VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLED BATTERY

• US 20120139545A1
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Original Assignee: DENSO Corporation
• Inventors: MAKIHARA, Tetsuya
• Granted Patent: US 8,692,556 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/426
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/16542 for batteries charge condition monitoring in G01R31/36
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3835 involving only voltage measurements
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/396 Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery

Abstract

An operational amplifier has an input biased at a predetermined reference voltage. A control unit opens both second switches and third switches corresponding to unit batteries being non-detection object, closes fourth switch. The control unit further closes both one of first switches and one of third switches corresponding to one unit battery being a detection object to charge corresponding one of first capacitors. Thereafter, the control unit opens the fourth switch. The control unit further closes one of the second switches corresponding to the one unit battery being the detection object, instead of the one of the first switches. Thus, the control unit detects a voltage of each of the unit batteries.

Claims

1. A voltage detection device for an assembled battery including a plurality of unit batteries connected in series, the voltage detection device being configured to detect a voltage of each of the unit batteries of the assembled battery, the voltage detection device comprising:

an operational amplifier having an input terminal biased at a predetermined reference voltage;

first capacitors provided respectively to the unit batteries;

first switch devices each provided between a high-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

second switch devices each provided between a low-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

third switch devices each provided between an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

a second capacitor and a fourth switch device provided in parallel between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

a control unit configured to detect the voltage by implementing the following first and second processes in order;

the first process to;

open both the second switch devices and the third switch devices corresponding to the unit batteries excluded from an object of voltage detection,

close the fourth switch device, and

close both one of the first switch devices and one of the third switch devices corresponding to one of the unit batteries being an object of voltage detection to charge corresponding one of the first capacitors; and

the second process to;

open the fourth switch device, and

close one of the second switch devices corresponding to the one of the unit batteries being the object of voltage detection, instead of the one of the first switch devices.

2. The voltage detection device according to claim 1, wherein

the operational amplifier has a differential output configuration in which the reference voltage is a common voltage, the first capacitors, a second capacitor, the first switch devices, and a fourth switch device are provided to each of:

a side of an inverting input terminal and a noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

a side of a noninverting input terminal and an inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier,

on the side of the inverting input terminal and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

each of the first switch devices is provided between the high-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the second switch devices is provided between the low-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the third switch devices is provided between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors; and

the second capacitor and the fourth switch device are provided in parallel between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier,

on the side of the noninverting input terminal and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

each of the first switch devices is provided between the low-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the second switch devices is provided between the high-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the third switch devices is provided between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors; and

the second capacitor and the fourth switch device are provided in parallel between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier.

3. The voltage detection device according to claim 1, further comprising:

fifth switch devices each provided between a voltage line and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors, the voltage line being applied with a voltage for voltage clamp to cause a voltage difference relative to the reference voltage, the voltage difference being less than or equal to a withstand voltage of the switch devices,

the control unit is further configured to charge the corresponding one of the first capacitors by implementing the following third and fourth processes;

the third process to;

open both the second switch devices and the third switch devices corresponding to the unit batteries excluded from the object of voltage detection; and

close both the first switch devices and the fifth switch devices corresponding to the unit batteries excluded from the object of voltage detection; and

the fourth process to;

close the fourth switch device; and

close one of the first switch devices and one of the third switch devices corresponding to the one of the unit batteries being the object of voltage detection.

4. The voltage detection device according to claim 3, wherein the voltage for voltage clamp is set to be equal to the reference voltage.

5. A voltage detection device for an assembled battery including a plurality of unit batteries connected in series, the voltage detection device being configured to detect a voltage of each of the unit batteries of the assembled battery, the voltage detection device comprising:

an operational amplifier having an input terminal biased at a predetermined reference voltage;

first capacitors provided respectively to the unit batteries;

first switch devices each provided between a high-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

second switch devices each provided between a low-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

third switch device each provided between an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

a fourth A switch device provided in parallel between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and an output terminal of the operational amplifier;

a second capacitor and a fourth B switch device provided in series between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the output terminal of the operational amplifier;

