Patent Application
20200313245
The present disclosure relates to the fields of electric vehicle and battery techniques, and particularly to a power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle and a control method.
Electric vehicles are new energy vehicles, and power batteries are a core energy source of the electric vehicles. The power batteries are generally assembled to meet the driving needs of the electric vehicles. A power battery pack for a vehicle should be provided with a safety prevention and control system to ensure the safety of the power battery pack for the vehicle in use.
In general, the safety accidents of electric vehicles are characterized by multiple stages. In the first stage, a battery system fails, and the fault may induce thermal runaway of a battery cell. In the second stage, the thermal runaway of the battery cells in the battery system occurs, which may cause a local fire. In the third stage, the thermal runaway spread occurs in the battery system, with the possibility of spreading the fire. For the above three stages, the safety prevention and control system provided on the power battery pack for the vehicle should have corresponding prevention and control measures.
In the conventional battery monitoring and management system and monitoring method for an electric vehicle, the thermal runaway of the battery is determined by voltages, temperatures, smog concentrations, and gas concentrations collected in real time. The monitoring system and monitoring method can only be used for alarming when thermal runaway occurs. No active and direct prevention and control scheme is proposed for the thermal runaway problem of the battery, and no warning scheme for early fault caused by the thermal runaway is proposed. The monitoring system and method cannot effectively suppress the spread of thermal runaway in the battery pack after thermal runaway of the battery cell occurs, and the actual effect of safety prevention and control is limited. It can be seen from the above that most conventional solutions are passive prevention and control measures provided for the second and third stages of the safety accidents of the electric vehicle. The conventional technical solutions cannot actively and directly monitor the fault of the battery system of the electric vehicle, and cannot comprehensively improve the safety of the battery pack of the electric vehicle.
A power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle is provided, which includes a battery pack for powering the electric vehicle, and further includes a signal collection device, a master controller and a stepwise prevention and control actuator;
one end of the signal collection device is electrically connected to the battery pack, and the other end of the signal collection device is electrically connected to the master controller, the signal collection device is configured to acquire monitoring information of the battery pack and transmit the monitoring information to the master controller;
the master controller includes a fault diagnosis device, a cell thermal runaway determination device and a battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device; the fault diagnosis device, the cell thermal runaway determination device and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device are electrically connected to the stepwise prevention and control actuator respectively, and are respectively configured to send a control instruction to the stepwise prevention and control actuator;
the stepwise prevention and control actuator is configured to perform a prevention and control action according to control instructions sent by the fault diagnosis device, the cell thermal runaway determination device, and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device.
A control method for a power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle is provided. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system includes:
a battery pack for powering an electric vehicle;
a signal collection device, one end of which is electrically connected to the battery pack;
a master controller, electrically connected to the other end of the signal collection device; and
a stepwise prevention and control actuator, electrically connected to the master controller;
the control method includes the following steps:
S100: acquiring, by the signal collection device, monitoring information of the battery pack, and transmitting the monitoring information to the master controller;
S200: generating, by the master controller, a control instruction according to the monitoring information, and sending the control instruction to the stepwise prevention and control actuator;
S300: performing, by the stepwise prevention and control actuator, a prevention and control action according to the control instruction sent by the master controller.
