阅读说明：本技术 一种电池管理系统架构 (Battery management system architecture ) 是由 陈波 袁兼宗 于旭东 于 2021-09-13 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种电池管理系统架构。该电池管理系统架构包括N个电芯模组；N个从控制器,与N个电芯模组一一对应连接,并集成于各自对应的电芯模组,每个从控制器包括第一电源单元、数据选择单元、数据处理和通讯单元、以及第一主控单元；主控制器,包括第二电源单元、CAN收发单元和第二主控单元,第二主控单元包括第二控制内核和第二收发天线单元；其中,第一控制内核和第二控制内核通过第一收发天线单元和第二收发天线单元进行无线通信。本发明提出了一种电池管理系统架构,能减少线束和隔离器件的使用,降低重量和成本,提高空间利用率,又可以灵活高效的使用电池系统。(The invention provides a battery management system architecture. The battery management system architecture comprises N battery cell modules; the system comprises N slave controllers, a data selection unit, a data processing and communication unit and a first master control unit, wherein the N slave controllers are connected with the N battery cell modules in a one-to-one correspondence manner and integrated into the battery cell modules corresponding to each slave controller; the main controller comprises a second power supply unit, a CAN transceiving unit and a second main control unit, wherein the second main control unit comprises a second control core and a second transceiving antenna unit; the first control core and the second control core are in wireless communication through the first transceiving antenna unit and the second transceiving antenna unit. The invention provides a battery management system architecture, which can reduce the use of wire harnesses and isolating devices, reduce the weight and the cost, improve the space utilization rate and flexibly and efficiently use a battery system.)

1. A battery management system architecture, comprising:

n battery cell modules;

the system comprises N slave controllers, a first control core and a first transceiving antenna unit, wherein each slave controller is connected with the corresponding battery cell modules in a one-to-one correspondence manner and integrated with the corresponding battery cell module, each slave controller comprises a first power supply unit, a data selection unit, a data processing and communication unit and a first master control unit, the first master control unit comprises a first control core and a first transceiving antenna unit, the first power supply unit supplies power to the slave controller through the corresponding battery cell module, the data selection unit is used for acquiring the running information of the corresponding battery cell module, converting the running information into digital signals and transmitting the digital signals to the data processing and communication unit, and the data processing and communication unit converts the digital signals into bus data and transmits the bus data to the first control core;

the main controller comprises a second power supply unit, a CAN (controller area network) transceiving unit and a second main control unit, wherein the second main control unit comprises a second control core and a second transceiving antenna unit, the second power supply unit supplies power to the main controller through external normal electricity, and the CAN transceiving unit is used for receiving external bus data, converting the external bus data into a digital signal and transmitting the digital signal to the second control core;

the first control core and the second control core are in wireless communication through the first transceiving antenna unit and the second transceiving antenna unit, and the first control core converts bus data from the data processing and communication unit into wireless data and sends the wireless data to the main controller through the first transceiving antenna unit; the second control core receives the wireless data sent by the first transceiving antenna unit through the second transceiving antenna unit, and sends the digital signal from the CAN transceiving unit to the slave controller through the second transceiving antenna unit.

2. The battery management system architecture of claim 1, wherein the first master control unit further comprises a first power management module respectively connected to the first power unit and the first control core, the first power management module configured to supply power to the first master control unit.

3. The battery management system architecture of claim 2, wherein the slave controller further comprises a third power supply unit connected in parallel with the first power supply unit, the third power supply unit being connected to the first power management module;

if the first power supply unit is identified to have a fault, resetting the first power supply unit, and simultaneously activating the third power supply unit to work, wherein the third power supply unit supplies power to the slave controller; and if the first power supply unit is out of order, switching back to the first power supply unit to work, and stopping the second power supply unit.

4. The battery management system architecture as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first master control unit further comprises a first communication module respectively connected to the data processing and communication unit and the first control core, and the first communication module receives bus data from the data processing and communication unit and transmits the bus data to the first control core.

5. The battery management system architecture of claim 4, wherein the slave controller further comprises a first watchdog unit, the first master control unit further comprising a first watchdog module, the first watchdog module being connected to the first watchdog unit and a first control core, respectively;

the first watchdog unit monitors the running state of the first control kernel through the first watchdog module, if the first control kernel fails, the first watchdog unit resets the first control kernel, and meanwhile, the first transceiving antenna unit directly reads bus data of the first communication module and sends the bus data to the main controller; and if the first control kernel eliminates the fault, switching back to the first control kernel to work, and the first control kernel receives and transmits wireless data through the first receiving and transmitting antenna unit.

