(2) background technology
Demand such as easy to carry for meeting, as not take up space, the development trend of Internet appliance product are towards compact direction research and development, more common product such as notebook computer, personal data processor, mobile phone etc., and none does not follow this development trend.Take a broad view of above-mentioned every product, for the application demand that satisfies the user also possesses maneuverability, all be equipped with the rechargeable type battery with as working power, lightly change but be subject to because of the volume requirement of product, volume of battery can't strengthen naturally, thereby its electric power storage ability certainly will be subjected to certain limitation; In addition, because of the variation that becomes of healing of function that product possessed, its internal circuit heals and becomes complicated so power consumption improves relatively.Therefore, make it give full play to the power supply supply, and reduce unnecessary power consumption loss, promptly become a ring important in the product design as carrying out efficient management to battery.
With regard to the battery management of various portable apparatus (as notebook computer), it is that design has a management circuit rechargeable battery to be carried out action such as charge and discharge to carry out the optimization adjustment, and this management circuit is every data of transmitting battery by a signal transmitting and receiving interface and this portable apparatus, give the user and this portable apparatus is obtained present behind the latest data of battery, make it learn the state of current battery.
With the practice of existing management circuit, be after presetting every reference data of battery earlier,, and the charge and discharge of battery to be managed as parameters such as voltage upper lower limit value, temperature upper lower limit values.Yet the inner chemical material of battery itself promptly has factors such as instability and nonlinearities change, make it carry out chemical conversion process and be full of unpredictable parameter, as long as be subjected to factor affecting such as external environment temperature, charging or discharging current power, battery length service time, originally every reference data that battery is preset promptly can't meet the requirement of change.
Specifically, when battery was subjected to external environment temperature effect, its internal resistance also produced relative variation, and the high more then internal resistance of temperature increases, and vice versa; So promptly cause floating of the terminal voltage of battery own, cause the voltage upper lower limit value that originally configured to cause error; On the other hand, along with the battery prolongation of service time, its internal resistance also can increase, and causes the erroneous judgement of voltage upper lower limit value equally.
And with charge and discharge system, be to adopt the mode of deciding electric current to carry out in the past, but the characteristic of battery is when providing when discharging and recharging with little electric current, can obtain preferable efficiency for charge-discharge, otherwise if then causes charged the illusion of saturated or power drain of battery during bigger charging and discharging currents easily.And in charging process saturated gradually along with battery, the energy of charging also converts heat energy to and dissipation can't flow in the battery efficiently, to decide current system charging kind of an inefficient method beyond doubt; In addition, cross low or cause inside battery electrolytic solution to freeze or during precipitation, excessive charging current also will cause the damage of battery when the external environment temperature because of not using for a long time.
On the other hand, in the discharge process of battery, existing mode only can provide warning message to inform that the energy content of battery is about to exhaust, but still is to continue to carry out discharging action, and the nonreversibility fault that battery will cause capacity can't reply and can't charge after by over-discharge can.
(3) summary of the invention
For this reason, fundamental purpose of the present invention provides a kind of intelligent secondary battery managing method and device, it can provide the two-part step in battery charging process, in the elementary step is to start a charge controller to carry out the charging of normal current, then change in the gradually saturated latter end of charging and to start this charge controller with discontinuous and carry out pulse charging, improve the charge efficiency of battery whereby.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of intelligent secondary battery managing method and device, when the external temperature of battery is crossed low or voltage when being lower than lower limit, it provides a Weak current that battery is slowly charged by a trickle charge controller, so that battery activates gradually, with the destruction of avoiding excessive charging current to be caused.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of intelligent secondary battery managing method and device; by the unlikely over-discharge can of discharge controller protection battery; and by this CPU (central processing unit) detect learn that cell voltage is lower than lower limit when; promptly close this discharge controller and make no longer continuous discharge of battery, and the power supply of closing management circuit is simultaneously supplied with to enter the pattern of autotomying.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of intelligent secondary battery managing method and device, gives a Temperature Detector by a battery-conserving switch, when battery is in the galvanic circle that can close this Temperature Detector under the static condition, to reduce the power consumption of battery.
