Battery power circuit
First Claim
1. A power circuit for a battery comprising:
- a first energy storage source;
a second energy storage source connected in series with the first energy storage source;
a DC/DC converter for converting electric power between the first energy storage source and the second energy storage source; and
control means for controlling the DC/DC converter, wherein the control means detects voltage of the one of the first and second energy storage sources that is disposed on a high voltage side, as the high voltage side energy storage source, and when the voltage detected is lower than a first threshold voltage, the control means charges the high voltage side energy storage source through the DC/DC converter.
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Abstract
A power circuit for a battery for, even when an idle-stop operation is continuously performed, preventing reduction of an electric power supplied to a motor at start-up to obtain a set engine rpm. The power circuit includes a series-connected power supply in which a battery having a load and a capacitor group are connected in series with each other, a DC/DC converter for shifting electric power between the battery and the capacitor group, and between the battery and the load, and a controller for controlling the DC/DC converter. The controller detects the voltage of the capacitor group, and when the voltage detected is lower than a first threshold voltage, controls the DC/DC converter so that the capacitor group is charged with electricity.
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13 Claims
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1. A power circuit for a battery comprising:
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a first energy storage source;
a second energy storage source connected in series with the first energy storage source;
a DC/DC converter for converting electric power between the first energy storage source and the second energy storage source; and
control means for controlling the DC/DC converter, wherein the control means detects voltage of the one of the first and second energy storage sources that is disposed on a high voltage side, as the high voltage side energy storage source, and when the voltage detected is lower than a first threshold voltage, the control means charges the high voltage side energy storage source through the DC/DC converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7)
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5. A power circuit for a battery connected to an electric motor through an electric conversion circuit comprising:
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a first energy storage source;
a second energy storage source connected in series with the first energy storage source;
a DC/DC converter for converting electric power between the first energy storage source and the second energy storage source; and
control means for controlling the DC/DC converter, wherein, when the electric motor in a stop state is started, the control means detects a voltage of the one of the first and second energy storage sources that is disposed on a high voltage side, as the high voltage side energy storage source, and adjusts electric power output by the DC/DC converter in accordance with the voltage detected. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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8. A power circuit for a battery, comprising:
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a first energy storage source;
a second energy storage source connected in series with the first energy storage source, the second energy storage source having an allowable input current larger than a permissible input current of the first energy storage source;
an electric power conversion circuit for converting electric power between an electric motor which is connected to an axle of a vehicle and the first energy storage source and the second energy storage source;
a DC/DC converter for converting electric power between the first energy storage source and the second energy storage source; and
control means for controlling the DC/DC converter, wherein the control means includes DC/DC converter control means for, when regenerative electric power generated by the electric motor charges the first energy storage source and the second energy storage source through the electric power conversion circuit, controlling the DC/DC converter so that an input current to the first energy storage source does not exceed the permissible input current of the first energy storage source. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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