EV Battery Service Control for Degradation-Based Charging Updates

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack an efficient method to monitor and manage the performance degradation of electric vehicle batteries in a centralized manner, which affects the optimization of charging/discharging control logic and the determination of residual battery value.

Innovation Solution

A battery service providing system and method that collects operation and driving characteristic data from electric vehicles, diagnoses battery performance degradation, and provides services such as updating charging/discharging control logic, determining residual battery value, and calculating usage fees based on the diagnosed performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If battery performance monitoring is performed in a decentralized manner at each electric vehicle, then data collection complexity is reduced, but the efficiency of centralized performance evaluation and control logic optimization deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata collection complexityVSAvoidperformance evaluation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges data collection from multiple electric vehicles into a centralized server system. The server aggregates operation information, driving information, and environmental information from numerous vehicles to perform comprehensive battery performance evaluation, thereby improving evaluation efficiency while managing data collection complexity through systematic integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The centralized server performs multiple functions including data collection, battery performance evaluation, control logic optimization, and residual value determination. This multi-functional approach consolidates various monitoring and analysis tasks into a single system, improving overall productivity without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Measurement precision

If detailed operation and driving data are collected from all electric vehicles, then battery performance evaluation accuracy is improved, but data management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery performance evaluation accuracyVSAvoiddata management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments data management by categorizing information into operation information (battery voltage, current, temperature), driving information (speed, acceleration, route), and environmental information (temperature, humidity). This segmentation allows the system to collect detailed data for accurate evaluation while managing complexity through structured organization of different data types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The centralized server acts as an intermediary between electric vehicles and the performance evaluation system. It receives, stores, and processes detailed data from multiple vehicles, then provides processed information for battery evaluation. This intermediary role enables accurate evaluation while simplifying the interface between vehicles and the analysis system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Duration of action of moving object

If charging/discharging control logic is updated frequently to optimize battery performance, then battery service life is extended, but system operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery service lifeVSAvoidsystem operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the centralized server continuously evaluates battery performance based on collected data, compares it with optimal performance criteria, and generates updated control logic when improvements are identified. This feedback-driven approach ensures control logic is updated only when necessary to extend battery life, avoiding unnecessary complexity from frequent updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of battery performance data before generating control logic updates. By pre-processing and analyzing data to identify performance degradation patterns before they become critical, the system can proactively optimize control logic, extending battery service life while managing update frequency to avoid excessive operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Measurement precision

If centralized battery performance monitoring is implemented across multiple electric vehicles, then residual value determination accuracy is improved, but infrastructure requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresidual value determination accuracyVSAvoidinfrastructure requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges residual value determination functionality into the existing centralized battery performance monitoring system. The same server that collects operation and driving data also performs residual value evaluation by analyzing battery performance trends, charging/discharging history, and degradation patterns. This merging approach improves residual value determination accuracy without requiring separate infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The centralized server performs multiple functions including real-time performance monitoring, historical data analysis, control logic optimization, and residual value determination. This multi-functional infrastructure achieves accurate residual value assessment while avoiding the need for dedicated hardware or systems, thereby managing infrastructure requirements efficiently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4060599B1Battery service providing system and method
Publication Date: 2025.01.29 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a battery service providing system and method. In the battery service providing system, a battery service server is configured to collect diagnostic analysis data including operation characteristic information of a battery and driving characteristic information of an electric vehicle from an electric vehicle control device; and provide update information of a charging/discharging control logic of the battery according to the degree of degradation determined from the diagnostic analysis data to the electric vehicle control device, determine a residual value or a usage fee of the battery based on the determined degree of degradation, transmit the usage fee or the residual value of the battery to an external server, or set a warranty flag for the battery whose charging and discharging is controlled according to the update information of the charging/discharging control logic.