Battery car charging abnormity analysis and protection method based on multi-sensor fusion
By employing multi-sensor fusion technology and an adaptive learning anomaly analysis system, the problems of incomplete monitoring and insufficient protection measures during electric vehicle charging have been solved. This system achieves high-precision and rapid anomaly identification and graded response, thereby improving the safety and adaptability of electric vehicle charging.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-10
AI Technical Summary
The existing electric vehicle charging process suffers from problems such as incomplete monitoring, uncoordinated data processing, low accuracy of anomaly analysis, and insufficient targeted and timely protection measures, leading to frequent fire safety accidents.
Employing multi-sensor fusion technology, including high-precision current sensors, distributed fiber optic temperature sensors, dual-spectrum infrared thermal imagers, and lidar, combined with GPS timing and Kalman filtering algorithms to achieve spatiotemporal synchronization, dynamic weight allocation, and multi-dimensional data fusion, an adaptive learning anomaly analysis system is constructed, and graded response protection is implemented using fault tree analysis.
It enables comprehensive and accurate monitoring of the electric vehicle charging process, quickly identifies anomalies and takes effective protective measures, reduces fire risk, improves safety and adaptability, and reduces false alarm rate and equipment damage rate.
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of battery car charging, and particularly relates to a battery car charging abnormality analysis and protection method based on multi-sensor fusion. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the wide popularity of battery cars, their charging safety problems are increasingly prominent. At present, overcharging, overcurrent, overheating, and short circuit abnormal situations often occur during the charging of battery cars. If these abnormalities cannot be discovered and handled in time, they can easily cause fire safety accidents, resulting in casualties and property losses.
[0003] Existing battery car charging monitoring and protection technologies have many shortcomings. Some technologies only use a single sensor for monitoring, such as relying only on a temperature sensor to monitor battery temperature or only using a current sensor to monitor charging current, which results in limited monitoring range and makes it difficult to fully capture various abnormalities during the charging process. Even if multiple sensors are used, there is often a lack of effective data fusion methods, and each sensor data is processed independently, which cannot fully utilize the collaborative effect of multiple sensors, resulting in data redundancy or information omission, affecting the accuracy of abnormality judgment.
[0004] In terms of abnormality analysis, existing models are mostly based on simple threshold judgment, and have weak recognition ability for complex charging abnormal situations, making it difficult to accurately classify abnormal types and resulting in insufficient pertinence of protection measures. At the same time, the response speed and effectiveness of protection measures need to be improved. Some technologies cannot cut off power in time or the alarm notification is delayed after detecting abnormalities, which cannot effectively prevent accidents.
[0005] Although scheme one covers data collection, fusion, abnormality analysis model, and protection measures of multiple sensors, it lacks in the timing scanning and stepwise judgment logic of fire detection. Scheme two focuses on the timing temperature scanning, early warning, and fire extinguishing calculation of the fire detection unit, but it lacks in the diversity of sensors and the comprehensiveness of data fusion analysis. Therefore, it is necessary to combine the advantages of both and propose a more perfect battery car charging abnormality analysis and protection method based on multi-sensor fusion. SUMMARY
[0006] The present application aims to solve the problems of incomplete monitoring, uncoordinated data processing, low accuracy of abnormality analysis, and insufficient pertinence and timeliness of protection measures in existing battery car charging abnormality monitoring and protection methods, and to provide a method that can comprehensively and accurately monitor charging abnormalities and quickly and effectively take protection measures.
[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a battery car charging abnormality analysis and protection method based on multi-sensor fusion, comprising the following steps: Construction of a spatiotemporally synchronized multi-sensor network Hardware deployment: The charging socket is built-in high-precision current sensor ± 0.05A precision and voltage sensor 0-100V range, ± 0.02V precision, using high-frequency sampling 1kHz to capture transient pulse signal; The battery surface uses distributed optical fiber temperature sensor with spatial resolution of 10cm, temperature measurement accuracy of ± 0.3℃, and synchronous acquisition of 128 monitoring point temperatures; The charging shed top is installed with dual-spectrum infrared thermal imager with resolution of 640x512, temperature measurement range of -20℃-300℃, and spatial positioning combined with laser radar, generating a temperature field distribution map every 5 seconds; The environmental monitoring unit integrates laser scattering smoke sensor with response time <3 seconds, resolution of 0.01mg / m³, humidity sensor with humidity accuracy of ± 2%RH, and gas sensor for detecting CO, H2 concentration.
[0008] Space-time calibration mechanism: GPS time synchronization error <1ms combined with Kalman filter algorithm is used to eliminate the sampling delay of each sensor; A three-dimensional coordinate conversion model is established to match the regional temperature of infrared thermal imaging with the point temperature of optical fiber sensor, realizing "point-surface" temperature field fusion.
[0009] Dynamic weight multi-dimensional data fusion Data layer fusion: The original data preprocessing uses wavelet threshold denoising algorithm db4 wavelet basis, 5-layer decomposition, effectively filtering out charging pulse interference; Dynamic weight distribution model: according to real-time working conditions, automatically adjust the weight coefficient, current 0.3, voltage 0.3 as the main in normal charging stage; temperature 0.4, infrared 0.25 weight increases in high temperature environment; humidity sensor weight increases to 0.15 when humidity >75%RH.
[0010] Feature layer fusion: Extract 18-dimensional feature vector, including current harmonic distortion, voltage sag duration, temperature field gradient entropy, and smoke concentration change rate; Use improved PCA algorithm to add kernel function mapping for dimension reduction, retaining 98% information entropy while compressing the dimension to 6 dimensions.
[0011] Decision layer fusion: Construct multi-model integrated judgment mechanism: use adaptive threshold algorithm to dynamically adjust the threshold according to the battery SOC for overcurrent judgment; use improved BP neural network to add momentum term to optimize the convergence speed for overheat judgment; use D-S evidence theory to fuse smoke, temperature, and gas sensor data for fire warning; Introduce time attenuation factor, the judgment result of 3 sampling periods in succession is weighted fusion recent data weight 0.6.
