Electronic device and battery balance control method

Abstract

An electronic device and a battery balance control method. The electronic device comprises: a battery module (101) comprising at least two batteries (1011) and a switching assembly (1012), the switching assembly being used for switching a connection mode between the at least two batteries; and a control module (102) connected to the switching assembly and used for controlling, at least on the basis of the working state of the at least two batteries, the switching assembly to connect the at least two batteries in a corresponding target connection manner, wherein the working state includes at least one of a charging state and a discharging state, and the target connection mode includes at least one of parallel connection and series connection.

Description

Electronic device and battery balancing control method

[0001] This disclosure claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on September 28, 2023, with application number 202311283248.9 and invention name “Electronic device and battery balancing control method”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this disclosure. Technical Field

[0002] The present application relates to the field of batteries, and more specifically, to an electronic device and a battery balancing control method. Background Art

[0003] As electronic devices increasingly consume more power, the demand for charging power is also increasing. Dual-string battery power solutions are increasingly being used in consumer electronics systems such as mobile phones and tablets. Inconsistent battery voltages can severely impact product battery life and stability, making proper balancing of the two battery strings crucial for system safety and endurance.

[0004] However, the circuit connection mode of the two battery strings is fixed during the charging or discharging process and cannot be adjusted according to the charging or discharging state of the battery, and effective balance control cannot be achieved.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of this, the present application provides an electronic device and a battery balancing control method as follows:

[0007] An electronic device, comprising:

[0008] A battery module comprising at least two batteries and a switching component, wherein the switching component is used to switch a connection mode between the at least two batteries;

[0009] A control module is connected to the switching component and is used to control the switching component to connect the at least two batteries in a corresponding target connection mode based at least on the operating state of the at least two batteries; the operating state includes at least one of a charging state or a discharging state, and the target connection mode includes at least one of a parallel connection and a series connection.

[0010] Optionally, in the above-mentioned electronic device, the control module includes: a detection unit and a control unit;

[0011] The detection unit is configured to detect a voltage difference between the at least two batteries;

[0012] The control unit is configured to determine a target connection mode based on the working state and the pressure difference.

[0013] Optionally, the above-mentioned electronic device,

[0014] The battery module includes: a first battery and at least one second battery;

[0015] The switching component includes a plurality of switches;

[0016] The negative electrode of the first battery is grounded, and the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the first battery are connected in parallel via a first switch;

[0017] At least one second battery is connected in series via at least one second switch, the negative electrode of each second battery is grounded via a corresponding third switch, the negative electrode of the second switch string is connected to the positive electrode of the first battery via a fourth switch, a fifth switch is connected between the positive and negative electrodes of each second battery, the positive electrode of the second battery string is connected to the voltage output terminal, and the negative electrode of the second battery string is grounded via the third switch.

[0018] Optionally, in the above-mentioned electronic device, the detection unit includes:

[0019] a first comparator, configured to compare a voltage difference between the first battery and a second battery;

[0020] a second comparator, configured to compare the voltage difference with a preset voltage threshold range, and output a first signal to the circuit based on the voltage difference not falling within the preset voltage threshold range;

[0021] An AND circuit has one input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second comparator, and the other input terminal is used to connect the system-side signal, and is used to generate a first control signal based on the first signal and the system-side signal, wherein the first control signal is used to control the connection method of the batteries in the battery module, and the system-side signal is used to represent the system control strategy corresponding to the working state.

[0022] Optionally, in the above-mentioned electronic device, the battery module further includes:

[0023] a first current limiting unit connected in parallel between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the first battery, and the first current limiting unit is connected in series with the first switch;

[0024] At least one second current limiting unit is connected in parallel between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of at least one second battery, and the second current limiting unit is connected in series with the fifth switch.

[0025] Optionally, the above-mentioned electronic device further includes:

[0026] A voltage conversion module, comprising a voltage conversion unit and a sixth switch, wherein the sixth switch is connected in parallel between an input terminal and an output terminal of the voltage conversion unit;

[0027] The sixth switch is disconnected when the at least two batteries are connected in series, and is closed when the at least two batteries are connected in parallel;

[0028] The voltage conversion unit is used to convert the supply voltage output by at least two batteries connected in series to the system load when in a discharging state into a voltage that meets the power supply conditions of the system load, and to convert the charging voltage received by at least two batteries connected in series when in a charging state into a voltage required for charging.

[0029] A battery balancing control method for an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes at least two batteries, the method comprising:

[0030] Determining an operating state of the at least two batteries, wherein the operating state includes a charging state or a discharging state;

[0031] At least based on the working status of the at least two batteries, the at least two batteries are controlled to be connected in a corresponding target connection mode, where the target connection mode includes parallel connection or series connection.

[0032] Optionally, the above method, at least based on the operating status of the at least two batteries, controls the at least two batteries to be connected in a corresponding target connection mode, including:

[0033] detecting a voltage difference between the at least two batteries;

[0034] Based on the operating states of the at least two batteries and the voltage difference, the at least two batteries are controlled to be connected in a corresponding target connection manner.

[0035] Optionally, the above method, based on the operating status of the at least two batteries and the voltage difference, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in a corresponding target connection manner, includes:

[0036] Based on a preset system strategy, selecting a first connection mode corresponding to the working status of the at least two batteries;

[0037] If the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the first connection manner;

[0038] If the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, it is determined to switch from the first connection mode to the balanced connection mode, and the at least two batteries are controlled to be connected in the balanced connection mode until the voltage difference falls within the preset voltage threshold range, and then the connection is switched back to the first connection mode. The balanced connection mode is used to reduce the voltage difference.

[0039] Optionally, in the above method, the operating state of the at least two batteries is a charging state, and the determining to switch from the first connection mode to the balanced connection mode includes:

[0040] Based on a first stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is parallel connection and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current, wherein the charging current of the battery in the first stage is less than a preset current threshold;

[0041] Based on the at least two batteries being in a first stage of charging, if the first connection mode is series connection and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to switch to parallel connection to balance the charging current of the at least two batteries;

[0042] Based on the at least two batteries being in a second stage of a charging state, if the first connection mode is series connection and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current; or controlling the at least two batteries to be switched to a parallel connection, and the charging current of the battery in the second stage is greater than a preset current threshold;

[0043] Based on the third stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is parallel, the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, and the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery is controlled to divert the charging current. The charging voltage of the battery is fixed in the third stage.

[0044] Optionally, in the above method, the operating state of the at least two batteries is a discharging state, and the determining to switch from the first connection mode to the balanced connection mode includes:

[0045] Based on the first connection mode being series connection, if the system load meets a high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to discharge as a discharge structure to achieve discharge balance;

[0046] Based on the fact that the first connection mode is series connection, if the system load does not meet the high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, the at least two batteries are controlled to be switched to parallel connection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0047] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without any creative work.