6. The battery management system architecture of claim 1, wherein the first master control unit further includes a first analog-to-digital conversion module, connected to the first control core, and configured to acquire operation information of the corresponding cell module, convert the operation information into a digital signal, and transmit the digital signal to the first control core;

if the data selection unit and/or the data processing and communication unit is identified to be faulty, resetting the data selection unit and/or the data processing and communication unit and simultaneously starting the first analog-to-digital conversion module to work; if the data selection unit and the data processing and communication unit are out of order, the data selection unit and the data processing and communication unit are switched back to work, and the first analog-to-digital conversion module stops working.

7. The battery management system architecture of claim 1, wherein if the first transceiving antenna unit fails, the first transceiving antenna unit is adjusted to reduce the transmission power, rate or frequency of the first transceiving antenna unit, and the wireless data sent to the master controller is sent to an adjacent slave controller, and the adjacent slave controller is sent to the master controller.

8. The battery management system architecture of claim 1, wherein the second master control unit further comprises a second power management module respectively connected to the second power unit and a second control core, the second power management module configured to supply power to the second master control unit; the second master control unit further comprises a second communication module which is respectively connected with the CAN transceiving unit and the second control kernel, and the second communication module receives bus data from the CAN transceiving unit and sends the bus data to the second control kernel.

9. The battery management system architecture of claim 8, wherein the second master control unit further comprises a second analog-to-digital conversion module connected to the second control core, the second analog-to-digital conversion module being configured to receive external CAN data and convert the external CAN data into digital signals to be sent to the second control core;

if the CAN transceiving unit is identified to have a fault, resetting the CAN transceiving unit and simultaneously starting the second analog-to-digital conversion module to work; and if the CAN transceiving unit is out of order, switching back to the CAN transceiving unit to work, and stopping the second analog-to-digital conversion module.

10. The battery management system architecture of claim 8, wherein the slave controller further comprises a second watchdog unit, the second master control unit further comprising a second watchdog module, the second watchdog module being respectively connected to the second watchdog unit and a second control core;

the second watchdog unit monitors the running state of the second control kernel through the second watchdog module, if the second control kernel fails, the second watchdog unit resets the second control kernel, and meanwhile, the second transceiving antenna unit directly reads the bus data of the second communication module and sends the bus data to the appointed slave controller.

11. The battery management system architecture of claim 8, wherein if the second transceiving antenna unit fails, the second transceiving antenna unit is adjusted to reduce the transmit power, rate or frequency of the second transceiving antenna unit and transmit wireless data destined for the designated slave controller to an adjacent slave controller, and the adjacent slave controller transmits the wireless data to the designated slave controller.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of manufacturing of power batteries of electric automobiles, in particular to a battery management system architecture.

Background

In the field of high-voltage battery systems of new energy vehicles, in order to monitor and manage the state of a battery, including battery capacity, battery temperature, battery life and battery working boundaries, the voltage and corresponding temperature of each cell module constituting the battery need to be measured. In the prior art, a battery sampling controller is mainly used as a slave controller to collect the voltage and the temperature of a battery core, and a battery management controller is used as a master controller to process collected data, calculate and monitor the state of a battery and perform charging and discharging control and safety protection processing according to the requirements of a finished automobile. The master controller and the slave controller realize signal and power supply transmission through CAN, SPI and other communication by a wire harness, and meanwhile, considering that the acquisition circuit is arranged on a high-voltage side, and the processing and control circuit is arranged on a low-voltage side, so that the design of an isolation circuit is needed. The above designs all need additional isolation design, and wiring harness arrangement, which not only increases the cost, but also occupies space; and when the core device fails (MCU, sampling chip), the system must enter a fail safe mode because the battery system loses the monitoring state, thereby affecting the driving performance and the driving safety.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structure diagram of a distributed battery management system architecture of the prior art. As shown in the figure, the battery management system architecture 100 includes n battery cell modules 101, each battery cell module 101 integrates one slave controller 102, and the slave controller 102 is responsible for acquiring the voltage and the temperature of the corresponding battery cell module 101, and transmitting the signal to the master controller 103 through a wire harness. Fig. 2 shows a schematic structure diagram of a centralized battery management system architecture in the prior art. As shown, the battery management system architecture 200 includes n cell modules 201, each cell module 201 has a corresponding slave controller 202, and the n slave controllers 202 and the master controller 203 are collectively disposed. Each slave controller 202 is responsible for acquiring the voltage and temperature of the corresponding cell module 201, and transmitting the signal to the master controller 203 through the wire harness.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a battery management system architecture, which can reduce the use of wire harnesses and isolating devices, reduce the weight and the cost, improve the space utilization rate and flexibly and efficiently use a battery system.

