Method of Monitoring and/or Controlling or Automatically Controlling the Voltage of at Least One Group of Cells in a Compound of Cells of an Energy Storage Device
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring and controlling a voltage of at least one group of cells in a cell compound of an energy storage device in an onboard power supply system of a motor vehicle, comprising the acts of:
- connecting a cell group logic to the group of cells by a supply line by which the group of cells is charged or discharged;
monitoring with the cell group logic the voltage of the group of cells;
controlling with the cell group logic charging or discharging of the group of cells, where the cell group logic takes energy from a rail line to charge the group of cells or feeds energy to the rail line from the group of cells; and
conducting a data communication between the cell group logic and at least one of another cell group logic and a central logic on the rail line at voltage levels between an idle voltage level which is equal to or greater than a predetermined maximal voltage level below which the group of cells is charged or discharged.
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Abstract
Thus, according to the invention, for monitoring and/or controlling or automatically controlling the voltage of at least one group of cells in a cell compound of an energy storage device, particularly an energy storage device in an onboard power supply system of a motor vehicle, a data communication is carried out between a central logic and a cell group logic by way of the rail line connecting the latter, in which case voltage levels exist between an idle level situated at or above a maximal voltage level, up to which the cell group logic exchanges energy with the rail line for charging or discharging the cell group, and a data level situated above the idle level.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring and controlling a voltage of at least one group of cells in a cell compound of an energy storage device in an onboard power supply system of a motor vehicle, comprising the acts of:
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connecting a cell group logic to the group of cells by a supply line by which the group of cells is charged or discharged; monitoring with the cell group logic the voltage of the group of cells; controlling with the cell group logic charging or discharging of the group of cells, where the cell group logic takes energy from a rail line to charge the group of cells or feeds energy to the rail line from the group of cells; and conducting a data communication between the cell group logic and at least one of another cell group logic and a central logic on the rail line at voltage levels between an idle voltage level which is equal to or greater than a predetermined maximal voltage level below which the group of cells is charged or discharged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cell group logic for monitoring and controlling the voltage of at least one group of cells in a cell compound of an energy storage device in an onboard power supply system of a motor vehicle in which the group of cells is connected by the cell group logic by way of a supply line by which the group of cells is charged or discharged, the cell group logic comprising:
a voltage comparator unit, the voltage comparator unit configured to monitor a voltage on a rail line and to carry out a data communication by way of the rail line between the cell group logic and at least one of another cell group logic and a central logic on the rail line at voltage levels between an idle voltage level which is equal to or greater than a predetermined maximal voltage level below which the group of cells is charged or discharged. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A central logic for monitoring and controlling a voltage of at least one group of cells in a cell compound having at least one cell group logic in an energy storage device in an onboard power supply system of a motor vehicle, the group of cells being connected with the cell group logic by a supply line by which the group of cells is charged or discharged, the cell group logic monitoring and controlling the voltage of the group of cells by charging or discharging of the group of cells by) taking energy from a rail line or feeding energy to the rail line, wherein
a data communication takes place between the cell group logic and the central logic by way of the rail line, and a voltage converter unit carries out data communication by way of the rail line when the voltage converter unit determines the presence of voltage levels between an idle level equal to or greater than a predetermined maximal voltage level below which the group of cells is charged or discharged, and a data voltage level greater than the idle voltage are impressed upon the rail line by the central logic.
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