 16: A battery charging device, comprising: a memory and a processor;

[0157] The memory is used to store program instructions;

[0158] The processor is used to call the program instructions in the memory to execute the charging method as described in any one of Examples 1-7.

[0159] Embodiment 17, a computer-readable storage medium, wherein a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium; when the computer program is executed, the charging method as described in any one of embodiments 1-7 is implemented.

[0160] Embodiment 18: A computer program product, comprising a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the charging method described in any one of Embodiments 1-7.

[0161] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. The embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure, which follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or customary technical means in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and embodiments are to be regarded as exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0162] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for charging a battery, characterized in that: include: Make sure that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet, including: The charging cabinet continuously provides a preset voltage; the preset voltage is related to the battery specifications adapted by the charging cabinet; After the battery to be charged is placed in the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet determines whether current can be detected; If yes, it is determined that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet; If not, it is determined that the battery interface of the battery to be charged is faulty, and the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues an alarm; Determining whether communication can be established with a battery management system of the battery; If yes, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system; the battery information includes the cell voltage; the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system, including: Determine whether the storage battery is faulty according to the battery information; if so, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning; if not, the charging cabinet charges the storage battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy, including: Determine whether the cell voltage is greater than a first threshold; if so, use a preset trickle current to charge the battery; until the cell voltage is greater than a second threshold, use a normal charging current to charge the battery; if not, the battery is scrapped, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning; If not, the charging cabinet activates the battery so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system, including: The charging cabinet outputs an activation pulse voltage and determines whether the charging cabinet can establish communication with the battery management system of the battery. If not, the battery management system fails, and the charging cabinet stops charging and alarms. The value of the activation pulse voltage is determined based on the battery specifications.

2. The charging method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of determining that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet includes: Monitoring the electrical signal of the state of the connector between the charging cabinet and the battery; If the status electrical signal shows that the connector is connected, it is determined that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

3. A battery charging device, characterized in that: include: The monitoring module is used to determine whether the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet, including: The charging cabinet continuously provides a preset voltage; the preset voltage is related to the battery specifications adapted by the charging cabinet; After the battery to be charged is placed in the charging cabinet, the charging cabinet determines whether current can be detected; If yes, it is determined that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet; If not, it is determined that the battery interface of the battery to be charged is faulty, and the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues an alarm; A communication module, used to determine whether communication can be established with the battery management system of the battery; a charging module, used to charge the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system when the communication module determines that communication can be established with the battery management system of the battery; the battery information includes the cell voltage; the charging cabinet charges the battery according to the battery information provided by the battery management system, including: Determine whether the storage battery is faulty according to the battery information; if so, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning; if not, the charging cabinet charges the storage battery according to the battery information and a preset charging strategy, including: Determine whether the cell voltage is greater than a first threshold; if so, use a preset trickle current to charge the battery; until the cell voltage is greater than a second threshold, use a normal charging current to charge the battery; if not, the battery is scrapped, the charging cabinet stops supplying power and issues a warning; The charging module is further used to activate the battery when the communication module determines that it is not enough to establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, so that after the battery management system is activated and establishes communication with the communication module, the battery is charged according to the battery information provided by the battery management system, including: When the charging module is activating the battery, it is specifically used to output an activation pulse voltage; if the communication module determines that it cannot establish communication with the battery management system of the battery, the battery management system fails, and the charging module stops charging and alarms; wherein the value of the activation pulse voltage is determined based on the battery specifications.

4. The battery charging device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The monitoring module is specifically used to determine that a battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet, and is used to: monitor the status electrical signal of the connector between the charging cabinet and the battery; if the status electrical signal shows that the connector is connected, it is determined that the battery to be charged is connected to the charging cabinet.

5. A charging cabinet, characterized in that: include: A charging cabinet body and a charging device for a battery installed on the charging cabinet body; Wherein, the charging cabinet body is used to accommodate the battery to be charged; The battery charging device is used to control the charging cabinet body to charge the battery to be charged according to the charging method according to claim 1 or 2.

6. A battery charging device, characterized in that: include: Memory and processor; The memory is used to store program instructions; The processor is used to call the program instructions in the memory to execute the charging method as claimed in claim 1 or 2.

7. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program; when the computer program is executed, the charging method according to claim 1 or 2 is implemented.

8. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, characterized in that When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the charging method according to claim 1 or 2 are implemented.

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