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Method for determining micro short circuit of lithium ion secondary battery

US11480627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2020
Grant dateOct 25, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a method for determining a micro short circuit of a lithium ion secondary battery which is capable of determining the presence or absence of a micro short circuit of the lithium ion secondary battery in a short time.A relaxation process after the interruption of a discharging current or a charging current is analyzed and a voltage fluctuation component due to micro short circuit is separated and used in the determination.Specifically, a method for determining a micro short circuit that determines presence or absence of the micro short circuit in a lithium ion secondary battery is provided which includes: a relaxation decomposition step of decomposing a change of a cell voltage in a relaxation process after interrupting charging current during charging or discharging current during discharging into a plurality of decomposition relaxation components; and a micro short circuit determination step of determining presence or absence of micro short circuit by determining presence or absence of a component in which a voltage drop has occurred due to the micro short circuit, among the plurality of decomposition relaxation components.

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