CN107425229A - A kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle and its thermal management algorithm - Google Patents

A kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle and its thermal management algorithm Download PDF

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CN107425229A
CN107425229A CN201710208602.XA CN201710208602A CN107425229A CN 107425229 A CN107425229 A CN 107425229A CN 201710208602 A CN201710208602 A CN 201710208602A CN 107425229 A CN107425229 A CN 107425229A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle and its thermal management algorithm, wherein the cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle includes battery system, the outlet pipe being connected with battery system, refrigerator, water pump and water inlet pipe;The battery system, outlet pipe, refrigerator, water pump and water inlet pipe are in turn connected to form a closed loop configuration;Connected between the battery system and refrigerator by CAN.The method for managing temperature of the present invention calculates the increment that generated heat in preset time period caused by battery system by battery system, increases power according to heating incremental computations heating, then calculates heating power, and refrigerator then produces suitable refrigeration work consumption.Refrigerator does not have to continually switch, and extends the service life of refrigerator, realizes that the closed loop of refrigerator becomes yupin effect;By the temperature control of battery system in the range of preferable minizone, it is ensured that the security of battery system, extend cell system lifetime;Refrigerator power matches with battery system heating power, reduces energy consumption of vehicles.

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A kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle and its thermal management algorithm
Technical field
The present invention relates to automobile batteries field, and in particular to a kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle and its heat management side Method.
Background technology
With the application and popularization of electric automobile, in order to ensure the harmony of the efficiency of battery system heat management and temperature, Battery system is cooled down using coolant or the efficiency of heater riser cooling or heating also ensures the equilibrium of heat distribution Property.Therefore electric vehicle battery system is cooled down using liquid turns into a kind of trend.At present using the cold battery system of liquid Cooling control system flow is handled by procedure below mostly:When the temperature for detecting battery system is higher than a certain setting Refrigerator is opened during value, starts to freeze to the coolant of battery system;When detecting the temperature of battery system less than a certain Refrigerator is closed during limit value.Following two defects be present in this mode:First, refrigerator frequently switches on, the refrigerator life-span is influenceed; Second, the temperature of battery system can only be controlled in certain temperature range.
The content of the invention
In order to solve the above problems, avoid the liquid used for electric vehicle for frequently switching on refrigerator cold the invention provides a kind of Battery system and its thermal management algorithm.
The present invention is realized using following scheme:
A kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle, including battery system, the outlet pipe being connected with battery system, refrigerator, water Pump and water inlet pipe;The battery system, outlet pipe, refrigerator, water pump and water inlet pipe are in turn connected to form a closed loop configuration;It is described Connected between battery system and refrigerator by CAN.
Further, the coolant for being used for cooling down battery, drive of the coolant in water pump are provided with the closed loop configuration Flowed under dynamic along closed loop configuration.
The present invention also provides a kind of method for managing temperature of the cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle, and battery system calculates current Heating increment caused by the battery system in preset time period before moment, according to the heating incremental computations preset time periods Heating increases power, then increases power calculation by heating and obtain heating power, and the numerical value of heating power will be calculated in rear battery system Refrigerator is sent to, refrigerator produces suitable refrigeration work consumption according to heating power, specifically includes following steps:
Step 1:Battery system preset time period is moment t1 to moment t2, reads battery system at t1 moment and t2 moment Temperature T1 and temperature T2;
Step 2:The temperature T1 and T2 read according to step 1, the hair of battery system in the preset time period is calculated by formula Heat gain:
△ Q=CM (T2- T1) formula one
△ Q are preset time period heating increment in formula, and C is battery system specific heat capacity, and M is battery system quality;
Step 3:Power is increased according to the heating of battery system in the heating incremental computations preset time period of battery system:
△ P1=△ Q/ (t2- t1) formula two
△ P1 increase power for heating in formula;
Step 4:Increase the refrigeration work consumption requirements of power calculation refrigerator according to heating of the battery system in preset time period:
P=P1+ △ P1 formula three
P is refrigeration work consumption requirements in formula, and P1 is refrigerator current power;
Step 5:The refrigeration work consumption requirements P being calculated in step 3 is fed back to refrigeration by battery system by CAN Device, refrigerator produce corresponding refrigeration work consumption.
Further, the moment t1 to moment t2 is the period under normal battery operation state.
Further, the refrigerator produces time and the preset time period phase of refrigeration work consumption corresponding with power demand values Deng.
The invention has the advantages that:
Using a kind of cold battery system of electric automobile liquid provided by the invention and its thermal management algorithm, refrigerator does not have to continually enter The operation that row is opened, closed, the service life of refrigerator can be extended, realize that the closed loop of refrigerator becomes yupin effect.By battery The temperature control of system is in the range of preferable minizone, it is ensured that the security of battery system, extends the life-span of battery system most It is long.The refrigeration work consumption of refrigerator matches with the heating power of battery system, can realize reduction energy consumption of vehicles.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of cold battery system of electric automobile liquid provided by the invention and its cold electricity of embodiment liquid of thermal management algorithm one The illustraton of model of cell system.
Fig. 2 is the battery system temperature control figure that conventional heat pipe manages method.
Fig. 3 is the battery system temperature control figure of the embodiment of the present invention.
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For ease of skilled artisan understands that the present invention, the present invention is made below in conjunction with specific embodiments and the drawings into One step is described in detail.
Such as Fig. 1, a kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle provided by the invention, including battery system 1 and battery system Outlet pipe 2, refrigerator 3, water pump 4 and the water inlet pipe 5 of connection.Battery system 1, outlet pipe 2, refrigerator 3, water pump 4 and water inlet pipe 5 It is sequentially connected, rear water inlet pipe is connected with battery system again, forms a closed loop configuration.Coolant 7 is previously placed in the closed loop configuration, And it can be circulated under the driving of water pump along the closed loop.When the temperature of battery system raises, heat, which is transmitted to, to be flowed through In the coolant of battery system, rear coolant is flowed at refrigerator, and refrigerator starts the Wen Duxiajiang for making coolant, then cooling Liquid is flowed again into battery system via water pump.Connected simultaneously between battery system and refrigerator by CAN, and can Pass through CAN transmission and feedback information.For example, battery system can control according to the temperature of battery to refrigerator transmission information The switch or watt level of refrigerator.
The present invention also provides a kind of method for managing temperature of the cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle, and battery system calculates current Heating increment caused by the battery system in preset time period before moment, according to the heating incremental computations preset time periods Heating increases power, then increases power calculation by heating and obtain heating power, and the numerical value of heating power will be calculated in rear battery system Refrigerator is sent to, refrigerator produces suitable refrigeration work consumption according to heating power, specifically includes following steps:
Step 1:Battery system preset time period is moment t1 to moment t2, reads battery system at t1 moment and t2 moment Temperature T1 and temperature T2;
Step 2:The temperature T1 and T2 read according to step 1, the hair of battery system in the preset time period is calculated by formula Heat gain:
△ Q=CM (T2- T1) formula one
△ Q are preset time period heating increment in formula, and C is battery system specific heat capacity, and M is battery system quality;
Step 3:Power is increased according to the heating of battery system in the heating incremental computations preset time period of battery system:
△ P1=△ Q/ (t2- t1) formula two
△ P1 increase power for heating in formula;
Step 4:Increase the refrigeration work consumption requirements of power calculation refrigerator according to heating of the battery system in preset time period:
P=P1+ △ P1 formula three
P is refrigeration work consumption requirements in formula, and P1 is refrigerator current power;
Step 5:The refrigeration work consumption requirements P being calculated in step 3 is fed back to refrigeration by battery system by CAN Device, refrigerator produce corresponding refrigeration work consumption.
Wherein, t1 to moment t2 is the period under normal battery operation state at the time of selected.When system is according to this Between in section heating increment caused by battery calculate power increment, then calculate total heating power, namely refrigerator is when identical Between refrigeration work consumption requirements in section, then done work according to the requirements, control refrigerator within the period.
Fig. 2 is traditional temperature control method battery system temperature control figure, and traditional method is system detectio to battery temperature When rising to breakthrough preset temperature high level, battery system controls refrigerator to start refrigeration, and when temperature drops to preset temperature During low value, refrigerator is then stopped, and so moves in circles.
Fig. 3 is battery system temperature control figure in the present invention, it can be seen that, refrigerator maintains opening state from figure curve State, fifty-fifty done work according to the refrigeration work consumption requirements of calculating, it is not necessary to continually start and close again, refrigerator can be extended Service life, realize refrigerator closed loop become yupin effect.By the temperature control of battery system in the range of preferable minizone, Ensure the security of battery system, while also extend the life-span of battery system.The refrigeration work consumption of refrigerator and the hair of battery system Thermal power matches, and can realize reduction energy consumption of vehicles.
Although description of this invention combination embodiments above is carried out, those skilled in the art Many replacements, modifications and variations can be carried out according to above-mentioned content, be obvious.Therefore, it is all such to substitute, change Enter and change is included in scope of the appended claims.

