KR20110100049A - Battery maintenance system and service providig method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Battery management system that enables efficient battery operation and stable device operation by checking, maintaining and checking the status of each battery according to the type of battery, battery characteristics, and the device in which the battery is used at a remote location. It relates to a service providing method used.
A battery management system according to the present invention includes a battery for supplying power by charging and discharging to a device operated by a user registered as a member; A sensor module connected to the battery to sense a state of the battery including a voltage, a current, and a temperature, and to generate cell data for the battery according to a detection result; And a cell manager configured to receive the cell data generated from the sensor module through a data communication network, and analyze the cell data to determine whether the battery is normally operated. A member manager for managing information of the user registered as a member, and an electronic payment unit for billing the user; And a management system including a communication unit for communicating with the sensor module.

Description

Battery Management System and Service Provision Method Using The Same {Battery Maintenance System And Service Providig Method Using The Same}

The present invention relates to a battery management system and a service providing method, in particular, to check the status of each battery according to the type of battery, the characteristics of the battery, the device in which the battery is used in the remote location, and performs efficient battery operation and Accordingly, the present invention relates to a battery management system and a service providing method using the same.

In recent years, the use of batteries is rapidly increasing in various devices such as power for various driving devices, always-on power supplies, independent operating devices, and bioenergy generation systems. Specifically, batteries in hybrid vehicles and devices such as motorcycles, electric vehicles, carts, electric bicycles, uninterruptible power systems (UPS), observation systems, unmanned light towers, solar power generation, and wind power generation It is used as an important component.

Batteries used in these devices include various types of batteries such as lead acid batteries (or lead acid batteries), nickel cadmium (Ni_Cd) batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries (NiMH), lithium ion batteries (Li-Ion), and lithium ion polymer batteries. It is commercially used. In addition, in addition to these cells, other types of batteries other than existing cells such as fuel cells have been developed and used, or are approaching commercialization. Such batteries are secondary batteries or secondary batteries that can be repeatedly used by methods such as charging and discharging and re-charging of fuel.

Such batteries have different usage environments and usage characteristics depending on the types of batteries and the purpose of use of each device. For example, the batteries may be charged continuously, temporarily output power, or repeatedly charged and discharged. In addition, batteries are used in a variety of environments, such as low temperature environment, high temperature environment, physical shocks are frequent depending on the use environment. Furthermore, depending on the type of battery, it has various characteristics depending on the battery, such as a form that can be used for a long time through the replacement and charging of components, and a form that requires replacement when a certain number of charge / discharge cycles are performed.

In particular, batteries have to perform reliable operation at all times even in such a poor environment and various characteristics, and much effort is required for this. For example, in the conventional battery management method, an inspector periodically checks a battery to replace and replenish a solution and an electrode plate, or to replace a battery or a component that is difficult to replace or a battery that has reached a certain number of charge / discharge cycles. Each one was checked and managed. Some lithium and nickel compounds use a method of managing the state of the battery by configuring a circuit included in the battery, but this is limited to the battery of a device that uses one or a small number of batteries such as a mobile terminal. It is used in the situation. Moreover, even in a battery having such a circuit, there is almost no method for confirming the state of the battery, and thus, efficient management is not achieved.

In other words, even though batteries play a very important role in terms of cost and function, there is no method or system for efficiently managing them. In particular, there is an urgent need for a system or method capable of identifying characteristics according to types of batteries and managing conditions of the batteries according to failures, damages, malfunctions, and devices. Moreover, the management of the battery depends on the inspection by the travel of the expert or the collection of the equipment, or the user directly manages the battery, thereby reducing the efficiency and professionalism of the battery management, thereby reducing the reliability of the device and the battery.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above problems and to check the status of each battery according to the type of battery, the characteristics of the battery, the device in which the battery is used in the remote location, and to perform efficient battery operation and accordingly It is to provide a battery management system and a service providing method using the same to enable the operation of a stable device.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to entrust the battery management of a user registered as a member to a remote expert or a professional company to continuously perform, and to manage the member management, battery use system and the battery management service provided therewith It is to provide a battery management system and a service providing method using the same to ensure that the billing according to the efficient, to improve the user's convenience.

