Work Machine Battery Temperature Control With Warm-Up Status Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

In work machines, the warm-up operation for secondary batteries may not result in actual charging, especially in low temperatures, leading to operator uncertainty about the battery's charging state.

Innovation Solution

A control method and system that execute relevant charging and discharging controls based on secondary battery temperature and display this information to the operator, ensuring the battery is warmed up before charging, thus preventing misinterpretation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Temperature

If a warm-up operation is executed when the temperature of the secondary battery is low, then the secondary battery temperature is improved, but the charging efficiency deteriorates because the battery is not actually charged during warm-up

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecondary battery temperatureVSAvoidcharging efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs warm-up operation before charging when the battery temperature is below the predetermined threshold. This preliminary heating action ensures the battery reaches suitable temperature conditions before the charging process begins, preventing charging inefficiency that would occur at low temperatures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The control system dynamically adjusts the charging control based on real-time battery temperature conditions. When temperature is below the threshold, the system executes warm-up control; when temperature meets the threshold, it switches to normal charging control. This dynamic adaptation optimizes both temperature management and charging efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Temperature

If warm-up operation is performed by repeating charging and discharging, then the secondary battery temperature is improved, but the operator cannot easily grasp the actual charging state

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecondary battery temperatureVSAvoidcharging state information
Core Design Contradiction:
TemperatureVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The display device provides real-time feedback to the operator about the battery's charging state and temperature conditions. This feedback mechanism informs users when the system is performing warm-up operations versus actual charging, eliminating confusion about the battery's true state and allowing operators to make informed decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4414505A1Work machine control method, work machine control program, work machine control system, and work machine
Publication Date: 2024.08.14 YANMAR HLDG CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a work machine control method, a work machine control program, a work machine control system, and a work machine that allow an operator to easily grasp the state of a secondary battery. The work machine control method includes executing relevant control regarding at least one of charging and discharging of the secondary battery of the work machine in accordance with a temperature of the secondary battery; and displaying relevant control information (first information G41 and second information Im3) on the relevant control.