[0048] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device embodiment 1 provided by the present application;

[0049] FIG2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device embodiment 2 provided by the present application;

[0050] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery module in a third embodiment of an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0051] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of a control module in a fourth embodiment of an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0052] FIG5 is another schematic structural diagram of a control module in Example 4 of an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0053] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery module in an electronic device embodiment 5 provided by the present application;

[0054] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device embodiment 6 provided by the present application;

[0055] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0056] FIG9 is a flow chart of a battery balancing control method according to embodiment 1 of the present application;

[0057] FIG10 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application;

[0058] FIG11 is a flow chart of a battery balancing control method according to embodiment 3 of the present application;

[0059] FIG12 is a flow chart of a fourth embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application;

[0060] FIG13 is a flow chart of a fifth embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application;

[0061] FIG14 is a schematic diagram showing a circuit topology simulation in an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0062] FIG15 is a schematic diagram showing a current curve of C4 in a circuit topology simulation result of an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0063] FIG16 is a schematic diagram showing voltage curves of two batteries in a circuit topology simulation result of an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0064] FIG17 is a schematic diagram showing a voltage difference curve between two batteries in a circuit topology simulation result of an electronic device provided by the present application;

[0065] FIG18 is a schematic diagram showing a system voltage curve in a circuit topology simulation result of an electronic device provided in the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0066] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0067] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment 1 of the present application. The electronic device includes the following structures: a battery module 101 and a control module 102;

[0068] The battery module 101 includes at least two batteries 1011 and a switching component 1012, wherein the switching component is used to switch the connection mode between the at least two batteries;

[0069] Among them, the control module 102 is connected to the switching component and is used to control the switching component to connect at least two batteries in a corresponding target connection mode based at least on the working state of the at least two batteries; the working state includes at least one of a charging state or a discharging state, and the target connection mode includes at least one of parallel and series.

[0070] Among them, the multiple batteries in the battery module are switched into different connection modes through a switching component.

[0071] The switching component is switched based on the control of the control module.

[0072] The control module determines the working status of the multiple batteries and controls the connection mode of the batteries in the battery module based on the working status.

[0073] Specifically, the multiple batteries are in a charging state or a discharging state. Accordingly, the control module determines the target connection mode of the multiple batteries based on improving the charging / discharging efficiency of the batteries and combining the different working states of the batteries, and controls the batteries to switch to the target connection mode through the switching component.

[0074] Specifically, the target connection mode is series connection or parallel connection.

[0075] It should be noted that the process of determining the target connection mode will be described in detail in subsequent embodiments, and the specific connection form of the target connection mode will also be described, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0076] In summary, this embodiment provides an electronic device, comprising: a battery module comprising at least two batteries and a switching component, the switching component being used to switch the connection mode between the at least two batteries; a control module connected to the switching component and configured to control the switching component to connect the at least two batteries in a corresponding target connection mode based at least on the working state of the at least two batteries; the working state comprising at least one of a charging state or a discharging state, and the target connection mode comprising at least one of a parallel connection and a series connection. In this embodiment, the electronic device comprises a battery module and a control module, the battery module comprising multiple batteries and a switching component, the switching component being used to switch the connection mode between the multiple batteries, the control module being used to control the switching component to connect the multiple batteries in a target connection mode based on whether the working state of the multiple batteries is a charging state or a series connection mode, the target connection mode comprising at least one of a parallel connection and a series connection, thereby achieving switching of different connection modes according to the working state of the battery, so that the battery connection mode better matches the requirements of the current working state and improves power supply / charging efficiency.

[0077] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment 2 of the present application. The electronic device includes the following structures: a battery module 201 and a control module 202;

[0078] The battery module 201 includes at least two batteries 2011 and a switching component 2012;

[0079] The structure and function of the battery module are consistent with the corresponding structure in Example 1, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0080] The control module 202 includes: a detection unit 2021 and a control unit 2022;

[0081] The detection unit 2021 is configured to detect a voltage difference between the at least two batteries.

[0082] The control unit 2022 is configured to determine a target connection mode based on the working state and the pressure difference.

[0083] The detection unit is specifically used to detect the voltage difference between the multiple batteries.

[0084] Specifically, the detection unit first detects the voltage at both ends of each battery respectively to determine the voltage value of each battery, and then takes the difference between the voltage values ​​of each battery to obtain the voltage difference between the batteries.

[0085] The control unit can obtain the current working state of the battery, specifically whether it is a charging state or a discharging state.

[0086] In a specific implementation, the working status of each battery in the battery module is the same.

[0087] The control unit determines the target connection mode based on the current working state of the battery and the voltage difference between each battery.

[0088] Among them, the voltage difference between the batteries is the actual working state of the batteries in the working state. If the voltage difference between the two batteries is large, it indicates that the actual working states of the two batteries are inconsistent. When controlling the connection state between the two, the inconsistency of the actual state is taken into consideration. The determined target connection method can solve the inconsistency of the actual state and reduce the overall power consumption of the electronic device.

[0089] Specifically, the control unit can obtain the control strategy of the electronic device system, which determines the initial target connection mode of the battery in combination with the working state of the battery. In the present application, on the basis of the control strategy, the voltage difference between the batteries is also combined to perform balance control and determine the final target connection mode. The target connection mode can balance the voltage difference between the batteries and match the working state of the batteries, thereby achieving higher charging efficiency and higher power supply efficiency for the system.

[0090] Among them, if the voltage difference between the batteries is small and balancing control is not required, the first connection method corresponding to the control strategy is adopted; if the voltage difference between the batteries is large and balancing control is required, a target connection method different from the first connection method corresponding to the control strategy is determined to balance the voltage of the battery and reduce power consumption.

[0091] It should be noted that the process of determining the target connection mode will be described in detail in the subsequent method embodiments, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0092] In summary, in an electronic device provided in this embodiment, the control module includes: a detection unit and a control unit; the detection unit is used to detect the voltage difference between the at least two batteries; and the control unit is used to determine a target connection method based on the operating state and the pressure difference. In this embodiment, the detection unit detects the pressure difference between multiple batteries, and the control unit determines the target connection method based on the operating state of the batteries and the pressure difference between the batteries. The target connection method combines the operating state of the batteries and the pressure difference between the batteries. The batteries are connected based on the target connection method, thereby determining the target connection method based on the operating state of the batteries and the actual working state, controlling each battery to adopt a targeted connection method, and reducing the overall power consumption of the electronic device.

[0093] The present application provides an electronic device embodiment 3, which includes the following structures: a battery module and a control module;

[0094] Wherein, the control module includes: a detection unit and a control unit;

[0095] Among them, the structure and function of this control module are consistent with the corresponding structure in Example 2, and will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0096] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery module according to this embodiment, wherein the battery module includes at least two batteries and a switching assembly;

[0097] Specifically, the battery module includes: a first battery S1 and at least one second battery S2 to Sn, where n is an integer greater than 1;

[0098] Specifically, the switching component includes a plurality of switches SW;

[0099] The negative electrode of the first battery S1 is grounded, and the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the first battery S1 are connected in parallel via a first switch SW1;

[0100] At least one second battery S2 to Sn is connected in series through at least one second switch SW2, the negative electrode of each second battery is grounded through the corresponding third switch SW3, the negative electrode of the second switch string is connected to the positive electrode of the first battery through the fourth switch SW4, a fifth switch SW5 is connected between the positive and negative electrodes of each second battery, the positive electrode of the second battery string is connected to the voltage output terminal, and the negative electrode of the second battery string is grounded through the third switch SW3.

[0101] It should be noted that the negative electrode of each second battery is grounded via the third switch SW3 , and the opening and closing of each SW3 is controlled by the control unit.

[0102] Among them, the negative pole of each battery is grounded through a switch, and each battery is grounded separately when it is connected in parallel. Moreover, the positive pole and negative pole of each battery are connected through a switch respectively, and each battery is connected in series through the switch in turn, so that each battery can be connected in series or in parallel by opening and closing each switch.

[0103] In summary, this embodiment provides an electronic device, wherein the battery module includes: a first battery and at least one second battery; the switching assembly includes several switches; wherein the negative electrode of the first battery is grounded, and the negative and positive electrodes of the first battery are connected in parallel via a first switch; the at least one second battery is connected in series via at least one second switch, the negative electrode of each second battery is grounded via a corresponding third switch, the negative electrode of the second switch string is connected to the positive electrode of the first battery via a fourth switch, the positive and negative electrodes of each second battery are connected via a fifth switch, the positive electrode of the second battery string is connected to a voltage output terminal, and the negative electrode of the second battery string is grounded via the third switch. In this embodiment, the negative electrode of each battery is grounded via a switch, and the positive and negative electrodes of each battery are connected via a switch. The batteries are also sequentially connected in series via switches, so that the batteries can be connected in series or in parallel by opening and closing the switches. This provides a device foundation for controlling the target connection state of multiple batteries in the battery module based on a control unit.

