Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problem, the invention discloses an integrated battery pack which can accurately detect a collision signal and ensure the safety of a device.
In one aspect, the present invention provides an integrated battery pack, comprising: a battery module and a controller coupled to each other; the battery module comprises battery packs and battery pack detection units coupled with the battery packs in a one-to-one correspondence mode;
the controller includes: the system comprises a micro-control unit, a battery management unit coupled with the micro-control unit, a current detection unit coupled with the battery management unit, a mode switching unit coupled with the battery management unit, a vehicle-mounted charging unit coupled with the micro-control unit, and a voltage conversion unit coupled with the micro-control unit, the battery management unit and the vehicle-mounted charging unit;
the battery pack detection unit is coupled with the battery management unit; the current detection unit is coupled with the positive electrode or the negative electrode of the battery pack; the mode switching unit is coupled with a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery pack.
The controller further comprises a current conversion unit, the current conversion unit is coupled with the mode switching unit, the micro control unit, the voltage conversion unit and the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply, the micro control unit is used for controlling the current conversion unit to switch different current conversion modes, and the current conversion modes comprise a high-voltage to low-voltage mode and a low-voltage to low-voltage mode.
Further, a switch is arranged between the adjacent battery packs in series, and the switch is coupled with the controller;
the controller is used for controlling the switch to be opened or closed.
Further, still include: a cooling unit coupled with the controller, the controller to control an opening of the cooling unit.
The battery pack comprises a plurality of single batteries connected in series, the battery pack detection unit comprises a plurality of single acquisition units, and the plurality of single acquisition units are coupled with the plurality of single batteries connected in series in a one-to-one correspondence manner;
the single acquisition unit is used for acquiring voltage information and temperature information of a single battery and transmitting the voltage information and the temperature information to the battery management unit.
Furthermore, each single acquisition unit comprises a voltage acquisition circuit and a temperature acquisition circuit, the voltage acquisition circuit is coupled with the single battery corresponding to the single acquisition unit through a metal sheet, the temperature acquisition circuit is arranged at the single battery corresponding to the single acquisition unit, and the voltage acquisition circuit and the temperature acquisition circuit are both coupled with the battery management unit;
the voltage acquisition circuit is used for acquiring the voltage information of the single battery corresponding to the single acquisition unit and transmitting the voltage information to the battery management unit;
the temperature acquisition circuit is used for acquiring the temperature information of the single battery corresponding to the single acquisition unit and transmitting the temperature information to the battery management unit.
Further, the battery management unit is coupled to the mode switching unit, and the battery management unit is configured to control the mode switching unit to switch different operating modes, where the operating modes include: a discharge mode, a first charge mode, a second charge mode, and a third charge mode.
Further, the current detection unit is coupled with the mode switching unit, the current detection unit comprises a current acquisition subunit and a voltage acquisition subunit, and the current acquisition subunit and the voltage acquisition subunit are both coupled with the battery pack and the battery management unit;
the current collecting subunit is used for collecting the total working current information of the battery pack and transmitting the total working current information to the battery management unit;
the voltage acquisition subunit is used for detecting the working mode of the mode switching unit and transmitting the working mode of the mode switching unit to the battery management unit.
Further, the controller is a PCB circuit board.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a vehicle provided with a power supply system provided with the integrated battery pack according to any one of the above.
The implementation of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1) the battery pack detection unit is integrated in the module, so that the cost of the battery pack detection unit shell and the wire harness for monomer voltage acquisition and monomer temperature acquisition is reduced, and the size is greatly reduced.
2) The invention only sets one cooling unit which cools the battery pack and the controller at the same time, thereby reducing the cooling device for cooling the vehicle-mounted charging unit and the current conversion unit outside the cooling system.
3) According to the invention, the high-voltage and low-voltage modules of the product are reasonably arranged, and as the high-voltage components are integrated and built in, the high-voltage components which leak outwards are reduced, and the system is safer and more reliable.
4) The invention reduces the mounting screws, the connecting wire harnesses, the connector and the additional shell, solves the problems of cost, mounting space and weight caused by the distribution of the modules at present, lightens the battery pack system and reduces the power consumption of the vehicle.
