A prediction method of battery health includes: obtaining an environment temperature, and a discharge capacity and an operating parameter of a battery; determining an estimated operating parameter in a preset temperature at the discharge capacity according to the environment temperature, the discharge capacity and the operating parameter; determining an estimated capacity of the battery according to the estimated operating parameter; and determining a health level of the battery according to the estimated capacity of the battery and a reference capacity, at the discharge capacity of the battery.

A prediction method of battery health includes: obtaining an environment temperature, and a discharge capacity and an operating parameter of a battery; determining an estimated operating parameter in a preset temperature at the discharge capacity according to the environment temperature, the discharge capacity and the operating parameter; determining an estimated capacity of the battery according to the estimated operating parameter; and determining a health level of the battery according to the estimated capacity of the battery and a reference capacity, at the discharge capacity of the battery.

In an embodiment, an aging determination method of a battery as a target of determination is provided. With regard to a target electrode which is at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery, the method estimates a correction coefficient to correct a difference between lithium concentration distributions in the target electrode at a time of charging with a first electric current and at a time of charging with a second electric current greater than the first electric current based on a difference between electric potentials of a target electrode at the time of charging with the first electric current and at the time of charging with the second electric current, and an impedance of the target electrode at the time of charging with the second electric current.

In an embodiment, an aging determination method of a battery as a target of determination is provided. With regard to a target electrode which is at least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery, the method estimates a correction coefficient to correct a difference between lithium concentration distributions in the target electrode at a time of charging with a first electric current and at a time of charging with a second electric current greater than the first electric current based on a difference between electric potentials of a target electrode at the time of charging with the first electric current and at the time of charging with the second electric current, and an impedance of the target electrode at the time of charging with the second electric current.

The present disclosure provides methods for determining impedance of an electrochemical device by electrically connecting a variable impedance in parallel with the electrochemical device; electrically connecting a power supply to the electrochemical device, the power supply generating a power supply current; modulating a current through the variable impedance; measuring a stack current flowing through the electrochemical device; measuring, at the electrochemical device, a voltage across at least a portion of the electrochemical device; and calculating, based on the measured stack current and the measured voltage, the impedance of the electrochemical device. Systems for performing such methods are also provided.

This application discloses an apparatus and a method for detecting internal resistance of a battery, applied to the field of intelligent vehicles. The apparatus includes: a processing circuit, a differential amplifier, and a charging circuit. The processing circuit is configured to input a first comparison voltage to a second input end of the differential amplifier and maintain the first comparison voltage. The differential amplifier is configured to output a first output voltage based on the first detection voltage and the first comparison voltage. The processing circuit is further configured to control the charging circuit to charge the battery by using a constant current, and detect a second detection voltage of the battery after the battery is charged. The differential amplifier is further configured to output a second output voltage based on the second detection voltage and the first comparison voltage.

This application discloses an apparatus and a method for detecting internal resistance of a battery, applied to the field of intelligent vehicles. The apparatus includes: a processing circuit, a differential amplifier, and a charging circuit. The processing circuit is configured to input a first comparison voltage to a second input end of the differential amplifier and maintain the first comparison voltage. The differential amplifier is configured to output a first output voltage based on the first detection voltage and the first comparison voltage. The processing circuit is further configured to control the charging circuit to charge the battery by using a constant current, and detect a second detection voltage of the battery after the battery is charged. The differential amplifier is further configured to output a second output voltage based on the second detection voltage and the first comparison voltage.

In a battery measurement apparatus, a signal control unit, provided on a first electrical path connecting electrodes of a storage battery, causes the storage battery to output a predetermined alternating-current signal or inputs a predetermined alternating-current signal to the storage battery. A response signal input unit, provided on a second electrical path connecting the electrodes, inputs a response signal of the storage battery in response to the alternating-current signal through the second electrical path. Based on the response signal, a calculating unit calculates information related to a complex impedance of the storage battery. A magnetic flux passage area, surrounded by the storage battery and the second electrical path, is formed. A size of the magnetic flux passage area is set such that an error between an actual complex impedance of the storage battery and a complex impedance calculated by the calculating unit is within a range of ±1 mΩ.

In a battery measurement apparatus, a signal control unit, provided on a first electrical path connecting electrodes of a storage battery, causes the storage battery to output a predetermined alternating-current signal or inputs a predetermined alternating-current signal to the storage battery. A response signal input unit, provided on a second electrical path connecting the electrodes, inputs a response signal of the storage battery in response to the alternating-current signal through the second electrical path. Based on the response signal, a calculating unit calculates information related to a complex impedance of the storage battery. A magnetic flux passage area, surrounded by the storage battery and the second electrical path, is formed. A size of the magnetic flux passage area is set such that an error between an actual complex impedance of the storage battery and a complex impedance calculated by the calculating unit is within a range of ±1 mΩ.

A semiconductor device that is of a face-down mounted chip-size package type, discharges electric charges stored in an electric storage device (battery), and has a power loss area ratio of at least 0.4 (W/mm.sup.2) obtained by dividing a power loss (W) in the semiconductor device at time of the discharge by an area (mm.sup.2) of the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising: a field-effect transistor of a horizontal type and a resistor that are connected in series in stated order between an inflow terminal and an outflow terminal; and a control circuit that causes a discharge current to be constant without depending on an applied voltage between the inflow terminal and the outflow terminal. A difference between a maximum temperature of a field-effect transistor portion and a temperature of a resistor portion is within five degrees Celsius in a discharge period.