For achieving the above object, a kind of intelligent secondary battery managing method is provided according to an aspect of the present invention, be characterized in, comprise: the magnitude of voltage that records a secondary cell earlier, surface temperature value and charging and discharging currents value, and carry out this secondary cell for charging, discharge or the pattern discrimination that leaves standstill, when being in charge mode, this secondary cell carries out trickle charge according to measured magnitude of voltage and the decision of surface temperature value, charge normal or pulse charging, then whether the magnitude of voltage by instant detection battery stops discharge with decision when this secondary cell is in discharge mode, then judges whether to enter the pattern of autotomying according to its magnitude of voltage when this secondary cell is in the pattern of leaving standstill.A kind of intelligent secondary battery management devices is provided according to a further aspect of the invention, be characterized in, include: a CPU (central processing unit) is connected with a voltage-level detector, a Temperature Detector, terminal voltage value, temperature value and the charging and discharging currents value of a current detector to record a secondary cell respectively; One storer, it is connected and stores the parameters such as terminal voltage value, temperature value and charging and discharging currents value of this secondary cell with this CPU (central processing unit); One charge controller, it by this central processing unit controls and be connected in an external power source and described secondary cell between, under charge mode, if the surface temperature of this secondary cell is between upper lower limit value, this CPU (central processing unit) then starts described charge controller to be provided to charge normal and gives secondary cell; One trickle charge controller, it by this central processing unit controls and be connected in described external power source and this secondary cell between, when the surface temperature of this CPU (central processing unit) detection secondary cell is lower than the lowest temperature value, closes described charge controller and start the trickle charge controller this secondary cell is charged; One discharge controller, it is located between this CPU (central processing unit) and the secondary cell, can accept the shutdown command of CPU (central processing unit) and end when the battery over-discharge can, causes infringement to avoid secondary cell because of over-discharge can.
For further specifying purpose of the present invention, design feature and effect, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing.
(5) embodiment
Intelligent secondary battery management devices of the present invention mainly is collocation one portable apparatus (for example being example with the notebook computer).This management devices is used to monitor and manage the secondary cell of a rechargeable type, and store the relevant most recent parameters of this secondary cell at any time, can carry out data transfer with this notebook computer by this management devices transmitting-receiving interface wherein, as user during, just can learn its latest tendency data of this secondary cell like this in operating computer.
Please refer to shown in Figure 1, calcspar for intelligent secondary battery management devices of the present invention, it includes a CPU (central processing unit) 1, and its inside includes a microprocessor 11, a shifter 12, an amplifier 13, an analog-digital converter 14, a transmitting-receiving interface 15 and a house dog controller 16.
One charge controller 2 be that one end of this charge controller 2 is connected to a secondary cell 100 by described CPU (central processing unit) 1 control, and it is connected to external power source Vb+ in addition, and it provides normal current that this secondary cell 100 is charged under charge mode;
One trickle charge controller 3 still by described CPU (central processing unit) 1 control, and is connected between this secondary cell 100 and the external power source Vb+;
One voltage-level detector 4, it connects between the analog-digital converter 14 in this secondary cell 100 and the CPU (central processing unit) 1, and this CPU (central processing unit) 1 promptly records the terminal voltage value of secondary cell 100 by this voltage-level detector 4;
One Temperature Detector 5, be connected with the analog-digital converter 14 of this CPU (central processing unit) 1, and detect the surface temperature value of this secondary cell 100, wherein this Temperature Detector 5 is serially connected with a battery-conserving switch 51 to earth terminal, the conducting of this battery-conserving switch 51 with otherwise controlled by this CPU (central processing unit) 1;
One discharge controller 6 connects between this secondary cell 100 and the CPU (central processing unit) 1, in 100 discharge mode following times of secondary cell, and can conducting by the control of this CPU (central processing unit) 1;
One current detector 7, one end connect this CPU (central processing unit) 1 and this discharge controller 6 simultaneously, and end then is connected to earth terminal in addition;
One electricity-saving controller 8 connects between this secondary cell 100 and the external power source Vb+, and this electricity-saving controller 8 also is connected with a stabilized rectifier 9 to described CPU (central processing unit) 1;
One display 10 connects this CPU (central processing unit) 1, can be in order to show the dump energy of secondary cell 100;
One EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo) 200 connects this CPU (central processing unit) 1, in order to the parameters value of the relevant secondary cell 100 of store recording;
One external communication interface 300 connects this CPU (central processing unit) 1, can for external device (ED) is given in the information transmission of secondary cell 100 after external circuit is connected and learns.
Please refer to shown in Fig. 1 and 2, this CPU (central processing unit) 1 at first carries out measuring about the parameters of this secondary cell 100, for charging or discharging current partly is that to record present secondary cell 100 by described current detector 7 be to be in the charge or discharge pattern, this current detector 7 is that the resistance by a low resistance constitutes, and can differentiate charge and discharge mode by measuring in ohmically polarity of voltage.Behind the magnitude of voltage that records this resistance, be to utilize described shifter 12 that current potential is moved in the semiconductor line sex work district, again after amplifier 13 carries out linear amplification, convert digital signal to calculate accurate voltage drop value by this analog-digital converter 14, flow through this ohmically magnitude of current and can instead extrapolate, so no matter be that the size of charge or discharge electric current can be tried to achieve whereby according to Ohm law.
