The present disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and specifically, to a battery information sampling assembly/component, a battery module, and a battery pack.
In response to continuous development of new energy technologies, the application of battery modules/battery packs is becoming wider. In order to ensure the normal operation of a battery, it is necessary to collect information such as a voltage and a temperature of each cell in a battery module/battery pack and monitor an operating status of each cell, to ensure a safe operation of the battery module/battery pack.
In the existing technology, the circuit board is connected with a battery sampling controller through a wire harness. The configuration of the wire harness occupies an internal space of the battery module/battery pack, which reduces the energy density of the battery module/battery pack. In addition, the wire harness is prone to contact with relevant components in the battery module/battery pack. When the battery module/battery pack is used in a vehicle, the vibration of vehicle during travelling causes the wire harness to rub against relevant metal components. Long-term vibration and friction cause damages to the wire harness, which affects the normal use and safety of the battery module/battery pack.
The present disclosure resolves at least one of the technical problems in the related art. The present disclosure provides a battery information sampling assembly/component.
In a first aspect, a battery information sampling assembly is provided, which includes a battery sampling controller and a flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board is configured to collect information of a corresponding cell. The flexible printed circuit board is connected with the battery sampling controller.
In a second aspect, a battery module is provided, which includes a cell and a battery support disposed on the cell, and further includes the battery information sampling assembly of the first aspect.
In a third aspect, a battery pack is provided, which includes a cell and a battery support disposed on the cell, and further includes the battery information sampling assembly of the first aspect.
Additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure are provided in the following description, some of which will become apparent from the following description or may be learned from practices of the present disclosure.
The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and comprehensible from the description of the embodiments provided with reference to the following drawings.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, where the same or similar elements or the elements having the same or similar functions are represented by the same or similar reference numerals throughout the description. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are examples and used only for explaining the present disclosure, and do not limit the present disclosure.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that orientation or position relationships indicated by the terms such as “center”, “up”, “down”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, and “outside” are based on orientation or position relationships shown in the drawings, and are used only for ease and brevity of description of the present disclosure, rather than indicating or implying that the mentioned apparatus or element needs to have a particular orientation or needs to be included and operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, the terms do not limit the present disclosure.
It should be noted that the terms “first” and “second” are merely used for description, and do not indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly indicate a number of technical features that are indicated. Therefore, features defined by “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such features. Further, in the description of the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, “multiple” means two or more.
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In the present disclosure, the battery sampling controller 13 is directly connected with the flexible printed circuit board 12, without a need to arrange/configure an additional wire harness to connect the battery sampling controller 13 to the flexible printed circuit board 12, which improves the space utilization of a battery module 20 or a battery pack 100 and indirectly improves the energy density of the battery module 20 or the battery pack 100. In addition, a problem of a failure of the battery information sampling assembly caused by wear of a wire harness as a result of external factors is avoided.
Multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 may be provided in the battery module 20 or the battery pack 100. The multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 are arranged/disposed at intervals. The multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 are directly connected with the battery sampling controller 13.
The multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 respectively collect battery information for each cell correspondingly and transmit the battery information directly to the battery sampling controller 13.
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It may be understood that the bent portion 121 of the flexible printed circuit board 12 may be arranged/disposed in a downwardly recessed and bent shape. No specific limitations are imposed, and any modification made based on the present disclosure and the actual situation should be protected by the present disclosure. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the bent portions 121 of the multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 are arranged/disposed at intervals, and the first connecting portions 122 of the multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 are connected as a whole. The first connecting portions 122 of the multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 are connected as a whole and then connected to the battery sampling controller 13. The design of the connecting the first connecting portions 122 of the multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 as a whole can improve the reliability of the connection between the flexible printed circuit boards 12 and the battery sampling controller 13.
Certainly, the structure of the flexible printed circuit board 12 in the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the first connecting portions 122 of the multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 may be directly connected with the battery sampling controller 13 individually.
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, one battery sampling controllers 13 is provided, and multiple flexible printed circuit boards 12 are provided. For example, a number of the flexible printed circuit boards 12 and a number of cells are the same, and each of the flexible printed circuit board 12 collects battery information of one cell correspondingly. In this way, it can be ensured that a fault of one flexible printed circuit board 12 will not affect information collection of other cells by the battery information sampling assembly 10. In addition, the one-to-one connection between the flexible printed circuit boards 12 and the cells can ensure that in a case that some of the flexible printed circuit boards 12 fail, only the failed flexible printed circuit boards 12 need to be replaced, which is targeted and reduces the costs.
In another embodiment, the number of the flexible printed circuit boards 12 is inconsistent with the number of the cells, such that the number of the flexible printed circuit boards 12 is less than the number of the cells, that is, one flexible printed circuit board 12 collects battery information of multiple cells correspondingly. For example, one flexible printed circuit board collects battery information of two cells correspondingly. The correspondence between the flexible printed circuit boards and the cells may be properly selected based on actual requirements.
