Electric power accumulating apparatus and electric power system
First Claim
1. An electric power accumulating apparatus provided with a parallel arrangement of plural groups each of which includes at least one secondary battery, comprising:
- means for detecting an abnormality in each secondary battery of said plural groups;
means for electrically disconnecting one of at least three terminals connecting a secondary battery showing abnormality to the group from the secondary battery showing abnormality, and for connecting the other two terminals to shunt said secondary battery showing abnormality; and
one of an auxiliary power source and DC/DC converter for compensating the voltage corresponding to said detached battery,wherein at least one diode is provided at least at one end of each group to prevent reverse current flow.
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Abstract
In an electric power accumulating apparatus utilizing a parallel arrangement of plural groups of secondary batteries in which the secondary batteries of each group are arranged in series, an abnormality in each of the secondary batteries is detected. The output terminals of the secondary battery showing abnormality are electrically detached and the detached terminals to which the secondary battery showing abnormality have been connected are shortcircuited. An auxiliary power source or a DC/DC converter compensates for the voltage corresponding to the detached battery to provide improved safety, stable output and extended service life.
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49 Claims
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1. An electric power accumulating apparatus provided with a parallel arrangement of plural groups each of which includes at least one secondary battery, comprising:
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means for detecting an abnormality in each secondary battery of said plural groups; means for electrically disconnecting one of at least three terminals connecting a secondary battery showing abnormality to the group from the secondary battery showing abnormality, and for connecting the other two terminals to shunt said secondary battery showing abnormality; and one of an auxiliary power source and DC/DC converter for compensating the voltage corresponding to said detached battery, wherein at least one diode is provided at least at one end of each group to prevent reverse current flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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17. An electric power system including a power source apparatus provided with a parallel arrangement of groups each of which includes at least one secondary battery, and a load electrically connected to said power source apparatus,
wherein said power source apparatus comprises: -
means for detecting an abnormality in each secondary battery of the groups; means for electrically disconnecting one of at least three terminals connecting a secondary battery showing abnormality to the group from the secondary battery showing abnormality and, for connecting the other two terminals to shunt said secondary battery showing abnormality; and one of an auxiliary power source and a DC/DC converter for compensating the voltage corresponding to said detached battery, and wherein at least one diode is provided at least at one end of each group to prevent reverse current flow. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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