Specifically, the present invention provides a battery management system architecture, including:

n battery cell modules;

the system comprises N slave controllers, a first control core and a first transceiving antenna unit, wherein each slave controller is connected with the corresponding battery cell modules in a one-to-one correspondence manner and integrated with the corresponding battery cell module, each slave controller comprises a first power supply unit, a data selection unit, a data processing and communication unit and a first master control unit, the first master control unit comprises a first control core and a first transceiving antenna unit, the first power supply unit supplies power to the slave controller through the corresponding battery cell module, the data selection unit is used for acquiring the running information of the corresponding battery cell module, converting the running information into digital signals and transmitting the digital signals to the data processing and communication unit, and the data processing and communication unit converts the digital signals into bus data and transmits the bus data to the first control core;

the main controller comprises a second power supply unit, a CAN (controller area network) transceiving unit and a second main control unit, wherein the second main control unit comprises a second control core and a second transceiving antenna unit, the second power supply unit supplies power to the main controller through external normal electricity, and the CAN transceiving unit is used for receiving external bus data, converting the external bus data into a digital signal and transmitting the digital signal to the second control core;

the first control core and the second control core are in wireless communication through the first transceiving antenna unit and the second transceiving antenna unit, and the first control core converts bus data from the data processing and communication unit into wireless data and sends the wireless data to the main controller through the first transceiving antenna unit; the second control core receives the wireless data sent by the first transceiving antenna unit through the second transceiving antenna unit, and sends the digital signal from the CAN transceiving unit to the slave controller through the second transceiving antenna unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first main control unit further includes a first power management module, which is respectively connected to the first power unit and the first control core, and the first power management module is configured to supply power to the first main control unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the slave controller further includes a third power supply unit connected in parallel with the first power supply unit, the third power supply unit being connected to the first power management module;

if the first power supply unit is identified to have a fault, resetting the first power supply unit, and simultaneously activating the third power supply unit to work, wherein the third power supply unit supplies power to the slave controller; and if the first power supply unit is out of order, switching back to the first power supply unit to work, and stopping the second power supply unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first master control unit further includes a first communication module, which is connected to the data processing and communication unit and the first control core, respectively, and the first communication module receives bus data from the data processing and communication unit and sends the bus data to the first control core.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the slave controller further includes a first watchdog unit, the first master control unit further includes a first watchdog module, and the first watchdog module is respectively connected to the first watchdog unit and the first control core;

the first watchdog unit monitors the running state of the first control kernel through the first watchdog module, if the first control kernel fails, the first watchdog unit resets the first control kernel, and meanwhile, the first transceiving antenna unit directly reads bus data of the first communication module and sends the bus data to the main controller; and if the first control kernel eliminates the fault, switching back to the first control kernel to work, and the first control kernel receives and transmits wireless data through the first receiving and transmitting antenna unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first master control unit further includes a first analog-to-digital conversion module, connected to the first control core, where the first analog-to-digital conversion module is configured to obtain operation information of the corresponding battery cell module, convert the operation information into a digital signal, and transmit the digital signal to the first control core;

