AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, HAVING THE AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND AUTOMOBILE

• US 20090102434A1
• Filed: 11/29/2006
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Nishimoto, Susumu, Nakajima, Norio
• Application Number:
  US12/065,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20090102434A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/166
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/03 for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems or for circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/46 for ICE-powered road vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices

Abstract

An auxiliary power supply device for vehicle includes a capacitor unit, a temperature detector, and a charge controller. The capacitor unit includes at least one electric double layer capacitor. The temperature detector detects temperature in vicinity of the capacitor unit. The charge controller controls charging voltage of the capacitor unit based on a detection result of the temperature detector.

Claims

1. An auxiliary power supply device for vehicle, comprising:

a capacitor unit including at least one electric double layer capacitor;

a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature in vicinity of the capacitor unit; and

a charge controller configured to control a charging voltage of the capacitor unit based on a detection result of the temperature detector.

2. The auxiliary power supply device for vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the charge controller increases the charging voltage when a temperature detected by the temperature detector becomes lower than a predetermined temperature.

3. A power supply device for vehicle, comprising:

the auxiliary power supply device for vehicle according to claim 1;

a battery connected to the auxiliary power supply device for vehicle;

a first abnormality detector configured to detect an abnormal voltage of the battery; and

an output controller configured to make the battery to output power from when the battery is in a normal state, and to make the capacitor unit to output power when the battery is in an abnormal state.

4. The power supply device for vehicle according to claim 3,

wherein the vehicle includes a brake and a braking pedal configured to control the brake;

and

wherein the power supply device for vehicle further comprises a main controller configured to receive information at least from the brake pedal, and to output information for controlling braking of the vehicle to the brake; and

the capacitor unit and the battery are configured to supply power to the brake via the main controller.

5. The power supply device for vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the main controller is configured to make the battery to charge electricity to the capacitor unit on a starting operation of the vehicle, and make the capacitor unit discharged on a terminating operation of the vehicle.

6. An automobile comprising:

a body;

an engine installed in the body;

a drive wheel driven by the engine, the drive wheel supporting the body;

a steering wheel provided inside the body;

an operated wheel operated by the steering wheel;

a brake configured to brake at least one of the drive wheel and the operated wheel; and

a power supply device for vehicle configured to supply power to the brake, the power supply device being installed in the body, and having;

the auxiliary power supply device for vehicle according to claim 1, a battery connected to the auxiliary power supply device for vehicle;

a first abnormality detector configured to detect abnormal voltage of the battery; and

an output controller configured to make the battery to output power from when the battery is in a normal state, and to make the capacitor unit to output power when the battery is in an abnormal state.