ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE

• US 20140132214A1
• Filed: 06/17/2011
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Katanoda, Tomoya
• Application Number:
  US14/126,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20140132214A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/545 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/20 characterised by converters located in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/15 Preventing overcharging
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/16 responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
• 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 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

An electrically powered vehicle includes: a rechargeable power storage device; an external charging structure configured to charge the power storage device using a power source external to the vehicle; and a control device that controls the charging of the power storage device such that a value of state of charge of the power storage device does not exceed an upper limit value of the value of state of charge during the charging of the power storage device by the external charging structure, the upper limit value being defined in association with a fully charged state of the power storage device. The control device increases the upper limit value in accordance with progression of deterioration of the power storage device. The control device changes an amount of change for the upper limit value in accordance with a temperature change of the power storage device.

Claims

1. An electrically powered vehicle comprising:

a rechargeable power storage device;

a motor configured to receive electric power supplied from said power storage device and generate vehicle driving power;

an external charging structure configured to charge said power storage device using a power source external to the vehicle; and

a control device that controls the charging of said power storage device such that a value of state of charge of said power storage device does not exceed an upper limit value of the value of state of charge during the charging of said power storage device by said external charging structure, said upper limit value being defined in association with a fully charged state of said power storage device,

said control device being configured to increase said upper limit value in accordance with progression of deterioration of said power storage device,

an amount of change for said upper limit value being set to be valuable in accordance with a temperature change of said power storage device.

2. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the temperature of said power storage device is changed within a high temperature range, said control device sets said amount of change for said upper limit value at a value smaller than a value set in a case where the temperature of said power storage device is changed within a low temperature range.

3. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

when a utilization period of said power storage device reaches a first period, said control device is configured to increase said upper limit value, and change said amount of change for said upper limit value in accordance with the temperature change of said power storage device, the temperature change being obtained whenever a second period elapses, and

said second period is set at a period shorter than said first period.

4. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit configured to be capable of receiving an instruction regarding said upper limit value from a user, wherein

said instruction regarding said upper limit value includes an instruction for restricting said upper limit value to be equal to or more than a predetermined lower limit value.

5. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit configured to be capable of receiving information regarding a destination, wherein

when said input unit receives said information regarding said destination, said control device sets said upper limit value at a value set based on a necessary amount of charges to said power storage device for arrival at said destination.

6. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 5, wherein said control device sets the necessary amount of charges based on an amount of electric power to be consumed by the electrically powered vehicle for arrival at said destination.

7. The electrically powered vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising a display unit configured to be capable of displaying a destination candidate and a recommended value of said upper limit value in association with each other, said destination candidate being selectable by a user, said recommended value being set for the candidate based on the necessary amount of charges to said power storage device, wherein

said information regarding said destination includes an instruction regarding said upper limit value from the user.

8. A method for controlling an electrically powered vehicle,

the electrically powered vehicle including:

a rechargeable power storage device;

a motor configured to receive electric power supplied from said power storage device and generate vehicle driving power; and

an external charging structure configured to charge said power storage device using a power source external to the vehicle,

the method comprising the steps of;

controlling the charging of said power storage device such that a value of state of charge of said power storage device does not exceed an upper limit value of the value of state of charge during the charging of said power storage device by said external charging structure, said upper limit value being defined in association with a fully charged state of said power storage device;

increasing said upper limit value in accordance with progression of deterioration of said power storage device; and

changing an amount of change for said upper limit value in accordance with a temperature change of said power storage device.