32 results about "Smart Battery System" patented technology

The invention discloses a power battery management system of an electric car.The power battery management system comprises a power battery pack, a center power management system (CBMS) and a plurality of sub battery management systems (SBMSs).The sub battery management systems (SBMSs) comprise unit voltage detecting circuits, temperature detecting circuits and balance circuits connected with battery cells respectively.The sub battery management systems (SBMSs) exchange information through CAN communication circuits, and the information is reported to the center power management system (CBMS) through the CAN communication circuits.The power battery pack is connected with a main current detecting circuit, a main voltage detecting circuit and an insulation detecting circuit.Each battery cell is provided with one independent sub battery management system (SBMS), the whole battery system is provided with the center power management system (CBMS), one CBMS and an arbitrary number of random SBMSs form one battery management system, the CBMS can automatically adapt to the new battery number, capacity, battery states and the like by increasing or reducing or replacing the SBMSs, and unique advantages are achieved on a battery system in an alternating current mode.

A battery system monitor includes cell measurement circuits (CMCs) that each measure a voltage at or current through a pair of terminals of a respective associated battery module from among a plurality of plurality of battery modules in a battery system. Wireless communication transceivers (WCTs), each associated with a different CMC, transmit voltage or current measurement information of the associated CMC across a wireless communication link. A controller receives the voltage or current measurement information from the wireless communication transceivers for monitoring the state of operation of the battery system. Battery system monitoring is improved through synchronization of clocks in different CMCs or WCTs to enable synchronous sampling of multiple battery modules, through systems for determining relative positions of battery modules in a series coupling of battery modules between terminals of the battery system, and through improvements to the reliability of wireless communication.

Provided in the invention is an Internet-of-Things-based intelligent battery state monitoring system comprising software and hardware cores including an intelligent battery, an intelligent gateway, acloud management system, a cross-platform client management software unit and a mobile APP application. On the basis of intelligent transmission, cloud computing, big data management, visual data management and other techniques as well as novel network services like telecommunications data backhaul positioning, the system provides precise real-time work condition information like the voltage, current, temperature, SOC, and SOH and uses the intelligent battery system to obtain the clear internal working state information of the battery. The system has various practical functions and services like intelligent early warning, intelligent prediction, and intelligent location; with operation terminals like the browser and the mobile APP application, the related operation and maintenance team andstaff can monitor and manage the battery at any time and any place, so that the client is assisted in realizing truly remote inspection and operation and maintenance. With the intelligent battery system, full-service-life refined management is carried out on a battery pack or a single battery, so that the battery works in a healthy state all the time.

A device is provided for monitoring the total current discharged from a battery. The device includes a bridge circuit of resistors in which one of the resistors has a resistance which varies according to the current which has passed through it. Whenever the battery passes a current to a load, a small portion of the current is passed through the bridge circuit.

For operating each smart battery included in a smart battery system, the smart battery is initialized prior to the smart battery being electrically coupled to the smart battery system. The smart battery system or an external power source is selected to provide power to an information handling system device. The smart battery includes an electronics device, a charge switch and a discharge switch. The electronics device operates the charge and discharge switches to jointly control an operating condition of the smart battery in response to receiving a control input from a controller of the device. The charge and discharge switches are closed in response to the electronics device and the controller being in agreement to charge the first smart battery. The charge or the discharge switch is opened in response to either the electronics device or the controller directing either of the switches to be opened.

The invention relates to a smart battery system, belonging to the technical field of power batteries of electromobiles. The smart battery comprises a controller and at least one smart battery modules, wherein the intelligent battery module comprises at least one battery and a circuit system; the circuit system has an analog signal acquisition function, can be used for converting analog signals into digital signals and is communicated with the controller; the circuit system and the smart battery module are integrally packaged; and the smart battery is in communicated connection with the controller. The smart battery disclosed by the utility model has the advantages of compact assembly space, fewer lead wires to be measured, connection reliability and high anti-jamming property of signal acquisition.

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for contactless battery discharging. One embodiment takes the form of a contactless power-transfer system that includes a wireless-communication interface, a controller connected to the wireless-communication interface, a magnetic-resonance circuit, a power-conditioning circuit connected to the magnetic-resonance circuit, and a load element connected to the power-conditioning circuit. The controller is configured to determine that a smart-battery system is in a discharge-needed state and responsively transmit, via the wireless-communication interface, a battery-discharge command instructing the smart-battery system to generate an oscillating magnetic field. The magnetic-resonance circuit is configured to couple with the generated oscillating magnetic field and responsively output a corresponding power signal. The power-conditioning circuit is configured to receive the power signal from the magnetic-resonance circuit, rectify the received power signal, and output the rectified power signal. The load element is configured to receive the rectified power signal from the power-conditioning circuit.