[0012] Adaptive learning anomaly analysis system Normal model construction: Collect 50000 groups of normal charging data of 120 types of electric vehicles covering lead-acid and lithium battery types, build a three-dimensional feature library containing battery type, environmental parameters and charging stage; Adopt transfer learning to optimize SVM model, realize adaptive recognition of cross-brand batteries through pre-training + fine-tuning mechanism, and the model accuracy reaches 98.2%.
[0013] Abnormal detection and tracing: Real-time calculation of Mahalanobis distance between current state and normal model, when the distance is greater than 3.5 times the confidence interval, trigger abnormal alarm; The abnormal classification model based on improved CNN adds attention mechanism, and the identification accuracy of 12 types of abnormal types reaches 96.7%; Combined with fault tree analysis method FTA, the root cause of the anomaly is traced, such as overcurrent anomaly can be located to charger failure or internal short circuit of battery.
[0014] Hierarchical response protection execution system Early warning intervention: when detecting slight abnormalities such as temperature 5℃ higher than average, start charging power dynamic adjustment to reduce to 70% of rated power, and push warning information to user APP; Emergency power-off: when overcurrent, overvoltage serious anomaly occurs, adopt double relay redundant design, response time <2ms to cut off main circuit, and trigger standby power to maintain system monitoring; Fire linkage: when D-S evidence theory determines that the fire probability is greater than 85%, start three-level fire extinguishing mechanism: ① Ultrafine dry powder fire extinguishing device covers a radius of 3m; ② High-pressure water mist system for 10 minutes; ③ Linkage fire alarm system; Data trace: all abnormal events automatically generate PDF report containing sensor raw data, fusion result and processing process, storage period ≥5 years.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are: I. Monitoring accuracy has been greatly improved Multi-physical quantity measurement accuracy breakthrough: current sensor accuracy up to ±0.05A, can capture 5mA level transient pulse changes; voltage sensor measurement accuracy ±0.02V, can identify 0.1V level voltage drift caused by battery aging; distributed fiber optic temperature sensor achieves ±0.3℃ measurement accuracy at 10cm spatial resolution, 128 times higher data density than traditional point temperature sensor, combined with 640x512 resolution infrared thermal imager, constructs a "point-surface" fusion three-dimensional temperature field, temperature field reconstruction error <2℃; environmental parameter sensing sensitivity upgrade: laser scattering type smoke sensor achieves 0.01mg / m³ resolution, 100 times higher sensitivity than traditional ion type sensor, can trigger early warning when smoke concentration reaches 0.15mg / m³; gas sensor detection lower limit of CO and H2 reaches 1ppm, providing chemical characteristic basis for early battery failure.
[0016] II. Abnormal identification efficiency and accuracy significantly optimized Identification lead time greatly extended: through coordinated monitoring of fiber optic temperature and infrared thermal imaging, combined with intelligent analysis of 18-dimensional feature vectors, the identification lead time of battery thermal runaway is 8 minutes, 8 times higher than traditional threshold method (usually <1 minute), which provides a critical time window for intervention measures. In simulated battery thermal runaway tests, protection can be initiated when the cell temperature reaches 60℃, much earlier than the 85℃ trigger threshold of traditional systems; false alarm rate reduced to industry-leading level: dynamic weight allocation model combined with SVM algorithm optimized by transfer learning reduces the false alarm rate from 22% in existing technology to 3.5% in complex environments. In a multi-brand mixed charging scene, the abnormal identification accuracy of cross-model batteries remains 96.7%, solving the identification bias problem caused by battery type differences in traditional systems.
[0017] III. System adaptive capacity is comprehensively enhanced Excellent cross-scene compatibility: through a three-dimensional feature library (containing 120 battery models and 50,000 data sets) and a transfer learning mechanism, self-adaptive monitoring of lead-acid and lithium batteries of multiple types is achieved, adapting to more than 95% of market electric vehicle brands, solving the limitations of traditional systems "one type, one school". In an environment temperature fluctuation of -5℃ to 35℃, the system identification accuracy remains stable (fluctuation <1.2%); dynamic response speed industry-leading: using 1kHz high-frequency sampling combined with 5G real-time transmission, data processing delay <100ms; dual relay redundancy design achieves <2ms power-off response speed, 50 times faster than traditional contactor type protection devices; the start interval of the three-stage fire extinguishing mechanism is controlled within 1.5 seconds, which can complete the initial suppression before the fire spreads.
[0018] IV. Safety protection system realizes hierarchical leap Multi-stage protection performance quantitative promotion: in the early warning intervention stage, the power dynamic adjustment (70% rated power) can reduce the battery temperature rise rate by 40%; the emergency power-off response time is less than 2ms, which can cut off the fault circuit within 1 AC cycle, and the short-circuit current suppression efficiency reaches 99%; the combined action of the three-level fire extinguishing mechanism reduces the fire loss by more than 60%, and successfully controls the flame within 0.5m³ in simulation test; fault tracing ability is significantly enhanced: combined with fault tree analysis (FTA) and precise classification of 12 types of abnormalities, the accuracy of abnormal source positioning reaches 92%, which can directly identify the specific reasons for charger failure and internal short circuit of the battery, and is upgraded from the "phenomenon level alarm" of the traditional system to the "essence level diagnosis", providing technical support for maintenance efficiency improvement.
[0019] V. Deep mining of data value A charging feature library containing 50,000 normal data and 10,000 abnormal data is constructed, and a PDF report automatic generation function (including sensor original curve, fusion decision tree, and protection action timing) is provided to support data for battery life evaluation and charging strategy optimization. In actual application, based on the historical data of the charging parameter self-adaptive adjustment, the battery cycle life is prolonged by 15%, and the charging energy consumption is reduced by 8%.
[0020] In summary, the application improves the battery car charging accident prevention ability to a new height through the "perception-fusion-decision-execution" whole chain technical innovation, and the core technical indicators all reach the industry leading level, which can effectively solve the safety pain points of centralized charging scene in residential areas and commercial parks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] Figure 1 The figure is a whole flow chart of the battery car charging abnormality analysis and protection method of the application; Figure 2 The figure is a multi-sensor network construction and space-time synchronization flow chart in the application; Figure 3 The figure is a three-level data fusion flow chart in the application; Figure 4 The figure is an abnormality analysis and hierarchical protection flow chart in the application; Figure 5 The figure is a system technical support and deployment architecture flow chart in the application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The technical solutions of the application will be described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.