5) The controller of the invention consists of a battery management unit, a current detection unit, a mode switching unit, a current conversion unit, a vehicle-mounted charging unit, a micro control unit and a power supply system. The controller only has one micro control unit, one power supply and only one whole vehicle CAN, so that the chip cost is reduced. The controller only needs one integral shell, so that the shell design cost and the shell cost of the battery management unit, the current detection unit, the mode switching unit and the current conversion unit are reduced, the use amount of the connector is reduced, and the wire harness cost is reduced. The wiring harness outside the integrated battery pack becomes simple and safer. Because the current detection unit, the mode switching unit, the current conversion unit and the vehicle-mounted charging unit are integrated, the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply is charged and can be processed by the micro control unit, and the charging strategy of the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply is greatly simplified.
Detailed Description
In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solutions in the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "coupled" to another element, it can be directly coupled to the other element or intervening elements may also be present.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.
The invention provides an integrated battery pack, which comprises: a battery module 10 and a controller 20 coupled to each other; the battery module 10 includes a battery pack 101 and battery pack detection units 102 coupled to the battery pack 101 in one-to-one correspondence;
the controller 20 includes: a micro control unit 201, a battery management unit 202 coupled with the micro control unit 201, a current detection unit 203 coupled with the battery management unit 202, a mode switching unit 204 coupled with the battery management unit 202, an on-board charging unit 205 coupled with the micro control unit 201, and a voltage conversion unit 207 coupled with the micro control unit 201, the battery management unit 202, and the on-board charging unit 205;
the battery pack detection unit 102 is coupled with the battery management unit 202; the current detection unit 203 is coupled with the positive electrode or the negative electrode of the battery pack; the mode switching unit 204 is coupled to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery pack.
Specifically, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an integrated battery pack provided by the present invention, and as shown in fig. 1, the battery pack detection unit 102 is configured to collect operating voltage information and operating temperature information of the battery pack 101, and transmit the operating voltage information and the operating temperature information to the battery management unit 202, so that the battery management unit 202 transmits the received operating voltage information and the received operating temperature information to the micro control unit 201. Wherein adjacent battery pack detection units 102 may be connected by daisy chain communication. The battery pack detection unit 102 and the battery management unit 202 may be connected in a daisy chain communication manner.
In some possible embodiments, the battery pack detection unit 102 may directly transmit the collected operating voltage information and the operating temperature information of the battery pack 101 to the micro control unit 201.
The battery pack detection unit 102 can be electrically connected with the battery pack 101 through a metal sheet directly by welding or clamping; the controller 20 may include, but is not limited to: a micro control unit 201, a battery management unit 202, a current detection unit 203, a mode switching unit 204, an in-vehicle charging unit 205, and a voltage conversion unit 207. The controller 20 may be a PCB circuit board, and integrates the micro control unit 201, the battery management unit 202, the current detection unit 203, the mode switching unit 204, the in-vehicle charging unit 205, and the voltage conversion unit 207 on the circuit board. The controller 20 may also be communicatively connected to modules or units such as an in-vehicle ECU via a CAN bus.
The battery pack detection unit 102 may be configured to acquire operating voltage information and operating temperature information of the battery pack 101, and transmit the operating voltage information and the operating temperature information to the battery management unit 202;
the current detection unit 203 is configured to collect total operating current information and total operating voltage information of the battery pack, and transmit the total operating current information and the total operating voltage information to the battery management unit 202;
the battery management unit 202 is configured to send the received total operating current information, total operating voltage information, and operating temperature information to the micro control unit 201;
the micro control unit 201 is configured to monitor and manage the battery pack according to the working voltage information, the working temperature information, the total working current information, and the total working voltage information;
the mode switching unit 204 is used for controlling whether the battery pack supplies power to the outside or is charged by the outside;
the vehicle-mounted charging unit 205 is also electrically connected with an external charging device and is used for converting an external power supply voltage into a rated charging voltage of the battery pack;
the voltage conversion unit 207 is further electrically connected to a vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply, and is configured to provide electric energy to the micro control unit 201, the battery management unit 202, and the vehicle-mounted charging unit 205.
The battery pack detection unit 102 is integrated in the module, so that the cost of wiring harnesses for collecting the voltage of the battery pack detection unit 102 and the temperature of the battery pack is reduced, and the size is greatly reduced.
