# US 12,192,312 B2 · Apparatus and method for providing battery information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,312 B2 - Document ID: US12192312B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/609,526 - Filed: 2021-02-08 - Published: 2022-07-21 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-26 - Assignees: LG Energy Solution, Ltd. - Applicants: LG Energy Solution, Ltd. - Inventors: Young Choi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192312B2 ## CPC - H04L 12/40013: {Details regarding a bus controller} - G01R 31/371: with remote indication, e.g. on external chargers - H01M 10/425: {Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00)} - H02J 7/40: characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data - H02J 7/80: including monitoring or indicating arrangements - H04L 12/40032: {Details regarding a bus interface enhancer} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G01R 31/387: Determining ampere-hour charge capacity or SoC - G01R 31/392: Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health - H01M 2010/4271: {Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing} - H01M 2010/4278: {Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller} - H04L 69/16: Implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] - H04L 69/18: Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols - H04L 69/329: in the application layer [OSI layer 7] - H04L 2012/40215: {Controller Area Network CAN} - H04L 2012/40228: {Modbus} - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract Provided is an apparatus for providing battery information of the present disclosure, which includes: a first communication unit configured to receive first battery information related to a battery from a battery management system by using a first communication protocol; a second communication unit configured to receive second battery information related to the battery and different from the first battery information from the battery management system by using a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol; and a data conversion unit connected to the first communication unit and the second communication unit and configured to obtain first conversion information by converting the first battery information into a predetermined data structure, obtain second conversion information by converting the second battery information into the predetermined data structure and output the first conversion information and the second conversion information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for providing battery information, comprising: a first communication unit configured to receive first battery information related to a battery from a battery management system by using a first communication protocol; a second communication unit configured to receive second battery information related to the battery and different from the first battery information from the battery management system by using a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol; and a data conversion unit connected to the first communication unit and the second communication unit and configured to: obtain first conversion information by converting the first battery information into a predetermined data structure, obtain second conversion information by converting the second battery information into the predetermined data structure, and output the first conversion information and the second conversion information, wherein the first communication protocol employs a request-response method, wherein the second communication protocol does not employ a request-response method, wherein the predetermined data structure of the first conversion information is in a same structure as the predetermined data structure of the second conversion information, and wherein the predetermined data structure of the first conversion information and the predetermined data structure of the second conversion information include a battery information value. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined data structure includes at least one of a target information field, an identification information field and a value field, and wherein the data conversion unit is configured to convert the first battery information and the second battery information to correspond to the predetermined data structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 2, further comprising: a storage unit configured to receive and store the first conversion information and the second conversion information from the data conversion unit, wherein the data conversion unit is configured to store conversion information corresponding to the target information in the storage unit to be associated with each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 2, wherein the first communication unit is configured to receive the first battery information corresponding to an information provision request for the first battery information from the battery management system, only when the information provision request is sent to the battery management system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 4, wherein the first communication unit is configured to send the information provision request for the first battery information, at every predetermined cycle or only when there is a request of the data conversion unit. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 4, wherein the second communication unit is configured to receive the second battery information from the battery management system by using the second communication protocol, even though an information provision request for the second battery information is not sent to the battery management system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 4, wherein the first battery information is distinguished from the second battery information based on a capacity and has a larger capacity than the second battery information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 4, wherein the first battery information is battery state information including at least one of voltage, current, temperature, state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of the battery, wherein the second battery information includes at least one of battery system information, battery diagnosis information and battery-related control information, and wherein the data conversion unit is configured to send a request for the first battery information corresponding to the second conversion information to the first communication unit, when the identification information of the second conversion information meets a predetermined condition as the battery diagnosis information. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 8, wherein the first communication unit is configured to send the information provision request for the first battery information to the battery management system, after receiving the request for the first battery information from the data conversion unit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 1, wherein the first battery information is different from the second battery information, and wherein the first battery information is battery state information including at least one of voltage, current, temperature, state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of the battery. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 10, wherein the second battery information includes at least one of battery system information, battery diagnosis information and battery-related control information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 1, further comprising: a decoding unit configured to obtain first decoding information and second decoding information by decoding the first conversion information and the second conversion information, respectively, and output the first decoding information and the second decoding information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A battery pack, comprising the apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 1. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) An energy storage system, comprising the apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 1. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 1, wherein the request-response method of the first communication protocol includes: sending an information provision request, by the first communication unit; and receiving the first battery information from the battery management system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The apparatus for providing battery information according to claim 1, wherein the first battery information has a lower demand for real-time processing than the second battery information. ### Claim 17 A method for providing battery information, comprising: a first receiving step of receiving first battery information related to a battery from a battery management system by using a first communication protocol; a second receiving step of receiving second battery information related to the battery from the battery management system by using a second communication protocol different from the first communication protocol, in parallel to the first receiving step, the second battery information being different from the first battery information; a data conversion step of obtaining first conversion information by converting the first battery information into a predetermined data structure and obtaining second conversion information by converting the second battery information into the predetermined data structure; and a data output step of outputting the first conversion information and the second conversion information, wherein the first communication protocol employs a request-response method, wherein the second communication protocol does not employ a request-response method, wherein the predetermined data structure of the first conversion information is in a same structure as the predetermined data structure of the second conversion information, and wherein the predetermined data structure of the first conversion information and the predetermined data structure of the second conversion information include a battery information value. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the request-response method of the first communication protocol includes: sending an information provision request, by the first communication unit; and receiving the first battery information from the battery management system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the first battery information has a lower demand for real-time processing than the second battery information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the first battery information is different from the second battery information, wherein the first battery information is battery state information including at least one of voltage, current, temperature, state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of the battery, and wherein the second battery information includes at least one of battery system information, battery diagnosis information and battery-related control information.