In order to achieve the above object, a battery management system according to the present invention includes a battery for supplying power by charging and discharging a device operated by a user registered as a member; A sensor module connected to the battery to sense a state of the battery including a voltage, a current, and a temperature, and to generate cell data for the battery according to a detection result; And a cell manager configured to receive the cell data generated from the sensor module through a data communication network, and analyze the cell data to determine whether the battery is normally operated. A member manager for managing information of the user registered as a member, and an electronic payment unit for billing the user; And a management system including a communication unit for communicating with the sensor module.

The sensor module may include a sensing unit including any one or more of a voltage sensing unit, a current sensing unit, and a temperature sensing unit; A memory in which the cell data is stored; A cell communication unit for communicating with the management system; And a controller configured to create the cell data according to the sensing result of the sensing unit, wherein the plurality of batteries included in one of the devices is divided into a predetermined number of groups, and configured in the battery group. Each of the batteries generates the cell data by the same sensor module.

The sensor module further includes a switching unit for selectively connecting the sensing unit and the plurality of batteries.

The sensor module transmits the cell data to the management system when a predetermined time interval arrives, the battery enters a designated place, and the battery maintains a specific state.

In addition, the battery management service providing method according to the present invention detects and detects the state of the battery including the voltage, current and temperature of the battery to supply power by charging and discharging to the device operated by the user registered as a member Battery management service using a battery management system comprising a; and a sensor module for creating cell data for the battery according to the result and a management system for analyzing the cell data generated from the sensor module to determine whether the normal operation of the battery; A providing method comprising: a registration step of registering a user and registering a service type selected by the user; The sensor module is installed in the battery of the member, the sensor module registration step of registering the information about the sensor module and the battery in the management system: the sensor module is detected by the sensor module, the cell A cell data collection / management step in which data is created and delivered to the management system; A check factor occurrence determining step of determining whether a check factor occurs in the battery in the management state; Checking factor reporting step, wherein the information on the checking factor is provided from the management system to the member or the service designation point in charge of the member: An inspection step in which the battery generated by the check factor by the member or the service designation point is checked. ; A charging factor occurrence determining step of determining whether a charging factor occurs according to the checking; A charging type determination step of determining a charging type for the member according to the check result and the service type; And a charging step of providing an electronic payment service for the member according to the charging type determination.

Battery management system and a service providing method using the same according to the present invention to check the status of each battery according to the type of battery, the characteristics of the battery, the device in which the battery is used in the remote location, and to perform efficient battery operation and Enable stable operation of the device.

In addition, the battery management system and a service providing method using the same according to the present invention is to entrust the battery management of the user registered as a member to a professional or a professional company in a remote location and to carry out the battery management service member It is possible to improve the convenience of the user by efficiently managing, managing the battery using system, and thereby charging.

1 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of a battery management system according to the present invention.
2 is a view illustrating in more detail the configuration of the sensor module of FIG.
3 is a conceptual view for explaining the operation of the sensor module.
4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining cell data.
5 is a flowchart schematically showing an example of a method for providing a battery management service using the battery management system of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used in the drawings to designate the same configuration in other drawings as much as possible. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or known configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. And certain features shown in the drawings are enlarged or reduced or simplified for ease of description, the drawings and their components are not necessarily drawn to scale. However, those skilled in the art will readily understand these details.

1 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of a battery management system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the battery management system according to the present invention includes a manager 100 and a sensor module 200, and the manager 100 includes a member manager 110, an electronic payment unit 120, and a cell manager. It comprises a 130 and the communication unit 140.