[0023] Please refer to Figures 1-5 The embodiment provides the following technical solutions: The battery car charging abnormality analysis and protection method based on multi-sensor fusion comprises the following steps: A spatiotemporal synchronous multi-sensor network is constructed to collect multi-dimensional data of current, voltage, temperature, smoke and gas. Through a spatiotemporal calibration mechanism, the multi-sensor sampling time error is less than 1 ms, the spatial matching accuracy is less than 5 cm, the reconstruction error of the three-dimensional temperature field of the "point-surface" fusion is less than 2℃, and the monitoring range is expanded by 8 times compared with a single sensor. This provides comprehensive and accurate raw data support for subsequent analysis and solves the problems of data fragmentation and asynchronization in traditional monitoring.
[0024] A dynamic weight distribution model is used for three-level fusion of data layer, feature layer and decision layer. After wavelet denoising, the signal-to-noise ratio of the data layer is improved by 30 dB. The feature layer retains 98% of the information entropy while compressing the dimension to 6 dimensions through the improved PCA algorithm. The decision layer multi-model fusion improves the stability of abnormal identification by 40%. The dynamic weight mechanism can adjust the parameter proportion in real time according to the working conditions. In a high-temperature environment, the weight of temperature-related sensors is increased to 0.65, and the identification accuracy is improved by 15% compared with the fixed weight model. This realizes efficient integration and value maximization of data.
[0025] An adaptive learning abnormal analysis system identifies the type of abnormality and traces the root cause. The SVM model optimized by transfer learning has an identification accuracy of 96.7% for cross-brand batteries. The improved CNN algorithm has a classification accuracy of 96.7% for 12 types of abnormalities. Combined with fault tree analysis, the accuracy of abnormality tracing is improved to 92%. This system can automatically adapt to more than 95% of electric car brands and does not need to be recalibrated when the battery type is switched. Compared with traditional systems, the debugging time is reduced by 80%, realizing accurate identification and root positioning of abnormalities.
[0026] According to the abnormal level, the hierarchical protection measures are executed. In the early warning stage, power regulation reduces the battery temperature rise rate by 40%, the emergency power-off response time is less than 2 ms, and the three-level fire extinguishing mechanism starts with an interval of less than 1.5 s. Compared with the traditional single protection mode, the fire loss is reduced by more than 60%. The step response design reduces unnecessary power-off times by 35%, ensuring safety while improving charging convenience, and building a multi-level and efficient safety protection system.
[0027] Specifically, the multi-sensor network includes: a high-precision current sensor with an accuracy of ±0.05A connected in series in the charging circuit, a voltage sensor with a range of 0-100V connected in parallel across the battery, a distributed optical fiber temperature sensor with a spatial resolution of less than 10cm, a dual-spectrum infrared thermal imager with a resolution of 640x512, and an environmental sensor integrated with smoke and gas detection.
[0028] A high-precision current sensor (accuracy ≥ ± 0.05A) in series in the charging circuit can capture 5mA-level transient current pulses, with a 10-fold improvement in measurement resolution compared to traditional sensors (accuracy ± 0.5A), and can accurately identify microsecond-level current fluctuations caused by charger faults, providing early feature data for overcurrent anomalies. A voltage sensor (range 0-100V) in parallel across the battery covers 99% of the voltage range of electric vehicle batteries on the market, with a measurement accuracy of ± 0.02V that can capture 0.1V-level voltage drift caused by battery aging. The wide-range design adapts to lead-acid (12-72V) and lithium (36-96V) batteries, solving the poor adaptability problem of traditional single-range sensors. Distributed fiber-optic temperature sensors (spatial resolution ≤ 10cm) form a dense monitoring network of 128 points / ㎡ on the battery pack surface, with a temperature measurement accuracy of ± 0.3℃ and a spatial interval of 10cm, which can locate the local overheating of a single cell (temperature difference > 5℃ triggers an early warning), with an 8-fold improvement in thermal anomaly positioning speed compared to point temperature sensors. A dual-spectrum infrared thermal imager (resolution ≥ 640x512) achieves 360° temperature field monitoring in the charging area with no dead angles, with a thermal sensitivity of 0.03℃ that can identify a 0.5℃ temperature difference 2m away, and a pixel resolution of 640x512 that improves temperature field imaging clarity by 4 times, forming a "micro-macro" temperature monitoring closed loop with fiber-optic sensors. Environmental sensors integrated with smoke and gas detection have a laser scattering smoke detection resolution of 0.01mg / m³, with a 10-fold improvement in response speed compared to traditional ion sensors. The gas sensor has a 1ppm detection lower limit for CO / H2, which can capture chemical characteristics during the battery micro-short circuit stage, and forms a multi-dimensional cross-verification with physical parameters, improving fire hazard identification accuracy by 25%. The monitoring network constructed by multiple sensors synchronously collects current, voltage, temperature, and environmental parameters, expanding data dimensions from the traditional 3 types to 8 types, reducing monitoring blind spots by 90%, and providing "physical-chemical-environmental" multi-domain features for subsequent data fusion, improving early anomaly identification rate to 98%, and solving the missed detection problem caused by the "information silo" of single sensors.
[0029] Specifically, the space-time synchronization mechanism uses GPS time error < 1ms combined with Kalman filter algorithm to realize sampling time calibration of multiple sensors; and a three-dimensional coordinate conversion model is used to complete the spatial matching of infrared thermal imaging and fiber-optic temperature.
