Hierarchical battery potential equalizing device

• US 20060145662A1
• Filed: 10/07/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Lee, Chun-Hsien, Huang, Yi-Shuo, Luor, Tain-Syh
• Application Number:
  US11/245,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20060145662A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/116
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0016 using shunting, discharge or bypass circuits

Abstract

The present invention provides a hierarchical battery potential equalizing device to equalize the voltage of a plurality of serial batteries. The batteries are divided into a plurality of groups, one potential equalizer is provided for each group to make potential equalization among batteries, and at least one potential equalizer is provided for different groups to make potential equalization among groups. Wherein the potential equalizers have a hierarchical architecture, the first level of potential equalizers of the hierarchical architecture are respectively corresponding to one group to make potential equalization, and the other levels of potential equalizers make potential equalization among groups.

Claims

1. A hierarchical battery potential equalizing device used for making potential equalization for a plurality of serial batteries, characterized by:

the batteries are divided into a plurality of groups, one potential equalizer is provided for each said group to make potential equalization among batteries, and at least one potential equalizer is provided for different said groups to make potential equalization among said groups.

2. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 1, wherein the number of batteries of each said group is the same.

3. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 1, wherein the number of batteries of different said groups is different.

4. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 1, wherein said potential equalizers are consumptive or non-consumptive potential equalizers.

5. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 1, wherein said group is further subdivided into several subgroups, and at least one potential equalizer is used to equalize the potential between said subgroups

6. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 5, wherein the number of batteries of each said subgroup is the same.

7. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 5, wherein the number of batteries of different said subgroups is different.

8. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 1, wherein the potential equalizers form a hierarchical architecture, and the most bottom level of potential equalizers are respectively corresponding to one said group to make potential equalization among single batteries.

9. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 8, wherein the other levels of potential equalizers make potential equalization among said groups respectively.

10. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 8, wherein the number of serial batteries equalized by a higher level of potential equalizers is more than that equalized by a lower level of potential equalizers.

11. A hierarchical battery potential equalizing device including a plurality of potential equalizers, characterized by:

the potential equalizers have a hierarchical architecture, the first level of potential equalizers of the hierarchical architecture are for making potential equalization between adjoining single batteries, the other levels of potential equalizers are for making potential equalization among serial battery sets.

12. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 11, wherein the first level of potential equalizers are respectively corresponding to one said group, and each said group is consisted of several serial batteries.

13. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 12, wherein the number of batteries of each said group is the same.

14. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 12, wherein the number of batteries of different said groups is different.

15. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 11, wherein said potential equalizers are consumptive or non-consumptive potential equalizers.

16. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 12, wherein said group is further subdivided into several subgroups, and at least one potential equalizer is used to equalize the potential among said subgroups.

17. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 16, wherein the number of batteries of each said subgroup is the same.

18. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 16, wherein the number of batteries of different said subgroups is different.

19. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing device according to claim 11, wherein the number of serial batteries equalized by a higher level of potential equalizers is more than that equalized by a lower level of potential equalizers.

20. A hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure used for equalizing the potential of a serial battery set, characterized by:

the serial battery set is divided into a plurality of groups, one potential equalizer is provided for each said group to make potential equalization among batteries, and at least one potential equalizer is provided for different said groups to make potential equalization among said groups.

21. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 20, wherein the number of batteries of each said group is the same.

22. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 20, wherein the number of batteries of different said groups is different.

23. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 20, wherein said potential equalizers are consumptive or non-consumptive potential equalizers.

24. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 20, wherein said group is further subdivided into several subgroups, and at least one potential equalizer is used to equalize the potential between said subgroups

25. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 24, wherein the number of batteries of each said subgroup is the same.

26. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 24, wherein the number of batteries of different said subgroups is different.

27. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 20, wherein the potential equalizers form a hierarchical architecture, and the most bottom level of potential equalizers are respectively corresponding to one said group to make potential equalization among single batteries.

28. The hierarchal battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 27, wherein the other levels of potential equalizers make potential equalization among said groups respectively.

29. The hierarchical battery potential equalizing circuit structure according to claim 27, wherein the number of serial batteries equalized by a higher level of potential equalizers is more than that equalized by a lower level of potential equalizers.