Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100033132 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF SECONDARY BATTERY AND HYBRID VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A battery model unit includes an electrode reaction model unit based on the Butler_Volmer equation, an electrolyte lithium concentration distribution model unit analyzing a lithium ion concentration distribution in an electrolyte solution by a diffusion equation, an active material lithium concentration distribution model unit analyzing an ion concentration distribution in a solid state of an active material by a diffusion equation, a current/potential distribution model unit for obtaining a potential distribution according to the charge conservation law, a thermal diffusion model unit and a boundary condition setting unit. The boundary condition setting unit ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100085057 | DEVICE ESTIMATING A STATE OF A SECONDARY BATTERY - A diffusion estimation unit follows a diffusion equation in an active material that is represented by a polar coordinate to estimate a distribution in concentration of lithium in the active material. An open circuit voltage estimation unit obtains an open circuit voltage in accordance with a local SOC(θ) based on a concentration of lithium obtained at an interface of the active material as estimated by the diffusion estimation unit. A current estimation unit uses a battery's voltage measured by a voltage sensor, the estimated open circuit voltage, and a parameter value that is set for the battery by a battery parameter value setting unit, and follows a voltage-current relationship model expression simplified from an electrochemical reaction expression to estimate the battery's current density. A boundary condition setting unit sequentially sets a boundary condition for the diffusion equation of the diffusion estimation unit for the active material's interface, as based on the battery's estimated current density. Thus a battery model that allows an internal state to be estimated based on an electrochemical reaction dynamically and can also achieve an alleviated operating load can be used to estimate a state of a secondary battery. | 04-08-2010 |
20100153038 | STATE ESTIMATING DEVICE OF SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery state estimating unit ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100204861 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SECONDARY BATTERY - During use of a secondary battery, a concentration change ratio estimating unit estimates a ratio of change in electrolytic solution concentration based on a charging/discharging current. According to the estimated ratio of change, a concentration estimated value calculating unit sequentially calculates an electrolytic solution concentration estimated value during the use of the secondary battery. Based on the estimated electrolytic solution concentration estimated value, a determining unit determines whether or not the electrolytic solution concentration is within a normal range. When the electrolytic solution concentration is outside the normal range, a charging/discharging condition modifying unit modifies a charging/discharging condition of the secondary battery to bring the electrolytic solution concentration back to the normal range, thus avoiding a tendency of overcharge or a tendency of overdischarge. | 08-12-2010 |
20100241376 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - An ECU calculates an evaluation value decrease amount D(−) in response to a reduction of unevenness of lithium ion concentration caused by diffusion of lithium ions resulting from a lapse of one cycle time ΔT, calculates an evaluation value increase amount D(+) in response to an increase of the unevenness of the lithium ion concentration caused by discharging during a lapse of one cycle time ΔT, and calculates a present value D(N) of a battery deterioration evaluation value D due to high-rate discharging, as a previous value D(N−1)−evaluation value decrease amount D(−)+evaluation value increase amount D(+). If battery deterioration evaluation value D exceeds a predetermined target value E, the ECU sets a discharging power limit value WOUT that is a limit value of electric power to be discharged from a battery, to a value lower than a maximum value W(MAX). | 09-23-2010 |
20110161025 | STATE ESTIMATING DEVICE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery state estimating unit estimates an internal state of a secondary battery in accordance with a battery model equation in every arithmetic cycle, and estimates a charging rate and a battery current based on a result of the estimation. A parameter estimating unit obtains a battery current measured by a sensor as well as the charging rate and the battery current estimated by the battery state estimating unit. The parameter estimating unit estimates a capacity deterioration parameter such that a rate of change in difference (estimation error) between a summed value of an actual current and a summed value of an estimated current with respect to the charging rate is minimized. A result obtained by estimating the capacity deterioration parameter is reflected in the battery model by the battery state estimating unit. | 06-30-2011 |
20120021263 | TEMPERATURE ELEVATING APPARATUS OF SECONDARY BATTERY AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A temperature elevating apparatus of a secondary battery ( | 01-26-2012 |
20130063091 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system includes a first battery and a second battery connected in parallel and performing charge and discharge. A first relay is switched between an ON state in which the charge and discharge of the first battery are allowed and an OFF state in which the charge and discharge of the first battery are prohibited. A second relay is switched between an ON state in which the charge and discharge of the second battery are allowed and an OFF state in which the charge and discharge of the second battery are prohibited. A controller controls the ON state and the OFF state of each of the first relay and the second relay. The controller also changes the order in which the first relay and the second relay are switched to the ON state, in performing the charge and discharge of the first battery and the second battery. | 03-14-2013 |
20130099794 | DEGRADATION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND DEGRADATION DETERMINATION METHOD FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A degradation determination device includes: a measuring unit measuring an open-circuit voltage characteristic indicating an open-circuit voltage variation with respect to a lithium ion secondary battery capacity variation; and a determining unit determining a degradation state due to wear and precipitation of lithium using a parameter for identifying the open-circuit voltage characteristic that substantially coincides with the measured open-circuit voltage characteristic. The parameter includes single electrode capacity retention rates expressed by the expressions (I) positive electrode capacity retention rate=degraded positive electrode capacity/initial positive electrode capacity and (II) negative electrode capacity retention rate=degraded negative electrode capacity/initial negative electrode capacity, and a battery capacity variation expressed by the expression (III) battery capacity variation=degraded negative electrode capacity×shift of a negative electrode composition axis with respect to a positive electrode composition axis. | 04-25-2013 |