A power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle is provided, which includes a battery pack, a signal collection device, a master controller, and a stepwise prevention and control actuator;
the battery pack is configured to power the electric vehicle;
one end of the signal collection device is electrically connected to the battery pack, and the other end of the signal collection device is connected to the master controller, the signal collection device is configured to acquire monitoring information of the battery pack and transmit the monitoring information to the master controller;
the master controller comprises a fault diagnosis device, a cell thermal runaway determination device, and a battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device; the fault diagnosis device, the cell thermal runaway determination device and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device are electrically connected to the stepwise prevention and control actuator respectively, and are respectively configured to send a control instruction to the stepwise prevention and control actuator;
the stepwise prevention and control actuator is configured to perform a prevention and control action according to control instructions sent by the fault diagnosis device, the cell thermal runaway determination device and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device;
the fault diagnosis device comprises an internal short-circuit detector, an external short-circuit detector, a charge-discharge fault detector, an insulation failure detector, a collision detector, a liquid leakage and fire detector and an overheat detector;
the internal short-circuit detector, the external short-circuit detector, the charge-discharge fault detector, the insulation failure detector, the collision detector, the liquid leakage and fire detector and the overheat detector are respectively electrically connected to the signal collection device;
the internal short-circuit detector, the external short-circuit detector, the charge-discharge fault detector, the insulation failure detector, the collision detector, the liquid leakage and fire detector and the overheat detector are respectively configured to perform a parallel fault diagnosis on different types of faults, determine a fault type, and send a control instruction for a fault of a fault level one to the stepwise prevention and control actuator according to different fault types;
the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device further comprises a battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination, a battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device, and a timer;
the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device, the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device and the timer are respectively electrically connected to the signal collection device;
the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device is configured to determine whether a thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs in the battery pack;
the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device is configured to determine whether a thermal runaway spread-induced explosion occurs in the battery pack, and send a control instruction for a fault of a fault level four to the stepwise prevention and control actuator if an explosion occurs;
the timer is electrically connected to the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device, and is configured to record a time interval from battery cell thermal runaway to the explosion of the battery pack;
the stepwise prevention and control actuator comprises an alarm device, a thermal runaway inducement suppression device, a thermal runaway zone suppression device, a fire extinguishing device and a safety relief device respectively electrically connected to the master controller;
the thermal runaway inducement suppression device comprises a shutoff device and an isolating device, the shutoff device and the isolating device are respectively provided to perform a corresponding prevention and control action, the shutoff device is configured to shut off a fault cell and a fault zone circuit, and the isolating device is configured to isolate the fault cell, isolate a charge-discharge circuit, and shut off a main circuit of the battery pack.
The present disclosure provides a power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle and a control method. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle includes a signal collection device, a master controller and a stepwise prevention and control actuator, and is capable of providing active prevention and control measures and passive prevention and control measures. The master controller includes a fault diagnosis device, a cell thermal runaway determination device, and a battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device which are respectively electrically connected to the stepwise prevention and control actuator and send different control instructions to the stepwise prevention and control actuator. The stepwise prevention and control actuator can perform different levels of prevention and control actions according to different control instructions sent by the fault diagnosis device, the cell thermal runaway determination device and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle and the control method can accurately activate the prevention and control mechanism according to the actual situation of the accident in combination with the prevention and control capability of the prevention and control system, maximize the effect of the safety protection and ensure the safety of the passenger in the electric vehicle. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle and the control method of the present disclosure can also make the active prevention and control measures and passive prevention and control measures complement each other, reinforce each other, and jointly solve the technical problem of the safety prevention and control of the battery pack of the electric vehicle.
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The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely in combination with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely part of embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.
Safety accidents of a power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle are characterized by multiple stages. In the first stage, a battery system fails, and the fault forms an inducement of thermal runaway of a battery cell. In the second stage, thermal runaway of the battery cell in the battery system occurs, which may cause a local fire. In the third stage, the thermal runaway spread occurs in the battery system, with the possibility of the fire spread.
As for the first stage, when a fault occurs, a timely warning should be raised. Especially in a situation where the warning is not fully stipulated in relevant test standards, it is necessary to establish a real-time early-warning mechanism for long-term safety supervision of a full life cycle, such as a fault diagnosis of a self-induced internal short circuit, a real-time diagnosis of liquid leakage of a battery cell, and an early warning mechanism thereof.
As for the second stage, in addition to the timely alarming when the thermal runaway occurs, the prevention and control system should also initiate a thermal runaway spread suppression measure to delay or even prevent the occurrence of the thermal runaway spread. If a fire occurs during the thermal runaway of the battery cell, the prevention and control system should extinguish the fire in time to prevent further damage to a battery pack element caused by flame burning.
As for the third stage, when thermal runaway spread occurs, the prevention and control system should have an ability to prevent and control accidents again, and can do its best to delay and prevent occurrence of an explosion event that may cause great harm to personnel. For a situation of a possible second fire, the prevention and control system should have an ability to extinguish the second fire.
