POWER SOURCE SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD OF POWER SOURCE SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM OF POWER SOURCE SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM OF POWER SOURCE SYSTEM RECORDED THEREON

• US 20100026092A1
• Filed: 12/11/2007
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kimura, Tadao, Iida, Takuma
• Application Number:
  US12/519,945
• Publication Number:
  US 20100026092A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/18
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0063 with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007 Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/06 with automatic change-over , e.g. UPS systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A power source system capable of temporarily increasing the power supply capacity of a power accumulator when an interruptible power source is stopped. Upon receiving stop information of the interruptible power source from an integrated control ECU, a controller reduces an operable voltage that is determined as an output voltage for ending discharge of the power accumulator, outputs the reduced operable voltage from a communication part to the integrated control ECU. The integrated control ECU controls a charge/discharge control device based on the reduced operable voltage, and increases the power supply capacity of the power accumulator.

Claims

1. A power source system, comprising:

a power unit for supplying power to a load device;

a power accumulator for supplying the power to the load device in place of the power unit when the power unit is stopped; and

a controller for controlling the power supply from the power accumulator to the load device,

wherein the controller sets an operable voltage, which is determined as an output voltage for ending discharge of the power accumulator, at a first voltage when the power unit is operated, and sets the operable voltage at a second voltage lower than the first voltage when the power unit is stopped, thereby increasing the power supplied to the load device by the power accumulator.

2. The power source system according to claim 1, wherein the controller has:

a stop determination part for determining the presence/absence of stoppage of the power unit; and

a voltage setting part for setting the operable voltage, wherein, when the stop determination part determines that the stoppage of the power unit exists, the voltage setting part changes the operable voltage from the first voltage to the second voltage.

3. The power source system according to claim 2, wherein the controller further has:

an outputtable power calculation part for calculating an outputtable power that can be supplied to the load device by the power accumulator, while keeping the output voltage of the power accumulator at the operable voltage or higher;

a minimum power calculation part for calculating the minimum power required by the load device when the power unit is stopped; and

a power determination part for determining whether or not the outputtable power calculated by the outputtable power calculation part is equal to or lower than the minimum power calculated by the minimum power calculation part,

and wherein, when it is determined that the outputtable power calculated by the outputtable power calculation part is equal to or lower than the minimum power calculated by the minimum power calculation part, the voltage setting part changes the operable voltage from the first voltage to the second voltage.

4. The power source system according to claim 1, wherein the controller further has a voltage determination part for acquiring the output voltage of the power accumulator and determining whether or not the acquired output voltage of the power accumulator is equal to or lower than the first voltage, and wherein, when the power unit is stopped and it is determined that the output voltage of the power accumulator acquired by the voltage determination part is equal to or lower than the first voltage, the voltage setting part changes the operable voltage from the first voltage to the second voltage.

5. The power source system according to claim 1, wherein the voltage setting part changes the operable voltage from the second voltage to the first voltage when the stoppage of the power unit is canceled and then the power unit is operated again.

6. A power supply control method of a power source system having a power accumulator for supplying power to a load device in place of a power unit when the power unit supplying power to the load device is stopped, the power supply control method comprising the steps of:

setting an operable voltage, which is determined as an output voltage for ending discharge of the power accumulator, at a first voltage when the power unit is operated; and

setting the operable voltage at a second voltage lower than the first voltage when the power unit is stopped, thereby increasing the power supplied to the load device by the power accumulator.

7. A power supply control program of a power source system having a power accumulator for supplying power to a load device in place of a power unit when the power unit supplying power to the load device is stopped, the power supply control program causing a computer to function as:

a stop determination part for determining the presence/absence of stoppage of the power unit; and

a voltage setting part for setting an operable voltage, which is determined as an output voltage for ending discharge of the power accumulator, at a first voltage when the power unit is operated, and setting the operable voltage at a second voltage lower than the first voltage when the power unit is stopped, thereby increasing the power supplied to the load device by the power accumulator.

8. A computer readable recording medium, which has recorded thereon a power supply control program of a power source system having a power accumulator for supplying power to a load device in place of a power unit when the power unit supplying power to the load device is stopped,

wherein the power supply control program causes a computer to function as:

a stop determination part for determining the presence/absence of stoppage of the power unit; and

a voltage setting part for setting an operable voltage, which is determined as an output voltage for ending discharge of the power accumulator, at a first voltage when the power unit is operated, and setting the operable voltage at a second voltage lower than the first voltage when the power unit is stopped, thereby increasing the power supplied to the load device by the power accumulator.