POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, TEMPERATURE RISE CONTROL METHOD OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE TEMPERATURE RISE CONTROL OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE

• US 20090315403A1
• Filed: 06/20/2007
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Tetsuhiro, Ichikawa, Shinji
• Granted Patent: US 7,911,077 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/82
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/61 by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/20 having different nominal voltages
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/24 for controlling the temperature of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/26 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/27 by heating
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/615 Heating or keeping warm
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/637 characterised by the use of reversible temperature-sensitive devices, e.g. NTC, PTC or bimetal devices; characterised by control of the internal current flowing through the cells, e.g. by switching means for preventing undesired use or discharge H01M50/572
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1415 with a generator driven by a prime mover other than the motor of a vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/345 using capacitors as storage or buffering devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

Abstract

During temperature rise control of a power storage device, a correction value calculation unit outputs a negative correction value when a voltage value exceeds an upper limit value. Thus, a duty command is corrected to be decreased. That is, duty command is corrected to increase a boost rate of a converter. Meanwhile, correction value calculation unit outputs a positive correction value when voltage value falls below a lower limit value. Thus, duty command is corrected to be increased. That is, duty command is corrected to lower the boost rate of the converter.

Claims

1. A power supply system capable of supplying an electric power to a load device, comprising:

first and second power storage devices capable of charging and discharging;

an electric power line configured to allow an electric power to be exchanged between the power supply system and said load device;

a first converter provided between said first power storage device and said electric power line to convert a voltage between said first power storage device and said electric power line;

a second converter provided between said second power storage device and said electric power line to convert a voltage between said second power storage device and said electric power line; and

a control device to control said first and second converters, wherein

said control device controls the converter corresponding to the power storage device on a charge side so as to prevent a voltage of the charge-side power storage device from exceeding an upper limit value, and controls the converter corresponding to the power storage device on a discharge side so as to prevent a voltage of the discharge-side power storage device from falling below a lower limit value, during temperature rise control to raise temperature of at least one of said first and second power storage devices by exchanging the electric power between said first and second power storage devices through said first and second converters and said electric power line.

6. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein

said control device includes first and second control units to control said first and second converters, respectively,

said first control unit includes:

a current control unit to control said first converter such that charge and discharge currents of said first power storage device become target currents during said temperature rise control; and

a first correction unit to correct an output of said current control unit so as to increase a voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of said first power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct the output of said current control unit so as to lower the voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of said first power storage device falls below said lower limit value, and

said second control unit includes;

a voltage control unit to control said second converter such that the voltage of said electric power line becomes a target voltage during said temperature rise control; and

a second correction unit to correct an output of said voltage control unit so as to increase the voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of the second power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct the output of said voltage control unit so as to lower the voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of said second power storage device falls below said lower limit value.

7. The power supply system according to claim 6, wherein

said first control unit further includes a third correction unit to correct said target current so as to decrease a charge current to said first power storage device when the voltage of said first power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct said target current so as to decrease a discharge current from said first power storage device when the voltage of said first power storage device falls below said lower limit value, and

said second control unit further includes a fourth correction unit to correct said target voltage so as to increase it when the voltage of said second power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct said target voltage so as to lower it when the voltage of said second power storage device falls below said lower limit value.

8. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein

said upper and lower limit values are set based on at least one of a temperature and a state of charge of the corresponding power storage device.

9. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein

said control device controls the converter corresponding to said charge-side power storage device such that the voltage of said charge-side power storage device becomes said upper limit value during said temperature rise control.

12. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein

said control device controls the converter corresponding to said discharge-side power storage device such that the voltage of said discharge-side power storage device becomes said lower limit value during said temperature rise control.

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16. A power supply system capable of supplying an electric power to a load device, comprising:

a first power storage device capable of charging and discharging;

an electric power line configured to allow an electric power to be exchanged between the power supply system and said load device;

a converter provided between said first power storage device and said electric power line to convert a voltage between said first power storage device and said electric power line;

a second power storage device connected to said electric power line and capable of charging and discharging; and

a control device to control said converter, wherein

said control device controls said converter to prevent a voltage of said first power storage device from exceeding an upper limit value and falling below a lower limit value, during temperature rise control to raise temperature of at least one of said first and second power storage devices by exchanging the electric power between said first and second power storage devices through said converter and said electric power line.

17. The power supply system according to claim 16, wherein

said control device includes:

a voltage control unit to control said converter to control a voltage of said electric power line to be a target voltage during said temperature rise control; and

a first correction unit to correct an output of said voltage control unit to increase the voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of said first power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct the output of said voltage control unit to lower the voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of said first power storage device falls below said lower limit value.

18. The power supply system according to claim 17, wherein

said control device further includes:

a second correction unit to correct said target voltage to increase it when the voltage of the first power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct said target voltage to lower it when the voltage of said first power storage device falls below said lower limit value.

19. The power supply system according to claim 16, wherein

said control device includes:

a current control unit to control said converter to control charge and discharge currents of said first power storage device to be a target current, during said temperature rise control; and

a first correction unit to correct an output of said current control unit to increase a voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of said first power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct the output of said current control unit to lower the voltage of said electric power line when the voltage of said first power storage device falls below said lower limit value.

20. The power supply system according to claim 19, wherein

said control device further includes:

a second correction unit to correct said target current to decrease the charge current to said first power storage device when the voltage of the first power storage device exceeds said upper limit value, and to correct said target current to decrease the discharge current from said first power storage device when the voltage of said first power storage device falls below said lower limit value.

21. The power supply system according to claim 16, wherein

said upper and lower limit values are set based on at least one of a temperature and a state of charge of said first power storage device.

22. The power supply system according to claim 16, wherein

said control device controls said converter such that the voltage of said first power storage device becomes said upper limit value during said temperature rise control.

25. The power supply system according to claim 16, wherein

said control device controls said converter such that a voltage of said first power storage device becomes said lower limit value during said temperature rise control.

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