The controller 20 of the present invention is composed of a battery management unit 202, a current detection unit 203, a mode switching unit 204 module, an in-vehicle charging unit 205, a micro control unit 201, and a voltage conversion unit 207. The controller 20 has only one micro control unit 201, one power supply and only one entire vehicle CAN, so that the chip cost is reduced. The controller 20 only needs one integral casing, so that the casing design cost and the casing cost of the battery management unit 202, the current detection unit 203 and the mode switching unit 204 are reduced, the use amount of connectors is reduced, and the wiring harness cost is reduced. The wiring harness outside the integrated battery pack becomes simple and safer. Because of the integration of the current detection unit 203, the battery management unit 202 and the vehicle-mounted charging unit 205, the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply can be charged and processed by one micro control unit 201, and the charging strategy for the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply is greatly simplified.
On the basis of the above embodiments, in an embodiment of the present specification, the controller 20 further includes a current converting unit 206, the current converting unit 206 is coupled to the mode switching unit 204, the micro control unit 201, the voltage converting unit, and the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply, the micro control unit 201 is configured to control the current converting unit 206 to switch different current converting modes, where the current converting modes include a high current to low current mode and a low current to low current mode.
For example, when the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply requires charging of the battery pack, the current conversion unit 206 may convert the voltage output by the battery pack into a rated charging voltage of the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply (i.e., a low-voltage to low-voltage mode); when the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply needs an external power supply (generally 220V) for charging, the current conversion unit 206 may convert the voltage output by the external power supply into a rated charging voltage of the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply (i.e., a high-voltage to low-voltage mode).
According to the invention, the high-voltage and low-voltage modules of the product are reasonably arranged, and as the high-voltage components are integrated and built in, the high-voltage components which leak outwards are reduced, and the system is safer and more reliable.
On the basis of the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present specification, a switch is disposed in series between adjacent battery packs 101, and the switch is coupled to the controller 20;
the controller 20 is used to control the switches for opening or closing.
Specifically, the switch may be a manual service switch, which may be controlled to be opened or closed by the battery management unit 202 or may be controlled to be opened or closed by other manners.
The integrated power battery management system provided by the invention can realize that the working states of the battery pack 101 can be checked one by one when the battery pack has a fault through the manual maintenance switch, thereby improving the safety.
On the basis of the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the present specification, the present specification further includes a cooling unit, the cooling unit is coupled to the controller 20, and the controller 20 is configured to control an opening degree of the cooling unit.
In particular, the cooling unit may be an air-cooled and/or water-cooled device. The cooling unit may be coupled to the microcontroller 20, the microcontroller 20 is configured to cool the battery pack 101 according to a temperature of the battery pack 101, and the microcontroller 20 may further control the cooling unit to cool the controller 20 according to a preset period.
The whole battery pack is cooled by one cooling unit, so that the number of cooling devices is reduced, and the cooling efficiency and resources are improved.
On the basis of the above embodiments, in an embodiment of the present specification, the battery pack 101 includes a plurality of serially connected single batteries, the battery pack detection unit 102 includes a plurality of single acquisition units, and the plurality of single acquisition units are coupled to the plurality of serially connected single batteries in a one-to-one correspondence;
the single acquisition unit is used for acquiring voltage information and temperature information of a single battery and transmitting the voltage information and the temperature information to the battery management unit 202.
Specifically, a plurality of cell acquisition units are coupled in sequence, wherein the last coupled cell acquisition unit is further coupled to the connected battery pack 101 operation information acquisition module or battery management unit 202. And the number of the single acquisition units is the same as that of the single batteries, and one single acquisition unit is coupled corresponding to one single battery.
The temperature and the voltage of the single batteries are checked one by one through the single acquisition units, so that the safety of the integrated battery pack is ensured more accurately.
On the basis of the above embodiment, in an embodiment of this specification, each of the cell acquisition units includes a voltage acquisition circuit and a temperature acquisition circuit, the voltage acquisition circuit is coupled to the cell corresponding to the cell acquisition unit through a metal sheet, the temperature acquisition circuit is disposed at the cell corresponding to the cell acquisition unit, and the voltage acquisition circuit and the temperature acquisition circuit are both coupled to the battery management unit 202;
the voltage acquisition circuit is used for acquiring the voltage information of the single battery corresponding to the single acquisition unit and transmitting the voltage information to the battery management unit 202;
the temperature acquisition circuit is used for acquiring the temperature information of the single battery corresponding to the single acquisition unit and transmitting the temperature information to the battery management unit 202.
