Abstract:
Battery state of charge (SOC) determination apparatuses and methods are disclosed, where the battery SOC determination apparatus includes a grouper configured to cluster the cells in the battery pack into the groups based on similarity of the sensing data among the cells, a representative cell selector configured to select the representative cell for the each group, a first SOC estimator configured to estimate the SOC of the representative cell of the each group based on the battery model, and a second SOC estimator configured to determine the SOC of the battery pack based on the SOC of the representative cell of the each group.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a battery thermal management method and device. The battery thermal management device includes a first thermal manager configured to regulate a battery temperature using a liquid working fluid, a second thermal manager configured to regulate the battery temperature using a gaseous working fluid, and the second thermal manager works with the first thermal manager by exchanging heat between the liquid working fluid and the gaseous working fluid.
Abstract:
A battery pack includes: battery modules; a cooling pipe connected to the battery modules; and one or more cooling units connected to the cooling pipe and configured to absorb heat from cooling liquid flowing inside the cooling pipe, wherein the battery modules and the one or more cooling units are disposed to alternate with respect to each other.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for estimating a state of a battery is provided. According to one aspect, a battery state estimation apparatus includes a state of health (SOH) estimator configured to estimate SOH of a battery based on degradation of the battery and the data acquired from the battery, and a state of charge (SOC) estimator configured to estimate the SOC of the battery based on the SOH of the battery.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating an initial condition of a battery includes a processor configured to calculate a stabilizing time of a lithium (Li) ion concentration in the battery, select an estimation model based on the stabilizing time, and estimate the initial condition of the battery to charge the battery using the selected estimation model.
Abstract:
A battery pack charging apparatus includes battery modules assigned to charging groups, the battery pack charging apparatus includes a charging factor setter configured to set charging factors of charging groups of the battery pack based on battery information; a sequential charger configured to sequentially charge the charging groups of the battery pack based on the charging factors of the set charging groups; and a charging controller configured to control charging of the charging groups based on either one or both of an individual group control factor and a pack control factor while the charging groups are sequentially charged.
Abstract:
A battery management apparatus for a battery including battery units, the apparatus including a voltage sensor configured to sense a voltage of each of the battery units; a phase difference calculator configured to calculate a phase difference between the voltage of each of the battery units and a reference voltage; and a temperature controller configured to control a temperature of each of the battery units based on the calculated phase difference.