CHARGING CONTROL METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND CONTROL DEVICE

• US 20120299537A1
• Filed: 04/28/2010
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Kikuchi, Yoshiaki
• Granted Patent: US 9,059,595 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007194 of the battery
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 40/00 Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/13 Energy storage using capacitors

Abstract

The disclosed device for controlling charging of a secondary battery includes a step for calculating an amount of heat generated by a secondary battery on the basis of an inter-electrode-plate voltage, internal resistance, a current value, and charging efficiency; a step for calculating an amount of allowable generated heat of the secondary battery on the basis of a temperature of the secondary battery and the cooling ability of a cooling means that cools the secondary battery; and a step for limiting the charging power of the secondary battery when the aforementioned amount of heat generated is greater than the aforementioned amount of allowable heat generation.

Claims

1. A method for controlling charging of a secondary battery, the method comprising:

calculating an amount of heat generated by a secondary battery based on an inter-electrode-plate voltage, an internal resistance, a current value, and charging efficiency of the secondary battery;

calculating an amount of allowable heat generated by the secondary battery based on a cooling ability of a cooling unit which cools the secondary battery and a temperature of the secondary battery; and

limiting charging power of the secondary battery when the amount of generated heat is greater than the amount of allowable generated heat.

2. The method for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the charging efficiency is calculated based on the temperature or the current value, and the inter-electrode-plate voltage.

3. The method for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the limiting charging power of the secondary battery comprises limiting the charging power of the secondary battery such that the amount of generated heat corresponds to the amount of allowable generated heat.

4. The method for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 1, further comprising:

defining the charging power of the secondary battery such that the amount of generated heat corresponds to the amount of allowable generated heat when the amount of generated heat is smaller than the amount of allowable generated heat.

5. The method for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein

the cooling ability of the cooling unit is expressed as either a temperature or a supply flow rate of a cooling medium which is supplied from the cooling unit.

6. A device for controlling charging of a secondary battery, the device comprising:

a unit that calculates an amount of heat generated by a secondary battery based on an inter-electrode-plate voltage, an internal resistance, a current value, and charging efficiency of the secondary battery;

a unit that calculates an amount of allowable heat generated by the secondary battery based on a cooling ability of a cooling unit that cools the secondary battery and a temperature of the secondary battery; and

a unit that limits charging power of the secondary battery when the amount of generated heat is greater than the amount of allowable generated heat.

7. The device for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 6, comprising:

a unit that calculates the charging efficiency of the secondary battery based on the temperature or the current value, and the inter-electrode-plate voltage.

8. The device for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 6, wherein

the unit that limits the charging power of the secondary battery limits the charging power of the secondary battery such that the amount of generated heat corresponds to the amount of allowable generated heat.

9. The device for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 6, comprising:

a unit that defines the charging power of the secondary battery such that the amount of generated heat corresponds to the amount of allowable generated heat when the amount of generated heat is smaller than the amount of allowable generated heat.

10. The device for controlling charging of a secondary battery according to claim 6, wherein

the cooling ability of the cooling unit is expressed as either a temperature or a supply flow rate of a cooling medium which is supplied from the cooling unit.