In safety accidents of the electric vehicle, fire and explosion of the battery pack are the most worrying phenomena. It is necessary to have clear understanding of possible fire and explosion phenomena of the battery pack, and formulate reasonable prevention and control functions. As for three elements of fire, i.e., a high temperature, a combustible and oxygen, the prevention and control system is generally designed for these three elements. As for the high temperature condition, when a battery pack has a safety accident, a local high temperature condition is mainly caused by the thermal runaway. Accordingly, in order to prevent and control a battery pack fire, it is very important to weaken the high temperature condition caused by the thermal runaway. If a timely warning can be raised in a fault stage (i.e., the first stage) before the thermal runaway occurs, the thermal runaway does not occur, that is, the occurrence of fire is fundamentally prevented. Of course, a mode of increasing a cooling capacity by a cooling system after the thermal runaway occurs, and a mode of spraying the extinguishing agent by a fire extinguishing device to reduce the temperature after the fire, are also effective. As for the combustible, it is currently believed that the most combustible combustibles are an organic electrolyte inside a lithium-ion power battery when the battery pack has a safety accident. The organic electrolyte leaks and diffuses inside the battery pack, which may cause fire spread or even explosion. If an organic electrolyte leakage occurs, it is feasible prevention and control measures to exhaust the combustible gas in time such that no zone inside the battery system reaches a limit of the fire or explosion. As for the oxygen, a concentration of the oxygen can be diluted through a mode of spraying the extinguishing agent by the fire extinguishing device, or an effect of the oxygen can be removed through a mode of filling the battery pack with inert gas. However, when a lithium-ion power battery has the thermal runaway, a certain amount of active oxygen may be generated inside the lithium-ion power battery itself, the mode of filling the battery pack with the inert gas to suppress the fire of the battery pack may have a limited effect.
It should be noted that although fire and explosion protection control is an important part of the battery pack safety prevention and control, only carrying out the fire and explosion protection control during the battery safety prevention and control cannot guarantee the safety of the battery pack to the greatest extent. Because the thermal runaway of the battery is the common key issue of the safety of the battery pack, and the thermal runaway is not a sufficient condition for the fire and explosion. The battery pack safety prevention and control should take the thermal runaway prevention and control as a core, and the stepwise prevention and control is performed on the accident phenomena sequentially occurred such as the fault inducement, the battery cell thermal runaway, the thermal runaway spread, the fire and explosion, etc. In addition, the gas released when the thermal runaway of the battery pack occurs may cause a suffocation risk of a passenger, which also requires attention during the process of the stepwise safety prevention and control.
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In the present embodiment, the master controller 300 of the power battery pack safety prevention and control system 10 for the electric vehicle can send different control instructions to control the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 to perform different levels of prevention and control actions. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system 10 for the electric vehicle can accurately start the prevention and control mechanism in combination with the prevention and control capability of the prevention and control system according to an actual situation of a specific accident, maximize the safety protection effect and ensure the safety of passengers in the electric vehicle. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system 10 for the electric vehicle can also make the active prevention and control measures and the passive prevention and control measures complement each other, reinforce each other, and jointly solve the problem of the safety prevention and control of the power battery pack for the electric vehicle. The active prevention and control measures refer to real-time monitoring of characteristics of the battery system accidents and timely warning according to the above-mentioned three stages of the battery safety accidents of the electric vehicle. The passive prevention and control measures refer to adding a corresponding element and a mechanism in a design process as for the characteristics of the battery system accidents according to the three stages of the battery safety accidents of the electric vehicle, to delay or prevent the occurrence or spread of the accidents. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system 10 for the electric vehicle can be combined with the fault diagnosis device 310, the battery cell thermal runaway determination device 320 and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330 in the master controller 300, to implement that the active prevention and control measures and passive prevention and control measures complement each other and reinforce each other to jointly solve the problem of safety prevention and control of the battery pack of the electric vehicle. The power battery pack safety prevention and control system 10 for the electric vehicle can implement the stepwise prevention and control of the battery pack safety problems according to the multi-stage characteristics of the safety accidents of the battery pack of the electric vehicle, such as a thermal runaway-induced fault, battery cell thermal runaway, battery pack thermal runaway spread, battery pack fire explosion, release of a combustible harmful gas and so on.
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In an embodiment, the battery pack 100 is divided into eleven zones, and the eleven zones are numbered from 110 to 1B0 as shown in
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The signal sensor 210 can be one or more of a voltage sensor 211, a temperature sensor 212, a current sensor 213, an insulation detection sensor 214, a collision signal sensor 215, a combustible gas sensor 216, a flame detection sensor 217, and an explosion detection sensor 218. The signal sensor 210 can be provided at different positions of the battery pack 100 according to requirements. Each zone of the battery pack has an independent collection daughter board. A sensor, such as the voltage sensor 211, the temperature sensor 212, the insulation detection sensor 214, the combustible gas sensor 216, or the flame detection sensor 217, transmits a signal to a signal collection daughter board of a corresponding zone, and then the signal is transmitted to the master controller 300 by the signal collection daughter board. The entire battery pack 100 has only one signal sensor. For example, a signal is acquired by the current sensor 213, the collision signal sensor 215, or the explosion detection sensor 218, then the signal is directly transmitted to the master controller 300.
