Household power supply system using electric vehicle

• US 6,104,160 A
• Filed: 12/10/1998
• Issued: 08/15/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kasai, Junichi, Taniguchi, Masaaki, Teramoto, Masahiko, Iwata, Kazurou, Hirano, Hirokazu, Horie, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward H.
• Application Number:
  US09/208,481
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 320/103, 320/104, 320/105, 320/108, 320/111, 307/44, 307/46, 307/48, 307/64, 307/66
• US Class Current: 320/103
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0092 with use of redundant elements for safety purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/04 Cutting off the power supply under fault conditions protective devices and circuit arrangements in general H01H; H02H
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/12 Inductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/18 Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/34 Plug-like or socket-like devices specially adapted for contactless inductive charging of electric vehicles positioning means for charging devices using inductive energy transfer B60L53/38
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/53 Batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/5033 used as charging means for another battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/322 the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging
• 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 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/06 with automatic change-over , e.g. UPS systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• 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 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 : the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/12 : Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

A household power supply system using an electric vehicle, comprises an external power system, a house with an indoor power line, an electric vehicle having a vehicle power system with vehicle batteries, a charger/discharger for connecting separably the indoor power line and the vehicle power system, and a controler for controlling power supply to the indoor power line. The power supply system is capable of supplying energy from the household power supply to the vehicle batteries at the normal state, and conversely supplying energy from the vehicle batteries to the indoor power line at the time of emergency, etc. to enable employment of indoor electric equipments.

Claims

1. A household electric power supply system using an electric vehicle, comprising:

an external power system;

a house having house-wiring, the external power system supplying power to the house-wiring;

an electric vehicle having a vehicle power system with a vehicle storage battery;

a charger/discharger separable connecting between the house-wiring and the vehicle power system;

a controller controlling power supply to the house-wiring; and

a household battery connected with the house-wiring.

2. The household electric power supply system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the controller controls power supply from the vehicle storage battery to the house-wiring via the charger/discharger and power supply from the household battery to the house-wiring.

3. The household electric power supply system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the controller detects power supply from the external power system to the house-wiring, and permits power supply from at least one of the vehicle and house storage batteries to the house-wiring as power supply from the external power system is stopped.

4. The household electric power supply system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the controller controls power supply from the house-wiring to the household battery.

5. The household electric power supply system as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the controller detects midnight power supply from the external power system to the house-wiring, and

when midnight power supply is detected, the controller inhibits power supply from the household battery to the house-wiring, and permits power supply from the external power system to the house-wiring and power supply from the house-wiring to the household battery.

6. The household electric power supply system as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the controller detects a storage amount of the household battery, and controls power supply between the household battery and the house-wiring according to the charge amount.

7. A household electric power supply system using an electric vehicle, comprising:

an external power system;

a house having house-wiring, the external power system supplying power to the house-wiring;

an electric vehicle having a vehicle power system with a vehicle storage battery;

a charger/discharger separable connecting between the house-wiring and the vehicle power system;

a controller controlling power supply to the house-wiring, wherein

the controller selectable sets the charger/discharger and the vehicle power system into first and second states,

the house-wiring supplies power to the vehicle storage battery in the first state, and

the vehicle storage battery supplies power to the house-wiring in the second state.

8. A household electric power supply system using an electric vehicle, comprising:

an external power system;

a house having house-wiring, the external power system supplying power to the house-wiring;

an electric vehicle having a vehicle power system with a vehicle storage battery;

a charger/discharger separable connecting between the house-wiring and the vehicle power system;

a controller controlling power supply to the house-wiring, wherein

the charger/discharger includes first and second inverters,

the first inverter outputs power to the vehicle power system,

the second inverter receives power from the vehicle power system,

the vehicle power system includes third and fourth inverters,

the third inverter converts alternating power from the charger/discharger into direct power, and

the fourth inverter converts direct power form the vehicle storage battery into alternating power.

9. A household electric power supply system using an electric vehicle, comprising:

an external power system;

a house having house-wiring, the external power system supplying power to the house-wiring;

an electric vehicle having a vehicle power system with a vehicle storage battery;

means for charging and discharging, the means separable connecting between the house-wiring and the vehicle power system;

means for controlling power supply to the house-wiring; and

a household battery connected with the house-wiring.

10. The household electric power supply system as claimed in claim 9, wherein

the means for controlling power supply to the house-wiring detects power supply from the external power to the house-wiring, and when power supply from the external power system is stopped, the means for controlling power to the house-wiring permits power supply from the vehicle storage battery to the house-wiring.

11. An emergency household electric power supply system using a power supply of an electric vehicle, comprising:

a house having wiring connecting to an external electric power source and supplying electric energy to a household electrical appliance;

an electric vehicle having a rechargeable battery which supplies electric energy to a drive unit;

a charger selectively connectable between said wiring and said rechargeable battery, for supplying electric energy from said wiring to said rechargeable battery;

a discharger selectively connectable between said rechargeable battery and said wiring, for supplying electric energy from said rechargeable battery to said wiring;

a controller managing the connection between said wiring and said rechargeable battery to control selection of said discharger to supply electric energy from said rechargeable battery to said household electrical appliance through said wiring in an emergency energy supply condition.

12. The emergency household electric power supply system using a power supply of an electric vehicle, according to claim 11, wherein

the controller includes a detector which detects the emergency energy supply condition using an energy supply condition of the external electric power source.

13. The emergency household electric power supply system using a power supply of an electric vehicle, according to claim 12, wherein

the detector detects the emergency energy supply condition from a stopping of supplying electric energy from the external electric power source.

14. The emergency household electric power supply system using a power supply of an electric vehicle, according to claim 12, wherein

when the emergency energy supply condition is detected, the controller manages connecting the vehicle rechargeable battery to the discharger to supply electric energy from the rechargeable battery to said household electrical appliance through said wiring.

15. The emergency household electric power supply system using a power supply of an electric vehicle, according to claim 12, wherein

the controller includes a second detector which detects a midnight power supply energy supply condition of the external electric power source, and

the controller manages connecting the vehicle rechargeable battery to the charger to supply electric energy from the external electric power source upon detection of the midnight power supply energy supply condition.

16. The emergency household electric power supply system using a power supply of an electric vehicle, according to claim 12, wherein

said controller includes a third detector which detects storage amount of said rechargeable battery, and

the controller manages connecting the vehicle rechargeable battery to the charger to supply electric energy from the external electric power source to said rechargeable battery when the detected storage amount indicates the rechargeable battery needs recharging.

17. A method for supplying electric power to a household electrical appliance using a rechargeable battery of an electric vehicle in an emergency condition comprising:

a step of detecting with a detector an emergency energy supply condition using an energy supply condition of an external electric power source;

a step of selecting a discharger to connect between the rechargeable battery and a wiring in a house for supplying electric energy from the rechargeable battery to the wiring when the emergency energy supply condition is detected;

a step of supplying electric energy from the rechargeable battery to the household electric appliance connected to the wiring in the emergency energy supply condition;

a step of detecting with another detector a non-emergency energy supply condition of the external electric power source;

a step of selecting a charger to connect between the rechargeable battery and the wiring in the house for supplying electric energy from the power source to the rechargeable battery when the non-emergency energy supply condition is detected; and

a step of supplying electric energy from the power source to the rechargeable battery to recharge the rechargeable battery during the non-emergency energy supply condition.