if the data selection unit and/or the data processing and communication unit is identified to be faulty, resetting the data selection unit and/or the data processing and communication unit and simultaneously starting the first analog-to-digital conversion module to work; if the data selection unit and the data processing and communication unit are out of order, the data selection unit and the data processing and communication unit are switched back to work, and the first analog-to-digital conversion module stops working.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the first transceiving antenna unit fails, the transmitting power, the rate or the frequency of the first transceiving antenna unit is adjusted and reduced, and the wireless data transmitted to the master controller is transmitted to an adjacent slave controller, and the adjacent slave controller transmits the wireless data to the master controller.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second main control unit further includes a second power management module, which is respectively connected to the second power unit and the second control core, and the second power management module is configured to supply power to the second main control unit; the second master control unit further comprises a second communication module which is respectively connected with the CAN transceiving unit and the second control kernel, and the second communication module receives bus data from the CAN transceiving unit and sends the bus data to the second control kernel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second master control unit further includes a second analog-to-digital conversion module, connected to the second control core, where the second analog-to-digital conversion module is configured to receive external CAN data, convert the external CAN data into a digital signal, and send the digital signal to the second control core;

if the CAN transceiving unit is identified to have a fault, resetting the CAN transceiving unit and simultaneously starting the second analog-to-digital conversion module to work; and if the CAN transceiving unit is out of order, switching back to the CAN transceiving unit to work, and stopping the second analog-to-digital conversion module.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the slave controller further includes a second watchdog unit, the second master control unit further includes a second watchdog module, and the second watchdog module is respectively connected to the second watchdog unit and the second control core;

the second watchdog unit monitors the running state of the second control kernel through the second watchdog module, if the second control kernel fails, the second watchdog unit resets the second control kernel, and meanwhile, the second transceiving antenna unit directly reads the bus data of the second communication module and sends the bus data to the appointed slave controller.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, if the second transceiving antenna unit fails, the transmitting power, rate or frequency of the second transceiving antenna unit is adjusted to be reduced, and the wireless data addressed to the designated slave controller is transmitted to an adjacent slave controller, and the adjacent slave controller transmits the wireless data to the designated slave controller.

According to the battery management system framework provided by the invention, wireless communication is adopted between the slave controller and the master controller, so that the use of wire harnesses and isolation devices can be reduced, the weight and the cost are reduced, the space utilization rate is improved, and the battery system can be flexibly and efficiently used.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows a schematic structure diagram of a distributed battery management system architecture of the prior art.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic structure diagram of a centralized battery management system architecture in the prior art.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a battery management system architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a slave controller of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the main controller in fig. 3.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. Further, although the terms used in the present invention are selected from publicly known and used terms, some of the terms mentioned in the description of the present invention may be selected by the applicant at his or her discretion, the detailed meanings of which are described in relevant parts of the description herein. Furthermore, it is required that the present invention is understood, not simply by the actual terms used but by the meaning of each term lying within.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a battery management system architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a slave controller of fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the main controller in fig. 3. As shown, a battery management system architecture 300 mainly includes N cell modules 400, N slave controllers 500, and a master controller 600.

Wherein, N are connected from controller 500 and N electric core module 400 one-to-one, and every is integrated in electric core module 400 that corresponds separately from controller 500.

Referring to fig. 4, each slave controller 500 includes a first power supply unit 501, a data selection unit 502, a data processing and communication unit 503, and a first master control unit 504. The first master control unit 504 includes a first control core 505 and a first transceiving antenna unit 506. The first power supply unit 501 supplies power to the slave controller 500 through the corresponding cell module 400. The data selection unit 502 is configured to acquire operation information of the corresponding battery cell module 400. The operation information includes voltage and temperature information of the cell module 400. The data selection unit 502 converts the acquired operation information into a digital signal and transmits to the data processing and communication unit 503. The data processing and communication unit 503 converts the digital signal into bus data and sends the bus data to the first control core 505.

Referring to fig. 5, the main controller 600 includes a second power supply unit 601, a CAN transceiving unit 602, and a second main control unit 603. The second main control unit 603 includes a second control core 604 and a second transceiving antenna unit 605. The second power supply unit 601 supplies power to the main controller 600 through an external constant power. The CAN transceiver unit 602 is configured to receive external bus data, convert the external bus data into a digital signal, and send the digital signal to the second control core 604.

Further, the first control core 505 and the second control core 604 perform wireless communication through the first transceiving antenna unit 506 and the second transceiving antenna unit 605. In this embodiment, the wireless communication employs a bluetooth mode. The first control core 505 converts bus data from the data processing and communication unit 503 into wireless data and transmits the wireless data to the main controller 600 through the first transceiving antenna unit 506. The second control core 604 receives the wireless data transmitted by the first transceiving antenna unit 506 through the second transceiving antenna unit 605. The second control core 604 transmits the digital signal received from the CAN transceiving unit 602 to the slave controller 500 through the second transceiving antenna unit 605.

