Provided are a control method for a battery heating system, a battery heating system, and an electric vehicle. The battery heating system includes a supercapacitor and a pulse control unit. The control method includes: obtaining a temperature value and an SOC value of a power battery; and issuing a heating instruction to the pulse control unit when the temperature value is lower than a predetermined temperature threshold and the SOC value is higher than a predetermined charge threshold, to allow the pulse control unit to control, based on the heating instruction, bi-directional energy flow between the power battery and the supercapacitor by means of a pulse current, to heat the power battery.

This application is directed to a battery having a heating element. A connector of the battery includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a heater terminal. One or more rechargeable battery cells are electrically coupled to the first and second terminals of the connector. The heating element is in contact with a subset of the battery cells, and includes a resistive heater path that is electrically coupled to the first and heater terminals of the connector and generates heat to warm the battery when a heater voltage is applied to the heater terminal. A waterproof material is wrapped around an exterior of the heating element and battery cells and prevents ambient water from contacting the heater element and battery cells. The waterproof material includes an opening to allow at least the first and second terminals of the connector to be electrically coupled to a logic board.

This application is directed to a battery having a heating element. A connector of the battery includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a heater terminal. One or more rechargeable battery cells are electrically coupled to the first and second terminals of the connector. The heating element is in contact with a subset of the battery cells, and includes a resistive heater path that is electrically coupled to the first and heater terminals of the connector and generates heat to warm the battery when a heater voltage is applied to the heater terminal. A waterproof material is wrapped around an exterior of the heating element and battery cells and prevents ambient water from contacting the heater element and battery cells. The waterproof material includes an opening to allow at least the first and second terminals of the connector to be electrically coupled to a logic board.

A battery unit temperature management device may include a battery unit that can be charged and discharged, a heater that operates due to electricity supply from the battery unit and heats a heat exchange medium that exchanges heat with the battery unit, a changing structure that changes a heat transfer capacity between the battery unit and the heat exchange medium, and a controller that controls the heating of the heat exchange medium by the heater and the change of the heat transfer capacity by the changing structure. When a temperature Tw of the heat exchange medium does not reach a first temperature which is equivalent to a temperature of the battery unit while the heat exchange medium is heated by the heater, the controller may make the heat transfer capacity smaller than that when the temperature of the heat exchange medium has reached the first temperature.

A battery unit temperature management device may include a battery unit that can be charged and discharged, a heater that operates due to electricity supply from the battery unit and heats a heat exchange medium that exchanges heat with the battery unit, a changing structure that changes a heat transfer capacity between the battery unit and the heat exchange medium, and a controller that controls the heating of the heat exchange medium by the heater and the change of the heat transfer capacity by the changing structure. When a temperature Tw of the heat exchange medium does not reach a first temperature which is equivalent to a temperature of the battery unit while the heat exchange medium is heated by the heater, the controller may make the heat transfer capacity smaller than that when the temperature of the heat exchange medium has reached the first temperature.

A vehicle battery thermal management system includes a heat conducting element connected to a vehicle air conditioning system and a self-heating circuit connected to a vehicle power battery. The heat conducting element, a compressor of the vehicle air conditioning system, and an outdoor condenser of the vehicle air conditioning system form a battery refrigeration loop, and the battery refrigeration loop absorbs heat from the vehicle power battery through a refrigerant in the heat conducting element to cool down the vehicle power battery. The self-heating circuit and the vehicle power battery form a battery self-heating loop, and the self-heating circuit is configured to control the vehicle power battery to perform high-frequency alternating charging and discharging for self-heating in the battery self-heating loop.

A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may manage a battery in consideration of mobility of lithium ions according to a temperature of the battery, and the present disclosure is directed to providing a battery management apparatus that may increase the temperature of a battery without control by a processing module when the temperature of the battery is lowered below a specific temperature. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, in an emergency situation when the temperature of the battery drops below a certain temperature, there is an advantage of allowing the battery to operate normally by heating the heating element to increase the temperature of the battery without going through a systemic process.

A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may manage a battery in consideration of mobility of lithium ions according to a temperature of the battery, and the present disclosure is directed to providing a battery management apparatus that may increase the temperature of a battery without control by a processing module when the temperature of the battery is lowered below a specific temperature. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, in an emergency situation when the temperature of the battery drops below a certain temperature, there is an advantage of allowing the battery to operate normally by heating the heating element to increase the temperature of the battery without going through a systemic process.

One embodiment provides a battery pack including a housing, a plurality of battery cells supported by the housing, and a terminal block. The terminal block is configured to be coupled to a power tool to provide operating power from the plurality of battery cells to the power tool. The terminal block has a positive power terminal, a charging terminal, and a ground terminal. The battery pack also includes a charging circuit provided between the charging terminal and the plurality of battery cells. The charging circuit is configured to receive and transfer charging current above 12 Amperes to the plurality of battery cells during charging. The charging circuit includes a charging switch and a fuse coupled between the charging terminal and the charging switch.

A battery module including a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a housing for the battery cell stack; a pair of busbar frames that cover the front and rear surfaces of the battery cell stack; and a pair of end plates that cover the busbar frames and are coupled to the housing, a busbar mounted on each of the busbar frames, and a thin film layer located between the busbar frame and the respective end plate.