The invention discloses an intelligent storage and control system for low-temperature application of lithium batteries of a solar streetlamp and relates to the technical field of new energy application. A lithium battery pack, a lithium battery pack heater, a lithium battery protecting plate and a solar controller are all arranged inside an intelligent battery system shell; the lithium battery pack is coated with the lithium battery pack heater, and heat preservation layers are arranged outside the lithium battery pack and the lithium battery pack heater; a positive pole of the lithium batterypack is connected with the BAT+ end of the solar controller through a fuse, the lithium battery protecting plate is connected with the BAT- end of the solar controller through a controller switch, and the solar controller is connected to a positive pole and a negative pole of a charging part of a solar cell panel; and one end of the lithium battery pack heater is in series connection with a heating control switch of the solar controller through a normally-closed temperature switch, and the heating control switch is connected with a heating part of the solar cell panel. According to the intelligent storage and control system for low-temperature application of the lithium batteries of the solar streetlamp, under the situation that the cost is increased by about 30%, not only can the requirements of the lithium batteries for the working environment can be met, but also the requirement for the illuminating time of the streetlamp can be met.

An intelligent battery system (100) and methods for making and using the same are provided. The intelligent battery system (100) can have a pack of cells (120) and a battery management system (BMS) (110) for providing secondary protection for the pack of cells (120). The pack of cells (120) can comprise cells with operating parameters, such as capacities, voltages, currents, charge/discharge ratesand/or lifecycles that are uniform, or different, among the cells. In one embodiment, the BMS (110) can comprise a gas gauge (114), a microcontroller (116) and a MOS switch circuit (118) for managingthe pack of cells and providing the secondary protection based on chemical characteristics of the cells (120) and operating parameters of the cells (120). The intelligent battery system (100) advantageously can include cells (120) that are replaceable. For purposes of storage and/or transportation, any of the cells (120) can be dissembled and assembled without affecting the capacity and performance of the intelligent battery.

A smart battery system for starting an engine in a low temperature environment includes an outer casing; an upper cover disposed above the outer casing; a body disposed inside the outer casing, and a handheld control device provided with a wireless transmission module. A system base plate is provided with a wireless transmission module. The handheld control device and the system base plate are in a wireless transmission manner for data transmission and system control setting. A user presses down the start switch of the upper cover and the system base plate of the body for directly controlling the setting of the high power battery module to generate an instantaneous high current pulse, so as to start the engine of the vehicle, ship or mechanical equipment connected with the smart battery system.

A wireless system for monitoring rechargeable and single-use batteries. The wireless system is usable with existing batteries that implement a smart battery standard and/or an analog port. The wireless system may be installed in the battery, in a battery-powered device, in a battery mount plate, in an attachment that connects to an analog port and/or in a battery charging station or charging device. The wireless system transmits the battery's status to a remote user device, which may be a tablet, smartphone or other wireless device. The system allows a user to monitor one or more batteries remotely.

A power supply method of starting an engine in a low temperature environment for a smart battery system including an outer casing, an upper cover disposed above the outer casing, and a body disposed inside the outer casing. The method includes the temperature of the main battery module of the smart battery system is within the system default operating temperature range of the system battery, the stored power of the main battery module is higher than the default power storage value of the main battery used to start the engine, the user can directly operate or control the start power switch of the vehicle, the ship or the mechanical equipment, and the main battery module of the smart battery system can provide the power output to the power supply circuit of the battery system connected with the vehicle, ship or mechanical equipment, so as to start the engine.

The invention discloses an intelligent battery system as well as a tracing and failure method thereof. The intelligent battery system comprises a cloud server, a communication main control module, a control platform terminal, a positioning module, a power failure protection circuit module, a power supply module and a battery detection module. The communication main control module is connected withthe cloud server by virtue of a network; the control platform terminal can be logged in by virtue of a user account to access the cloud server, and an instruction can be issued; the positioning module receives a satellite signal and provides location information to the communication main control module; the power failure protection circuit module is connected with the communication main control module, the power failure protection circuit module receives the instruction of the communication main control module and can disconnect the output of the battery, so that the use of the battery is infailure; and the battery detection module is connected with the communication main control module and monitors the state information of the battery and uploads the state information to the cloud server. By adopting the intelligent battery system, the state information of the battery can be monitored and traced in real time, the battery can be recycled and can be prevented from being stolen, and the battery can be remotely operated to disconnect the output current after the battery is stolen, so that the battery is unavailable.