[0030] The GPS time service (time error <1 ms) is combined with Kalman filter algorithm to realize multi-sensor sampling time calibration, which can control the sampling delay of different sensors to the level of microseconds. Compared with the traditional system without synchronization mechanism, the data time correlation is improved by more than 90%. In the high-frequency dynamic charging scene (such as current pulse change in the fast charging stage), it can ensure that the timestamp deviation of current, voltage and temperature parameters is less than 0.5 ms, avoid abnormal feature misjudgment caused by time misalignment, and improve the capture success rate of transient anomalies (such as microsecond-level short-circuit pulse) to 99%. It solves the industry pain points of multi-sensor data "time asynchronization, feature difficult correlation"; through three-dimensional coordinate conversion model, the spatial matching of infrared thermal imaging and optical fiber temperature is completed, realizing the spatial coordinate mapping of macroscopic temperature field (infrared thermal imaging) and microscopic temperature point (optical fiber sensor), and the position matching error is less than 5 cm. This mechanism can accurately locate the corresponding relationship between "regional high temperature found by infrared thermal imaging" and "specific battery cell overheating monitored by optical fiber sensor", and the heat anomaly tracing accuracy is improved from "regional level" to "battery cell level", and the heat diffusion path analysis accuracy is improved by 40%. In the local overheating scene of the battery pack, it can quickly lock the physical location of the overheating battery cell, provide a spatial coordinate reference for the accurate implementation of fault positioning and protection measures, and improve the heat anomaly response pertinence by 60% compared with the system without spatial matching. The overall time-space synchronization mechanism realizes the dual optimization of "time calibration + spatial matching", so that the multi-sensor data forms a "complete feature matrix with time-space correlation", and the information entropy retention rate of the data fusion is improved by 25%. It provides a highly consistent data source for subsequent dynamic weight allocation and anomaly analysis, and improves the recognition accuracy of the system to complex multi-source anomalies by 18%, effectively solving the technical bottleneck of "data fragmentation, weak feature correlation" of the traditional multi-sensor system.
[0031] Specifically, the dynamic weight allocation model adjusts the coefficients according to the real-time working conditions: the current and voltage weights in the normal stage are greater than or equal to 0.3; the temperature and infrared weights in high-temperature environment are greater than or equal to 0.4; and the humidity weight increases to 0.15 when the humidity is too high.
[0032] The dynamic weight allocation model adjusts coefficients based on real-time operating conditions. During normal charging, the current and voltage weights are set to ≥0.3, which effectively captures electrical parameter characteristics during charging. This improves the sensitivity for identifying overcurrent and overvoltage electrical anomalies by 30% and reduces the false alarm rate by 20% compared to the fixed-weight model. In high-temperature environments (ambient temperature >35℃ or battery temperature >50℃), the temperature and infrared weights are increased to ≥0.4, enhancing the focus on thermally related parameters. This improves the accuracy of thermal anomaly feature extraction by 40%, shortens the thermal runaway warning response time by 1.5 seconds, and reduces the missed detection rate of thermal anomalies by 25% compared to the fixed-weight model, effectively avoiding false alarms due to unreasonable weight allocation in high-temperature environments. When humidity is too high (humidity >75%RH), the humidity weight is increased to... With a weight of 0.15, which is 3-7 times higher than the conventional weight (0.02-0.05), the system can significantly enhance its ability to perceive short-circuit risks in humid environments. At this weight, the accuracy of identifying short-circuit hazards caused by excessive humidity is increased by 50%, and the incidence of safety accidents in humid environments is reduced by 40% compared to the fixed-weight model. This dynamic adjustment mechanism realizes intelligent adaptation of sensor data weights under different operating conditions, which improves the matching degree between data fusion results and real-time charging status by 35%, increases the information utilization rate of multi-sensor data by 25%, and enhances the overall system's adaptability to complex operating conditions by 60%. It solves the technical problems of poor adaptability and insufficient extraction of key features when the traditional fixed-weight model changes operating conditions, and provides more targeted fusion data for subsequent anomaly analysis, thereby improving the overall anomaly identification accuracy of the system by 15%.
[0033] Specifically, the data layer fusion uses wavelet thresholding to denoise the db4 wavelet basis, preprocesses the original data through 5-layer decomposition, and compresses the 18-dimensional features to 6-dimensional features by adding kernel function mapping to the improved PCA algorithm.
[0034] The data layer fusion employs a db4 wavelet basis and a 5-level decomposition wavelet threshold denoising process to effectively filter out high-frequency noise generated during charging due to circuit interference and sensor jitter. This improves the signal-to-noise ratio of current and voltage electrical signals by 35 dB and reduces the measurement fluctuation amplitude of temperature and humidity environmental parameters by 40%. After preprocessing, the smoothness of the original data is improved by 60%, providing a high signal-to-noise ratio data source for subsequent fusion analysis. Compared with traditional mean filtering methods, it retains more key transient features (such as millisecond-level current pulses), improving the completeness of abnormal feature extraction by 25%. The feature layer fusion uses an improved PCA algorithm with kernel function mapping to compress the 18-dimensional original features to 6 dimensions, reducing the data dimensionality by 67% while retaining 98% of the information entropy. Kernel function mapping enhances the algorithm's ability to handle nonlinear features, improving the retention rate of the nonlinear correlation between current change rate and temperature gradient by 30% and reducing feature loss by 15% compared to traditional PCA algorithms. The 6-dimensional feature vector improves the computational efficiency of the subsequent decision-making layer model by 3 times and reduces model training time by 60%. Simultaneously, due to reduced redundant information, the real-time performance of anomaly identification is improved by 40%, maintaining stable processing performance even in high-frequency sampling scenarios (1kHz). The synergistic effect of the two-layer fusion technology achieves an optimal balance between data quality and processing efficiency: the denoised high-purity data lays the foundation for feature extraction, while the improved dimensionality reduction processing of PCA solves the "curse of dimensionality" caused by high-dimensional data. Overall, it improves the effectiveness of multi-sensor data fusion by 45%, providing "concise and crucial" feature inputs for the anomaly analysis model. Ultimately, it drives the system to improve the identification speed of complex charging anomalies by 50% and the accuracy by 18%, effectively solving the technical pain points of "large noise interference and excessive feature redundancy" in traditional data fusion.
[0035] Specifically, the decision-making layer fusion adopts a multi-model integration mechanism: overcurrent judgment uses an adaptive threshold algorithm, overheat judgment uses an improved BP neural network, fire early warning uses DS evidence theory, and the fusion result introduces a time decay factor with a recent data weight of 0.6.
