# US 2025/0147111 A1 · Screening method and device for echelon-use battery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0147111 A1 - Document ID: US20250147111A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/681,873 - Filed: 2022-08-15 - Published: 2025-05-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-10-29 - Assignees: Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Ev Recycling Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.; Hunan Brunp Ev Recycling Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Haijun Yu; Kang Chen; Aixia Li; Yinghao Xie; Xuemei Zhang; Changdong Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250147111A1 ## CPC - G01R 31/392: Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health - G01R 31/3835: involving only voltage measurements - H01M 10/54: Reclaiming serviceable parts of waste accumulators - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02W 30/84: Recycling of batteries or fuel cells - 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 - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT ## Abstract Disclosed is a method and device for screening an echelon-use battery. The method includes: collecting a first initial voltage and a first voltage change data of a standard battery of the same batch as a test battery; acquiring a first voltage difference data; acquiring an allowable echelon-use voltage difference range corresponding to the first initial voltage according to the first initial voltage, the first voltage difference data and an allowable echelon-use deviation; collecting a second initial voltage and a second voltage change of the test battery, acquiring a second voltage difference data, when the second initial voltage and the first initial voltage are the same, determining whether the second voltage difference data falls within the allowable echelon-use voltage difference range, the test battery is qualified if the second voltage difference data falls into the range. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A screening method for an echelon-use battery, comprising: collecting a first initial voltage data and a first voltage change data of a standard battery of the same batch as a test battery through a constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit; acquiring a first voltage difference data corresponding to the first initial voltage according to the first voltage change data; acquiring an allowable echelon-use voltage difference range corresponding to the first initial voltage according to the first initial voltage, the first voltage difference data, and an allowable echelon-use deviation; collecting a second initial voltage data and a second voltage change data of the test battery through a constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit; acquiring a second voltage difference data according to the second voltage change data; determining whether the second voltage difference data falls within the allowable echelon-use voltage difference range, and qualifying the tested battery if the second voltage difference data falls within the allowable echelon-use voltage difference range. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A screening method for an echelon-use battery according to claim 1, wherein the first voltage difference data is obtained by: collecting a first voltage change data when the standard battery is charged at a predetermined sampling interval to obtain a first voltage data; acquiring an initial first voltage difference data according to the first voltage data, a voltage rating data, and a voltage difference parameter; the initial first voltage difference data includes voltage differences at several sampling intervals; taking the several sampling intervals as a standard sampling time, and averaging the voltage differences at the sampling intervals to obtain a voltage difference of the standard sampling time; and acquiring the first voltage difference data composed of multiple voltage differences of the standard sampling time. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A screening method for an echelon-use battery according to claim 1, wherein the second voltage difference data is obtained by: collecting a second voltage change data when the test battery is charged at a predetermined sampling interval to obtain a second voltage data; acquiring an initial second voltage difference data according to the second voltage data, a voltage rating data, and a voltage difference parameter; the initial second voltage difference data includes voltage differences obtained at several sampling intervals; taking the several sampling intervals as a standard sampling time, and averaging the voltage differences at the sampling intervals to obtain a voltage difference of the standard sampling time; and acquiring the second voltage difference data composed of multiple voltage differences of the standard sampling time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) A screening method for an echelon-use battery according to claim 2, wherein the voltage difference parameter is greater than 0 and less or equal to 2. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A screening method for an echelon-use battery according to claim 1, wherein a constant current of the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit does not exceed 900 mA. ### Claim 6 A screening device for an echelon-use battery, comprising a constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit, a data acquisition and recording circuit, a data comparison unit and a CPU control unit; the CPU control unit is respectively associated with the data comparison unit, the data acquisition and recording circuit and the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit; the data acquisition and recording circuit is connected to the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging current; the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit is connected to a standard battery or a test battery, and is used for charging the standard battery or the test battery; the data acquisition and recording circuit is used to collect a first initial voltage and a first voltage change data of a standard battery and a second initial voltage and a second voltage change data of a test battery, which are fed back by the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit, and the collected first initial voltage, second initial voltage, first voltage change data, and second voltage change data are sent to the CPU control unit for processing and storage; the CPU control unit is used to convert the received first voltage change data into first voltage difference data, convert the first voltage difference data into an allowable echelon-use voltage difference range, and convert the second voltage change data into a second voltage difference range; the second voltage difference data and the allowable echelon-use voltage difference range are sent to the data comparison unit for comparison; and the data comparison unit is used to determine whether the second voltage difference data falls within the allowable echelon-use voltage difference range, and if it falls in the range, it is determined that the test battery is qualified. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A screening device for an echelon-use battery according to claim 6, wherein the first voltage difference data is obtained specifically by: collecting the first voltage change data when the standard battery is charged at a predetermined sampling interval to obtain the first voltage data; acquiring the initial first voltage difference data according to the first voltage data, a voltage rating data, and a voltage difference parameter; the initial first voltage difference data includes voltage differences at several sampling intervals; taking several sampling intervals as a standard sampling time, and averaging the voltage differences at the several sampling intervals to obtain a voltage difference of the standard sampling time; and acquiring a first voltage difference data composed of multiple voltage differences of the standard sampling time. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) A screening device for an echelon-use battery according to claim 6, wherein the second voltage difference data is obtained by: collecting a second voltage change data when the test battery is charged at a predetermined sampling interval to obtain a second voltage data; acquiring an initial second voltage difference data according to the second voltage data, a voltage rating data, and a voltage difference parameter; the initial second voltage difference data includes voltage differences obtained at several sampling intervals; taking the several sampling intervals as a standard sampling time, and averaging the voltage differences at the sampling intervals to obtain a voltage difference of the standard sampling time; and acquiring the second voltage difference data composed of multiple voltage differences of the standard sampling time. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) A screening device for an echelon-use battery according to claim 6, wherein the screening device further comprise a signal output unit connected to the CPU control unit, and the signal output unit is used to display a screening result of the battery. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) A screening device for an echelon-use battery according to claim 6, wherein the constant current of the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit does not exceed 900 mA. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) A screening device for an echelon-use battery according to claim 7, wherein the constant current of the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit does not exceed 900 mA. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) A screening device for an echelon-use battery according to claim 8, wherein the constant current of the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit does not exceed 900 mA. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) A screening device for an echelon-use battery according to claim 9, wherein the constant current of the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit does not exceed 900 mA. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) A screening method for an echelon-use battery according to claim 3, wherein the voltage difference parameter is greater than 0 and less or equal to 2. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) A screening method for an echelon-use battery according to claim 2, wherein a constant current of the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit does not exceed 900 mA. ### Claim 16 (depends on 3) A screening method for an echelon-use battery according to claim 3, wherein a constant current of the constant-voltage difference constant-current charging circuit does not exceed 900 mA.