Lg Chem, Ltd

Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Kiwook Jang

Jongmin Park

Hyunchul Lee

Jin Man Kim

Jongbum Lee

Youngchang Jo

A method of voltage balancing among a plurality of battery modules connected in series and supplying power to an external device, and a battery system providing the same, and the battery system of the present invention includes: a battery pack including a plurality of battery modules; a switching circuit connecting the plurality of battery modules in series or in parallel; and a battery management system (BMS) controlling the switching circuit so as to connect the plurality of battery modules in series in a discharge mode to supply power from the battery pack to an external device, a charge mode to charge the battery pack by receiving the power from the external device, and a module balancing mode to charge the plurality of battery modules with the power applied from the external device until a voltage difference is a predetermined reference value or less.

Method of battery balancing and battery system providing the same

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for estimating a state of a battery, and more particularly, an apparatus for estimating a state of a battery includes: a first SOC estimating unit estimating a first state of charging (SOC) of the battery based on open circuit voltage and a temperature of the battery; a first SOH estimating unit estimating a first state of health of the battery based on the first SOC and the current of the battery; and a second SOC estimating unit estimating a second SOC of the battery based on the first SOH, charging/discharging voltage, the temperature, and the current of the battery or estimating the second SOC of the battery based on the charging/discharging voltage, the temperature, and the current of the battery.

Device and method for estimating state of battery

Provided are battery SOC estimating apparatus and method. The battery SOC estimating apparatus according to the present invention includes a first SOC calculating unit which applies a predetermined parameter to calculate a first state of charge (SOC) of a battery; one or more second SOC calculating units which individually apply different parameters to calculate one or more second SOCs of the battery; and an optimal parameter extracting unit which confirms a second SOC which is the closest to an actual SOC of the battery from one or more second SOCs to extract a parameter which is applied to the second SOC which is the closest to the actual SOC as an optimal parameter, in which the first SOC calculating unit applies the optimal parameter to calculate a final SOC of the battery.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Kiwook Jang