The management unit 100 performs remote management according to the information from the sensor module 200 for the battery operated by the user registered as a member, and provides after-sales service according to replacement / repair / inspection according to the remote management, Perform charging for management and after-sales service. To this end, the management unit 100 is configured to include a member management unit 110, the electronic payment unit 120, the cell assembly 130 and the communication unit 140.

The member manager 110 manages personal information of a user entrusted with battery remote management. The member management unit 110 maintains / updates / manages the user's personal information provided by online or offline. To this end, the member management unit 110 collects and manages member-related information such as payment history, cell management history, AS history, nearby AS designation point, and AS contact information in connection with the electronic payment unit and the cell management unit. Provided at the request of the cell management unit 130, the service for the member can be made.

The electronic payment unit 120 performs payment of various fees for the user registered as a member. The electronic payment unit 120 provides various payment services to the user so that the member of the remote site can pay the payment generated according to the use of the battery management service, and proceeds with the payment process according to the user's selection. Perform To this end, the electronic payment unit 120 is operated in conjunction with the card company system, bank banking system, mobile communication micropayment system, electronic payment system. In detail, the electronic payment unit 120 classifies the periodic fee payment item for each user and the payment item for each event according to the member information recorded in the member manager 110, and proceeds with a payment process suitable for each item. For example, in the case of a periodic fee payment item, check whether the subscribed member pays monthly / quarterly / half-year / yearly and proceeds with the payment process for the member whose payment date has arrived. In addition, the electronic payment unit 120 checks a member's subscription type through the member management unit 110 when the event occurs, which is a charging factor due to battery failure / battery replacement / battery addition, and then proceeds with charging according to the event. do. The electronic payment unit 120 provides information to the corresponding branch or representative to notify the member through the AS branch and the AS representative designated by the cell manager 130 or the member manager 110 when a charging factor occurs, or the member manager ( Through the contact means registered in 110, the member will be provided with the information regarding the charging. For example, when the member registers the Internet and the mobile phone as a means of communication, and the billing factor occurs, the electronic payment unit 120 is connected to the Internet and the mobile communication network through the communication unit 140 to send e-mails, faxes, and text messages. The service informs the user of the reason for the charge, the details of the charge, and the method of payment.

The cell manager 130 manages the batteries for each member by using cell data (CD) transmitted through the communication unit 140. The cell manager 130 may include a user ID (UI), a device ID (DI), a group ID (GI), and a cell ID (Cell ID: CI) described in the cell data CD. According to the management of the member, the device operated by the member, the group of cells in the device, the individual battery cells of each group. To this end, the cell management unit 130 continuously monitors the state of each member battery by using state data (SD) included in the cell data (CD), and by battery characteristics of the device in which the battery is used. By checking the status by type and characteristics, various status management such as failure status, burnout status, defect status, replacement need, and inspection need is performed. The cell manager 130 accumulates and manages state data SD transmitted from the sensor module 200. On the other hand, the cell management unit 130 collects the state data (SD) of the battery of the members to collect the standard state information of the general battery, and uses the collected standard state information for battery management. For example, the cell management unit 130 collects state data (SD) of all members who use lead acid batteries (or lead acid batteries) and classifies them according to several criteria to obtain various data such as average characteristics, peak characteristics, and minimum characteristics. Will be extracted. In particular, such standard state information may be collected differently depending on the device in which the battery is used. For example, when a battery is used as a power source for a vehicle such as a cart, it collects the status information of the batteries in these conditions, and displays various characteristics such as the discharge characteristics of each battery, the service life, the battery temperature change during discharge, and the operating time information. The information is extracted and written as standard state information. Here, the average characteristic is a state change according to the state change of batteries used under similar conditions in normal operating states, that is, charge, discharge, charge time, discharge time, voltage drop in standby state, internal resistance, and external environment. This is a general characteristic of performance, such as change. Peak characteristics are data that can optimize the inferred battery operation based on the average characteristics and operating conditions of the best performing batteries in similar environments. The lowest characteristic is the opposite of the peak characteristic. The lowest characteristic is the data inferred from the battery operating conditions and battery characteristics, which can prematurely deteriorate the battery condition. Such standard state information and various characteristic information may be provided at the request of a user as data for operating a battery related device of a member, and may be provided to a developer of a device using a battery and used as data for developing a device. have. The cell manager 130 receives the cell data CD transmitted from the sensor module 200 through the communication unit 140.