The specific form of the signal collection device 200 is not limited, and with the development of the technology, there may be other devices capable of detecting the battery pack signal that can be installed in a corresponding position of the battery pack 100. It can be understood that any device that can acquire the battery status information is within the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the present embodiment, multiple detection sensors can acquire the battery status information in all directions, such that the battery status information acquired by the system is more accurate and reliable.
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The master controller 300 is mainly configured to monitor the battery safety status based on a model according to a real-time signal of the battery pack 100 detected by the signal collection device 200. The master controller 300 may be provided with a main control chip capable of implementing a corresponding function. The master controller 300 may further include: a signal receiving device 340, a control signal transmission device 350, a function safety guarantee device 360, and the like. A control program for monitoring the battery safety status runs in real time in the master controller chip. The fault diagnosis device 310, the battery cell thermal runaway determination device 320, and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330 in the master controller 300 complete the real-time monitoring of the battery pack 100 in stages and in functions.
In an embodiment, the fault diagnosis device 310 includes an internal short-circuit detector 311, an external short-circuit detector 312, a charge-discharge fault detector 313, an insulation failure detector 314, a collision detector 315, a liquid leakage and fire detector 316, an overheat detector 317, and other detectors 31X which are electrically connected to the signal collection device 200 respectively. The above-mentioned different types of fault diagnosis devices 310 can be configured to perform a parallel fault diagnosis on different types of faults and determine a fault type, so as to send a control instruction for a fault of level one to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 according to different fault types.
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In an embodiment, the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330 further includes: a battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device 333, a battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334, and a timer 335. The battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device 333, the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334, and the timer 335 are electrically connected to the signal collection device 200 respectively. The battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device 333 is configured to determine whether a thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs in the battery pack. The battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334 is configured to determine whether a thermal runaway spread-induced explosion occurs in the battery pack. If an explosion occurs, a control instruction for a fault of level four is sent to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400. The timer 335 is electrically connected to the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334, and is configured to record a time interval from the battery cell thermal runaway to the battery pack explosion.
The arrangement of the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334 and the timer 335 enables the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330 to obtain a determination result more accurately. When the passive safety design of the battery system is performed, the recorded time interval DTR from the battery cell thermal runaway to the battery pack explosion should ensure that the time interval DTR from battery cell thermal runaway to the battery pack explosion is greater than an escape duration required by a person. In addition, such arrangement is also of great significance for analysis of accidents such as the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion and so on.
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One end of the electrochemical status determination device 303 and one end of the thermogenesis status determination device 304 are respectively connected to the battery pack 100. The other end of the electrochemical status determination device 303 and the other end of the thermogenesis status determination device 304 are respectively connected to the processor 301. The electrochemical status determination device 303 is configured to acquire information of a battery having an extreme electrochemical status, perform model-based electrochemical abnormal status detection, and output a detection result of an electrochemical status of the battery. The thermogenesis status determination device 304 is configured to acquire information of a battery having an extreme thermogenesis status, perform model-based thermogenesis abnormal status detection, and output a detection result of a thermogenesis status of the battery. The processor 301 is configured to store position and status information of the battery pack 100. The processor 301 is further configured to generate a control instruction of a prevention and control action. The selector 302 is configured to screen an extreme battery based on an “average+difference” model. The logic-arithmetic unit 305 is configured to perform a logical operation based on the detection results obtained by the electrochemical status determination device 303 and the thermogenesis status determination device 304, and output an operation result to the processor 301.
Specifically, a logic “and” an operation is performed according to the extreme electrochemical status and the extreme thermogenesis status respectively obtained by the electrochemical status determination device 303 and the thermogenesis status determination device 304. If the extreme electrochemical status and the extreme thermogenesis status are both 1, and battery cells corresponding to the extreme electrochemical status and the extreme thermogenesis status are the same battery cell, it is determined that the battery cell has an internal short-circuit fault. The battery cell having the internal short-circuit fault is further estimated to estimate a degree of the internal short circuit, and the prevention and control actuator is required to perform a corresponding prevention and control action, such as alarming, shutting the circuit off, and isolating the internal short-circuit battery, and so on.
