Voltage equalization control system of accumulator

• US 20060119319A1
• Filed: 12/08/2005
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Katsumi, Anzawa, Seiichi, Sakurai, Masato
• Application Number:
  US11/297,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20060119319A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/116
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0016 using shunting, discharge or bypass circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

A maximum/minimum voltage detector detects a maximum terminal voltage and a minimum terminal voltage of a plurality of accumulators. A voltage difference calculator calculates a voltage difference between the maximum terminal voltage and the minimum terminal voltage. A timer setting unit sets an operational time of a timer according to the voltage difference. An operational time controller presets the operational time in the timer to temporally control the operation of the voltage balanced circuit. Accordingly, an unnecessary loss of energy due to the long time operation of the voltage balance circuit is prevented, and a performance of the assembled battery is maintained.

Claims

1. A voltage equalization control system of accumulator, comprising:

a voltage equalization unit which that voltages of a plurality of accumulators forming an assembled battery;

a voltage detector that detects a maximum voltage and a minimum voltage in the accumulators;

a voltage difference calculator that calculates a voltage difference between the maximum voltage and the minimum voltage detected by the voltage detector;

an operational time setting unit that sets an operational time of operating the voltage equalization unit, according to the voltage difference calculated by the voltage difference calculator; and

an operational time controller that operates the voltage equalization unit within the operational time set by the operational time setting unit so as to carry out the voltage equalizing operation on the accumulators and stops the voltage equalization unit at a time of exceeding the operational time.

2. The voltage equalization control system according to claim 1, wherein the operational time setting unit continually resets the operational time according to a latest value of the voltage difference varying according to the voltage equalizing operation of the voltage equalization unit, and

the operational time controller resets the time for stopping the voltage equalization unit, according to the operational time reset by the operational time setting unit.

3. The voltage equalization control system according to claim 1, wherein the operational time setting unit sets the operational time according to a convergent time toward an average voltage in a pattern where a half of the accumulators have the maximum voltage and another half of the accumulators have the minimum voltage in the assembled battery.

4. The voltage equalization control system according to claim 1, wherein the operational time controller stops the voltage equalizing unit when the voltage difference converges to a predetermined target value within the operational time.

5. A voltage equalization control system of accumulator, comprising:

a plurality of module voltage equalization units respectively provided to a plurality of battery modules, wherein an assembled battery is formed with the plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules is formed by a plurality of accumulators, and the module voltage equalization units equalize voltages of the plurality of accumulators of respective battery modules;

a voltage detector that detects a maximum voltage and a minimum voltage of all the accumulators in the assembled battery;

a voltage difference calculator that calculates a voltage difference between the maximum voltage and the minimum voltage detected by the voltage detector;

an operational time setting unit that sets an operational time of operating the module voltage equalization units according to the voltage difference calculated by the voltage difference calculator; and

an operational time controller that operates the module voltage equalization units within the operational time set by the operational time setting unit so as to carry out the voltage equalizing operation on the accumulators and stops the module voltage equalization units at a time of exceeding the operational time.

6. The voltage equalization control system according to claim 5, wherein the operational time setting unit sets the operational time according to a convergent time toward an average voltage in a pattern where a half of the accumulators have the maximum voltage and another half of the accumulators have the minimum voltage in the assembled battery.

7. The voltage equalization control system according to claim 5, wherein the operational time setting unit continually resets the operational time according to a latest value of the voltage difference varying according to the voltage equalizing operation of the module voltage equalization units, and

the operational time controller resets the time period for stopping the module voltage equalization units, according to the operational time reset by the operational time setting unit.