The communication unit 140 connects the sensor module 200 and the management system 100 to provide the management system 100 with the cell data (CD) provided from the sensor module 200, and manages members and members for electronic payment. The connection between the system 100, the management system 100 and provides a connection between the member, AS branch, AS personnel. The communication unit 140 connects the sensor module 200, the member, the AS branch, and the person in charge with the management system 100 by various communication systems and methods. In more detail, the communication unit 140 may be connected to the sensor module 200 through wired / wireless data communication. In particular, when using the Internet, the communication unit 140 may conveniently receive the cell data CD. The wired / wireless data communication may use a wired or wireless data dedicated network, a data communication network of a mobile communication telephone network, or a satellite communication network, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the communication unit 140 may provide a member with a means of access through a data communication network or an Internet service, through which the member may acquire electronic payment, membership registration, and various kinds of information. In addition, the communication unit 140 may be connected to a voice communication network / data communication network and a fax communication network of a mobile communication to perform a function such as notification to a member and AS management. In particular, the connection between the communication unit 140 and the sensor module 200 and the reception of the cell data CD through the communication unit 140 may be implemented by various methods. Here, the cell data (CD) created by the sensor module 200 in the present invention is advantageous in terms of reducing the data processing and communication costs to be transmitted by a predetermined cycle, but in some cases to communicate the created cell data (CD) It is possible to transmit at any time possible, or to maintain and transmit a communication line continuously. Therefore, the method of connecting the communication unit 140 and the sensor module 200 and the data communication method through the cell data CD may be determined according to the processing of the cell data CD. In detail, the sensor module 200 forms a communication line with the communication unit 140 when the sensor module 200 enters an area where a predetermined communication device is installed or is under a specific state such as a predetermined time period or charging. ) Can be sent. For example, the sensor module 200 installed in the uninterruptible power supply device may be referred to as a mobile communication telephone network, a data communication network (hereinafter, a mobile communication telephone network, a data communication network, and a communication network capable of transmitting data of several bytes as a “communication network”. It is connected to the communication unit 140 at regular intervals to transmit the cell data (CD). On the other hand, in the case of the sensor module 200 installed in the cart, the cell data (CD) can be transmitted to the communication unit 140 using a communication network at the time when the cart is received into the garage or when it is connected with the charging device for charging. . In addition, in the case of the sensor module 200 installed in a device having a wide range of activity, such as an electric vehicle, when entering a designated area such as a point of arrival in a garage, a point of contact with a charging device for charging, a gas station, etc. Although it may be possible to form a communication network with the communication unit 140, the mobile communication telephone network, a wireless data communication network, satellite communication network to maintain a continuous connection with the communication unit 140, through which to continuously transmit the cell data (CD) It is also possible. Such a method can be implemented in various ways by selecting an optimal method according to the communication conditions such as the characteristics of the device in which the sensor module 200 is installed, the cell data (CD) required update period, and the communication cost. It is not limited.