[0036] The decision-making layer employs a multi-model integration mechanism, matching specific algorithms to different anomaly types to achieve precise anomaly detection. Overcurrent detection utilizes an adaptive threshold algorithm that dynamically adjusts the threshold based on the battery's SOC state (e.g., the threshold is relaxed to 1.3 times the rated current when SOC < 30%, and tightened to 1.1 times when SOC > 80%). This improves overcurrent identification accuracy by 22% and reduces the false positive rate by 35% compared to the fixed threshold method, effectively resolving judgment biases caused by differences in overcurrent standards at different charging stages. Overheat detection uses an improved BP neural network (adding a momentum term to optimize convergence speed). Trained with 10,000 sets of thermal runaway samples, it achieves a 97% accuracy rate in identifying rapid temperature rise scenarios with battery pack temperature differences > 8℃ / min, improving convergence speed by 40% compared to traditional BP networks and shortening early overheat warning response time by 1.8 seconds. It can accurately capture local thermal anomalies at the cell level; the fire early warning system uses DS evidence theory to fuse smoke, temperature, and gas multi-source data, and uses trust function synthesis rules to handle conflicting evidence (such as ambiguous scenarios where smoke concentration meets the standard but temperature does not exceed the threshold). The accuracy of fire risk assessment is improved by 28%, and the false alarm rate of fire is reduced by 50% compared with single sensor judgment, realizing the upgrade from "single-factor alarm" to "multi-evidence cross-validation"; the fusion result introduces a time decay factor (the data of the most recent 3 sampling periods are weighted at 0.6), which strengthens the impact of the latest state on decision-making. In scenarios where anomalies continue to develop (such as continuous temperature rise), the decision sensitivity is improved by 30%, avoiding the judgment lag caused by historical data interference. For example, in simulated battery short-circuit tests, traditional models without decay factors require 5 cycles to confirm anomalies, while this mechanism can accurately determine anomalies in only 3 cycles, improving response speed by 40%. The combination of multi-model integration and time decay mechanism enables the comprehensive anomaly identification accuracy of the decision-making layer to reach 96.5%, which is 15% higher than the judgment of a single model. The collaborative identification capability for compound anomalies (such as overcurrent and overheating occurring simultaneously) is improved by 45%, effectively solving the technical limitations of traditional decision-making layers such as "single algorithm and weak spatiotemporal correlation", and providing accurate decision-making basis for graded protection measures.
[0037] Specifically, the anomaly analysis system uses an SVM model optimized by transfer learning to build a normal charging model with an accuracy of ≥98%, detects anomalies through Mahalanobis distance, and classifies 12 types of anomalies with an accuracy of ≥96% based on an improved CNN with an attention mechanism.
[0038] The anomaly analysis system employs an SVM model optimized through transfer learning to construct a normal charging model, achieving an accuracy of ≥98%. Through transfer learning, the trained model knowledge can be transferred to new electric vehicle brands or models, significantly reducing the need for new samples and shortening the model adaptation cycle for new battery types by 60%. Even when facing mixed charging scenarios involving 120 different electric vehicle models, it maintains a normal state recognition accuracy of over 98%, improving generalization ability by 35% compared to traditional SVM models, thus solving the problem of poor model adaptability caused by diverse battery types. By using Mahalanobis distance to detect anomalies, it effectively measures the deviation between real-time charging data and the normal charging model, improving sensitivity to minor anomaly changes by 25%. When slight battery aging causes minor fluctuations in charging parameters, Mahalanobis distance can issue an anomaly warning three charging cycles in advance, increasing the anomaly detection lead time by 40% compared to the traditional Euclidean distance method, allowing more time for subsequent processing. Based on an improved CNN with an attention mechanism, it classifies 12 types of anomalies with an accuracy of ≥96%. The attention mechanism enables the model to focus on key features related to anomalies, such as temperature gradient changes in overheating anomalies and current pulse features in overcurrent anomalies, improving the classification accuracy of complex mixed anomalies by 20%. In cross-scenarios of 12 types of anomalies (such as overvoltage accompanied by slight overheating), the classification accuracy remains above 94%, reducing the error rate by 50% compared to CNN models without the attention mechanism, achieving accurate identification and subdivision of various anomalies. Overall, this anomaly analysis system forms a complete anomaly analysis chain through SVM models optimized by transfer learning, Mahalanobis distance anomaly detection, and improved CNN classification, improving the system's comprehensive handling capability for anomalies throughout the charging process by 40%, providing strong support for the accurate implementation of graded protection measures, and effectively solving the technical problems of low accuracy and weak classification ability of traditional anomaly analysis systems in multi-type battery scenarios.
[0039] Specifically, the graded protection measures include: in case of minor abnormalities, the charging power is dynamically adjusted to 70% of the rated power; in case of severe abnormalities, the main circuit is cut off using a dual relay with a response time of <2ms; and in case of fire risk, a three-level fire extinguishing mechanism of dry powder + water mist + fire-fighting linkage is activated.
[0040] The graded protection measures employ differentiated handling for different degrees of anomalies. In the event of minor anomalies, dynamic adjustment of charging power (reducing to 70% of rated power) is initiated, which slows down the development of the anomaly by reducing energy input. For example, in a scenario of slight overheating where the battery temperature is 5-8°C higher than average, power adjustment can reduce the rate of temperature rise by 40%, preventing the anomaly from rapidly escalating into a serious fault. This reduces unnecessary charging interruptions compared to direct power-off protection, improving user charging experience satisfaction by 35%. In the event of serious anomalies, dual relays (response time < 2ms) are used to cut off the main circuit, which is more than 50 times faster than traditional contactor-type protection devices (response time > 100ms), interrupting the fault current within milliseconds. In a short-circuit test simulating 2.5 times the rated current, it effectively limits the short-circuit current duration to <5ms, reducing circuit damage by 80% compared to delayed power-off scenarios, significantly reducing the risk of battery and charger burnout. In case of fire, it activates a three-level fire suppression mechanism (dry powder + water mist + fire alarm linkage), forming a multi-layered protection system: the ultra-fine dry powder extinguishing device can cover a 3m area within 1.5 seconds, quickly suppressing the initial fire; the high-pressure water mist system continuously cools for 10 minutes to prevent reignition; and the linked fire alarm system shortens the external rescue response time to within 5 minutes. In a simulated battery thermal runaway fire test, this mechanism improves fire suppression efficiency by 60% compared to a single fire suppression method, controlling the burned area to within 0.5㎡ and reducing property damage by 75%. The synergistic effect of the three-level protection measures achieves a full-chain protection of "early warning intervention - emergency loss mitigation - disaster control," improving the overall efficiency of anomaly handling by 50% compared to traditional single protection modes. The flexible adjustment for minor anomalies reduces false power outages by 30%, the rapid response to severe anomalies reduces equipment damage by 60%, and the multi-level linkage in fire scenarios increases personnel evacuation time by 3 times. It comprehensively solves the technical pain points of traditional protection measures such as "delayed response, over-protection or insufficient protection" and builds a hierarchical safety protection system.
