Fail-safe designs for large capacity battery systems

Kim, Gi-Heon; Smith, Kandler; Ireland, John; Pesaran, Ahmad A.; Neubauer, Jeremy

Title: Fail-safe designs for large capacity battery systems

Abstract

Fail-safe systems and design methodologies for large capacity battery systems are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methodologies serve to locate a faulty cell in a large capacity battery, such as a cell having an internal short circuit, determine whether the fault is evolving, and electrically isolate the faulty cell from the rest of the battery, preventing further electrical energy from feeding into the fault.

Inventors:: Kim, Gi-Heon; Smith, Kandler; Ireland, John; Pesaran, Ahmad A.; Neubauer, Jeremy

Issue Date:: 2016-05-17

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1253356

Patent Number(s):: 9341678

Application Number:: 13/628,208

Assignee:: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M2200/00 - Safety devices for primary or secondary batteries

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E60/10 - Energy storage

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M2220/20 - Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
H01M2010/4271 - {Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R31/382 - Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
B60L58/22 - Balancing the charge of battery modules

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
Y02T10/70 - Energy storage for electromobility

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M10/425 - {Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing
H01M10/482 - {for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Sep 27

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 25 ENERGY STORAGE; 42 ENGINEERING; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

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                    Kim, Gi-Heon, Smith, Kandler, Ireland, John, Pesaran, Ahmad A., and Neubauer, Jeremy. Fail-safe designs for large capacity battery systems.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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