公开(公告)号：US10862325B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15958088

申请日：2018-04-20

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Ju Wan Lim ,  YoungJae Kim ,  Duk Jin Oh ,  Young Hun Sung

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L58/16 ,  H01M10/44 ,  B60L53/10 ,  H01M10/48 ,  B60L53/00

Abstract: A battery charging method and apparatus are provided. A setting value of charging control information is determined based on an overpotential value and a voltage value of a battery and is applied in the charging control information, and a voltage applied to charge the battery is controlled based on the charging control information that applies the setting value.

公开(公告)号：US11063454B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US15915628

申请日：2018-03-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinyong Jeon ,  YoungJae Kim ,  Young Hun Sung

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H02J1/10 ,  H02P27/06 ,  B60L58/12 ,  H02M3/158

Abstract: A battery control method that calculates a boosting ratio for converters based on voltage values of batteries and a preset voltage value, and transmits the calculated boosting ratio to the converters is disclosed. The converters are configured to boost output voltages of the batteries based on the calculated boosting ratio, and a sum of the boosted output voltages is equal to the preset voltage value.

公开(公告)号：US10752124B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16027593

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Daebong Jung ,  YoungJae Kim ,  Younghun Sung

IPC: B60L53/60 ,  F16H61/662 ,  B60L53/31

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus of charging a battery of a vehicle using a regenerative braking. A device for charging a second vehicle using a first vehicle includes a roller apparatus configured to transmit, to the second vehicle, a rotational force generated in response to a rotation of a wheel of the first vehicle; a controller configured to control a gear ratio of the roller apparatus; and a transmission configured to change the gear ratio in response to an instruction of the controller.

公开(公告)号：US11133536B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-28

申请号：US15890664

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： YoungJae Kim ,  Jinyong Jeon ,  Younghun Sung

IPC: H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/80 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H01M10/48

Abstract: Provided are battery management apparatuses and methods. The battery management apparatus includes a converter configured to acquire and convert information of a battery cell, an antenna configured to transmit the converted information to an adjacent battery cell and to receive converted information of the adjacent battery cell, in response to a command of a controller, and a coil configured to wirelessly charge or discharge the adjacent battery cell, in response to another command of the controller, wherein the controller is configured to control the wireless charging or the wireless discharging based on information of the adjacent battery cell.

公开(公告)号：US10658858B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15655969

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： YoungJae Kim

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  G01G19/00

Abstract: A method of controlling the charging of a battery includes determining plural pieces of state information of a battery unit based on a sensed physical quantity of the battery unit, calculating a weight of the battery unit based on the pieces of state information and a correspondence value of each of the plural pieces of state information, and defining, based on the weight, control information corresponding to an input physical quantity in a charging physical quantity of the battery unit, where the input physical quantity is input to a converter of the battery unit.

公开(公告)号：US10023070B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-17

申请号：US15425132

申请日：2017-02-06

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Ji-young Jeong ,  YoungJae Kim ,  Hyosun Hwang

IPC: H02P27/04 ,  B60L11/18 ,  H02J7/00 ,  B60R16/033 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H02J1/00

Abstract: A battery operating apparatus, an auxiliary battery unit, and a battery control method are provided. The battery operating apparatus includes a master battery manager (BM), a fixed battery unit configured to supply a fixed power to a load, the fixed power remaining unchanged over time, and a removable auxiliary battery unit configured to supply a variable power to the load, the variable power varying over time, wherein the master BM is configured to control the fixed battery unit to supply the fixed power among a power needed by the load, and to control the auxiliary battery unit to supply the variable power among the power needed by the load.

公开(公告)号：US11186197B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US15658912

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： YoungJae Kim ,  DongKee Sohn ,  Daebong Jung ,  Ji-young Jeong

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L58/21 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L58/25 ,  B60L58/18 ,  H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H02J7/34 ,  H01M10/42

Abstract: A method to control a battery temperature includes: determining state difference information of a first battery, among batteries, based on state information of the first battery and average state information of the batteries; calculating a first output value of a first converter corresponding to the first battery based on the determined state difference information; and controlling a charging and discharging process of the batteries to cause the first converter to generate a power flow based on the calculated first output value.

公开(公告)号：US20190067755A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US15890664

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： YoungJae Kim ,  Jinyong Jeon ,  Younghun Sung

IPC: H01M10/44 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: Provided are battery management apparatuses and methods. The battery management apparatus includes a converter configured to acquire and convert information of a battery cell, an antenna configured to transmit the converted information to an adjacent battery cell and to receive converted information of the adjacent battery cell, in response to a command of a controller, and a coil configured to wirelessly charge or discharge the adjacent battery cell, in response to another command of the controller, wherein the controller is configured to control the wireless charging or the wireless discharging based on information of the adjacent battery cell.

公开(公告)号：US11444475B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US17088930

申请日：2020-11-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Ju Wan Lim ,  YoungJae Kim ,  Duk Jin Oh ,  Young Hun Sung

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B60L58/16 ,  H01M10/44 ,  B60L53/10 ,  H01M10/48 ,  B60L53/00

Abstract: A battery charging method and apparatus are provided. A setting value of charging control information is determined based on an overpotential value and a voltage value of a battery and is applied in the charging control information, and a voltage applied to charge the battery is controlled based on the charging control information that applies the setting value.

公开(公告)号：US10730398B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16377554

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： YoungJae Kim ,  Taejung Yeo ,  Jinyong Jeon

IPC: B60L50/50 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A battery control apparatus includes a processor configured to define each of output values of converters respectively corresponding to a plurality of batteries based on state information of each of the plurality of batteries, and a signal generator configured to generate control signals to control the converters to supply power corresponding to the output values to a load.