Power supply device and vehicle

• US 20090315518A1
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Soma, Takaya, Mogari, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US12/310,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20090315518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/134
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/20 AC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/14 Synchronous machines
• 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 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/10 for monitoring or controlling batteries
• 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 58/27 by heating
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/26 Controlling the braking effect
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/00 Electric propulsion with power supply from forces of nature, e.g. sun or wind
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 8/003 Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/08 including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/24 including control of energy storage means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/26 for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/244 Charge state
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/246 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01G 9/28 Structural combinations of electrolytic capacitors, rectifiers, detectors, switching devices with other electric components not covered by this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 : for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/615 : Heating or keeping warm
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/625 : Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/633 : characterised by algorithms, flow charts, software details or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/667 : the system being an electronic component, e.g. a CPU, an inverter or a capacitor
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007194 : of the battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/14 : for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A power supply device mounted to a hybrid vehicle includes: a capacitor that is chargeable/dischargeable; an electric power input/output unit for inputting/outputting electric power between the capacitor and a charge/discharge device installed external to the hybrid vehicle; a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the capacitor; and a control device increasing the temperature of the capacitor by performing at least one of charging from the charge/discharge device to the capacitor and discharging from the capacitor to the charge/discharge device when the control device determines based on a detection result of the temperature sensor that the temperature of the capacitor is required to be increased. Thereby, the temperature of the capacitor can be increased without causing a load such as an inverter to consume electric power.

Claims

1. A power supply device mounted to a vehicle, comprising:

a first power storage unit that is chargeable/dischargeable;

an electric power input/output unit for inputting/outputting electric power between said first power storage unit and a charge/discharge device installed external to said vehicle;

said charge/discharge device including a storing unit storing the electric power supplied/received to/from said first power storage unit and a voltage conversion unit performing voltage conversion between said storing unit and said electric power input/output unit;

a detection unit detecting a temperature of said first power storage unit; and

a temperature increase control unit increasing the temperature of said first power storage unit by controlling said voltage conversion unit such that at least one of charging from said storing unit to said first power storage unit and discharging from said first power storage unit to said storing unit is performed when said temperature increase control unit determines based on a detection result of said detection unit that the temperature of said first power storage unit is required to be increased.

2. The power supply device according to claim 1, wherein

said temperature increase control unit increases the temperature of said first power storage unit by controlling said voltage conversion unit such that a voltage of said electric power input/output unit is increased and causing a current to flow from said storing unit to said first power storage unit, and by controlling said voltage conversion unit such that the voltage of said electric power input/output unit is decreased and causing a current to flow from said first power storage unit to said storing unit.

3. The power supply device according to claim 2, wherein said charge/discharge device further includes an electric power conversion unit converting AC power from a commercial power supply into DC power and supplying said DC power to said storing unit.

4. The power supply device according to claim 2, wherein said storing unit stores DC power supplied from an electric power generation device.

5. The power supply device according to claim 2, wherein

said vehicle includes

first and second rotating electric machines,

first and second inverters provided corresponding to said first and second rotating electric machines, respectively, and

a DC/AC conversion unit connected to said first and second rotating electric machines for converting DC power received from said electric power input/output unit into AC power and supplying the converted AC power to said first and second rotating electric machines, and

said temperature increase control unit controls said first and second inverters such that the AC power from said DC/AC conversion unit is converted into DC power and supplied to said first power storage unit.

6. The power supply device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second power storage unit that is chargeable/dischargeable from/to said charge/discharge device via said electric power input/output unit;

a first connection unit connecting said first power storage unit and said electric power input/output unit; and

a second connection unit connecting said second power storage unit and said electric power input/output unit,

wherein said temperature increase control unit selects a power storage unit having a temperature to be increased from said first and second power storage units, and sets one of said first and second connection units that corresponds to said power storage unit having a temperature to be increased in a connected state.

7. The power supply device according to claim 1, wherein said temperature increase control unit calculates a temperature increase start time based on a temperature increase stop time input beforehand and a state of said first power storage unit, and starts increasing the temperature of said first power storage unit when a current time reaches said temperature increase start time.

8. A vehicle, comprising:

a power supply device, said power supply device including;

a first power storage unit that is chargeable/dischargeable;

an electric power input/output unit for inputting/outputting electric power between said first power storage unit and a charge/discharge device installed external to said vehicle, said charge/discharge device including a storing unit storing the electric power supplied/received to/from said first power storage unit and a voltage conversion unit performing voltage conversion between said storing unit and said electric power input/output unit;

a detection unit detecting a temperature of said first power storage unit; and

a temperature increase control unit increasing the temperature of said first power storage unit by controlling said voltage conversion unit such that at least one of charging from said storing unit to said first power storage unit and discharging from said first power storage unit to said storing unit is performed when said temperature increase control unit determines based on a detection result of said detection unit that the temperature of said first power storage unit is required to be increased.

9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein

said temperature increase control unit increases the temperature of said first power storage unit by controlling said voltage conversion unit such that a voltage of said electric power input/output unit is increased and causing a current to flow from said storing unit to said first power storage unit, and by controlling said voltage conversion unit such that the voltage of said electric power input/output unit is decreased and causing a current to flow from said first power storage unit to said storing unit.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein said charge/discharge device further has an electric power conversion unit converting AC power from a commercial power supply into DC power and supplying said DC power to said storing unit.

11. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein said storing unit stores DC power supplied from an electric power generation device.

12. The vehicle according to claim 9, further comprising:

first and second rotating electric machines;

first and second inverters provided corresponding to said first and second rotating electric machines, respectively; and

a DC/AC conversion unit connected to said first and second rotating electric machines for converting DC power received from said electric power input/output unit into AC power and supplying the converted AC power to said first and second rotating electric machines,

wherein said temperature increase control unit controls said first and second inverters such that the AC power from said DC/AC conversion unit is converted into DC power and supplied to said first power storage unit.

13. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein

said power supply device further includes:

a second power storage unit that is chargeable/dischargeable from/to said charge/discharge device via said electric power input/output unit;

a first connection unit connecting said first power storage unit and said electric power input/output unit; and

a second connection unit connecting said second power storage unit and said electric power input/output unit, and

said temperature increase control unit selects a power storage unit having a temperature to be increased from said first and second power storage units, and sets one of said first and second connection units that corresponds to said power storage unit having a temperature to be increased in a connected state.

14. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein said temperature increase control unit calculates a temperature increase start time based on a temperature increase stop time input beforehand and a state of said first power storage unit, and starts increasing the temperature of said first power storage unit when a current time reaches said temperature increase start time.