According to the battery management system architecture 300 suitable for the new energy vehicle, wireless communication is adopted between the slave controller 500 and the master controller 600, compared with the prior art, the use of wire harnesses and isolation devices can be reduced, and the weight and the cost of the whole system architecture are reduced. Because the battery management system architecture 300 is not constrained by the wiring harness, the number of the cell modules 400 can be conveniently increased to improve the space utilization rate of the system architecture, and only the number of the matched cell modules 400 needs to be upgraded through the software of the main controller 600, so as to adjust the parameters of each cell module 400 and the corresponding voltage and current.

Preferably, referring to fig. 4, the first master control unit 504 further includes a first power management module 507. The first power management module 507 is connected to the first power unit 501 and the first control core 505, respectively. The first power management module 507 is used for supplying power to the first main control unit 504.

Preferably, the slave controller 500 further includes a third power supply unit 508. The third power supply unit 508 is connected in parallel with the first power supply unit 501, and the third power supply unit 508 is connected to the first power management module 507. If the first power supply unit 501 is identified as faulty, the first power supply unit 501 is reset from the controller 500, and the third power supply unit 508 is activated to operate. The slave controller 500 is supplied with power by the third power supply unit 508. If the first power supply unit 501 is out of order, the first power supply unit 501 is switched back to operate, and the first power supply unit 501 supplies power to the slave controller 500, and the second power supply unit 601 stops operating. It should be noted that the fault of the first power supply unit 501 may be a transient fault or a permanent fault, and if the fault is a transient fault, the first power supply unit 501 is switched back to the first power supply unit 501 to operate after being recovered to normal (which is equivalent to removing the fault); if the failure is permanent, the controller 500 records the failure, maintains the driving cycle of the new energy vehicle until the safe state is entered, and repairs or replaces the first power supply unit 501.

Preferably, the first main control unit 504 further includes a first communication module 509. The first communication module 509 is connected to the data processing and communication unit 503 and the first control core 505, respectively. The first communication module 509 receives bus data from the data processing and communication unit 503 and sends the bus data to the first control core 505.

Preferably, the slave controller 500 further includes a first watchdog unit 510, and the first master control unit 504 further includes a first watchdog module 511, and the first watchdog module 511 is respectively connected to the first watchdog unit 510 and the first control core. The first watchdog unit 510 monitors the running state of the first control core 505 through the first watchdog module 511, mainly monitors the software running state of the first control core 505. If the first control core 505 fails, the first watchdog unit 510 resets the first control core 505, and the first transceiver antenna unit 506 directly reads the bus data of the first communication module 509 and transmits the bus data to the main controller 600. In the present embodiment, the first transceiving antenna unit 506 wirelessly transmits the read bus data at a limited rate. If the first control core 505 fails, the first control core 505 is switched back to operate, and the first control core 505 continues to receive and transmit wireless data through the first receiving and transmitting antenna unit 506. If the first control core 505 has a permanent fault, the fault is recorded from the controller 500, the driving cycle of the new energy vehicle is maintained until the safe state is entered, and the first control core 505 is repaired or replaced.

Preferably, the first master control unit 504 further includes a first analog-to-digital conversion module 512. The first analog-to-digital conversion module 512 is connected with the first control core 505. The first analog-to-digital conversion module 512 is configured to obtain operation information of the corresponding battery cell module 400, convert the operation information into a digital signal, and transmit the digital signal to the first control core 505. If the data selection unit 502 and/or the data processing and communication unit 503 are/is identified to be faulty, the data selection unit 502 and the data processing and communication unit 503 are reset at the same time, the first analog-to-digital conversion module 512 is started to operate, and the first analog-to-digital conversion module 512 acquires the operation information of the corresponding battery cell module 400 and sends the operation information to the first control core 505. If the data selection unit 502 and the data processing and communication unit 503 are cleared, the operation is switched back to the data selection unit 502 and the data processing and communication unit 503, and the first analog-to-digital conversion module 512 stops operating. The failure of the data selection unit 502 and/or the data processing and communication unit 503 may be a transient failure or a permanent failure, and if the failure is a transient failure, the data selection unit 502 and the data processing and communication unit 503 are switched back to work after the failure is recovered to normal (which is equivalent to removing the failure); if the fault is a permanent fault, the fault is recorded from the controller 500, the driving cycle of the new energy vehicle is maintained until the safe state is entered, and the data selection unit 502 and/or the data processing and communication unit 503 with the fault are repaired or replaced.