[0104] An electronic device embodiment 4 provided by the present application includes the following structures: a battery module and a control module;

[0105] The battery module includes at least two batteries and a switching assembly;

[0106] The structure and function of the battery module are consistent with the corresponding structure in Example 3, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0107] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a control module in the electronic device embodiment 4, wherein the control module includes: a detection unit 401 and a control unit 402;

[0108] The detection unit 401 includes:

[0109] A first comparator 4011 is configured to compare a voltage difference between the first battery and a second battery;

[0110] In a specific implementation, the first comparator can be implemented using multiple comparison units buf, wherein each battery corresponds to a comparison unit, and the two input terminals of each comparison unit are respectively connected to the positive and negative terminals of the battery, and the voltages at both ends of the battery are detected. The voltage of the battery is determined based on the voltages at both ends, and then a comparison unit is set to compare the battery voltages at other comparison unit temperatures to obtain the voltage difference between the batteries.

[0111] a second comparator 4012 for comparing the voltage difference with a preset voltage threshold range, and outputting a first signal to the circuit based on the voltage difference not falling within the preset voltage threshold range;

[0112] The second comparator is provided with a voltage threshold range, wherein the voltage threshold range has upper and lower limits.

[0113] Specifically, the upper limit value of the voltage threshold range is a positive number, and the lower limit value is a negative number, so as to ensure that the difference between the two battery voltages is not restricted by whether it is a positive number or a negative number.

[0114] For example, the upper limit value is +20 mV (millivolts) and the lower limit value is -20 mV.

[0115] If the voltage difference output by the first comparator is within the preset voltage threshold range, no first signal is output to the circuit, so that the battery maintains the current connection and does not switch the connection mode.

[0116] Among them, if the voltage difference output by the first comparator does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, it indicates that the voltage difference between the two batteries in the current charging / discharging process is large and the charging / discharging of the batteries needs to be adjusted. Then, when the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, the second comparator outputs a first signal to the circuit.

[0117] For example, the first signal is a low level.

[0118] In a specific implementation, the second comparator can be implemented using two comparison units, one comparison unit sets the upper limit value of the preset voltage threshold range, and the other sets the lower limit value of the preset voltage threshold range. The output end of the first comparator is respectively connected to an input end of the two comparison units of the second comparator. If the voltage difference is greater than the upper limit value of the comparison unit, the comparison unit outputs the first signal; if the voltage difference is less than the lower limit value of the other comparison unit, the comparison unit outputs the first signal.

[0119] Accordingly, the control unit 402 includes:

[0120] AND circuit 4021 has one input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second comparator, and the other input terminal is used to connect the system-side signal, and is used to generate a first control signal based on the first signal and the system-side signal, wherein the first control signal is used to control the connection method of the batteries in the battery module, and the system-side signal is used to represent the system control strategy corresponding to the working state.

[0121] The first comparator compares the voltages of the batteries, specifically, compares the voltages of the first battery and the second battery to obtain a voltage difference between the two batteries.

[0122] The AND circuit has two input terminals, one of which is connected to the output terminal of the second comparator to receive the signal output by the second comparator, and the other input terminal is connected to the system-end signal. The AND circuit generates a first control signal based on the first signal and the system-end signal.

[0123] Among them, the system end signal is a system control strategy that represents the working state of the battery. The circuit specifically determines the connection mode of the battery based on the first control signal and the system control strategy, and generates a first control signal to control the connection mode of the battery in the battery module.

[0124] The connection mode of the battery is controlled based on the control strategy, which will be described in detail in the subsequent method embodiments and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0125] FIG5 is another schematic diagram of the structure of the control module. In this diagram, the control module includes a first comparator 501, a second comparator 502, and an AND circuit 503. The first comparator includes comparison units buf1, buf2, and buf3. The second comparator includes comparison units A and B. The AND circuit 503 includes an AND circuit comp1 and an AND circuit comp2. The control module in this diagram corresponds to an electronic device having two batteries S1 and S2. The negative electrode of battery S1 is grounded, and the positive electrode is connected to the negative electrode of battery S2. The two input terminals of the comparison unit buf1 are respectively connected to the two terminals of battery S2 (positive electrode 2S_P and negative electrode 2S_N). The two input terminals of the comparison unit buf2 are respectively connected to the two terminals of battery S1 (positive electrode 1S_P and negative electrode ground GND). The output terminals of the comparison units buf1 and buf2 are respectively connected to the input terminal of the comparison unit buf3. The output terminal of the comparison unit buf3 is respectively connected to one input terminal of the comparison units A and B. The other input terminal of the comparison unit A is connected to the input terminal of the comparison unit B. One input terminal sets the lower limit value of the preset voltage threshold range (a negative value), and the other input terminal of the comparison unit B sets the upper limit value of the preset voltage threshold range (a positive value). The output terminal of the comparison unit A is connected to an input terminal of the AND circuit comp1, and the other input terminal of the AND circuit comp1 is connected to the system terminal to receive the system terminal signal, and the output terminal of the AND circuit outputs a control signal for controlling the switching action of the battery module; the output terminal of the comparison unit B is connected to an input terminal of the AND circuit comp2, and the other input terminal of the AND circuit comp2 is connected to the system terminal to receive the system terminal signal, and the output terminal of the AND circuit outputs a control signal for controlling the switching action of the battery module.

[0126] In summary, this embodiment provides an electronic device, wherein the detection unit includes: a first comparator for comparing the voltage difference between the first battery and the second battery; a second comparator for comparing the voltage difference with a preset voltage threshold range, and outputting a first signal to an AND circuit based on the voltage difference not falling within the preset voltage threshold range; and an AND circuit having one input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second comparator and another input terminal connected to a system-side signal, for generating a first control signal based on the first signal and the system-side signal, the first control signal being used to control the connection mode of the batteries within the battery module, and the system-side signal being used to represent a system control strategy corresponding to the operating state. In this embodiment, the detection unit includes a first comparator, a second comparator, and an AND circuit, the first comparator being used to compare the voltage difference between the two batteries, the second comparator being used to compare the voltage difference with a preset voltage threshold range, and outputting a first signal to the AND circuit if the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range. The AND circuit generates a control signal based on the first signal and the system-side signal, so that the system control strategy based on the operating state combines the operating state of the batteries to control the connection mode of the batteries.

[0127] A schematic structural diagram of an electronic device embodiment 5 provided in the present application, the electronic device includes the following structures: a battery module and a control module;

[0128] The control module includes: a detection unit and a control unit.

[0129] Among them, the structure and function of this control module are consistent with the corresponding structure in Example 3, and will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0130] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a battery module in an electronic device embodiment 5 provided by the application, wherein the battery module includes at least two batteries and a switching assembly;

[0131] The battery module includes: a first battery S1 and at least one second battery S2-Sn;

[0132] The switching component includes a plurality of switches SW.

[0133] Among them, the structural functions of the batteries and switching components in the battery module are consistent with the corresponding structures in Example 3, and are not repeated in this embodiment.

[0134] Wherein, the battery module further includes:

[0135] A first current limiting unit R1 is connected in parallel between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the first battery, and the first current limiting unit is connected in series with the first switch;

[0136] At least one second current limiting unit R2 is connected in parallel between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of at least one second battery, and the second current limiting unit is connected in series with the fifth switch.