a fourth C switch device provided between a common connection point, which is between the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device, and a voltage line applied with a constant voltage;

a control unit configured to detect the voltage by implementing the following first and second processes in order;

the first process to;

open both the second switch devices and the third switch devices corresponding to the unit batteries excluded from an object of voltage detection;

close both the fourth A switch device and the fourth C switch device;

open the fourth B switch device; and

close both one of the first switch devices and one of the third switch devices corresponding to one of the unit batteries being an object of voltage detection to charge corresponding one of the first capacitors; and

the second process to;

open both the fourth A switch device and the fourth C switch device;

close the fourth B switch device; and

close one of the second switch devices corresponding to the one of the unit batteries being the object of voltage detection, instead of the one of the first switch devices.

6. The voltage detection device according to claim 5, wherein

the operational amplifier has a differential output configuration in which the reference voltage is a common voltage,

the first capacitors, the second capacitor, the first switch devices, the second switch devices, the third switch devices, the fourth A switch device, the fourth B switch device, and the fourth C switch device are provided to each of:

a side of an inverting input terminal and a noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

a side of a noninverting input terminal and an inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier,

on the side of the inverting input terminal and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

each of the first switch devices is provided between the high-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the second switch devices is provided between the low-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the third switch devices is provided between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors; and

the fourth A switch device is provided between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device are provided in series between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

the fourth C switch device is provided between the common connection point, which is between the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device, and the voltage line applied with the constant voltage,

on the side of the noninverting input terminal and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

each of the first switch devices is provided between the low-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the second switch devices is provided between the high-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

each of the third switch devices is provided between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors; and

the fourth A switch device is provided between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device are provided in series between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

the fourth C switch device is provided between the common connection point, which is between the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device, and the voltage line applied with the constant voltage.

7. The voltage detection device according to claim 5, wherein

the operational amplifier has a differential output configuration in which the reference voltage is a common voltage,

the first capacitors, the second capacitor, the first switch devices, the third switch devices, the fourth A switch device, the fourth B switch device, and the fourth C switch device are provided to each of:

a side of the inverting input terminal and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

a side of the noninverting input terminal and an inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier,

the second switch devices are, instead of being provided to each of, provided commonly to;

the side of the inverting input terminal and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

the side of the noninverting input terminal and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier,

on the side of the inverting input terminal and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the first switch devices are provided between the high-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

the third switch devices are provided between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

the fourth A switch device is provided between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device are provided in series between the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the noninverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

the fourth C switch device is provided between the common connection point, which is between the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device, and the voltage line applied with the constant voltage,

on the side of the noninverting input terminal and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the first switch devices are provided between the low-voltage-side terminal of corresponding one of the unit batteries and the one end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

the third switch devices are provided between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors;

the fourth A switch device is provided between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier;

the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device are provided in series between the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the inverting output terminal of the operational amplifier; and

the fourth C switch device is provided between the common connection point, which is between the second capacitor and the fourth B switch device, and the voltage line applied with the constant voltage, and

each of the second switch devices is provided commonly between one ends of corresponding two of the first capacitors respectively provided to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and to the noninverting input terminal of the operational amplifier.

8. The voltage detection device according to claim 5, further comprising:

fifth switch devices each provided between a voltage line and the other end of corresponding one of the first capacitors, the voltage line being applied with a voltage for voltage clamp to cause a voltage difference relative to the reference voltage, the voltage difference being less than or equal to a withstand voltage of the switch devices, wherein

the control unit is further configured to charge the corresponding one of the first capacitors by implementing the following third and fourth processes;

the third process to;

open both the second switch devices and the third switch devices corresponding to the unit batteries excluded from the object of voltage detection; and

close both the first switch devices and the fifth switch devices corresponding to the unit batteries excluded from the object of voltage detection; and

the fourth process to;

close both the fourth A switch device and the fourth C switch device;

open the fourth B switch device; and

close one of the first switch devices and one of the third switch devices corresponding to the one of the unit batteries being the object of voltage detection.

9. The voltage detection device according to claim 8, wherein the voltage for voltage clamp is set to be equal to the reference voltage.