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Apparatus for estimating open circuit voltage of battery, apparatus for estimating state of charge of battery, and method for controlling the same

US8175826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2008
Grant dateMay 8, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/367
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for estimating an OCV of a battery includes a voltage sensing unit for measuring a battery output voltage; a temperature sensing unit for measuring a battery temperature; a data storing unit for periodically receiving the battery output voltage and temperature data from the sensing units and storing the data in a memory; an OCV variation estimating unit for calculating an OCV variation from a varying pattern of battery output voltages measured in the past and at the present, stored in the memory, by applying a mathematical model defining a correlation between the varying pattern and the OCV variation, and estimating an OCV at a current stage by reflecting a correction factor corresponding to the battery temperature on the calculated OCV variation; and an OCV estimating unit for estimating an OCV at the current stage by reflecting the estimated OCV variation on the OCV estimated at a last stage.

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