Specifically, the voltage acquisition circuit may be configured to detect whether the voltage deviation of the unit cell remains within an expected range. And if the voltage deviation is exceeded, reminding a user to charge the battery pack. The cell acquisition unit can be coupled above the battery pack through a nickel sheet, wherein the voltage acquisition circuit comprises a battery monitor MAX17823, and the temperature acquisition circuit can use but is not limited to NTC.
The battery pack detection unit 102 is integrated with the battery instead of being hung in the battery pack, and originally, the battery pack detection unit is connected with the battery through a nickel sheet instead of a wiring harness connection mode, so that the cost of a long lead is reduced, and the safety protection required by the lead is omitted. The battery pack detection unit 102 is built in the battery module, and the casing of the battery pack detection unit 102 is omitted, and the installation space of the battery pack detection unit 102 is also omitted for the battery pack. The reduced wire harness and the reduced shell can reduce the weight of the battery pack, meet the requirement of light weight of the vehicle and reduce the power consumption of the vehicle.
On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, in an embodiment of the present specification, the battery management unit 202 is coupled to the mode switching unit 204, and the battery management unit 202 is configured to control the mode switching unit 204 to switch different operation modes, where the operation modes include: a discharge mode, a first charge mode, a second charge mode, and a third charge mode.
Specifically, the operation modes of the mode switching unit 204 include: a discharge mode, a first charge mode, a second charge mode, and a third charge mode. The operation mode of the mode switching unit 204 can be realized by circuit control, and the specific connection manner and devices of the circuit are not specifically limited in this specification.
For example, the micro control unit 201 may send a work instruction to the battery management unit 202 when the battery pack is powered, so that the battery management unit 202 controls the circuit of the mode switching unit 204 to switch to the discharging mode, so that the battery pack is discharged; when the battery pack is charged, the micro control unit 201 may send a first charging instruction to the battery management unit 202, so that the battery management unit 202 controls the mode switching unit 204 to switch to a circuit of the first charging mode, so that the battery pack is charged; when the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply needs to be charged, the micro control unit 201 may send a second charging instruction to the battery management unit 202, so that the battery management unit 202 controls the mode switching unit 204 to switch to a circuit in a second charging mode, so that the battery pack charges the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply; when the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply needs to be charged, the micro control unit 201 may send a third charging instruction to the battery management unit 202, so that the battery management unit 202 controls the mode switching unit 204 to switch to a circuit of the third charging mode, so that the external power supply charges the vehicle-mounted low-voltage power supply.
Through the switching of the different working modes of the mode switching unit 204, multiple working modes are realized, the problem that devices of the original scheme are multiple is solved, the service efficiency of the micro control unit 201 and the battery management unit 202 is improved, the possibility of faults is reduced, the whole integrated battery pack is safer and more reliable, and the user friendliness is improved.
On the basis of the above embodiments, in an embodiment of the present specification, the current detection unit 203 is coupled to the mode switching unit 204, the current detection unit 203 includes a current collecting subunit and a voltage collecting subunit, and both the current collecting subunit and the voltage collecting subunit are coupled to the battery pack and the battery management unit 202;
the current collecting subunit is configured to collect total operating current information of the battery pack, and transmit the total operating current information to the battery management unit 202;
the voltage collecting subunit is configured to detect the operating mode of the mode switching unit 204, and transmit the operating mode of the mode switching unit 204 to the battery management unit 202.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a vehicle provided with a power supply system, wherein the power supply device is provided with any one of the integrated battery packs described above. Because the above-mentioned integrated battery package has above-mentioned technological effect, consequently the car that has above-mentioned integrated battery package also should have corresponding technological effect, does not describe herein again.
It should be noted that, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and for distinguishing similar objects, and no precedence between the two is intended or should be construed to indicate or imply relative importance. In addition, in the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.
It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Many embodiments and many applications other than the examples provided will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading the above description. The scope of the present teachings should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but should instead be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles and references, including patent applications and publications, are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. The omission in the foregoing claims of any aspect of subject matter that is disclosed herein is not intended to forego the subject matter and should not be construed as an admission that the applicant does not consider such subject matter to be part of the disclosed subject matter.