The sensor module 200 continuously detects the state of the battery, creates sensor data, and transmits the created sensor data to the management system 100. To this end, the sensor module 200 includes a sensing unit 210, 220, 230 for sensing a battery state, a controller 260 for creating cell data CD using the detection result, and storing the created cell data CD. Memory 250 for, may be configured to include a cell communication unit 260 for communication. In particular, the sensor module 200 of the present invention detects a plurality of batteries installed in the same device of one sensor module 200 or a plurality of batteries located at adjacent distances, and the cell data for each battery ( CD). That is, the sensor module 200 creates a cell data CD for each battery constituting the group by using a plurality of batteries as one group, and transmits the cell data CD for each group to the management system 100. Done. Group-specific management by the sensor module 200 is to reduce the number of the sensor module 200 and the convenience of data creation and transmission, the sensor module 200 may be installed in each battery. In particular, in the cell data CD generated by the sensor module 200, the device ID DI and the cell ID CI of each battery are recorded for accurate state determination for each device and battery, and the recorded device ID ( DI) and Cell ID (CI) are used to classify individual batteries. The sensor module 200 basically detects the voltage, current and temperature of the battery, and also measures characteristics specified by the management system 100, such as internal resistance, charging time, discharge time, and capacity, and indicates the state data ( SD). A detailed configuration of the sensor module 200 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating in more detail the configuration of the sensor module of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for describing an operation of the sensor module.

2 and 3, the sensor module 200 includes a sensing unit 201, a cell communication unit 240, a memory 250, and a controller 260. In addition, the sensor module 200 may further include a switching unit 270.

The sensor 201 detects a state of a battery connected to the sensor module 200 and provides the detected result to the controller 260. To this end, the sensing unit 201 includes a voltage sensing unit 210, a current sensing unit 220, and a temperature sensing unit 230. Here, the sensing unit 201 may further include other devices installed by members or users, in addition to devices for sensing voltage, current, and temperature. For example, the sensing unit 201 of the sensor module 200 installed in the fuel cell may additionally include devices such as a sensing device for measuring a residual amount of fuel and a substance generated after consumption of the fuel. However, this does not limit the present invention.

The cell communication unit 240 connects the sensor module 200 and the management system 100 through a communication network, and transmits the state data SD generated from the controller 260 to the management system 100. In addition, the cell communication unit 240 provides the controller 260 with control information transmitted from the management system 100. Herein, the control information is information transmitted from the management system 100 to control the sensor module 200. The control information includes setting information such as a detection cycle, a detection item, whether a new registered battery, a new registered battery ID, and information for operation control. Include. The cell communication unit 240 may include a plurality of communication modules, but may include a single type of communication module for performing communication by a predetermined communication method, but the present invention is not limited thereto. As described above, the cell communication unit 240 may continuously connect a communication line and perform communication with the management system 100, but the communication is performed at regular intervals, or only in a predetermined position or a predetermined state. It may be performed to receive the cell data (CD) and control information.

The memory 250 stores the cell data CD created by the controller 260 and control information for creating the state data. The memory 250 preferably uses a memory, such as a flash memory, which has low power consumption and can be attached and detached as necessary. However, this does not limit the present invention.

The controller 260 controls the operation of the sensor module 200, and creates the cell data CD based on the detection result from the sensor 201. The controller 260 creates the cell data CD by dividing the user, the device in which the battery is used, the battery group, and each battery in the preparation of the cell data CD. In addition, the controller 260 controls the cell communication unit 240 to be connected to the management system 100 according to the communication method of the cell communication unit 240 defined by the control information, and stored in the memory 260 when the connection is made. The cell data CD is controlled to be transmitted to the management system 100.