The invention discloses an intelligent battery system, and the system comprises at least one battery module, management modules which are mounted on the battery modules and are equal in number to thebattery modules, at least one controller and a positive and negative connection bus, wherein the positive and negative electrodes of a battery series group formed by the series connection of the battery modules are connected with the controller, and the positive and the negative electrodes of each battery module are connected with the management modules connected with the battery modules, and eachmanagement module and the controller are also connected in parallel through the positive and negative connection bus. The system realizes data and energy transmission by utilizing two connection buses, and realizes transferring of energy of a high-energy battery to a low-energy battery, thereby achieving active balancing, prolonging battery life and working time of each operation. Moreover, the cost is lower.

A scorpion-like security robot for an office building or a home comprises an intelligent mechanical scorpion body, intelligent mechanical legs, intelligent mechanical hands, an intelligent mechanicaltail and an intelligent mechanical mouth, wherein the intelligent mechanical scorpion body comprises a bionic skeleton, a flexible connecting material, an intelligent emotional sound/ light device, anintelligent battery system, a central intelligent control system, legs anchoring ports, hand anchoring ports, a mouth anchoring port and a tail anchoring port; the leg anchoring ports are symmetrically distributed at two sides and at the lower parts of two sides of the intelligent mechanical scorpion body; the hand anchoring ports are formed in the upper middle parts of the front parts of the intelligent mechanical scorpion body; the mouth anchoring port is formed in the lower part of the front part of the intelligent mechanical scorpion body; and the tail anchoring port is formed in the rearpart of the intelligent mechanical scorpion body. The scorpion-like security robot for the office building or the home is high in structure stability and impact resistance, and is wide in applicablescope; the risk from invaded people can be accurately operated and determined; independent invasion sound and light warning/ monitoring/ expelling, automatic catching, nonlethal attack and alarming can be performed; invasion and fire can be effectively treated, and the accident risk can be avoided or reduced; and the scorpion-like security robot can continuously run in all weather and can performsound and light and dance performing activity during security task.

A method of controlling a low-voltage DC-DC converter for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether an intelligent battery system fails and analyzing a failure cause of the intelligent battery system when the intelligent battery system is determined to fail. A first voltage is deduced using a battery temperature when the failure cause is determined to be a detection failure of battery SOC and an output voltage of a low-voltage DC-DC converter is adjusted to be the first voltage.

The invention discloses a camera intelligent battery remote control system and method. The camera intelligent battery remote control system comprises an AI camera, a portable battery pack, a power supply control module, a positioning module, a communication module and a background server. The intelligent battery equipment is connected to the background server through the communication module, andmonitoring and control work of the intelligent battery equipment is completed through the background server. Meanwhile, one set of intelligent battery system comprises a plurality of portable batteries, and electric quantity monitoring and multi-input single-output control logic are designed for the batteries. The positioning module is added to the intelligent battery device, position informationis provided for management of the camera system, and daily management and maintenance of operation and maintenance personnel are facilitated. Compared with the current common battery equipment, the battery equipment disclosed by the invention is subjected to intelligent informatization innovative function design, so that the battery equipment can better adapt to modular and detailed requirements of products such as an Internet of Things portable camera.

A scalable battery charging system and a probe system for charging large-scale battery systems. System incorporates (1) a control board with an extensible universal sensor assembly to monitor all relevant input and output parameters, (2) extensible power stage that can be scaled to the arbitrary levels of power by stacking power modules, and (3) remote control and monitoring hardware and software. This inventive system allows for more automated, lower cost, and higher lifetime usage of the large-scale battery systems. It will also allow for better user experience through better control over the process and automation of the traditionally manual steps.

A smart battery system (100) is provided. The smart battery system (100) includes an external system (104) having at least one sensor (202) with a microphone that is configured to identify an input audio signal. A processor (200) is configured to process the input audio signal and initiate a voice assistant session for a host device (102) in a standby or off mode of operation. The host device (102) is paired with the external system. A battery (204) is configured to provide power to the processor (200) and the host device (102), and a speaker (206) provides feedback from the host device (102) in response to the input audio signal.