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1. a kind of cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle, it is characterised in that including battery system(1)With battery system(1)Connection Outlet pipe(2), refrigerator(3), water pump(4)And water inlet pipe(5);The battery system, outlet pipe, refrigerator, water pump and enter Water pipe is in turn connected to form a closed loop configuration;Pass through CAN between the battery system and refrigerator(6)Connection.
2. the cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle according to claim 1, it is characterised in that be provided with the closed loop configuration For cooling down the coolant of battery(7), the coolant flows under the driving of water pump along closed loop configuration.
A kind of 3. temperature treatment side of the cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle in 1-2 based on claim described in any one Method, it is characterised in that heating increment caused by the battery system in preset time period before battery system calculating current time, According to the heating increasing power of the heating incremental computations preset time period, then power calculation is increased by heating and obtains heating power, rear electricity The numerical value that heating power is calculated is sent to refrigerator by cell system, and refrigerator produces suitable refrigeration work(according to heating power Rate, specifically include following steps:
Step 1:Battery system preset time period is moment t1To moment t2, battery system is read in t1Moment and t2The temperature at moment Spend T1With temperature T2
Step 2:The temperature T read according to step 11And T2, the hair of battery system in the preset time period is calculated by formula Heat gain:
△Q= CM(T2- T1) formula one
△ Q are preset time period heating increment in formula, and C is battery system specific heat capacity, and M is battery system quality;
Step 3:Power is increased according to the heating of battery system in the heating incremental computations preset time period of battery system:
△P1= △Q/( t2- t1) formula two
△ P in formula1Increase power for heating;
Step 4:Increase the refrigeration work consumption requirements of power calculation refrigerator according to heating of the battery system in preset time period:
P= P1+△P1Formula three
P is refrigeration work consumption requirements in formula, P1For refrigerator current power;
Step 5:The refrigeration work consumption requirements P being calculated in step 3 is fed back to refrigeration by battery system by CAN Device, refrigerator produce corresponding refrigeration work consumption.
4. the method for managing temperature of the cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle according to claim 3, it is characterised in that described Moment t1To moment t2For the period under normal battery operation state.
5. the method for managing temperature of the cold battery system of liquid used for electric vehicle according to claim 4, it is characterised in that described The time that refrigerator produces refrigeration work consumption corresponding with power demand values is equal with preset time period.
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