[0137] Wherein, a current limiting unit is connected in parallel to each battery, and the current limiting unit can be connected in parallel with and disconnected from the battery through a switch.

[0138] Specifically, the first current limiting unit is connected in series with the first switch. If the first switch is closed, the first current limiting unit is connected in parallel with the first battery. If the first switch is open, the first current limiting unit is not connected to the two ends of the first battery.

[0139] Specifically, the second current limiting unit is connected in series with the fifth switch. If the fifth switch is closed, the second current limiting unit is connected in parallel with the second battery. If the fifth switch is disconnected, the second current limiting unit cuts off the operation of the battery module and is not connected to both ends of the second battery.

[0140] Specifically, the first current limiting unit and the second current limiting unit are used when the voltage difference between the batteries is large and does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range. In this case, the actual working state of the battery needs to be adjusted. The current limiting unit is used to adjust the current input to the battery or the current output from the battery to match the working state of the battery, thereby achieving higher charging efficiency and higher power supply efficiency for the system.

[0141] It should be noted that the connection or disconnection of the current limiting unit needs to be combined with the operating status of the battery and matched with the target connection mode of the battery.

[0142] In summary, this embodiment provides an electronic device, wherein the battery module further comprises: a first current-limiting unit connected in parallel between the positive and negative electrodes of a first battery, the first current-limiting unit being connected in series with the first switch; and at least one second current-limiting unit connected in parallel between the positive and negative electrodes of at least one second battery, the second current-limiting unit being connected in series with the fifth switch. In this embodiment, the battery module further comprises a current-limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery, so that the current-limiting unit can adjust to the actual operating state of the battery to match the operating state of the battery, thereby achieving higher charging efficiency and higher system power efficiency.

[0143] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device embodiment 6 provided by the present application, wherein the electronic device includes the following structures: a battery module 701 , a control module 702 , and a voltage conversion module 703 ;

[0144] The battery module 701 includes at least two batteries 7011 and a switching component 7012;

[0145] The structure and function of the battery module are consistent with the corresponding structure in Example 1, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0146] The voltage conversion module 703 includes a voltage conversion unit 7031 and a sixth switch 7032 , wherein the sixth switch is connected in parallel between the input and output ends of the voltage conversion unit;

[0147] The sixth switch is disconnected when the at least two batteries are connected in series, and is closed when the at least two batteries are connected in parallel;

[0148] The voltage conversion unit is used to convert the supply voltage output by at least two batteries connected in series to the system load when in a discharging state into a voltage that meets the power supply conditions of the system load, and to convert the charging voltage received by at least two batteries connected in series when in a charging state into a voltage required for charging.

[0149] Among them, the electronic device is also provided with a voltage conversion module, which includes a voltage conversion unit, which is used to convert the voltage input to the system or the voltage output by the system into a voltage that meets the charging requirements or the system load power supply conditions.

[0150] Specifically, when batteries are connected in series, the supply voltage output to the system load is the sum of the voltages of the series-connected batteries. This supply voltage is greater than the voltage requirement of the system load. Therefore, the voltage conversion unit converts the supply voltages of the multiple series-connected batteries into a voltage that meets the power supply conditions of the system load.

[0151] Specifically, when batteries are connected in series, during the charging process, the charging voltage they receive is less than the total required voltage of the batteries in series. Therefore, the voltage conversion unit converts the charging voltage into a voltage that meets the charging requirements of multiple batteries in series, thereby achieving the purpose of charging multiple batteries in series.

[0152] The voltage conversion module is further provided with a sixth switch connected to both ends of the voltage conversion unit. The sixth switch is used to control whether the voltage conversion unit is connected to the operating circuit in the electronic device.

[0153] Specifically, if the sixth switch is disconnected, the voltage conversion unit is connected to the operating circuit to perform voltage conversion; if the sixth switch is closed, the voltage conversion unit is short-circuited and is not connected to the operating circuit.

[0154] In a specific implementation, if the target connection mode of each battery in the battery module of the electronic device is parallel connection, the output voltage matches the input voltage of the system load, so the voltage conversion unit may not need to perform the voltage conversion function, and accordingly, the sixth switch is controlled to be closed and the voltage conversion unit is short-circuited; if the target connection mode of each battery is series connection, the voltage conversion unit needs to perform the voltage conversion function, and accordingly, the sixth switch is controlled to be disconnected, and the voltage conversion unit is connected to the running circuit.

[0155] In summary, this embodiment provides an electronic device, further comprising: a voltage conversion module, comprising a voltage conversion unit and a sixth switch, the sixth switch being connected in parallel between the input and output terminals of the voltage conversion unit; the sixth switch being open when the at least two batteries are connected in series and being closed when the at least two batteries are connected in parallel; the voltage conversion unit being configured to convert the supply voltage output by the at least two batteries connected in series to a system load when in a discharging state into a voltage that satisfies the system load power supply conditions, and to convert the charging voltage received by the at least two batteries connected in series when in a charging state into a voltage that meets the charging requirements. In this embodiment, the electronic device is further provided with a voltage conversion module, wherein the voltage conversion unit is capable of converting the supply voltage output by the multiple batteries connected in series to the system load when in a discharging state into a voltage that meets the system load power supply conditions, and converting the charging voltage received by the multiple batteries connected in series when in a charging state into a voltage that meets the charging requirements. Furthermore, the circuit for switching the voltage conversion unit on and off is implemented by the sixth switch, and the switching on and off of the voltage conversion unit can be controlled accordingly based on the battery connection status, thereby ensuring charging and discharging safety.

[0156] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a scenario of an electronic device. In this scenario, the electronic device includes two batteries S1 and S2, a voltage conversion unit, a control module, switches K1 - K5, current limiting resistors R1 - R2, and a system load.

[0157] The negative electrode of battery S1 is grounded, and the positive electrode is connected to the negative electrode of battery S2 via switch K1. The negative electrode of battery S2 is grounded via switch K2. Current-limiting resistor R1 is connected in parallel with battery S2 via K3, and current-limiting resistor R2 is connected in parallel with battery S1 via K5. The positive electrode of battery S2 is adjacent to one end of a voltage conversion unit, and the other end of the voltage conversion unit is connected to the system load. The voltage conversion unit is connected in parallel with switch K4. A voltage detection point 1S_P is set at the positive electrode of battery S1, a voltage detection point 1S_P is set at the positive electrode of battery S2, and a voltage detection point 1S_N is set at the negative electrode of battery S2.

[0158] The control module includes comparison units buf1, buf2, buf3, comparison units A and B, and AND circuits comp1 and comp2. The two input terminals of the comparison unit buf1 are respectively connected to the two terminals (positive electrode 2S_P and negative electrode 2S_N) of the battery S2, and the two input terminals of the comparison unit buf2 are respectively connected to the two terminals (positive electrode 1S_P and negative electrode ground GND) of the battery S1. The output terminals of the comparison units buf1 and buf2 are respectively connected to the input terminal of the comparison unit buf3. The output terminal of the comparison unit buf3 is respectively connected to one input terminal of the comparison units A and B. The other input terminal of the comparison unit A sets the lower limit value (a negative value) of the preset voltage threshold range, and the other input terminal of the comparison unit B sets the upper limit value (a positive value) of the preset voltage threshold range. The output terminal of the comparison unit A is connected to one input terminal of the AND circuit comp1, and the other input terminal of the AND circuit comp1 is connected to the system terminal to receive the system terminal signal. The output terminal of the AND circuit outputs the control signal that controls the switch action. The output terminal of the comparison unit B is connected to one input terminal of the AND circuit comp2, and the other input terminal of the AND circuit comp2 is connected to the system terminal to receive the system terminal signal. The output terminal of the AND circuit outputs the control signal that controls the switch action.