The switching unit 270 alternately connects each battery of the battery group detected by one sensor module and the sensing unit 201. The sensor module 200 includes a detector 201 that detects a state of a battery. When the number of the sensing unit 201 is provided with the number of batteries, the size of the sensor module 200 is increased, the configuration is complicated, and the manufacturing cost is increased. Therefore, in the present invention, the connection between the battery and the sensing unit 201 is alternately made by the switching unit 270 while minimizing the number of the characteristic detecting units 210, 220, 230 constituting the sensing unit 201. The condition of the battery was continuously and accurately measured. The switching unit 270 performs switching under the control of the controller 260, and alternately connects the sensing unit 201 and the battery by switching. In detail, when the first to fourth batteries C1 to C4 are configured in FIG. 3, the switching unit 270 is configured between the sensing unit 201 and the first to fourth batteries C1 to C4. In this case, the switching unit 270 connects any one of the first to fourth batteries C1 to C4 and the sensing unit 201, and this connection is controlled by the controller 260. 3, when the first battery C1 and the sensing unit 201 are connected by the switching unit 270, the voltage sensing unit 210, the current sensing unit 220, and the temperature sensing unit of the sensing unit 201. In operation 230, the voltage, current, and temperature of the first battery C1 are measured, and the controller 260 prepares the cell data CD for the first battery C1 by using the measured result. The cell data CD for the first battery C1 is created, and the controller 260 controls the switching unit 270 to connect the second battery C2, which is the next battery, to the sensing unit 201. When the cell data CD is created for the first to fourth batteries C4 to C4 in this manner, the above process is repeated to create the state information for the batteries. On the other hand, the connection by switching may proceed uniformly to all of the batteries, but may be controlled by the controller 260 so that more connections can be made to the battery requiring the intensive observation of the state. In addition, the switching unit 270 may be configured in plural when the number of batteries detected by the sensor module 240 is large, and in this case, the sensing unit 201 may be configured in plural to correspond to the number of the switching units 270. Can be. Alternatively, a plurality of switching units 270 may be connected to correspond to the voltage sensing unit 210, the current sensing unit 220, and the temperature sensing unit 230, respectively. It may be, but this does not limit the present invention.

4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining cell data.

Referring to FIG. 4, the cell data includes a user ID (UI), a device ID (DI), a group ID (GI), a cell ID (CI), and state data (SD).

The cell data CD is divided into an ID area and a status data area. An ID for identifying a battery is recorded in the ID area, and status information about each battery, that is, voltage, current, temperature information, and additional information is recorded in the status data SD.

The ID area includes a user's classification, a device's classification of a battery's use, a classification of battery groups managed by the sensor module 200, and an eye for distinguishing batteries of each group. The management system 100 classifies the batteries using the user ID (UI), device ID (DI), group ID (GI), and cell ID (CI) described in this ID area, and identifies and manages the types of batteries. Done. If necessary, the ID recorded in this ID area may be added, but this does not limit the present invention. In addition, the cell ID (CI) of these IDs are managed to be given a new ID when the battery is replaced. Here, the device ID DI is an ID given to identify a device in which a battery is installed and operated. This device ID (DI) is added differently depending on the type of device, such as a vehicle, a vehicle, an uninterruptible power supply. By classifying these devices, device-specific characteristics can be reflected in battery management and accurate battery management can be performed by identifying different battery operating characteristics for each device. The group ID GI is an ID for identifying the batteries managed by the sensor module 200 when the batteries are managed by a plurality of battery groups, that is, the plurality of sensor modules 200 in one device. Cell ID (CI) is an ID for identifying the batteries of each group. Here, the identification of the ID can be managed by operating the integrated eye without the device, group, cell classification, the battery identification, battery group, device classification and user classification by the integrated ID to be made in the management system (100) It is possible to. However, this does not limit the present invention.

The status data SD records battery-specific status information generated by the controller 260 according to the sensing result of the sensing unit 201. This state data SD is basically created including voltage, current and temperature information. In addition, various information such as the number of charge and discharge, charge and discharge time, peak voltage, peak current, charge and discharge cycle, and internal resistance may be recorded in the state data SD. In particular, the information recorded in the state data (SD) is recorded the information measured than the information that can be calculated using the other measured value, the estimation of the other value based on the measured information is preferably performed in the management system 100 Do. However, this does not limit the present invention.

5 is a flowchart schematically illustrating an example of a method of providing a battery management service using the battery management system of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 5, the battery management service providing method according to the present invention member registration step (S100), sensor module installation and registration step (S200), cell data collection and management step (S300), check factor determination step (S400) ), The checking step (S500), the charging factor occurrence determination step (S600), the charging type determination step (S700), the charging step (S800) and the membership retention determination step (S900).

