US-12620827-B2 - Voltage regulation circuit, power supply module, vehicle and control method

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Abstract

Disclosed are a voltage regulation circuit, a power supply module, a vehicle, and a control method. The voltage regulation circuit includes a first NMOS transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a third NMOS transistor, a control chip and an inductor; and an output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first NMOS transistor, a gate electrode of the second NMOS transistor, and a gate electrode of the third NMOS transistor, respectively; where a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the inductor. According to the technical solution of the present disclosure, at least a problem of a poor voltage regulation effect of an existing transformer may be solved.

Inventors

Zhiguo Zhang
Jiadong DENG
Jiafan WU
Lidong Wang

Assignees

ZHUHAI COSMX POWER BATTERY CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20231228
Priority Date: 20210929

Claims (18)

1 . A voltage regulation circuit, comprising: a first N-Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (NMOS) transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a third NMOS transistor, a control chip and an inductor, wherein a drain electrode of the first NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a drain electrode of the second NMOS transistor, a source electrode of the second NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the inductor, the first terminal of the inductor is further electrically connected to a drain electrode of the third NMOS transistor, and a source electrode of the third NMOS transistor is grounded; and an output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first NMOS transistor, a gate electrode of the second NMOS transistor, and a gate electrode of the third NMOS transistor, respectively; wherein a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor is configured as a first port of the voltage regulation circuit, and a second terminal of the inductor is configured as a second port of the voltage regulation circuit, wherein, in operation, one of the first port and the second port serves as an input terminal of the voltage regulation circuit, while the other serves as an output terminal of the voltage regulation circuit, thereby enabling bidirectional power flow through the voltage regulation circuit; wherein the voltage regulation circuit further comprises an enabling controller and a first driver, wherein the output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the third NMOS transistor through the enabling controller and the first driver in sequence, and an enable terminal of the enabling controller is electrically connected to a first enable terminal of the control chip.
2 . The voltage regulation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising a capacitor, wherein the second terminal of the inductor is grounded through the capacitor.
3 . The voltage regulation circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising an inverter having an enable terminal and a second driver, wherein the output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to the gate electrodes of the first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor through the inverter and the second driver in sequence, and the enable terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to a second enable terminal of the control chip.
4 . A power supply module, comprising: a battery cell, a power line, and a bidirectional voltage converter, wherein the bidirectional voltage converter comprises the voltage regulation circuit according to claim 1 ; and a negative electrode of the battery cell is grounded, a positive electrode of the battery cell is electrically connected to a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor in the voltage regulation circuit, and a second terminal of the inductor in the voltage regulation circuit is electrically connected to the power line.
5 . The power supply module according to claim 4 , wherein the second terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to the power line through a first switch.
6 . The power supply module according to claim 4 , further comprising a housing, a heating element, a control circuit board, and a first temperature detection element; wherein the battery cell, the heating element and the first temperature detection element are disposed in the housing, and the battery cell, the heating element and the first temperature detection element are electrically connected to the control circuit board, respectively; and the control circuit board controls the heating element to heat the battery cell when the first temperature detection element detects that a temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold.
7 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , further comprising a thermally conductive plate, wherein the heating element is connected to the thermally conductive plate, and the thermally conductive plate covers a surface of the battery cell.
8 . The power supply module according to claim 7 , further comprising an adapter circuit board, wherein one terminal of the adapter circuit board is electrically connected to a tab of the battery cell, and the other terminal of the adapter circuit board is electrically connected to the control circuit board; and the adapter circuit board is located between the thermally conductive plate and the battery cell, and the first temperature detection element is disposed on the adapter circuit board.
9 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , wherein the housing comprises an inner housing and an outer housing, the inner housing is located inside the outer housing, an interlayer is formed between the inner housing and the outer housing, and an accommodating cavity is formed inside the inner housing; and the battery cell, the heating element and the first temperature detection element are located inside the accommodating cavity, respectively.
10 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , wherein a surface of the battery cell is covered with a thermal insulating layer.
11 . The power supply module according to claim 6 , wherein an input terminal of the heating element is electrically connected to the power line through a second switch, and an output terminal of the heating element is grounded through a third switch.
12 . A vehicle, comprising a driving battery pack and the power supply module according to claim 4 , wherein the driving battery pack is configured to drive the vehicle, and the driving battery pack is electrically connected to a control circuit board; wherein the control circuit board controls a heating element to heat a battery cell based on the driving battery pack when a first temperature detection element detects that a temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold.
13 . A control method, applied in a control circuit board of the vehicle according to claim 12 , comprising: detecting a temperature of a battery cell based on a first temperature detection element, and receiving a first detecting result output by the first temperature detection element; and controlling the heating element to heat the battery cell based on a driving battery pack when the first detecting result indicates that the temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold.
14 . The control method according to claim 13 , wherein after the controlling the heating element to heat the battery cell based on a driving battery pack, the method further comprises: detecting the temperature of the battery cell based on the first temperature detection element, and receiving a second detecting result output by the first temperature detection element; and controlling the driving battery pack to stop supplying power to the heating element when the second detecting result indicates that the temperature of the battery cell is higher than a second threshold.
15 . The control method according to claim 14 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a second temperature detection element for detecting an external environment temperature of the vehicle, and before the controlling the driving battery pack to stop supplying power to the heating element, the method further comprises: obtaining a detecting result of the second temperature detection element, and obtaining an average parking duration of each parking of the vehicle within a preset time period; and calculating the second threshold based on the detecting result of the second temperature detection element and the average parking duration.
16 . The control method according to claim 13 , wherein after receiving the first detecting result of detecting the temperature of the battery cell by the first temperature detection element, the method further comprises: controlling the driving battery pack to charge the battery cell when the first detecting result indicates that the temperature of the battery cell is lower than the first threshold.
17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is configured to implement the control method according to claim 13 .
18 . An electronic device, comprising: a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory stores computer program instructions, and when the computer program instructions are run by the processor, the processor is configured to implement the control method according to claim 13 .