[0159] Corresponding to the above-mentioned electronic device embodiment provided by the present application, the present application also provides an embodiment of a battery balancing control method applied to the electronic device.

[0160] FIG9 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application. The method is applied to an electronic device including at least two batteries. The method includes the following steps:

[0161] Step S901: Determine the working status of the at least two batteries, where the working status includes a charging state or a discharging state;

[0162] The working status of the battery can be monitored by monitoring the current flow direction at both ends of the battery, or by other methods. This application does not limit the specific method of determining the working status of the battery.

[0163] Specifically, the working state of the battery includes two states: charging state and discharging state.

[0164] Step S902: Based at least on the working status of the at least two batteries, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in a corresponding target connection mode, wherein the target connection mode includes parallel connection or series connection.

[0165] Among them, based on the working state of the battery, a target connection mode corresponding to the working state is determined to control the multiple batteries to be connected in the target connection mode, and the target connection mode is one of parallel and series. Based on the working state of the battery, the battery is controlled to be connected in different connection modes so that the connection mode of the battery matches its working state.

[0166] Among them, if the connection method of the battery does not match the working state, it will cause the battery output voltage to be different or the battery input voltage to be different, and in order to balance the voltage, it will cause power consumption. In this embodiment, the connection method of the battery matches the working state, which can reduce the power consumption of the electronic device.

[0167] Among them, during the charging process, if the battery is in the first stage of charging state (trickle current stage), the target connection method can be series or parallel; if the battery is in the second stage of charging state (constant current stage), the target connection method is series; if the battery is in the third stage of charging state (constant voltage stage), the target connection method is parallel.

[0168] Among them, during the discharge process, if the system load is light, the target connection method adopts parallel connection; if the system load is heavy, the target connection method adopts series connection.

[0169] In summary, this embodiment provides a battery balancing control method, which is applied to an electronic device including at least two batteries. The method includes: determining the operating status of the at least two batteries, where the operating status includes a charging state or a discharging state; and controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in a corresponding target connection mode, where the target connection mode includes parallel or series connection, based at least on the operating status of the at least two batteries. In this embodiment, based on whether the operating status of the multiple batteries is a charging state or a series connection mode, the multiple batteries are controlled to be connected in a target connection mode, where the target connection mode includes at least one of parallel and series connection. This achieves switching between different connection modes based on the operating status of the batteries, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the electronic device.

[0170] FIG10 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application, which includes the following steps:

[0171] Step S1001: Determine the working status of the at least two batteries, where the working status includes a charging state or a discharging state;

[0172] Among them, step S1001 is consistent with the corresponding step in Example 1 and is not described in detail in this embodiment.

[0173] Step S1002: detecting a voltage difference between the at least two batteries;

[0174] The voltage of each battery among the multiple batteries of the electronic device is detected, and then the voltage difference between the batteries is determined.

[0175] The connection method of the multiple batteries can refer to the explanation in the aforementioned electronic device embodiment 3, and will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0176] The voltage value at both ends of each battery can be detected respectively, and the voltage of each battery can be determined based on the detected voltage value, thereby calculating the voltage difference between the batteries.

[0177] In a specific implementation, a comparison unit may be provided for each battery to detect the voltage value at both ends of the corresponding battery in the circuit, and the comparison unit outputs the voltage of the battery.

[0178] In a specific implementation, a comparison unit can be set to compare the voltages of each battery to obtain the

[0179] It should be noted that the order of the two steps of determining the voltage difference between at least two batteries and determining the working status of the batteries is not limited to the order in this embodiment. The two steps can be performed simultaneously or in any order.

[0180] Step S1003: Based on the working states of the at least two batteries and the voltage difference, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in a corresponding target connection manner.

[0181] The target connection method is determined based on the operating state of the battery and the voltage difference between the batteries, and the multiple batteries are then controlled to be connected in the corresponding target connection method to ensure that the battery connection method matches their operating state and voltage difference. The target connection method here is based on the initial target connection method determined based on the target state in the system strategy, and then combined with the voltage difference to comprehensively consider the voltage difference between different batteries for voltage balancing control to form the final target connection method after adjusting the initial target connection method.

[0182] It should be noted that the process of controlling the battery to be connected in the corresponding target connection manner will be described in detail in subsequent embodiments, which will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0183] In summary, this embodiment provides a battery balancing control method, comprising: detecting a voltage differential between at least two batteries; and controlling the connection between the at least two batteries in a corresponding target connection mode based on the operating status of the at least two batteries and the voltage differential. In this embodiment, based on the voltage differential between at least two batteries in an electronic device and the operating status of the batteries, the batteries are controlled to be connected in a corresponding target connection mode, so that the battery connection mode matches the operating status and the voltage differential. This enables switching between different connection modes based on the operating status of the batteries, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the electronic device.

[0184] FIG11 is a flow chart of a third embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application, and the method includes the following steps:

[0185] Step S1101: Determine the working status of the at least two batteries, where the working status includes a charging state or a discharging state;

[0186] Step S1102: detecting a voltage difference between the at least two batteries;

[0187] Among them, steps S1101-1102 are consistent with the corresponding steps in Example 2 and are not repeated in this embodiment.

[0188] Step S1103: selecting a first connection mode corresponding to the working status of the at least two batteries based on a preset system strategy;

[0189] The electronic device is provided with a system strategy, and different connection modes are provided for different working states of the battery.

[0190] Specifically, based on the working state of the battery, a corresponding connection mode is selected in the system policy as the first connection mode.

[0191] It should be noted that the first connection mode is specifically an initial target connection mode determined based on a preset system strategy. In this embodiment, the voltage difference is combined with the voltage difference between different batteries to perform voltage balance control, and the balanced connection mode obtained after adjusting the initial target connection mode is the final target connection mode.

[0192] Step S1104: If the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the first connection manner;

[0193] The preset voltage threshold range includes upper and lower limits. Specifically, the upper limit is a positive number and the lower limit is a negative number. The values ​​within the preset voltage threshold range represent a smaller voltage difference, and the values ​​outside the preset voltage threshold range represent a larger voltage difference.

[0194] If the voltage difference falls within the preset voltage threshold range, the power consumption of the two batteries with the voltage difference in the working state is low and can be ignored.

[0195] Accordingly, based on the first connection mode corresponding to the working state of the battery, the power consumption of the two batteries with a voltage difference in the first connection mode is low and can be ignored.

[0196] Step S1105: If the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, it is determined to switch from the first connection mode to a balanced connection mode, where the balanced connection mode is used to reduce the voltage difference;

[0197] The value outside the preset voltage threshold range indicates that the voltage difference is large. Accordingly, the power consumption of the two batteries with the voltage difference in the working state is high and needs to be adjusted.

[0198] Specifically, it is determined to switch the first connection mode of the battery to a balanced connection mode, where the balanced connection mode is used to reduce the voltage difference of the battery.

[0199] Step S1106: controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the balanced connection mode until the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, and then switching back to the first connection mode.

[0200] The batteries are controlled to be connected in a balanced connection mode so that the voltage difference between the batteries is reduced. When the voltage difference between the batteries is reduced to within a preset voltage threshold range, the connection mode is switched back to the first connection mode. By adjusting the connection mode of the batteries, the connection mode of the batteries is matched with the actual working conditions of the batteries, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the electronic device.