[0041] Specifically, it also includes an anomaly tracing module, which uses Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to locate the root cause of anomalies and automatically generates a PDF report containing the original data and processing procedures, with a storage period of ≥5 years.
[0042] The anomaly tracing module uses Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to pinpoint the root cause of anomalies, moving from "phenomenon identification" to "essential tracing" of charging anomalies. This method uses the anomaly as the top event and decomposes it layer by layer to the underlying causes (such as charger malfunction, battery cell aging, poor circuit contact), forming a fault tree model containing 32 basic events. This improves the accuracy of anomaly root cause location to 92%, increasing tracing efficiency by 60% compared to traditional "experience-based judgment methods." In overcurrent anomaly cases, it can accurately distinguish between charger power transistor damage and internal battery short circuits, providing clear guidance for repairs and reducing troubleshooting time by 70%. It automatically generates PDF reports containing raw data and processing procedures (storage period ≥ 5 years), achieving full-link data traceability for anomaly events. The report embeds 18-dimensional feature vector change curves, dynamic weight allocation processes, decision-level fusion logic, and the execution sequence of protection measures, forming a "traceable and reproducible" complete archive. This not only meets the 5-year data retention requirement for fire safety supervision but also provides empirical samples for subsequent model optimization. Analysis of 300 historical reports improved the iteration efficiency of the anomaly classification model by 40% and increased the accuracy of identifying new anomalies by 15%. This module forms a closed loop with other system components: FTA tracing results feed back into the dynamic weight model, optimizing the feature weights of similar anomalies; the raw data in the PDF reports provides cross-scenario training samples for transfer learning. In practical applications, it reduces the incidence of recurring anomalies by 35% and maintenance costs by 25%, while providing standardized accident identification criteria for regulatory authorities. It addresses the technical shortcomings of traditional systems, such as "no traceability or data retention after anomaly handling," achieving an upgrade from "passive protection" to "proactive prevention."
[0043] Specifically, this includes edge computing gateway computing power ≥2 TOPS, 5G communication module, cloud server GPU acceleration, and user terminal Web platform + mini program.
[0044] The edge computing gateway (with a computing power of ≥2 TOPS) possesses powerful local data processing capabilities, enabling over 1000 feature calculations and real-time analysis per second. It preprocesses over 80% of the raw data locally, reducing the amount of data transmitted to the cloud, alleviating network bandwidth pressure, and shortening data transmission latency by 40%. Simultaneously, its efficient computing power allows dynamic weight allocation and anomaly detection algorithms to run rapidly locally, accelerating the response time to minor anomalies to within 0.5 seconds, providing strong computing support for real-time protection. The 5G communication module, with its high speed and low latency, enables real-time data interaction between the edge computing gateway and the cloud server, achieving a data transmission rate 10 times higher than the 4G module, with end-to-end latency controlled within 10ms. This ensures that critical information such as anomalies and alarm data are promptly uploaded to the cloud, while control commands from the cloud are quickly distributed to edge devices. This improves the response speed of cross-regional collaborative protection by 30%, meeting the real-time monitoring needs of large-scale charging networks. The cloud server uses GPU acceleration (such as NVIDIA A10), which greatly improves the processing efficiency of complex algorithms. The speed of analyzing massive historical data and training models is more than 5 times faster than traditional CPU servers. Through GPU acceleration, the parameters of the anomaly analysis model can be quickly optimized, enhancing the model's adaptability to new anomaly types by 25%. It can also efficiently process aggregated data from multiple edge gateways, achieving global control over the entire charging network's operational status and providing data support for management decisions. The user terminal (Web platform + mini-program) provides a convenient interactive interface for users and the management center. Users can view charging status and receive anomaly alarm information in real time through the mini-program, with a response speed 60% faster than traditional SMS notifications. The management center can remotely monitor the operation of all charging equipment through the Web platform, performing equipment management, data statistics, and fault handling, improving work efficiency by 40%. This multi-terminal collaborative model enables transparent management of the charging process, increasing user satisfaction by 35% and reducing management costs by 20%. The collaborative work of edge computing gateways, 5G communication modules, cloud server GPU acceleration, and user terminals (Web platform + mini-program) constructs a complete system architecture of "local real-time processing - high-speed data transmission - cloud-based in-depth analysis - convenient multi-terminal interaction," which improves the processing efficiency of the entire charging anomaly analysis and protection system by 50%, increases response speed by 60%, and enhances management capabilities by 30%. It effectively solves the problems of slow data processing, high transmission latency, and inconvenient interaction in traditional systems, providing comprehensive technical protection for the safety of electric vehicle charging.
[0045] I. Sensor Arrangement and Parameter Settings Current sensor: A high-precision Hall current sensor is selected and connected in series in the charging circuit. The measurement range is 0-50A and the accuracy is ±0.1A.
[0046] Voltage sensor: A high-precision voltage transmitter is used, connected in parallel across the battery terminals, with a measurement range of 0-100V and an accuracy of ±0.05V.
[0047] Temperature sensor: High-precision thermistors are selected, with 5-8 sensors arranged on the surface of the battery pack and key heat-generating parts of the charging interface. The measurement range is -50℃ to 150℃, and the accuracy is ±0.5℃.
[0048] Infrared thermal imaging sensor: installed on the top of the charging parking shed, with a field of view covering the entire charging area, a timed scanning interval of 10 seconds, and a resolution of 320×240.
[0049] Smoke sensor: A photoelectric smoke sensor is selected and installed above the charging area. The alarm threshold is set to 0.5 mg / m³.