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present disclosure is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2022/135186, filed on Nov. 29, 2022, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202111150167.2, filed on Sep. 29, 2021. The disclosures of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to the technical field of batteries, and in particular, to a voltage regulation circuit, a power supply module, a vehicle and a control method. BACKGROUND At present, in many circuit structures, due to a fact that working voltages of different electric devices are generally different, a power supply voltage is generally a fixed value, and a transformer generally needs to be arranged between the electric devices and a power supply when the working voltage and the power supply voltage of the electric devices are different values, so that an adjusted power supply voltage is matched with the working voltage of the electric devices. However, an existing transformer usually only has a one-way voltage regulation function, so that the existing transformer may not be suitable for a scenario where bidirectional voltage regulation needs to be performed, and it can be seen that the existing transformer has a poor voltage regulation effect. SUMMARY The present disclosure provides a voltage regulation circuit, a power supply module, a vehicle and a control method, which may solve a problem of poor voltage regulation effect of an existing transformer. In order to solve the above technical problem, the present disclosure is implemented in this way. In a first aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a voltage regulation circuit, including: a first NMOS transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a third NMOS transistor, a control chip and an inductor, where a drain electrode of the first NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a drain electrode of the second NMOS transistor, a source electrode of the second NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the inductor, the first terminal of the inductor is further electrically connected to a drain electrode of the third NMOS transistor, and a source electrode of the third NMOS transistor is grounded; and an output terminal of the control chip is electrically connected to a gate electrode of the first NMOS transistor, a gate electrode of the second NMOS transistor, and a gate electrode of the third NMOS transistor, respectively; where a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the inductor, one of the source electrode of the first NMOS transistor and the second terminal of the inductor is configured to form an input terminal of the voltage regulation circuit, and the other of the source electrode of the first NMOS transistor and the second terminal of the inductor is configured to form an output terminal of the voltage regulation circuit. In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a power supply module, including: a battery cell, a power line, and a bidirectional voltage converter, where the bidirectional voltage converter includes the voltage regulation circuit according to the first aspect; and a negative electrode of the battery cell is grounded, a positive electrode of the battery cell is electrically connected to a source electrode of the first NMOS transistor in the voltage regulation circuit, and a second terminal of the inductor in the voltage regulation circuit is electrically connected to the power line. In to a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a vehicle, including a driving battery pack and the power supply module according to the second aspect, where the driving battery pack is configured to drive the vehicle, and the driving battery pack is electrically connected to a control circuit board; where the control circuit board controls a heating element to heat a battery cell based on the driving battery pack when a first temperature detection element detects that a temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold. In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control method, applied in a control circuit board in a vehicle according to the third aspect, including: detecting a temperature of a battery cell based on a first temperature detection element, and receiving a first detecting result output by the first temperature detection element; and controlling the heating element to heat the battery cell based on a driving battery pack when the first detecting result indicates that the temperature of the battery cell is lower than a first threshold. In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device, including: a processor component; and a memory, wherein the memory stores computer program instructions, and when the computer program instructions are run by the process