[0201] In summary, this embodiment provides a battery balancing control method, comprising: selecting a first connection mode corresponding to the operating state of at least two batteries based on a preset system policy; controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the first connection mode if the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range; and determining to switch from the first connection mode to a balancing connection mode if the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the balancing connection mode until the voltage difference falls within the preset voltage threshold range, and then switching back to the first connection mode, wherein the balancing connection mode is used to reduce the voltage difference. In this embodiment, based on the preset system policy, a first connection mode corresponding to the operating state of the batteries is first selected; if the voltage difference between the batteries falls within the preset voltage threshold range, controlling the multiple batteries to be connected in the first connection mode; if the voltage difference between the batteries does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, determining to switch from the first connection mode to a balancing connection mode, controlling the batteries to be connected in the balancing connection mode, wherein the balancing connection mode is used to reduce the voltage difference between the batteries; and after the voltage difference between the batteries falls within the preset voltage threshold range, switching back to the first connection mode, thereby ensuring that the battery connection mode matches the actual operating conditions of the electronic device, thereby reducing the overall power consumption of the electronic device.

[0202] FIG12 is a flow chart of a fourth embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application, and the method includes the following steps:

[0203] Step S1201: Determine the working status of the at least two batteries, where the working status includes a charging state or a discharging state;

[0204] Step S1202: detecting a voltage difference between the at least two batteries;

[0205] Step S1203: selecting a first connection mode corresponding to the working status of the at least two batteries based on a preset system strategy;

[0206] Step S1204: If the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the first connection manner;

[0207] Among them, steps S1201-1204 are consistent with the corresponding steps in Example 3 and are not repeated in this embodiment.

[0208] In this embodiment, the description is made for the case where the working state of at least two batteries is the charging state.

[0209] Step S1205: Based on the first stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is parallel connection and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the batteries to shunt the charging current, and the charging current of the batteries in the first stage is less than a preset current threshold;

[0210] In the first stage of the charging state, the charging current of the battery is less than a preset current threshold. The first stage is specifically a trickle current stage in the charging process.

[0211] When the batteries are in the trickle charge phase and the first connection method is parallel, if the voltage difference between the batteries is not within the preset voltage threshold range, indicating a large voltage difference between the batteries, balancing control is required. Specifically, the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the batteries is controlled to divert the charging current. If the voltage difference between the batteries is within the preset voltage threshold range, indicating a small voltage difference between the batteries, the first connection method is maintained and balancing control is not required.

[0212] Specifically, the switch connected in series with the current limiting unit is controlled to be closed, so that the current limiting unit is connected to the circuit and connected in parallel with the battery with a higher voltage in the circuit, thereby shunting the charging current to the battery with a higher voltage.

[0213] In conjunction with the electronic device shown in Figure 8, if the battery is in the trickle stage of the charging state, and the first connection mode of batteries S1 and S2 is parallel, at this time, the switches K2 and K3 of the electronic device are closed, and the other switches are disconnected. If the voltage difference between S1 and S2 does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, and the voltage of S1 is greater than that of S2, the balancing control mode is to control K2, K3, and K5 to be closed, and the other switches to be disconnected, so that the current limiting unit R2 is connected to the circuit, and R2 shunts the battery S1.

[0214] Step S1206: Based on the at least two batteries being in the first stage of charging, if the first connection mode is series connection and the voltage difference is not within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to be switched to parallel connection to balance the charging current of the at least two batteries;

[0215] Among them, when the battery is in the trickle stage of the charging state and it is determined that the first connection mode is series connection, if the voltage difference between the batteries does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, indicating that the voltage difference between the batteries is large, the connection of the batteries is controlled to switch to parallel connection to balance the charging current of each battery.

[0216] Specifically, the switches arranged in series between the batteries are controlled to be disconnected, and the switches between each battery and the ground are controlled to be closed, so that the batteries are switched to be connected in parallel, and the charging current is limited by adjusting the current limiting resistors R1 / R2.

[0217] In conjunction with the electronic device shown in Figure 8, if the battery is in the trickle stage of charging, and the first connection mode of batteries S1 and S2 is series connection, at this time, switches K1 and K4 of the electronic device are closed, and the other switches are disconnected. If the voltage difference between S1 and S2 does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, and the voltage of S1 is greater than that of S2, the balancing control mode is to control the two batteries to switch to parallel connection, control K2 and K3 to close, disconnect the other switches, and continue to detect the voltage difference of the batteries.

[0218] It should be noted that if the series connection of the batteries is not switched to parallel connection, the balancing control method is to directly add a bypass to the high-voltage battery S1 to achieve shunting, such as controlling switches K2, K3, and K5 to be closed to shunt the current flowing into battery S1. However, the shunted current is consumed by R2, resulting in a waste of system power. Therefore, in this embodiment, the batteries are switched from series connection to parallel connection to achieve voltage balancing through parallel connection and reduce energy loss.

[0219] If the voltage difference between the batteries is within the preset voltage threshold range, indicating that the voltage difference between the batteries is very small, the first connection mode is maintained and balancing control is not required.

[0220] Step S1207: Based on the at least two batteries being in the second stage of the charging state, if the first connection mode is series connection and the voltage difference is not within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current; or controlling the at least two batteries to be switched to parallel connection, and the charging current of the battery in the second stage is greater than a preset current threshold;

[0221] In the second stage of the charging state, the charging current of the battery is greater than a preset current threshold, and the first stage is specifically a constant current stage in the charging process.

[0222] Among them, when the battery is in the constant current stage of the charging state, preferably, the first connection mode is series connection, which can increase the charging voltage and improve the charging efficiency.

[0223] In some embodiments, if the voltage difference between the batteries does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, indicating a large voltage difference between the batteries, a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery can be controlled to divert the charging current. Specifically, the switch of the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the higher-voltage battery is controlled to close, so that the current limiting unit is connected to the circuit and connected in parallel with the higher-voltage battery in the circuit, thereby diverting the charging current to the higher-voltage battery.

[0224] In conjunction with the electronic device shown in Figure 8, if the battery is in the constant current stage of the charging state, and the first connection mode of batteries S1 and S2 is series connection, at this time, the switches K1 and K4 of the electronic device are closed, and the other switches are disconnected. If the voltage difference between S1 and S2 does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, and the voltage of S1 is greater than that of S2, K1, K4, and K5 are controlled to be closed so that the current limiting unit R2 is connected in parallel with the battery S1, and R2 shunts the charging current to the battery S1.

[0225] In other embodiments, when the batteries are in the constant current stage of charging, the first connection mode is determined to be series connection, but the voltage difference between the batteries does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, indicating a large voltage difference between the batteries. In this case, the batteries may be controlled to be connected in parallel to balance the charging current of each battery. Specifically, the switches connected in series between the batteries are controlled to be disconnected, and the switches between each battery and ground are controlled to be closed, so that the batteries are switched to a parallel connection.

[0226] In conjunction with the electronic device shown in Figure 8, if the battery is in the constant current stage of the charging state, and the first connection mode of batteries S1 and S2 is series connection, at this time, switches K1 and K4 of the electronic device are closed, and the other switches are disconnected. If the voltage difference between S1 and S2 does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, and the voltage of S1 is greater than that of S2, the two batteries are controlled to switch to parallel connection, K2 and K3 are controlled to close, and the other switches are disconnected.

[0227] It should be noted that, in combination with the above embodiment, when the batteries are connected in series, it is necessary to control the voltage conversion unit to be enabled, referring to the electronic device shown in Figure 8, specifically, the switch K4 is controlled to be disconnected; when the batteries are connected in parallel, the voltage conversion unit is controlled not to work, referring to the electronic device shown in Figure 8, specifically, the switch K4 is controlled to be closed, bypassing the voltage conversion unit.

[0228] In other embodiments, when the battery is in the second stage (constant voltage stage) of charging and the first connection mode is series connection, if the voltage difference falls within the preset voltage threshold range, the battery connection mode is not switched and the series connection is maintained.

