Device and method for controlling input/output of secondary battery

• US 20020003417A1
• Filed: 04/05/2001
• Published: 01/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation), Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation), Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Kanamaru, Kunio, Bito, Seiji, Yamaguchi, Katsuhiko, Murakami, Yusai, Kimura, Tadao, Nakanishi, Toshiaki, Iwase, Masayoshi, Inui, Kiwamu
• Granted Patent: US 6,501,250 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/152
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/48 Parallel type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/2072 for drive off
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/545 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/10 for monitoring or controlling batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/24 for controlling the temperature of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/27 by heating
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/26 for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 903/903 having energy storing means, e.g. battery, capacitor

Abstract

A device and method of input/output control capable of exhibiting the battery performance by nature by rapidly raising the temperature of the secondary battery by the regeneration at a low temperature. A temperature rise controller controls the temperature rise of the battery pack based on the battery temperature, thereby determining a central value of the state-of-charge control in the range of the state of charge. A battery input/output controller voluntarily controls the state of charge based on the central value of the state-of-charge control from the temperature rise controller and the state of charge at the point of time from the state-of-charge operator, and controls charge and discharge based on the charge and discharge request from the outside to the battery pack.

Claims

1. An input/output control device of a secondary battery, comprising:

a battery pack in which a plurality of cells that are secondary batteries are combined with each other;

a voltage detector for detecting an output voltage of the battery pack;

a current detector for detecting a charge/discharge current of the battery pack;

a temperature detector for detecting the temperature within the battery pack;

a state-of-charge operator for calculating a state of charge of the battery pack based on a voltage signal from the voltage detector, a current signal from the current detector, and a temperature signal from the temperature detector;

a temperature rise controller for determining a central value of the state-of-charge control in the range of the state-of-charge control of the battery pack in order to control the temperature rise of the battery pack based on the temperature signal, and then outputting the central value of the state-of-charge control; and

a battery input/output controller for voluntarily controlling the state of charge of the battery pack based on the central value of the state-of-charge control from the temperature rise controller and the state of charge at the point of time from the state-of-charge operator, and for controlling the charge and discharge of the battery pack based on charge and discharge requests from the outside to the battery pack.

2. The input/output control device of a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein when a temperature indicated by the temperature signal is lower than a predetermined temperature, the temperature rise controller allows the central value of the state-of-charge control to shift toward an upper region in a range of the state-of-charge control in corresponding to the temperatures indicated by the temperature signal.

3. The input/output control device of a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery input/output controller carries out a short-time charging of the battery pack after the discharge request from the outside to the battery pack is canceled.

4. The input/output control device of a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the battery input/output controller carries out a short-time charging of the battery pack if a voltage value indicated by the voltage signal from the voltage detector becomes lower than a predetermined voltage when the output control of the battery pack is carried out based on the discharge request from the outside to the battery pack.

5. An input/output control device of the secondary battery, comprising:

a battery pack being mounted on a vehicle provided with an electric motor and an electric generator, in which the electric motor is used as a driving source;

the battery pack including a plurality of cells that are secondary batteries combined with each other; and

having positive and negative poles connected to the vehicle;

a voltage detector for detecting an output voltage of the battery pack;

a current detector for detecting a charge/discharge current of the battery pack;

a temperature detector for detecting the temperature within the battery pack;

a state-of-charge operator for calculating a state of charge of the battery pack based on a voltage signal from the voltage detector, a current signal from the current detector, and a temperature signal from the temperature detector;

a temperature rise controller for determining a central value of the state-of-charge control in a range of the state-of-charge control of the battery pack in order to control the temperature rise of the battery pack based on the temperature signal, and then outputting the central value of the state-of-charge control; and

a battery input/output controller for voluntarily controlling the state of charge of the battery pack based on the central value of the state-of-charge control from the temperature rise controller and the state of charge at the point of time from the state-of-charge operator, and for controlling the charge and discharge of the battery pack based on charge and discharge requests commanded by a driver to the battery pack.

6. The input/output control device of the secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein when a temperature indicated by the temperature signal is lower than a predetermined temperature, the temperature rise controller allows the central value of the state-of-charge control to shift toward an upper region in the range of the state-of-charge control in corresponding to the temperatures indicated by the temperature signal.

7. The input/output control device of the secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein the battery input/output controller carries out a short-time charging of the battery pack after the discharge request commanded by the driver to the battery pack is canceled.

8. The input/output control device of the secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein the battery input/output controller carries out a short-time charging of the battery pack if the voltage value indicated by the voltage signal from the voltage detector becomes lower than a predetermined voltage when the output control of the battery pack is carried out based on the discharge request commanded by the driver to the battery pack.

9. An input/output control method of the secondary battery, comprising:

detecting an output voltage, a charge/discharge current, and a temperature of a battery pack in which a plurality of cells that are secondary batteries are combined with each other;

calculating a state of charge of the battery pack based on the detected output voltage, charge/discharge current and temperature;

setting a central value of the state-of-charge control in a range of the state-of-charge control in an upper region in the range of the state-of-charge control when the detected temperature becomes lower than a predetermined temperature;

determining a difference between the calculated state of charge and the set central value of the state-of-charge control, and carrying out the charging of the battery pack based on the difference to control the temperature rise of the battery pack.

10. The input/output control method of the secondary battery according to claim 9, wherein a short-time charging of the battery pack is carried out after a discharge request to the battery pack is canceled.

11. The input/output control method of the secondary battery according to claim 9, wherein a short-time charging of the battery pack is carried out if the detected output voltage becomes lower than a predetermined voltage when discharging of the battery pack is carried out based on a discharge request to the battery pack.

12. An input/output control device of a secondary battery, comprising:

a battery pack being mounted on a vehicle provided with an electric motor and an electric generator, in which the electric motor or an engine is used as a driving source, including a plurality of cells that are secondary batteries combined with each other and having positive and negative poles connected to the vehicle;

a voltage detector for detecting an output voltage of the battery pack;

a current detector for detecting a charge/discharge current of the battery pack;

a temperature detector for detecting the temperature within the battery pack;

a rotational speed detector for detecting the rotational speed of the engine, and

a battery input/output controller for judging whether the start-up of the engine is difficult based on a voltage signal from the voltage detector, a current signal from the current detector, a temperature signal from the temperature detector, and a rotational speed signal from the rotational speed detector.

13. The input/output control device of the secondary battery according to claim 12, wherein the battery pack is used as a power source to start the start-up of the engine when an output by a start-up command from a driver is issued, and the start-up of the engine is stopped when the voltage value indicated by the voltage signal from the voltage detector of the battery pack becomes lower than a predetermined value, or the rotational speed signal from the rotational speed detector becomes lower than a predetermined rotational speed.

14. The input/output control device of the secondary battery according to claim 13, wherein after the start-up of the engine is stopped, the battery input/output controller carries out a short-time charging of the battery pack, and thereafter carrying out a start-up of the engine again.

15. The input/output control device of the secondary battery according to claim 13, wherein after the start-up of the engine is stopped, the battery input/output controller carries out a regeneration with respect to the battery pack by the revolving of the engine, and thereafter carrying out a start-up of the engine again.