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In the related art, the battery information sampling assembly is connected with the cell through welding. The process is complex and the assembly efficiency is low. The battery information sampling assembly 10 of the present disclosure can be quickly connected with the cell through the plug 11 arranged on the flexible printed circuit board 21, which improves the assembly efficiency of the battery information sampling assembly 10. The flexible printed circuit board 12 is connected with the plug 11 through the second connecting portion 123.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, one plug 11 is correspondingly arranged/disposed on each of the flexible printed circuit boards 12, thereby realizing information collection of one cell by one flexible printed circuit board 12. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, multiple plugs 11 are arranged on each of the flexible printed circuit boards 12, thereby realizing information collection of multiple cells by one flexible printed circuit board 12.
Multiple plugs 11, for example, two, three, or other numbers of plugs may be arranged on each of the flexible printed circuit boards 12. A number may be properly selected based on actual requirements. The multiple plugs 11 are arranged side by side at fixed intervals on an end of one flexible printed circuit board 12.
The configuration of the multiple plugs 11 is not limited thereto, and may be adaptively adjusted according to the configuration of the cells to realize the convenient and firm insertion between the plugs 11 and the cells.
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It may be understood that the way of connection between the flexible printed circuit board 12 and the battery sampling controller 13 and the way of connection between the plug 11 and the flexible printed circuit board 12 is not limited thereto.
The battery information sampling assembly 10 of the present disclosure further includes a reinforcing plate 16 arranged/disposed on a back side of the plug 11. The back side of the plug 11 is a side away from the cell. After the flexible printed circuit board 12 is welded to the plug 11, the reinforcing plate is fixedly connected with the flexible printed circuit board 12. The plug 11 is arranged on a surface (e.g., a first side) of the flexible printed circuit board 12, and the reinforcing plate is arranged on the other surface (e.g., a second side) of the flexible printed circuit board 12. The reinforcing plate is arranged on the other surface of the flexible printed circuit board 12 through adhesive. After the reinforcing plate is adhered to the flexible printed circuit board, adhesive is applied to an outer periphery of the reinforcing plate, the plug 11, and the flexible printed circuit board 12 to ensure firmer connection between the reinforcing plate, the plug 11, and the flexible printed circuit board 12.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery information sampling assembly 10 includes multiple reinforcing plates. One reinforcing plate is arranged on the back side of each of the plugs 11. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery sampling assembly includes one reinforcing plate. Each of the plugs 11 is adhered and fixed to the reinforcing plate. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery sampling assembly includes multiple reinforcing plates. Multiple plugs 11 are fixedly connected with each of the reinforcing plates.
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery sampling controller 13 is a BIC (battery information collector) board, and a positioning hole 131 and an engagement position 132 are arranged/disposed on the BIC board. According to the battery information sampling assembly 10, a battery support 22 is positioned and assembled with the battery information sampling assembly 10 through the positioning hole 131 arranged/disposed on the battery sampling controller 13. The engagement position 132 is a groove, and a snap 221 on the battery support 22 is embedded into the engagement position 132 for engagement, so as to fix the battery information sampling assembly 10.
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery sampling controller 13 includes four positioning holes 131. Multiple engagement positions 132 are evenly configured at fixed intervals on an upper edge and a lower edge of the battery sampling controller 13. Four engagement positions are configured on the upper edge of the battery sampling controller 13. Four engagement positions are configured on the lower edge of the battery sampling controller 13. The number of the engagement positions is not limited thereto, and may be adjusted based on actual requirements.
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The battery information sampling assembly 10 of the present disclosure collects battery parameter information such as a voltage and a temperature of each cell 21 through the flexible printed circuit board 12, and directly transmits the parameter information to the battery sampling controller 13. Finally, the parameter information is transmitted to a battery management system through the battery sampling controller 13, thereby realizing the monitoring of the cell.
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The battery pack 100 in this embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one battery module 20 using the above battery information sampling assembly 10. The battery information sampling assembly 10 can realize information collection for multiple cells 21 in multiple battery modules 20 in the battery pack 100, and has a higher operational stability, which can improve the safety of the battery pack 100, and the position and space occupation of the battery information collection assembly 10 are more proper, which can improve the space utilization of the battery pack 100 and improve the energy density of the battery pack 100.
Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described. A person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that various changes, modifications, replacements, and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present disclosure, and the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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202011487832.2 | Dec 2020 | CN | national |
This application is a Continuation Application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2021/089036, filed on Apr. 22, 2021, which is based on and claims priority to and benefits of Chinese Patent Application No. 202011487832.2, filed on Dec. 16, 2020. The entire content of all of the above-referenced applications is incorporated herein by reference.
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Parent | PCT/CN2021/089036 | Apr 2021 | US |
Child | 18207897 | US |