Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ju Wan Lim

Duk Jin Oh

Young Hun Sung

Daeryong Jung

Jinho Kim

Tae Won Song

Myeongjae Lee

Youngjae Kim

Hongsoo Choi

Myunghoon Kim

Myung Hoon Kim

Jin Ho Kim

Yeong Suk Choi

Young Jae Kim

Tae Jung Yeo

Sungick Kim

Jin Duk Oh

Terrance Christopher Huang

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 detecting an internal short circuit in a battery are provided. The method includes acquiring values of one or more basic parameters of the battery, acquiring values of one or more degradation parameters used in a battery model indicating an internal state of the battery based on the values of the one or more basic parameters, determining whether the internal short circuit occurs in the battery based on a first value of a first degradation parameter and a second value of a second degradation parameter from among the one or more degradation parameters, and performing an operation in response to the internal short circuit occurring in the battery.

Method and apparatus for detecting internal short circuit in battery

A method and apparatus with battery short circuit detection are included. In one general aspect, a processor-implemented method includes, based on battery data measured by a battery and a battery model of the battery, determining a detection parameter value used for detecting a short circuit of the battery and a variation factor value correlated with the detection parameter, using the variation factor to extract a reference value corresponding to the detection parameter value from a reference data set, and determining whether a short circuit of the battery has occurred based on a result of comparing the detection parameter value with the reference value.

A battery charging method includes: charging a battery with a charging current; and changing the charging current in response to a current change event occurring during the charging of the battery, wherein the current change event occurs when the battery reaches a threshold voltage at which an anode potential of the battery reaches a reference value.

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 control method and apparatus is disclosed. The battery charging control method includes inputting a preset magnitude of a current to a battery during a preset period of time, identifying a diffusion characteristic of a material in the battery, and determining whether to change the magnitude of the current to be input to the battery based on the identified diffusion characteristic of the material, in which the diffusion characteristic may be determined based on a distribution of the material in one or more of a cathode of the battery, an anode of the battery, and an electrolyte of the battery in response to the input of the current in the battery.

Method and apparatus controlling charging of battery based on diffusion characteristics of material included in the battery

A battery charging method and apparatus are provided. A setting value of charging control information is determined based on an overpotential value and a voltage value of a battery and is applied in the charging control information, and a voltage applied to charge the battery is controlled based on the charging control information that applies the setting value.

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.

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Ju Wan Lim