Battery Diagnosis Packet Selection for Faster Data Transmission

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems for battery state information in devices like electric vehicles struggle with inefficient data transmission, particularly when real-time diagnosis is required, as they often require multiple packets for each piece of information, leading to prolonged diagnosis times.

Innovation Solution

A diagnosis information generating apparatus that dynamically selects a communication channel based on the amount of battery state information, using either a single message packet or a combination of message and data packets, with sequence information to ensure efficient and timely transmission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple packets are used for each piece of battery state information, then data transmission completeness is improved, but diagnosis time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission completenessVSAvoiddiagnosis time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments battery state information into different types (status data and measurement data) and transmits them using different packet structures. Status data uses a compact single-packet format while measurement data uses an extended multi-packet format, resolving the contradiction by applying different segmentation strategies to different data types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic packet structure selection based on the type of data being transmitted. The system dynamically chooses between a first packet structure (single packet) for status data and a second packet structure (multiple packets) for measurement data, optimizing both transmission speed and completeness for different data categories.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If a single packet structure is used for all diagnosis data, then device complexity is reduced, but transmission efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepacket structure complexityVSAvoiddata transmission efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by using different packet structures for different types of battery state information. The first packet structure with ID 0x02 is used for status data requiring quick transmission, while the second packet structure with ID 0x03 is used for measurement data requiring detailed information, optimizing transmission efficiency for each data type without unnecessarily complicating the overall system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Measurement precision

If diagnosis data amount increases, then diagnostic accuracy is improved, but packet size increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnostic accuracyVSAvoidpacket size
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments large amounts of measurement data into multiple packets with sequence numbers. Each packet contains a portion of the total data, allowing complete diagnostic information to be transmitted without exceeding single-packet size limits, thereby maintaining diagnostic accuracy while managing packet size through division.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds a sequence number dimension to packet structure to handle large data amounts. By introducing sequence numbers (first sequence number in request packets, second sequence number in response packets), the system can transmit extended data sets across multiple packets while maintaining data integrity and enabling complete diagnostic accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentEP4060917B1Diagnosis information generating apparatus and method, and diagnosing system including the same
Publication Date: 2025.11.12 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

A diagnosis information generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an input unit configured to receive diagnosis request information including data identification information for at least one of a plurality of diagnosis items of a diagnosis target and diagnosis data corresponding to the data identification information; a control unit configured to receive the diagnosis request information from the input unit, calculate a diagnosis data amount for the data identification information and the diagnosis data included in the diagnosis request information, select a packet structure corresponding to the calculated diagnosis data amount among a plurality of packet structures, and generate a communication packet including the diagnosis request information based on the selected packet structure; and a communication unit configured to output the communication packet generated by the control unit to an external diagnosing device as diagnosis information for the diagnosis target.