Integrated DC-DC Converter and BMS Software Update Package
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for managing and updating software for residential Energy Storage Systems (ESS) devices, such as DC-DC converters and battery management systems (BMS), require separate tools for each device, making maintenance complex and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A method of integrating software for DC-DC converters and BMS into a single integrated management package, which includes confirming header information, storing data, generating integrated header information, calculating cyclic redundancy checks (CRC), and sequentially updating the software using an ESS control server to manage and update both devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If individual software tools are used for each device (DC-DC converter and BMS), then each device can be updated independently, but maintenance becomes complex and requires multiple tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual software tools for DC-DC converter and BMS into a single integrated management package. The package includes unified header information structures, integrated CRC calculation methods, and consolidated update procedures that manage both devices through one system rather than requiring separate tools for each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated management package is designed to perform multiple functions: it manages both DC-DC converter and BMS software, provides unified header information structures that accommodate different device types, implements comprehensive CRC validation, and handles sequential updates for multiple devices within a single tool, eliminating the need for device-specific management tools.
2Productivity
If separate software update tools are used for DC-DC converter and BMS, then each software can be updated individually, but the update process becomes time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the update procedures for DC-DC converter and BMS into a single integrated process. The management package contains unified update algorithms that can sequentially update multiple devices, consolidated data storage structures, and integrated validation methods, allowing technicians to update both devices through one operation rather than switching between multiple tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated management package performs preliminary organization of all necessary update data, header information, and validation parameters before the actual update process. The package pre-structures the update sequences and prepares all required information in advance, reducing the time needed during the actual update execution.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method of managing and updating two different versions of software, and more particularly, to an integrated management and update method of software including integrating software of a DC-DC converter and a battery management system (BMS) installed in residential Energy Storage System (ESS) to generate and manage one integrated management package, and sequentially executing a software update procedure of the DC-DC converter and the BMS in the integrated management package.