Member registration step (S100) is a step in which a subscription to the management service is made by a user who wants to entrust the battery management. In this sign-up step (S100), the management system acquires the management target information such as the system in which the member operates, the detailed device of the system, the type of battery, and the quantity, together with the basic information about the member, and the service to be used by the user. You will learn information about the type of. Through the registration step (S100), various settings for battery management of a user who is registered as a member are made, and items such as a billing method and a billing amount are determined according to a service type selected by the user. For example, a management method is determined, such as management within a limit of consigning and managing all processes according to battery management according to a service type selected by a user, or providing failure information to a user when a failure is found.

The sensor module installation and registration step (S200) is a step of installing a sensor module for a battery requested by a user who has been registered as a member and registering a battery to be managed by the sensor module in the management system 100. In the sensor module installation and registration step (S200), an ID to be added to the battery is determined and assigned by the sensor module, and various settings and registrations required for battery management, such as management items and management cycles, are made. In particular, in the sensor module installation and registration step (S200), operations such as the installation of the terminal 150 according to the transmission method, the transmission cycle and the transmission method of the cell data (CD) created by the sensor module 200 are performed.

Cell data collection and management step (S300) is a step that the detection of the batteries by the sensor module 200 is installed, the cell data (CD) is created and delivered to the management system (100). In the cell data collection and management step (S300), the sensor module 200 creates cell data (CD) for each battery according to a predetermined condition, and transmits the created cell data to the management system 100 under a predetermined communication environment. . In addition, the management system 100 provided with the cell data (CD) in the cell data collection and management step (S300) according to the predetermined criteria, such as by member, device, group, battery type, etc. And classify the battery using the state data SD. In this process, the management system 100 may determine whether the battery is in a normal state by using similar battery management data of another group or determine whether the battery satisfies a predetermined condition to determine whether the battery is in normal operation, a failure indication, and whether or not a failure occurs. Will be analyzed.

In the checking factor occurrence determination step (S400), the management system 100 determines whether there is a battery that needs to be checked, such as failure or burnout, based on the analysis result of the battery by collecting and analyzing cell data. to be. The management system 100 determines the occurrence of abnormal factors such as overdischarge, overcharge, and temperature rise according to the type of battery, the device in which the battery is used, and the external environmental factors such as the weather in the check factor occurrence determination step (S400). Determine the presence or absence. Specifically, in the check factor determination step (S400), the management system 100 analyzes the state data (SD) of the battery by other users or accumulated data, and reflects the change factors for each device or climate to determine whether there is a failure. You will be judged. For example, if a rapid discharge, that is, a large output occurs in a battery of the same type and size installed in another device, the same process is not performed, but the battery is judged differently according to the device in which the battery is used. In more detail, the management system 100 does not discriminate the occurrence of a rapid discharge in a cart for a short time when the same lead acid battery is used in different devices, such as a cart and an uninterruptible power supply, while uninterrupted power supply. Sudden discharge in the device can be determined to be a failure. That is, in the check factor determination step (S400), the management system checks the state of the battery to be managed in consideration of variables such as characteristics of the device and climatic conditions. If the abnormality does not occur, the cell data collection and management step (S300) and the current step is repeated to detect whether the battery is abnormal.

The check step (S500) is a step of performing a check when a check factor occurs in the check factor occurrence determination step (S400), which is a previous step. In the check step (S500), the management system 100 may provide a different type of check service according to the type of service subscribed to the member. For example, in the check step (S500), the management system 100 may provide the member with only the information of whether or not the failure occurs, inferred from the data through the contact means designated by the member. Alternatively, the management system 100 may directly search for the AS point and the person in charge of the area in which the member operates the device, and provide the battery information with the fault to the point and the person in charge so that the visit process may be performed. That is, the user may provide a differentiated service according to the service type set at the time of membership registration, and it is possible to allow the member to conveniently use the service by changing the billing accordingly. In the inspection step (S500), the management system 100 is the information transfer to the member, the inspection was made by the designated AS point and the person in charge, and collects information on what actions were taken and reflected in the management service. To this end, in the check step (S500), the management system 100 searches for the member independence 110, and communicates with the member or AS point / representative through the communication unit (S140).

