Abstract:
A method for detecting a faulty cell in an electric battery pack includes the following steps: measuring the no-load voltage at the terminals of each cell of the battery pack; calculating the deviation between the no-load voltage measured at the terminals of the cell and an average known no-load voltage as a function of the number of days during which the battery pack was not used; calculating the difference between the calculated deviation and a quantity n·σ, n being an integer no lower than 1, and σ being a known standard deviation which is a function of the number of days during which the battery pack was not used; and detecting a faulty cell if the difference is greater than zero.
Abstract:
A housing for a battery includes an envelope and at least one rupture device provided with a rupture cap. The rupture device is mounted at the location of an opening formed in the envelope. The rupture cap breaks when an excess pressure is exerted on its outer surface situated on the outer side of the housing.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an invention concerning a method for managing charging of a Li-ion battery based on at least one parameter chosen from a group consisting of a state of deterioration of the Li-ion battery and cell unbalance, the method comprising the following steps: a) determining an end-of-charge voltage value of said Li-ion battery, b) generating a control signal controlling the charging of said Li-ion battery, and c) transmitting the control signal to a charger, the control signal being generated in such a way that the Li-ion battery is charged based on the end-of-charge voltage value determined in step a), said end-of-charge voltage value being increased based on the state of deterioration of said Li-ion battery until a limit value is reached, in order to ensure a constant minimal level of required energy in said Li-ion battery is provided at a predetermined reference temperature.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an invention concerning a method for managing charging of a Li-ion battery based on at least one parameter chosen from a group consisting of a state of deterioration of the Li-ion battery and cell unbalance, the method comprising the following steps: determining an end-of-charge voltage value of said Li-ion battery, generating a control signal controlling the charging of said Li-ion battery, and transmitting the control signal to a charger, the control signal being generated in such a way that the Li-ion battery is charged based on the end-of-charge voltage value determined in step a), said end-of-charge voltage value being increased based on the state of deterioration of said Li-ion battery until a limit value is reached, in order to ensure a constant minimal level of required energy in said Li-ion battery is provided at a predetermined reference temperature.
Abstract:
A method for managing an electrochemical accumulator or a storage battery includes determining an estimated value of a state of deterioration of the accumulator from the accumulator's history of voltage values, intensity of current flow, and temperature. The estimated value is a barycentric value of the state of deterioration calculated as a barycenter of at least two values. The at least two values include a first value indicative of the state of deterioration of the accumulator calculated by a first method and a second value indicative of the state of deterioration of the accumulator calculated by a second method different from the first method. From an initial commissioning state of the accumulator, barycentric coefficients are varied at least once to calculate the next barycentric value when a previous value of the state of deterioration of the accumulator, calculated according to the first method, has passed a first threshold.
Abstract:
A battery container comprising an outer casing surrounding a housing intended to receive at least one electric energy accumulator comprising Lithium hexafluorophosphate, the container comprising a filter comprising a silicon oxide-based material capable of filtering hydrofluoric acid vapours. The filter including an inner casing disposed between the outer casing and the housing of the container, the outer casing comprising an inner face against which the inner casing is secured, and the inner casing completely surrounds the housing.