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The stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 is configured to perform a prevention and control action of a different level according to a different control instruction sent by the fault diagnosis device 310, the battery cell thermal runaway determination device 320, and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330. The stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 receives a safety stepwise prevention and control signal in real time sent by the master controller 300, and performs a corresponding safety prevention and control action.
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The thermal runaway spread suppression system 430 includes a heat flow passive guide device 431, a heat flow active guide device 435, a heat exchanger 438, and a combustible gas extraction device 439. In the thermal runaway spread suppression system 430, suppression of the thermal runaway spread is implemented by the heat flow active guide device 435 and the heat flow passive guide device 431. The heat flow active guide device 435, the heat exchanger 438 and the combustible gas extraction device 439 assist each other to implement the active guiding and discharging of the heat flow. The heat flow passive guide device 431, the heat exchanger 438, and the combustible gas extraction device 439 assist each other to implement the passive guiding and discharging of the heat flow. The heat flow passive guide device 431 is provided in different zones of the battery pack 100 and is configured to passively guide the flow of heat when the thermal runaway occurs. The heat flow active guide device 435 is provided in different zones of the battery pack 100 and is configured to actively guide the flow of heat when the thermal runaway occurs. The heat exchanger 438 is provided in different zones of the battery pack 100, and is configured to complete exchange of heat between the battery pack 100 and the outside world. The combustible gas extraction device 439 is provided in different zones of the battery pack 100 and is configured to complete discharging of the combustible gas outward. The heat flow active guide device 435 may include a cooling pipeline 436 and a liquid cooling pump 437. The heat flow passive guide device 431 may include a thermal insulation layer 432, a directional heat conduction plate 433, and a phase change heat storage layer 434.
In an embodiment, the fire extinguishing device 440 includes a fire extinguishing agent tank body 441, a fire extinguishing agent delivery pipeline 442, and a fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 443. The fire extinguishing agent tank body 441 is connected to the fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 443 through the fire extinguishing agent delivery pipeline 442. The fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 443 includes a fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 444 in a zone I and a fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 445 in a zone II. The fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 444 in the zone I and the fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 445 in the zone II are respectively configured to complete injections of different doses of fire extinguishing agent.
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In the fault diagnosis, the provided parallel fault diagnosis function can diagnose different types of faults and determine a fault type, but no false alarm occurs. Alarms for different faults, levels of the alarmed faults are level 1. When the fault type cannot be determined, the level of the fault is level 1O. The fault level is a level 1X after the determination of the fault type, here X represents a specific fault type.
In the determination of the cell thermal runaway, a function of determining an occurrence of thermal runaway is provided. A determination device for determining an occurrence of the thermal runaway can predict a possibility of an occurrence of the thermal runaway of a battery cell within a period of time t¬0. If it is predicted that thermal runaway may occur, an alarm mechanism is triggered. If the thermal runaway determination device determines that the thermal runaway occurs, an alarm is issued with an alarm level 2A. At the same time, a zone in which the cell with the thermal runaway is located is determined, and the thermal runaway spread zone suppression mechanism is turned on in the corresponding zone. After the determination of the occurrence of the cell thermal runaway, the cell is continuously monitored and it is determined whether a thermal runaway-induced fire occurs in the cell. If the cell catches fire, the alarm level is level 2B, and a zone fire extinguishing mechanism is turned on in a corresponding zone.
In the determination of the battery pack thermal runaway spread, a function of determination of thermal runaway spread in a battery pack is provided. If it is determined that the thermal runaway spread occurs in an adjacent zone of the battery pack but the cell does not catch fire, the alarm level is a level 3A. If it is determined that thermal runaway spread occurs in an adjacent zone of the battery pack and the cell catches fire, the alarm level is a level 3B. As for the alarm level 3A/3B, a thermal runaway spread secondary suppression mechanism is turned on in a zone in which the thermal runaway spread occurs. At the same time, it is determined whether a thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs. If it is determined that the thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs but a cell does not catch fire, the alarm level is a level 3C. If it is determined that the thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs and a cell catches fired, the alarm level is a level 3D. As for the alarm level 3C/3D, a zone secondary fire extinguishing mechanism is turned on in a zone in which the thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs. The controller continuously monitors the battery pack to determine whether the thermal runaway spread-induced explosion occurs. If an explosion occurs, the alarm level is level 4, and a time interval DTR from the cell thermal runaway to the battery pack explosion is recorded. During the battery system passive safety design, it should be ensured that the time interval DTR from the cell thermal runaway to the battery pack explosion is greater than the escape duration required by a person. In general, considering the situation where a person is trapped and needs to wait for the fire brigade in order to obtain rescue, thus the DTR should be greater than 30 minutes.