The charging factor occurrence determination step (S600) and the charging type determination step (S700) are steps of determining whether or not to charge according to the inspection status, the inspection history, and the service type of the member. In the charging factor occurrence determination step (S600), it is checked whether AS is executed, such as whether the AS representative visits, replaces, or checks, and determines whether a processing cost has occurred. When processing ice occurs, in the charging type determination step (S700), the service type of the member is checked, and whether or not it is a paid processing part or a free check target is determined whether or not the charging is made.

The billing step (S800) is a step in which it is determined that the billing is necessary in the checking result and the billing determining step (S600, S700), and if the billing type is determined, the billing details are informed to the member and a payment service is provided to the member. In the charging step (S800), the management system 100 provides the check details and processing costs for members differently according to the service type of the member, and guides the payment method. When the member selects a payment method in the charging step (S800), the payment service is provided by providing a payment service such as electronic payment, internet banking, and phone banking.

Member maintenance determination step (S900) is a step of determining whether the membership of the member subscribed to the service. If the member is not determined to withdraw in the membership determination step (S900) continuously the above-described steps are repeated.

Here, the service providing method described with reference to FIG. 5 is provided as an example, and the actual service may be provided through a more complicated procedure or another method may be provided, and the present invention is not limited to the present invention.

100: management system 110: member management
120: electronic payment unit 130: cell management unit
140: communication unit 200: sensor module
201: detector 210: voltage detector
220: current detection unit 230: temperature detection unit
240: cell communication unit 250: memory
260 controller 270 switching unit
300: battery

Claims (5)

A battery supplying power by charging and discharging to a device operated by a user registered as a member;
A sensor module connected to the battery to sense a state of the battery including a voltage, a current, and a temperature, and to generate cell data for the battery according to a detection result; And
A cell management unit which receives the cell data created from the sensor module via a data communication network and analyzes the cell data to determine whether the battery is normally operated; A member manager for managing information of the user registered as a member, and an electronic payment unit for billing the user; And a management system including a communication unit for communication with the sensor module. The method of claim 1,
The sensor module
A detector including at least one of a voltage detector, a current detector, and a temperature detector;
A memory in which the cell data is stored;
A cell communication unit for communicating with the management system; And
And a controller for creating the cell data according to the detection result of the detection unit.
The plurality of batteries included in one device is divided into groups of a predetermined number of units, and the battery data of each of the batteries included in the battery group is created by the same sensor module. system. The method of claim 2,
The sensor module further comprises a switching unit for selectively connecting the sensing unit and the plurality of batteries. The method of claim 2,
The sensor module
And the cell data is transmitted to the management system when a predetermined time interval arrives, the battery enters a designated place, and maintains a specific state of the battery. Detecting the state of the battery including the voltage, current and temperature of the battery supplying power to the device operated by the user by charging and discharging, and writing the cell data for the battery according to the detection result In the battery management service providing method using a battery management system comprising a; management system for analyzing the cell data generated from the sensor module and the sensor module to determine whether the normal operation of the battery;
Member registration step of registering the user registration and the service type selected by the user;
Sensor module registration step of the sensor module is installed in the battery of the member, the information on the sensor module and the battery is registered in the management system:
Sensing the battery by the sensor module and collecting / managing the cell data in which the cell data is created and delivered to the management system;
A check factor occurrence determining step of determining whether a check factor occurs in the battery in the management state;
An inspection factor reporting step in which the information on the inspection factors is provided from the management system to the member or a service designator in charge of the member:
An inspection step of inspecting the battery in which the inspection factor occurs by the member or the service designation point;
A charging factor occurrence determining step of determining whether a charging factor occurs according to the checking;
A charging type determination step of determining a charging type for the member according to the check result and the service type; And
And a charging step of providing an electronic payment service to the member according to the charging type determination.

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