20130264975 | ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A converter is disposed between a first battery and a power line for transmitting power inputted to and outputted from a motor for traveling. A second battery, on the other hand, is connected to the power line with a relay being interposed therebetween. A control unit controls the relay to be turned on or off in accordance with an operating state of the motor. | 10-10-2013 |
20140055094 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The first battery is configured to be charged and discharged with a larger current than the second battery. The second battery has a higher storage capacity than the first battery. When the voltage of the second battery is lower than the voltage of the first battery, the controller allows charging of the second battery through the second relay while prohibiting charging of the first battery through the first relay until the voltage of the second battery reaches the voltage of the first battery. | 02-27-2014 |
20140103859 | ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEM - An electric storage system includes a first electric storage apparatus and a second electric storage apparatus each performing charge and discharge, a first relay and a second relay, and a controller. The first relay enables the charge and discharge of the first electric storage apparatus in an ON state and disables them in an OFF state. The second relay enables the charge and discharge of the second electric storage apparatus in an ON state and disables them in an OFF state. The first electric storage apparatus and the first relay are connected in parallel to the second electric storage apparatus and the second relay. The controller switches each of the first relay and the second relay from the ON state to the OFF state after the controller allows a circulating current flowing between the first electric storage apparatus and the second electric storage apparatus. | 04-17-2014 |
20140203633 | BATTERY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A battery system includes a motor serving as a driving source for driving a vehicle, a high capacity type battery and a high power type battery each capable of supplying a power to the motor, and a controller controlling charge and discharge of each of the high capacity type battery and the high power type battery. The controller causes the high capacity type battery to be discharged continuously. The controller controls charge and discharge of the high power type battery such that the SOC of the high power type battery is matched with a predetermined value while the high capacity type battery is discharged continuously. The controller causes the high power type battery to be discharged continuously such that the SOC of the high power type battery becomes lower than the predetermined value while the high capacity type battery is not discharged continuously. | 07-24-2014 |
20140335387 | ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEM - An electric storage system includes electric storage blocks and a controller determining the state of each of the electric storage blocks. The plurality of electric storage blocks are connected in series, and each of the electric storage blocks has a plurality of electric storage elements connected in parallel. Each of the electric storage elements has a current breaker breaking a current path within the electric storage element. The controller acquires at least one parameter of an internal resistance and a full charge capacity of each of the electric storage blocks, and uses a change rate between the acquired parameter and a reference value to specify the number of current breakers in a broken state (the number of breaks) in each of the electric storage blocks. The reference value refers to the value of the parameter in the electric storage block not including the current breaker in the broken state. | 11-13-2014 |
20140343876 | ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEM - Each of the electric storage elements has a current interrupt device interrupting a current path within the electric storage element. The controller uses the voltage detected by the voltage sensor to calculate the estimated value of a current passing through the electric storage block having a plurality of electric storage elements connected in parallel. The controller uses the correspondence between a first ratio and a second ratio to determine whether or not the current interrupt device is in an interrupt state. The first ratio is the ratio between the estimated current value and the reference value of a current passing through the electric storage block. The second ratio is the ratio between the total number of the electric storage elements constituting the electric storage block and the total number of the current interrupt devices not in the interrupt state. | 11-20-2014 |
20150112619 | BATTERY STATUS ESTIMATING DEVICE | 04-23-2015 |
20150212158 | ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEM - The state of a plurality of electric storage blocks connected in serial is determined. Each of the electric storage blocks includes a plurality of electric storage elements connected in parallel. Each of the electric storage elements includes a current breaker configured to break a current path in the electric storage element. When a first voltage characteristic is shifted from a second voltage characteristic, it is determined that the current breaker is operated. The first voltage characteristic is acquired from a voltage sensor acquiring an open circuit voltage of each electric storage block and indicates a change in the open circuit voltage with respect to a capacity of the electric storage block. The second voltage characteristic is calculated from a capacity retention rate and a variation of the capacity and indicates a change in the open circuit voltage with respect to the capacity of the electric storage block. | 07-30-2015 |
20150229143 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - An electrical storage system includes a relay switching between an on state where an electrical storage device ( | 08-13-2015 |
20150229154 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - An electrical storage system includes: an electrical storage device ( | 08-13-2015 |
20150255979 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM - An electrical storage system includes an electrical storage device ( | 09-10-2015 |