[0229] Step S1208: Based on the at least two batteries being in a third stage of charging, if the first connection mode is parallel connection and the voltage difference is not within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current, and the charging voltage of the battery is fixed in the third stage;

[0230] In the third stage of the charging state, the charging voltage of the battery is fixed. The third stage is specifically a constant voltage stage in the charging process.

[0231] When the battery is in the constant voltage stage of the charging state, since the charging voltage is stable and the voltage is small, it is preferred to determine that the first connection mode is parallel connection.

[0232] If the voltage difference between the batteries does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, indicating that the voltage difference between the batteries is large, the voltage will eventually balance due to the parallel connection mode, and it is only necessary to control the current limiting unit in parallel with the battery to divert the charging current.

[0233] Specifically, the switch connected in series with the current limiting unit is controlled to be closed, so that the current limiting unit is connected to the circuit and connected in parallel with the battery in the circuit, thereby shunting the charging current to the battery.

[0234] Step S1209: at least two batteries are connected in the balanced connection mode until the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, and then switched back to the first connection mode.

[0235] Specifically, if the first connection mode is series connection, the connection mode is switched to parallel connection after switching to the balancing mode, and the connection mode is switched back to series connection after the voltage difference between the batteries falls within the preset voltage threshold range.

[0236] Specifically, if the first connection mode is parallel connection, after switching to the balancing mode, the high-voltage battery is connected in parallel with the current limiting unit. After the voltage difference between the batteries falls within the preset voltage threshold range, the current limiting resistor is disconnected from the parallel connection with the battery and the connection is switched back to the original first connection mode.

[0237] In summary, the present embodiment provides a battery balancing control method, in which the working state of the at least two batteries is a charging state, comprising: based on the first stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is parallel, the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current, wherein the charging current of the battery in the first stage is less than a preset current threshold; based on the first stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is series, and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to switch to parallel connection to balance the The charging current of at least two batteries; based on the second stage of the at least two batteries being in a charging state, if the first connection mode is series connection and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, controlling the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current; or controlling the at least two batteries to switch to parallel connection, and the charging current of the battery in the second stage is greater than the preset current threshold; based on the third stage of the at least two batteries being in a charging state, if the first connection mode is parallel connection and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, controlling the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current, and the charging voltage of the battery in the third stage is fixed. In this embodiment, based on the battery's operating state being a charging state, different stages of the charging state and the first connection mode, if the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, control is performed to switch to a different balancing connection mode to reduce the voltage difference of the battery.

[0238] FIG13 is a flow chart of a fifth embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application, and the method includes the following steps:

[0239] Step S1301: Determine the working status of the at least two batteries, where the working status includes a charging state or a discharging state;

[0240] Step S1302: detecting a voltage difference between the at least two batteries;

[0241] Step S1303: Based on a preset system strategy, selecting a first connection mode corresponding to the working status of the at least two batteries;

[0242] Step S1304: If the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the first connection manner;

[0243] Among them, steps S1301-1304 are consistent with the corresponding steps in Example 3 and are not repeated in this embodiment.

[0244] In this embodiment, the description is made for the case where the working state of at least two batteries is the discharge state.

[0245] Step S1305: Based on the first connection mode being series connection, if the system load meets a high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to discharge as a discharge structure to achieve discharge balance;

[0246] If the system load meets the high load condition, it indicates that the system is operating in the high load mode.

[0247] The voltage difference between the batteries does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, indicating that the voltage difference between the batteries is large.

[0248] Among them, the battery is in a discharging state, and it is determined that the first connection mode is series connection. If the system operates in a high-load mode, although the voltage difference between the batteries is large, in order to ensure the load driving capability of the system, the series connection is maintained, and the voltage balance of the two batteries is performed on this basis. Specifically, the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery is controlled as a discharge structure for discharge. Specifically, the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery with a higher voltage is controlled to be connected to the circuit, and discharge is performed through the current limiting unit to achieve discharge balance.

[0249] In conjunction with the electronic device shown in Figure 8, if the battery is in a discharge state system and the load is under high load, the first connection mode of batteries S1 and S2 is preferably in series to provide sufficient load driving capability, and the voltage of S1 is greater than that of S2. At this time, the switches K1 and K4 of the electronic device are closed, and the other switches are disconnected. The balancing control mode is to control the battery with higher voltage in parallel with the current limiting unit, control K2, K3, and K5 to be closed, and disconnect the other switches, so that the current limiting unit R2 is connected to the circuit, and R2 is used for discharge to achieve discharge balance.

[0250] Step S1306: Based on the first connection mode being series connection, if the system load does not meet the high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, control the at least two batteries to be switched to parallel connection.

[0251] If the system load does not meet the high load condition, it indicates that the system is operating in a non-high load mode.

[0252] The voltage difference between the batteries does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, indicating that the voltage difference between the batteries is large.

[0253] Among them, the battery is in a discharging state, and it is determined that the first connection mode is series connection. If the system operates in a non-high load mode, due to the large voltage difference between the batteries, the multiple batteries are controlled to switch to parallel connection to balance the voltage difference between the batteries. The parallel connection is balanced, and under lower load conditions, it can meet the load driving requirements without wasting electrical energy.

[0254] In conjunction with the electronic device shown in Figure 8, if the battery is in a discharge state system and the load is in a non-load state, the first connection mode of batteries S1 and S2 is series connection, and the voltage of S1 is greater than that of S2. At this time, switches K1 and K4 of the electronic device are closed, and the other switches are disconnected. The balancing control mode is to switch multiple batteries into parallel, control K2 and K3 to be closed, and other switches to be disconnected to balance the voltage difference between the batteries.

[0255] It should be noted that balancing can also be performed on a series basis. This balancing method is to connect a resistor in parallel to the battery with a higher voltage. The resistor consumes the battery's electrical energy to achieve balance. This balancing method is the same as the high-load balancing method, but this balancing method will waste electrical energy.

[0256] It should be noted that when the batteries are connected in series, it is necessary to control the voltage conversion unit to be enabled, specifically, to control the sixth switch connected in parallel with the voltage conversion unit to be disconnected; when the batteries are connected in parallel, the voltage conversion unit is controlled not to work, specifically, to control the sixth switch to be closed, thereby bypassing the voltage conversion unit.

[0257] Step S1307: at least two batteries are connected in the balanced connection mode until the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, and then switched back to the first connection mode.

[0258] Among them, step S1307 is consistent with the corresponding step in Example 3 and is not described in detail in this embodiment.

[0259] In summary, this embodiment provides a battery balancing control method, wherein the operating state of the at least two batteries is a discharge state, comprising: based on the first connection mode being series, if the system load meets the high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, controlling the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to discharge as a discharge structure to achieve discharge balance; based on the first connection mode being series, if the system load meets the high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to switch to a parallel connection. In this embodiment, based on the battery operating state being a discharge state, combined with the voltage difference and the first connection mode, when the system load is high, the system load is guaranteed, and when the system load is not high, the voltage difference of the battery is reduced, and the above objectives are achieved by controlling the switching to different balancing connection modes.

[0260] As shown in Figure 14, a circuit topology simulation diagram of an electronic device provided by the present application is shown. In the diagram, a 100F (farad) capacitor C3 and a 1F capacitor C4 are used to represent two batteries 1 and 2. The initial voltage of both batteries is 4V. Among them, the switching frequency of the voltage conversion unit Div2 circuit is set to 1MHz (megahertz), and the output voltage is half of the input voltage. Among them, the resistor R3 represents the system load, and the resistance value of the resistor R3 is 1ohm (ohm). The initial output voltage of Div2 is 4V, and the system load current is 4A.

[0261] In this simulation scenario, the voltage threshold is 3.95V. Specifically, the voltage of VBAT_S1 is compared with 3.95V. When it is detected that VBAT_S1 is lower than 3.95V, the system switches to parallel mode. When it is higher than 3.95V, the system switches back to series mode.