In an embodiment, in combination with the above-mentioned power battery pack safety prevention and control system and the contents in
S100: the signal collection device 200 acquires monitoring information of the battery pack 100, and transmits the monitoring information to the master controller 300;
S200: the master controller 300 generates a control instruction according to the monitoring information, and sends the control instruction to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400;
S300, the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 performs a prevention and control action according to the control instruction sent by the master controller 300.
In one embodiment, the step S200 may specifically include:
S210: one or more of the fault diagnosis device 310, the battery cell thermal runaway determination device 320, and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330 generate at least one control instruction according to the monitoring information, and send the at least one control instruction to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400.
In an embodiment, the step S210 may specifically include:
S211: the internal short-circuit detector 311, the external short-circuit detector 312, the charge-discharge fault detector 313, the insulation failure detector 314, the collision detector 315, the liquid leakage and fire detector 316 and the overheat detector 317 respectively perform a parallel fault diagnosis on different types of faults, determine the fault type, and send a control instruction for a fault of level one to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 according to the different fault types.
In an embodiment, the control method may further include:
the electrochemical status determination device 303 acquires information of a battery with an extreme electrochemical status, performs a model-based electrochemical abnormal status detection, and outputs a detection result of an electrochemical status of the battery;
the thermogenesis status determination device 304 acquires information of a battery with an extreme thermogenesis status, performs a model-based thermogenesis abnormal status detection, and outputs a detection result of a thermogenesis status of the battery;
the processor 301 stores position and status information of the battery pack 100, and generates a control instruction of a prevention and control action;
the selector 302 screens an extreme battery based on an “average+difference” model;
the logic-arithmetic unit 305 performs a logic operation according to the detection results obtained by the electrochemical status determination device 303 and the thermogenesis status determination device 304, and outputs an operation result to the processor 301.
In an embodiment, the step S210 may specifically further include:
S212: the battery cell thermal runaway predictor 321 predicts a possibility of an occurrence of the battery cell thermal runaway, and the battery cell thermal runaway locator 322 determines a zone in which the battery cell thermal runaway occurs;
S213: the battery cell thermal runaway predictor 321 and the battery cell thermal runaway locator 322 send control instructions for a fault of level two to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 according to different possibilities of the battery cell thermal runaway and different zones in which the battery cell thermal runaway occurs.
In an embodiment, the step S210 may specifically include:
S214: the battery pack thermal runaway spread predictor 331 determines whether a thermal runaway spread occurs in the battery pack and an adjacent zone, and the battery pack thermal runaway spread locator 332 locates a zone in which the battery pack thermal runaway spread occurs;
S215: the battery pack thermal runaway spread predictor 331 and the battery pack thermal runaway spread locator 332 send control instructions for a fault of level three to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 according to different conditions of whether the thermal runaway spread occurs in the battery pack 100, a zone in which the battery pack thermal runaway spread occurs, whether the battery pack 100 has a thermal runaway spread-induced fire, and whether a battery cell catches fire.
In an embodiment, the step S210 may specifically include:
S216: the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device 333 determines whether a thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs in the battery pack 100;
S217: the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334 determines whether a thermal runaway spread-induced explosion occurs in the battery pack 100, and sends a control instruction for a fault of level four to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 if an explosion occurs;
S218: the timer 335 records a time interval from the battery cell thermal runaway to the explosion of the battery pack 100.
In an embodiment, the control method further includes one or more of the following steps:
the shutoff device 421 shuts off a faulty cell and a fault zone circuit;
the heat flow passive guide device 431 passively guides flow of heat;
The heat flow active guide device 435 actively guides flow of heat;
the heat exchanger 438 implements heat exchange between the battery pack 100 and the outside world;
the combustible gas extraction device 439 implements outward discharging of a combustible gas.
In an embodiment, the fire extinguishing device 440 includes a fire extinguishing agent tank body 441, a fire extinguishing agent delivery pipeline 442, and a fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 443. The fire extinguishing agent tank body 441 is connected to the fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 443 through the fire extinguishing agent delivery pipeline 442. The fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 443 includes a fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 444 in a zone I and a fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 445 in a zone II.