And the measurement aspect of the terminal voltage of relevant secondary cell 100, be to record by this voltage-level detector 4, this voltage-level detector 4 is to be composed in series by two resistance, and the tandem node of two resistance is to be connected to this CPU (central processing unit) 1, by the dividing potential drop theorem, can obtain the terminal voltage value of secondary cell 100.
Temperature Detector 5 in order to the surface temperature of sensing secondary cell 100, be that thermistor by negative temperature coefficient constitutes, relativeness between its temperature and resistance is stored in this EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo) 200, so learn the magnitude of voltage of thermistor and after analog-digital converter 14 is converted to digital numerical value when this CPU (central processing unit) 1 measures, can be compared the surface temperature of present secondary cell 100 according to these EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo) 200 stored data, wherein consider for power saving, the battery-conserving switch 51 that this Temperature Detector 5 is connected in series is made of an effect electric crystal, when secondary cell 100 in leaving standstill the not time spent, microprocessor 11 will initiatively cut out this battery-conserving switch 5 to cut off the loop of Temperature Detector 5, and Temperature Detector 5 promptly can not consume electric power.And with regard to this CPU (central processing unit) 1 inside, for the electric power of saving this secondary cell 100 is considered, read the parameters of secondary cell 100 when measurement after, microprocessor 11 is to set this house dog controller 16 to begin counting, simultaneously the working power of analog-digital converter 14 is closed, reduce unnecessary electrical source consumption to enter sleep state, then start analog-digital converter 14 once more, carry out battery parameter once more and measure when 16 timing of house dog controller end.
About the live part of secondary cell 100, but its summary is divided into two kinds of patterns, and one is by charging normal that charge controller 2 is carried out, and one is the trickle charge of being undertaken by trickle charge controller 3.Please refer to shown in Figure 3, when the temperature of secondary cell 100 is crossed low or is not used for a long time, its magnitude of voltage has been lower than lower voltage limit value V1, and inner electrolytic solution has icing or deposited phenomenon, this CPU (central processing unit) 1 is to open trickle charge controller 3 and charge closing controller 2 earlier, provide a little electric current to give this secondary cell 100 and slowly charge, the damage that can avoid battery to be caused like this because of big electric current.
After the terminal voltage of secondary cell 100 rises gradually and is higher than lower voltage limit value V1, and its surface temperature is in the temperature upper lower limit value, and this CPU (central processing unit) 1 is to open charge controller 2 to charge normal, and trickle charge controller 3 then is in cut-off state.The electric current I N value of deciding in order to charging is the little current value that is provided during greater than trickle charge, can impel secondary cell 100 saturated like this than charging quickly, and after in case magnitude of voltage charging reaches upper voltage limit value V3, promptly close this charge controller 2, the terminal voltage value of battery can descend earlier gradually this moment, after it reduces to a voltage upper limb value V2 who presets, promptly open this charge controller 2 once more and proceed charging, reaching upper voltage limit value V3 up to magnitude of voltage then closes once again, continuous like this go round and begin again carry out pulse charging, can guarantee that secondary cell 100 has preferable charging quality, in case and this charge controller 2 close continue for some time T after, if magnitude of voltage still reduce to as yet voltage upper limb value V2 promptly do not represent the charging finish.
And when secondary cell 100 in when discharge, if arrived lower voltage limit value V1, this CPU (central processing unit) 1 will be closed discharge controller 6 to enter " pattern of autotomying ", stop the discharging function of battery in good time, cause infringement to avoid this secondary cell 100 because of over-discharge can.In this simultaneously, this stabilized rectifier 9 also is subjected to the control of this CPU (central processing unit) 1 and cuts out, because of this stabilized rectifier 9 is in order to provide management circuit inner each electronic component one stable operating voltage, so in case after stabilized rectifier 9 cut out, the store electrical energy of secondary cell 100 promptly can not consume again; And after the charging action takes place, this electricity-saving controller 8 can serve as the pushing hands that starts the management circuit power supply once more, its practice is that the guiding charging current starts stabilized rectifier 9, and after this stabilized rectifier 9 was activated and provides working power to give CPU (central processing unit) 1, management circuit promptly was activated once more.
Please refer to shown in Figure 4, framework calcspar for transmitting-receiving of the present invention interface 15, it mainly transmits data buffer 152 by a receive data buffer 151 and and forms, when external communication interface 300 is desired to obtain the relevant information of battery, this microprocessor 11 is that data are sent and given external communication and connect 300 by transmitting data buffer 152, whether the data that sent out are also given microprocessor 11 by receive data buffer 151 passback again and are carried out data verification at the same time, correct with the data that relatively sent out.And this receive data buffer 151 is when the data that are used to receive from the outside, and factor is according to being can go ahead of the rest all to be temporary in wherein, and then carries out data processing by microprocessor 11, so it must not cooperate the clock signal of outside to carry out synchronous processing.And when transmitting data, this clock pulse generator 153 can produce required clock signal.