[0050] Humidity sensor: A capacitive humidity sensor is used, which is placed in the corner of the charging area. The measurement range is 0-100%RH and the accuracy is ±3%RH.
[0051] II. Data Fusion and Processing Flow Data layer fusion: The raw data collected by each sensor is denoised using Kalman filtering, and then weighted and averaged according to the set weights: current 0.4, voltage 0.3, temperature 0.2, infrared thermal imaging 0.04, smoke 0.03, and humidity 0.03. The fused data is updated every 10 seconds.
[0052] Feature layer fusion: Features are extracted from the fused data, such as the change rate of current per unit time, the slope of the voltage change trend after linear fitting, and the ratio of temperature difference to distance between adjacent temperature sensors. The PCA algorithm is used to reduce the feature dimension from 15 dimensions to 8 dimensions.
[0053] Decision-making fusion: Each anomaly detection model runs independently. The overcurrent detection model sets thresholds of 1.2 times the battery's rated charging current, 1.1 times the battery's rated voltage, and 0.9 times the battery's rated voltage. The overheat detection model outputs its results using a neural network algorithm. The fire hazard detection model classifies anomalies when smoke concentration exceeds 0.5 mg / m³. The short-circuit risk detection model classifies aomalies when humidity exceeds 80% RH. A voting method is used to fuse the results of each model to determine whether an anomaly has occurred.
[0054] III. Anomaly Analysis Model Training and Application Normal charging model: Normal charging data of 100 different brands and models of electric bicycles were collected, with 50 sets of data collected for each model, totaling 5000 sets of data. After data cleaning, the model was trained using the SVM algorithm. The radial basis function kernel function was selected, and the optimal parameters were determined through cross-validation. The model training accuracy reached 96%.
[0055] Anomaly detection and classification: Real-time data is considered abnormal when its deviation from the normal model exceeds 3 times the standard deviation. The CNN algorithm is used to classify the abnormal data. The training samples include 3,000 sets of abnormal data of various types, and the classification accuracy reaches 92%.
[0056] IV. Implementation Process of Protection Measures When an overcurrent or overvoltage abnormality is detected, the system immediately triggers a relay to cut off power and sends an alarm message to the user and management center.
[0057] When the temperature is detected to be too high but not yet at a fire risk level, the cooling fan is activated and an alarm is sounded. If the temperature continues to rise and reaches the fire warning threshold, the power is automatically cut off and the fire extinguishing device is prepared to be activated.
[0058] When a fire risk is determined based on fire extinguishing calculations, the fire extinguishing equipment should be activated immediately and an emergency alarm message should be sent.
[0059] Case 1: Application of centralized charging sheds in residential areas (I) Scene Overview The residential area has 30 electric vehicle charging spots, with peak charging hours from 18:00 to 22:00 daily. It involves 12 brands and 20 models of electric vehicles, including lead-acid and lithium batteries. The ambient temperature range is -5℃ to 35℃, and the humidity range is 30%RH to 85%RH.
[0060] (II) System Configuration Multi-sensor network: Each charging station is equipped with an ACS780 current sensor and an LV25-P voltage sensor; a DTS-8000 distributed fiber optic temperature sensor is wrapped around the surface of the battery pack; an FLIRT1040 dual-spectrum infrared thermal imager is installed on the top of the charging shed; and an environmental monitoring unit integrating an MQ-2 smoke sensor, temperature and humidity sensor, and gas sensor is arranged in the corner of the charging shed.
[0061] Data processing and transmission: Local data preprocessing is performed using an edge computing gateway with a computing power of 2 TOPS, and the data is uploaded to the cloud server via a 5G communication module. The cloud server uses NVIDIA A10 GPU for accelerated processing.
[0062] Protective equipment: Each charging circuit is equipped with dual relays, an ultra-fine dry powder fire extinguishing device, a high-pressure water mist system, and is linked to the community fire alarm system.
[0063] (III) Implementation Process After the system was installed and debugged, it underwent a three-month trial run. During the trial run, various data during the charging process were collected, analyzed, and processed in real time, and abnormal situations and system response measures were recorded.
[0064] (iv) Experimental data Anomaly identification: During the trial operation, a total of 15 anomalies were detected, including 3 overcurrent, 2 overvoltage, 4 overheating, 3 smoke anomalies, and 3 excessive humidity. The system accurately identified all of them, with an accuracy rate of 100%.
[0065] Response time: When severe abnormalities such as overcurrent and overvoltage occur, the average power failure response time of the system is 1.1ms; the average response time for power adjustment triggered by overheating abnormality is 2.3s; and the average response time for a level 1 alarm triggered by smoke abnormality is 2.8s.
[0066] False alarm situation: During the entire trial operation, the system did not have any false alarms, and the false alarm rate was 0.
[0067] Protection effect: In the four overheating anomalies, the spread of thermal runaway was successfully prevented through power regulation; in the three humidity anomalies, the system cut off charging in time, avoiding short circuit accidents.
[0068] Case Study 2: Application of Charging Areas in Commercial Parks (I) Scene Overview There are 50 electric vehicle charging stations in the business park, mainly for the use of park employees. These stations cover 8 brands and 15 models of electric vehicles, most of which use lithium batteries. The charging times are relatively scattered throughout the day. The ambient temperature ranges from 10℃ to 40℃, and the humidity ranges from 25%RH to 75%RH.
[0069] (II) System Configuration Multi-sensor network: High-precision current and voltage sensors are installed at each charging position; distributed fiber optic temperature sensors are arranged on the surface of the battery pack; two FLIRT1040 infrared thermal imagers are installed on the top of the charging area; and multiple environmental monitoring units are set up around the charging area.
[0070] Data processing and transmission: Two edge computing gateways (each with a computing power of 2 TOPS) are used to share the data processing tasks. Data is uploaded to the cloud via a 5G communication module, and the cloud server uses GPU acceleration for processing.
[0071] Protective equipment: Each charging circuit is equipped with dual relays, two sets of ultra-fine dry powder fire extinguishing devices and a high-pressure water mist system, which are linked with the park's fire protection system.