The control method further includes: the fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 444 in the zone I and the fire extinguishing agent injection valve body 445 in the zone II complete injections of different doses of fire extinguishing agent.
In an embodiment, the present disclosure further provides a power battery pack safety prevention and control system for an electric vehicle, including a battery pack 100, a signal collection device 200, a master controller 300, and a stepwise prevention and control actuator 400.
The battery pack 100 is configured to power an electric vehicle.
One end of the signal collection device 200 is electrically connected to the battery pack 100; the other end of the signal collection device 200 is electrically connected to the master controller 300, and the signal collection device 200 is configured to acquire monitoring information of the battery pack 100 and transmit the monitoring information to the master controller 300.
The master controller 300 includes a fault diagnosis device 310, a battery cell thermal runaway determination device 320, and a battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330. The fault diagnosis device 310, the battery cell thermal runaway determination device 320, and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330 are respectively electrically connected to the stepwise prevention and control actuators 400, and are configured to send control instructions to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400.
The stepwise prevention and control executor 400 is configured to perform a prevention and control action according to the control instructions sent by the fault diagnosis device 310, the battery cell thermal runaway determination device 320, and the battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330.
The fault diagnosis device 310 includes an internal short-circuit detector 311, an external short-circuit detector 312, a charge-discharge fault detector 313, an insulation failure detector 314, a collision detector 315, a liquid leakage and fire detector 316 and an overheat detector 317.
The internal short-circuit detector 311, the external short-circuit detector 312, the charge-discharge fault detector 313, the insulation failure detector 314, the collision detector 315, the liquid leakage and fire detector 316 and the overheat detector 317 are electrically connected to the signal collection device 200 respectively.
The internal short-circuit detector 311, the external short-circuit detector 312, the charge-discharge fault detector 313, the insulation failure detector 314, the collision detector 315, the liquid leakage and fire detector 316 and the overheat detector 317 are respectively configured to perform a parallel fault diagnosis on different types of faults, determine a fault type, and send a control instruction for a fault of level one to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 according to different fault types.
The battery pack thermal runaway spread determination device 330 further includes a battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device 333, a battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334, and a timer 335.
The battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device 333, the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334, and the timer 335 are electrically connected to the signal collection device 200 respectively.
The battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced fire determination device 333 is configured to determine whether a thermal runaway spread-induced fire occurs in the battery pack 100.
The battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334 is configured to determine whether a thermal runaway spread-induced explosion occurs in the battery pack 100, and send a control instruction for a fault of level four to the stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 if an explosion occurs.
The timer 335 is electrically connected to the battery pack thermal runaway spread-induced explosion determination device 334, and is configured to record a time interval from the battery cell thermal runaway to the explosion of the battery pack 100.
The stepwise prevention and control actuator 400 includes an alarm device 410, a thermal runaway inducement suppression device 420, a thermal runaway zone suppression device 430, a fire extinguishing device 440, and a safety relief device 450 electrically connected to the master controller 300 respectively.
The thermal runaway inducement suppression device 420 includes a shutoff device 421 and an isolating device 422. The shutoff device 421 and the isolating device 422 are respectively provided as a device to perform a corresponding prevention and control action. The shutoff device 421 is configured to shut off a fault cell and a fault zone circuit. The isolating device 422 is configured to isolate a fault cell, isolate a charge-discharge circuit, and shut off a main circuit of the battery pack 100.
The various technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. To simplify the description, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described herein. However, as long as there are no contradictions in the combinations of these technical features, all the combinations should be considered within the scope of the present disclosure.
The above-mentioned embodiments are merely several exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and their descriptions are more specific and detailed, but they should not be understood as limiting the scope of the present disclosure. It should be noted that, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present disclosure, and these modifications and improvements all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201711366401.9 | Dec 2017 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation application of International Application PCT/CN2018/114168, entitled “Power Battery Pack Safety Prevention and Control System for Electric Vehicle and Control Method”, filed on Nov. 6, 2018, which claims priority to China Patent Application No. 201711366401.9, entitled “Power Battery Pack Safety Prevention and Control System for Electric Vehicle,” filed on Dec. 18, 2017, the contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/CN2018/114168 | Nov 2018 | US |
| Child | 16900992 | US |