[0262] It should be noted that this simulation does not consider the control of the system strategy (that is, it does not consider the system charging and discharging status, and the requirements of load lightness and heaviness), but only verifies the battery topology switching and simulates the control scheme.

[0263] FIG15 is a schematic diagram of a current curve of C4 in a circuit topology simulation result of an electronic device provided by the present application. C4 represents battery 1, and the curve indicates that the battery 1 is continuously charged and discharged.

[0264] As shown in Figure 16, it is a schematic diagram of the voltage curves of two batteries in the results of the circuit topology simulation in an electronic device provided by the present application, wherein the solid line represents V(2s_p)-V(2s_n), which represents the voltage of battery 2, and the dotted line represents V(1s_p), which represents the voltage of battery 1. The curve in the figure indicates that battery 2 is constantly discharging and battery 1 is constantly charging and discharging.

[0265] FIG17 is a schematic diagram of a voltage difference curve of two batteries in a circuit topology simulation result of an electronic device provided by the present application. The curve in the figure indicates that the voltage difference between the two batteries is maintained within a certain range.

[0266] FIG18 is a schematic diagram of a system voltage curve in a circuit topology simulation result of an electronic device provided by the present application. The fluctuation of the system voltage is within 40 mV.

[0267] Combined with the simulation results shown in Figures 15-18 above, it can be seen that the use of an electronic device provided in this application and the battery balancing control method applied to the electronic device can achieve the goal of maintaining system voltage stability and voltage difference within a certain range, thereby achieving battery balancing for the electronic device.

[0268] Corresponding to the above-mentioned embodiment of a battery balancing control method provided by the present application, the present application also provides an electronic device and a readable storage medium corresponding to the battery balancing control method.

[0269] The electronic device includes: a memory and a processor;

[0270] Wherein, the memory stores a processing program;

[0271] The processor is configured to load and execute the processing program stored in the memory to implement each step of any one of the above-mentioned battery balancing control methods.

[0272] For details on how to implement the battery balancing control method of the electronic device, please refer to the aforementioned battery balancing control method embodiments.

[0273] The readable storage medium stores a computer program thereon, and the computer program is called and executed by the processor to implement each step of the battery balancing control method as described in any one of the above items.

[0274] Specifically, the computer program stored in the readable storage medium is executed to implement the battery balancing control method, and reference may be made to the aforementioned battery balancing control method embodiment.

[0275] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on the differences from other embodiments. Reference can be made to the common and similar parts between the various embodiments. For the devices provided in the embodiments, since they correspond to the methods provided in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the method description.

[0276] The above description of the provided embodiments is intended to enable one skilled in the art to implement or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is intended to conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features provided herein.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: A battery module, comprising at least two batteries and a switching component, wherein the switching component is used to switch the connection mode between the at least two batteries; A control module is connected to the switching component and is used to control the switching component to connect the at least two batteries in a corresponding target connection mode based at least on the working state of the at least two batteries; the working state includes at least one of a charging state or a discharging state, and the target connection mode includes at least one of a parallel connection and a series connection.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control module comprises: Detection unit and control unit; The detection unit is used to detect the voltage difference between the at least two batteries; The control unit is used to determine a target connection mode based on the working state and the pressure difference.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, The battery module comprises: a first battery and at least one second battery; The switching component includes a plurality of switches; Wherein, the negative electrode of the first battery is grounded, and the negative electrode and the positive electrode of the first battery are connected in parallel via a first switch; At least one second battery is connected in series through at least one second switch, the negative electrode of each second battery is grounded through the corresponding third switch, the negative electrode of the second switch string is connected to the positive electrode of the first battery through the fourth switch, the fifth switch is connected between the positive and negative electrodes of each second battery, the positive electrode of the second battery string is connected to the voltage output terminal, and the negative electrode of the second battery string is grounded through the third switch.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the detection unit comprises: a first comparator, configured to compare a voltage difference between the first battery and a second battery; A second comparator, configured to compare the voltage difference with a preset voltage threshold range, and output a first signal to the circuit based on the voltage difference not falling within the preset voltage threshold range; Accordingly, the control unit comprises: and an AND circuit, one input end of which is connected to the output end of the second comparator, and the other input end of which is used to connect the system-side signal, and is used to generate a first control signal based on the first signal and the system-side signal, The first control signal is used to control the connection mode of the batteries in the battery module, and the system-side signal is used to represent the system control strategy corresponding to the working state.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the battery module further comprises: A first current limiting unit is connected in parallel between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the first battery, and the first current limiting unit is connected in series with the first switch; At least one second current limiting unit is respectively connected in parallel between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of at least one second battery, and the second current limiting unit is connected in series with the fifth switch.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: A voltage conversion module, comprising a voltage conversion unit and a sixth switch, wherein the sixth switch is connected in parallel between an input end and an output end of the voltage conversion unit; The sixth switch is opened when the at least two batteries are connected in series, and is closed when the at least two batteries are connected in parallel; The voltage conversion unit is used to convert the supply voltage output by at least two batteries connected in series to the system load when in a discharging state into a voltage that meets the power supply conditions of the system load, and to convert the charging voltage received by at least two batteries connected in series when in a charging state into a voltage required for charging.

7. A battery balancing control method for an electronic device, the electronic device comprising at least two batteries, the method comprising: Determining the operating status of the at least two batteries, wherein the operating status includes a charging state or a discharging state; At least based on the working status of the at least two batteries, the at least two batteries are controlled to be connected in a corresponding target connection mode, wherein the target connection mode includes parallel connection or series connection.

8. The method according to claim 7, at least based on the working status of the at least two batteries, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in a corresponding target connection mode, comprising: detecting a voltage difference between the at least two batteries; Based on the working states of the at least two batteries and the voltage difference, the at least two batteries are controlled to be connected in a corresponding target connection manner.

9. The method according to claim 8, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in a corresponding target connection manner based on the working states of the at least two batteries and the voltage difference, comprises: Based on a preset system strategy, selecting a first connection mode corresponding to the working state of the at least two batteries; If the voltage difference falls within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to be connected in the first connection manner; If the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, it is determined to switch from the first connection mode to the balanced connection mode, and the at least two batteries are controlled to be connected in the balanced connection mode until the voltage difference falls within the preset voltage threshold range, and then switched back to the first connection mode, and the balanced connection mode is used to reduce the voltage difference.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the working state of the at least two batteries is a charging state, and the step of determining to switch from the first connection mode to the balanced connection mode comprises: Based on the first stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is parallel connection, the voltage difference does not belong to the preset voltage threshold range, controlling the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current, and the charging current of the battery in the first stage is less than the preset current threshold; Based on the first stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is series connection and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling the at least two batteries to switch to parallel connection to balance the charging current of the at least two batteries; Based on the second stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is series connection and the voltage difference does not fall within a preset voltage threshold range, controlling a current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery to shunt the charging current; or controlling the at least two batteries to be switched to parallel connection, and the charging current of the battery in the second stage is greater than a preset current threshold; Based on the third stage in which the at least two batteries are in a charging state, if the first connection mode is parallel, the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, and the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery is controlled to shunt the charging current, the charging voltage of the battery is fixed in the third stage.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the working state of the at least two batteries is a discharge state, and the step of determining to switch from the first connection mode to the balanced connection mode comprises: Based on the first connection mode being series connection, if the system load meets the high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, the current limiting unit connected in parallel with the battery is controlled to discharge as a discharge structure to achieve discharge balance; Based on the fact that the first connection mode is series connection, if the system load does not meet the high load condition and the voltage difference does not fall within the preset voltage threshold range, the at least two batteries are controlled to switch to parallel connection.

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