EV Charging Station Control Updates Based on Battery SOH

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing battery management systems fail to efficiently monitor and update charging/discharging control logic based on battery degradation, which varies with driving habits and environmental conditions, leading to uneven battery performance and reduced service life.

Innovation Solution

A battery performance management system using an electric vehicle charging station that collects and analyzes battery performance evaluation information through a network-connected server, employing an artificial intelligence model to determine degradation levels and update control factors for optimized charging/discharging.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of stationary object

If battery charging/discharging control logic is not updated based on degradation state, then device complexity is reduced, but battery service life is shortened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery service lifeVSAvoidcontrol logic complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-establishes multiple charging/discharging control logic templates corresponding to different battery degradation states (SOH ranges). Instead of dynamically generating control logic in real-time, the server selects from pre-prepared templates based on the battery's current SOH, reducing computational complexity while enabling adaptive control throughout the battery lifecycle

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes control parameters (charging current limits, voltage thresholds, temperature constraints) based on battery degradation state. As SOH decreases, the control logic automatically adjusts parameters to reduce stress on the battery, extending service life without requiring complex structural modifications

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If centralized monitoring of multiple batteries is implemented, then manufacturing precision of battery management is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery performance monitoring accuracyVSAvoidsystem structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A centralized server acts as an intermediary between multiple batteries and the monitoring system. The server collects performance data from various batteries, performs unified analysis to determine SOH and degradation states, and distributes appropriate control logic. This intermediary structure enables precise centralized monitoring without requiring complex direct connections between all system components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The server performs multiple functions: data collection from multiple batteries, SOH calculation, degradation state determination, control logic selection, and parameter optimization. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate specialized systems into a single unified platform

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

3Reliability

If battery control logic is updated frequently, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebattery performance management reliabilityVSAvoidtime for control logic updates
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic control logic updates based on significant degradation milestones rather than continuous updates. Control logic is recalibrated when the battery enters new SOH thresholds (e.g., 100-80%, 79-60%, 59-40%, below 40%), ensuring reliability is maintained while avoiding unnecessary frequent updates that would waste time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentEP4424549B1Battery performance management method and electric vehicle charging station forming part of battery performance management system
Publication Date: 2025.11.12 LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a battery performance management system and method using an electric vehicle charging station. The battery performance management server collects battery performance evaluation information including identification information and operation characteristic accumulative information of a battery, identification information and driving characteristic accumulative information of the electric vehicle, and latest charging characteristic information of the battery from a plurality of charging stations through a network. Also, the server determines a current SOH corresponding to the collected battery performance evaluation information by using an artificial intelligence model that is trained in advance to receive the battery performance evaluation information and output a SOH of the battery. Also, the server determines a latest control factor corresponding to the current SOH, and transmits the latest control factor to the charging station through the network so that the charging station may transmit the latest control factor to a control system of the electric vehicle to update the control factor.