Please refer to shown in Figure 5, operation process chart for management circuit of the present invention, after program begins to carry out, be that the master data of carrying out secondary cell 100 earlier reads, the data that read are temporary in the working storage of microprocessor 11, promptly carrying out pattern then and judge, is to be in charge mode, discharge mode or to leave standstill pattern to judge this secondary cell 100 at present.
Under charge mode: whether the surface temperature of CPU (central processing unit) 1 monitoring secondary cell 100 has reached the lowest temperature value, if, then open the trickle charge function and begin to carry out trickle charge, if not, whether the terminal voltage of then monitoring secondary cell 100 has reached voltage upper limb value V2, if not, then opening charge controller 2 charges normal, if, continue then relatively whether the terminal voltage of this secondary cell 100 has reached upper voltage limit value V3, if then assign the charging decretum inhibitorium with charge closing controller 2, if not, then open charge controller 2 to carry out the pulse charge pattern.
When CPU (central processing unit) 1 is assigned unlatching trickle charge function, or unlatching charge controller 2 charges normal, or after the unbalanced pulse charging, or after assigning the charging decretum inhibitorium, the detection of promptly carrying out the battery parameters reaches more new element, and beginning battery capacity and correlation parameter calculating, then carrying out battery parameter dynamically adjusts, to guarantee the grasping variation that battery causes because of factors such as variation of ambient temperature or pot life increases immediately, this CPU (central processing unit) 1 startup house dog controller 16 enters sleep pattern afterwards, to carry out of short duration economize on electricity sleep behavior, stop the back and carry out the action that wakes house dog controller 16 up up to 16 timing of house dog controller, and then the pattern of getting back to is judged.
In discharge mode: this CPU (central processing unit) 1 is to carry out battery capacity and correlation parameter earlier to calculate, press to obtain instant battery, parameter value such as electric current and temperature, and suitably make battery parameter according to parameters and dynamically adjust, relatively whether these secondary cell 100 voltages reach lower voltage limit value V1 then, if, then assign the discharge decretum inhibitorium to close this discharge controller 6, if do not reach lower voltage limit value V1, then starting house dog controller 16 goes forward side by side into sleep pattern, to carry out of short duration economize on electricity sleep behavior, stop and be waken up once more up to these house dog controller 16 timing, and the pattern of carrying out is once more judged.
In the pattern of leaving standstill: whether this CPU (central processing unit) 1 relatively charging and discharging currents of battery is activated with definite battery, if, then get back to the pattern determining step to be judged to be charge or discharge, if not, then relatively whether cell voltage has reached lower voltage limit value V1, if not, then continue to be maintained at the pattern of leaving standstill, if reached lower voltage limit value V1, then start the pattern of autotomying to cut off stabilized rectifier 9, make management circuit no longer expend the electric power of this secondary cell 100, take place just to wake stabilized rectifier 9 up by this electricity-saving controller 8 up to the external charging behavior.
Wherein because management circuit must be accepted the battery data inquiry of outside other system, so when when any, being carved with interrupt step (battery data inquiry) generation, system can suspend the battery management function earlier, or in sleep pattern, revive, and priority processing external challenges work, after answer finishes, return former work and carry out processing, to continue the battery management action.
By in above-mentioned the specifying as can be known, the present invention has the following advantages:
When battery temperature cross low when, be during in the charging leading portion, to provide a Weak current to make battery activation in advance for avoiding big electric current to cause damage, the present invention when the battery charge by a trickle charge controller.
2. cross when low in the electric power storage energy of battery, the present invention can cut off discharge loop voluntarily by a discharge controller, and makes integrated circuit enter the pattern of autotomying and the consuming cells energy no longer, does not produce permanent damage because of over-discharge can to guarantee battery.
3. the present invention's temperature-sensitive sticker of being used to detect the secondary cell surface temperature is serially connected with a battery-conserving switch, when this temperature-sensitive sticker under non-detected status, be that this battery-conserving switch of control ends, so promptly cut off the galvanic circle of this temperature sensor and can not consume the electric power of secondary cell.
4. transmitting-receiving used in the present invention interface, be to transmit data buffer by a receive data buffer and to constitute jointly, be different from and adopt single impact damper to form in the past, so when transmitting data, can be once more obtain the data of being sent out and passback and give microprocessor and carry out data relatively, guarantee the correctness that data transmit more by this receive data buffer.
Certainly, those of ordinary skill in the art will be appreciated that, above embodiment is used for illustrating the present invention, and be not to be used as limitation of the invention, as long as in connotation scope of the present invention, all will drop in the scope of claims of the present invention variation, the modification of the above embodiment.