Preferably, if the first transceiving antenna unit 506 fails, the transmitting power, rate or frequency of the first transceiving antenna unit 506 is adjusted to be decreased, and the wireless data transmitted to the master controller 600 is transmitted to the adjacent slave controller 500, and the adjacent slave controller 500 transmits the wireless data to the master controller 600. If the failure is recovered, the transmission power, rate or frequency of the first transceiving antenna unit 506 is recovered; if the failure cannot be recovered, the failure is recorded and the driving cycle is maintained until the driving cycle enters a safe state, and the first transmitting/receiving antenna unit 506 having the failure is repaired or replaced.

Preferably, referring to fig. 5, the second master control unit 603 further includes a second power management module 606. The second power management module 606 is connected to the second power unit 601 and the second control core 604, respectively. The second power management module 606 is used to supply power to the second main control unit 603. The second master control unit 603 further comprises a second communication module 607. The second communication module 607 is respectively connected to the CAN transceiver 602 and the second control core 604. The second communication module 607 receives the bus data from the CAN transceiver unit 602 and sends the bus data to the second control core 604.

Preferably, the second master control unit 603 further comprises a second analog-to-digital conversion module 608. The second analog-to-digital conversion module 608 is coupled to the second control core 604. The second analog-to-digital conversion module 608 is configured to receive external CAN data, convert the external CAN data into a digital signal, and send the digital signal to the second control core 604. If the CAN transceiver 602 is identified as faulty, the main controller 600 resets the CAN transceiver 602 and starts the second analog-to-digital conversion module 608 to operate instead of the CAN transceiver 602. If the CAN transceiver 602 is out of order, the CAN transceiver 602 is switched back to operate, and the second analog-to-digital conversion module 608 stops operating. If the CAN transceiver unit 602 cannot eliminate the fault, the fault is recorded and the driving cycle is maintained until the CAN transceiver unit 602 enters a safe state, and the CAN transceiver unit 602 with the fault is repaired or replaced.

Preferably, the slave controller 500 further includes a second watchdog unit 609, and the second master control unit 603 further includes a second watchdog module 610, and the second watchdog module 610 is respectively connected to the second watchdog unit 609 and the second control core 604. The second watchdog unit 609 monitors the operating state of the second control core 604 through the second watchdog module 610, and the second watchdog unit 609 mainly monitors the software operating state of the second control core 604. If the second control core 604 fails, the second watchdog unit 609 resets the second control core 604, and the second transceiving antenna unit 605 directly reads the bus data of the second communication module 607 and wirelessly transmits the bus data to the designated slave controller 500. In this embodiment, the second transceiving antenna unit 605 wirelessly transmits the read bus data at a limited rate. If the second control core 604 fails, the second control core 604 is switched back to operate, and the first control core 505 continues to normally transmit and receive wireless data through the first transmitting and receiving antenna unit 506. If the second control core 604 has a permanent fault, the fault is recorded, the driving cycle of the new energy vehicle is maintained until the safe state is entered, and the second control core 604 is repaired or replaced.

Preferably, if the second transceiving antenna unit 605 fails, the transmitting power, rate or frequency of the second transceiving antenna unit 605 is adjusted to be reduced, and the wireless data transmitted to the designated slave controller 500 is transmitted to the adjacent slave controller 500, and the adjacent slave controller 500 transmits the wireless data to the designated slave controller 500. If the failure is recovered, the transmission power, rate or frequency of the second transceiving antenna unit 605 is recovered; if the failure cannot be recovered, the failure is recorded, the driving cycle is maintained until the driving cycle enters a safe state, and the second transmitting/receiving antenna unit 605 having the failure is repaired or replaced.

The battery management system architecture provided by the invention has the following advantages that:

1. the mutual communication between the slave controller and the master controller is realized by utilizing a wireless communication technology;

2. in the case of a single point of failure of the slave and master controllers, the battery management system architecture remains operating normally.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the above-described exemplary embodiments of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.