Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Daeryong Jung

Duk Jin Oh

Ju Wan Lim

Young Hun Sung

Jinho Kim

Myeongjae Lee

Myung Hoon Kim

Wonseok Chang

Junhwan Ku

Seoksoo Lee

Jaemyung Lee

Myung-Hoon Kim

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for charging a battery, the method includes a method of charging a battery, the method including determining an aging rate coefficient based on an internal state of the battery and an aging parameter related to aging of the battery, predicting an aging rate of the battery based on the aging rate coefficient, and determining whether to change a charging limit condition to charge the battery based on a comparison between the predicted aging rate and a target aging rate.

Method and apparatus for charging battery

A processor-implemented method with charging control includes: estimating respective step degradation amounts in charging steps of a first charging interval for each of first candidate current patterns of charging a battery from a first state of charge (SOC) level to a second SOC level during the first charging interval; determining an interval degradation amount in the first charging interval for each of the first candidate current patterns, based on the estimated step degradation amounts; and selecting a first representative current pattern indicating a minimum degradation amount from among the first candidate current patterns, based on the determined interval degradation amounts.

Method and device with charging control

To generate a charging path for a battery, a method includes generating simulation data for charging currents based on a battery model indicating an internal state of a battery, generating an initial look-up table (LUT) for the charging currents and preset battery voltage limits based on the simulation data, the initial LUT representing initial charging limit conditions of the battery for stages corresponding to the charging currents, generating a modified LUT by adjusting at least one of the initial charging limit conditions of the initial LUT, in response to the initial LUT failing to satisfy a threshold, determining a final LUT based on the modified LUT, in response to the modified LUT satisfying the threshold, and generating a charging path for the battery based on the final LUT.

Method and apparatus for generating charging path for battery

A short circuit detection method includes obtaining battery data associated with a state of a battery from a charging cycle of the battery, estimating an error in the battery data using an estimation model, determining a state indicator corresponding to the error in the battery data, and detecting a short circuit of the battery based on a result of comparing the state indicator and a short circuit threshold.

Method and apparatus with battery short circuit detection

A method and apparatus for charging a battery that estimates an aging mode of the battery that reflects an aging factor and an aging degree of the battery based on a battery characteristic corresponding to a charging level of the battery, updates a battery model based on the aging mode, and charges the battery using the updated battery model.

A battery charging method includes acquiring a functional relationship of a differential value of an amount of charge or a state of charge (SOC) with respect to a voltage of a battery based on the voltage or the SOC, determining charging steps for charging of the battery by analyzing the functional relationship, and generating a charging profile comprising charging currents for each of the charging steps to charge the battery.

Battery charging method and apparatus

Disclosed is a charging method and apparatus which is optimized based on an electrochemical model, the charging method includes estimating an internal state of a battery, determining a charging limitation condition corresponding to a plurality of charging areas based on the internal state, and charging the battery based on the charging limitation condition.

Charging method and apparatus optimized based on electrochemical model

A battery charging method and corresponding apparatus include charging a battery based on an initial charging operation, and verifying whether a change event, with respect to a charging operation, occurs based on the charging of the battery. The battery charging method and corresponding apparatus also include changing the charging operation to an adjusted charging operation in response to verifying that the change event, with respect to the charging operation, occurs. The change event includes a physical quantity event in which a physical quantity of the battery sensed during a charging rest time of the initial charging operation is greater than or equal to a threshold physical quantity.

Battery charging method and battery charging apparatus using variant pulse current

A battery charging method includes: charging a battery based on a charging profile; and in response to a charging termination event occurring, terminating the charging of the battery, wherein the charging profile is determined using weight information derived based on battery characteristic information and a basic charging profile.

A battery charging method and apparatus are provided. The battery charging apparatus determines, in a present charging operation, a variation in a charging current to charge a battery based on a degradation condition of the battery and an internal state of the battery in the present charging operation, and determines a charging current of a subsequent charging operation based on the variation in the charging current in the present charging operation and the charging current in the present charging operation.

Method and apparatus with battery charging

A battery charging method and apparatus are provided. The battery charging apparatus receives a desired charging time of a battery, generates charging currents of charging steps to charge the battery based on the desired charging time, acquires a charging limit condition including an internal state condition and a maximum charging time for each of the charging steps based on the desired charging time and an electrochemical model of the battery, and generates a charging profile including the charging currents and charging times of the charging currents based on the charging limit condition.

A battery charging method includes determining a battery overpotential based on a reference physical quantity and a battery physical quantity corresponding to a charging capacity of a battery while charging the battery in an initial charging step, determining whether a condition for changing a battery charging step is satisfied based on the battery overpotential, and changing the battery charging step from the initial charging step to an adjusted charging step in response to the condition being satisfied.

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Daeryong Jung