Battery SOC Pulse Extraction for Fine-Grained Deterioration Estimation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional technologies have low estimation accuracy for battery deterioration conditions and energy efficiency due to coarse division of waveforms representing state of charge (SOC) in batteries.

Innovation Solution

A pulse extraction device and method that finely divides time series data of battery charge amounts into segments, extracts pulses based on change points, and calculates characteristic values such as current, change in charge amount, and median values to improve estimation accuracy and energy efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional waveform division methods are used, then the processing is simple, but the estimation accuracy of battery deterioration conditions is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveestimation accuracyVSAvoidwaveform processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the charge amount waveform into multiple segments based on reference values, and further divides each segment into sub-segments. This segmentation approach enables fine-grained analysis of battery charge/discharge patterns, significantly improving deterioration estimation accuracy by capturing subtle waveform characteristics that conventional methods miss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If coarse waveform division is used, then the processing is fast, but the energy efficiency calculation is inaccurate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy efficiency accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The waveform is divided into segments and sub-segments, allowing precise calculation of charge amounts and energy efficiency for each segment. This enables accurate tracking of battery characteristics over different charge/discharge phases, improving energy efficiency measurement while maintaining reasonable processing throughput.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent pre-calculates and stores reference values and segment boundaries before actual analysis. This preliminary preparation reduces real-time processing complexity, enabling fast execution of the detailed segmented analysis without excessive computational overhead during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If fine division of SOC waveform is implemented, then the battery characteristic calculation is accurate, but the processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery characteristic precisionVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a hierarchical segmentation structure where the overall waveform is divided into segments, and each segment is further divided into sub-segments. This multi-level segmentation enables precise battery characteristic calculation by analyzing local waveform patterns, while the systematic structure manages processing complexity through organized data hierarchy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different segments and sub-segments are analyzed with locally optimized parameters and reference values tailored to specific charge/discharge phases. This local quality approach allows precise characteristic extraction for each segment while reducing overall complexity by avoiding uniform high-resolution analysis across the entire waveform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20230318339A1Pulse extraction device, pulse extraction method, and program
Publication Date: 2023.10.05 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A pulse extraction device that can finely divide a waveform representing the charge amount (SOC) is provided. A pulse extraction device includes a pulse extraction part configured to extract a pulse based on a change point at which an increase or decrease changes in time series data of a charge amount of a secondary battery.