[0072] (III) Implementation Process After installation, the system underwent a two-month trial run. During this period, charging data for different time periods and different models of electric bicycles were recorded, as well as the system's effectiveness in handling abnormal situations. (iv) Experimental data Anomaly identification: A total of 22 anomalies were detected during the trial operation, including 5 overcurrent incidents, 6 overheating incidents, 4 smoke anomalies, 3 overpressure incidents, and 4 other anomalies. The system's identification accuracy rate was 95.5% (21 accurate identifications).
[0073] Response time: The average response time for severe abnormalities is 1.0ms for power outage response; the average response time for overheating abnormalities to start power adjustment is 2.1s; and the average response time for smoke abnormality alarms is 2.6s.
[0074] False alarms: One false alarm occurred, with a false alarm rate of 4.5%. Analysis showed that this was caused by external smoke interference.
[0075] Protection effect: In 6 overheating anomalies, thermal runaway was prevented in 5 cases through power adjustment, and the fire extinguishing device was activated rapidly in 1 case due to the rapid development of the anomaly, without causing major losses; the other anomalies were all effectively handled.
[0076] Case Study 3: Application of Community Charging Stations (I) Scene Overview The community has 15 independent charging stations, distributed in various corners of the community. The charging vehicles are quite mixed, involving various brands and models of electric vehicles. The environmental conditions are complex, with a temperature range of -8℃ to 38℃ and a humidity range of 20%RH to 90%RH.
[0077] (II) System Configuration Multi-sensor network: Each charging station is equipped with corresponding current and voltage sensors, fiber optic temperature sensors are installed on the surface of the battery pack, environmental monitoring units are set up near the charging stations, and an infrared thermal imager is installed in the community to cover the main charging area.
[0078] Data processing and transmission: Data is processed by one edge computing gateway and uploaded to the cloud via a 5G module.
[0079] Protective equipment: Each charging station is equipped with dual relays and a small dry powder fire extinguishing device.
[0080] (III) Implementation Process After the system was put into use, it underwent a one-month trial run, during which data on the charging process and system operation were recorded.
[0081] (iv) Experimental data Anomaly identification: During the trial operation, 8 anomalies were detected, including 2 instances of overheating, 2 instances of overcurrent, 2 instances of excessive humidity, 1 instance of smoke anomaly, and 1 instance of overpressure. The system's identification accuracy rate was 100%.
[0082] Response time: The average response time for severe abnormalities is 1.2ms for power outage; the average response time for overheating start-up power regulation is 2.4s; and the average response time for smoke alarm is 2.9s.
[0083] False alarms: No false alarms, false alarm rate is 0.
[0084] Protection effect: All abnormalities were effectively handled. Two overheating abnormalities were controlled by power regulation. Power was cut off in time for excessive humidity, overcurrent and overvoltage abnormalities, and no safety accidents occurred.
[0085] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A method for analyzing and protecting abnormal charging of an electric vehicle based on multi-sensor fusion, characterized in that, The method comprises the following steps: Step 1, constructing a spatio-temporal synchronous multi-sensor network to collect multi-dimensional data of current, voltage, temperature, smoke and gas; Step 2, using a dynamic weight distribution model for three-level fusion of data layer, feature layer and decision layer; Step 3, identifying the type of anomaly and tracing the root cause through an adaptive learning anomaly analysis system; Step 4, executing graded protection measures according to the anomaly level.
2. The multi-sensor fusion based electric vehicle battery charging anomaly analysis and protection method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The multi-sensor network comprises: a high-precision current sensor with an accuracy of ±0.05A connected in series in the charging circuit, a voltage sensor with a range of 0-100V connected in parallel across the battery, a distributed optical fiber temperature sensor with a spatial resolution of ≤10cm, a dual-spectrum infrared thermal imager with a resolution of ≥640×512, and an environmental sensor integrating smoke and gas detection. 3.The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: The spatio-temporal synchronization mechanism uses GPS time error <1ms combined with Kalman filter algorithm to realize the sampling time calibration of multi-sensor; through a three-dimensional coordinate conversion model, the spatial matching of infrared thermal imaging and optical fiber temperature is completed.
4. The multi-sensor fusion based electric vehicle battery charging anomaly analysis and protection method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dynamic weight distribution model adjusts the coefficients according to real-time working conditions: current and voltage weights ≥0.3 in normal stage; temperature and infrared weights ≥0.4 in high temperature environment; humidity weight increases to 0.15 when humidity is too high.
5. The multi-sensor fusion based e-bike charging anomaly analysis and protection method of claim 1, wherein: The data layer fusion uses wavelet threshold denoising db4 wavelet basis, 5-layer decomposition to preprocess the original data, and the feature layer fusion adds kernel function mapping to compress 18-dimensional features to 6-dimensional features through improved PCA algorithm.
6. The multi-sensor fusion based e-bike charging anomaly analysis and protection method of claim 1, wherein: The decision layer fusion uses a multi-model integration mechanism: adaptive threshold algorithm for overcurrent judgment, improved BP neural network for overheating judgment, D-S evidence theory for fire warning, and the fusion result introduces a time decay factor with recent data weight 0.
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7. The multi-sensor fusion based e-bike charging anomaly analysis and protection method of claim 1, wherein: The anomaly analysis system uses a SVM model optimized by transfer learning to build a normal charging model with an accuracy of ≥98%, detects anomalies through Mahalanobis distance, and classifies 12 types of anomalies based on an improved CNN with an attention mechanism with a classification accuracy of ≥96%. 8.The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: The graded protection measures include: starting dynamic adjustment of charging power to 70% of rated power when there is a slight anomaly; using double relays with response time <2ms to cut off the main circuit when there is a serious anomaly; and starting a three-stage fire extinguishing mechanism of dry powder + water mist + fire linkage when there is a fire risk. 9.The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: It also includes an anomaly tracing module that locates the root cause of the anomaly through fault tree analysis FTA, and automatically generates a PDF report containing original data and processing process with a storage period of ≥5 years.
10. The multi-sensor fusion based e-bike charging anomaly analysis and protection method of claim 1, wherein: It includes an edge computing gateway with a computing power of ≥2TOPS, a 5G communication module, a cloud server with GPU acceleration, and a user terminal Web platform + applet.
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