Method and apparatus of correcting battery characteristic and of estimating residual capacity of battery
First Claim
1. A method for correcting battery characteristic comprising the steps of:
- detecting a temperature of a battery;
calculating a temperature correction factor on the basis of the detected battery temperature;
detecting a discharge characteristic of the battery;
calculating a deterioration correction factor on the basis of the detected battery discharge characteristic, the deterioration correction factor being constituted by an internal resistance deterioration correction factor relating to the change of an internal resistance of the battery and a capacity deterioration correction factor relating to the change of a battery capacity; and
correcting a battery characteristic on the basis of the calculated battery temperature correction factor and the calculated deterioration correction factor.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of estimating a residual energy of a battery for an electric vehicle. A battery characteristic is corrected on the basis of a temperature correction factor and a deterioration correction factor which are obtained on the basis of the condition of the battery. The deterioration correction factor includes an internal resistance deterioration correction factor indicative of a deterioration ratio of a battery internal resistance and a energy deterioration correction factor indicative of a deterioration ratio of a battery energy. The residual capacity is calculated on the basis of the corrected battery characteristic, a discharge current and a terminal voltage of the battery. Therefore, a residual energy meter accurately displays a residual energy of the battery.
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1. A method for correcting battery characteristic comprising the steps of:
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detecting a temperature of a battery; calculating a temperature correction factor on the basis of the detected battery temperature; detecting a discharge characteristic of the battery; calculating a deterioration correction factor on the basis of the detected battery discharge characteristic, the deterioration correction factor being constituted by an internal resistance deterioration correction factor relating to the change of an internal resistance of the battery and a capacity deterioration correction factor relating to the change of a battery capacity; and correcting a battery characteristic on the basis of the calculated battery temperature correction factor and the calculated deterioration correction factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A battery characteristic correcting method used in estimating a residual energy of a battery on the basis of a battery characteristic corrected by the battery characteristic correcting method, a discharge current and a terminal voltage of the battery during discharging, said battery characteristic correcting method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a temperature of the battery; calculating a temperature correction factor on the basis of the detected battery temperature; detecting a discharge characteristic of the battery; calculating a deterioration correction factor on the basis of the detection battery discharge characteristic; and correcting a battery characteristic on the basis of the calculated battery temperature correction factor and the calculated deterioration correction factor, wherein the deterioration correction factor is constituted by an internal resistance deterioration correction factor relating to the change of an internal resistance of the battery and a capacity deterioration correction factor relating to the change of a battery capacity.
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7. A method of estimating a residual energy of a battery comprising the steps of:
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calculating a dischargeable amount and a discharge power amount of the battery from a corrected battery characteristic obtained by a battery characteristic correcting method; and calculating the residual energy of the battery from the calculated dischargeable amount and the discharged power amount of the battery, wherein the battery characteristic correcting method comprises the steps of detecting a temperature of a battery, calculating a temperature correction factor on the basis of the detected battery temperature, detecting a discharge characteristic of the battery, calculating a deterioration correction factor on the basis of the detected battery discharge characteristic, and correcting a battery characteristic on the basis of the calculated battery temperature correction factor and the calculated deterioration correction factor, wherein the deterioration correction factor is constituted by an internal resistance deterioration correction factor relating to the change of an internal resistance of the battery and a capacity deterioration correction factor relating to the change of a battery capacity.
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8. A method of estimating a residual energy of a battery comprising the steps of:
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estimating the residual energy of the battery using the following equation; (residual energy)=(battery dischargeable amount)-(battery discharged power amount), wherein the battery dischargeable amount is a power amount which the battery discharges from a full capacity condition to a minimum power condition, and in the minimum power condition the battery can discharge a power for traveling an electric vehicle in a specified travel mode.
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9. The method of estimating a residual energy of a battery comprising the steps of:
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estimating the residual energy of the battery using the following equation;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">(residual energy)=(battery dischargeable amount)-(battery discharged power amount),wherein the dischargeable amount is set at a value smaller than a power amount which the battery discharges from a full capacity condition to a minimum power condition, and in the minimum power condition the battery can discharge a power for traveling an electric vehicle in a specified travel mode.
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10. An apparatus of correcting battery characteristic comprising:
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a temperature detecting section detecting a temperature of a battery; a temperature correction factor calculating section calculating a temperature correction factor on the basis of the detected battery temperature; a deterioration detecting section detecting a discharge characteristic of the battery, the deterioration correcting factor being constituted by an internal resistance deterioration correction factor relating to the change of an internal resistance of the battery and a capacity deterioration correction factor relating to the change of a battery capacity; a deterioration correction factor calculating section calculating a deterioration correction factor on the basis of the detected battery discharge characteristic; and a battery characteristic correcting section correcting the battery characteristic on the basis of the calculated battery temperature correction factor and the calculated deterioration correction factor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A battery characteristic correcting apparatus used in estimating a residual energy of a battery on the basis of a battery characteristic corrected by the battery characteristic correcting apparatus, a discharge current and a terminal voltage of the battery during discharging, the battery characteristic correcting apparatus comprising:
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a temperature detecting section detecting a temperature of the battery; a temperature correction factor calculating section calculating a temperature correction factor on the basis of the detected battery temperature; a deterioration detecting section detecting a discharge characteristic of the battery; a deterioration correction factor calculating section calculating a deterioration correction factor on the basis of the detected battery discharge characteristic; and a battery characteristic correcting section correcting the battery characteristic on the basis of the calculated battery temperature correction factor and the calculated deterioration correction factor, wherein the deterioration correction factor is constituted by an internal resistance deterioration correction factor relating to the change of an internal resistance of the battery and a capacity deterioration correction factor relating to the change of a battery capacity.
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16. An apparatus of estimating a residual energy of a battery comprising:
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a battery characteristic calculating section calculating a dischargeable amount and a discharged power amount of the battery from the corrected battery characteristic obtained by a battery characteristic correcting apparatus; a residual energy calculating section calculating the residual energy of the battery from the calculated dischargeable amount and the discharged power amount of the battery; and a display section displaying the residual energy calculated by said residual energy calculating section, wherein the battery characteristic correcting apparatus comprises a temperature detecting section detecting a temperature of the battery, a temperature correction factor calculating section calculating a temperature correction factor on the basis of the detected battery temperature, a deterioration detecting section detecting a discharge characteristic of the battery, a deterioration correction factor calculating section calculating a deterioration correction factor on the basis of the detected battery discharge characteristic, and a battery characteristic correcting section correcting the battery characteristic on the basis of the calculated battery temperature correction factor and the calculated deterioration correction factor, and the deterioration correction factor is constituted by an internal resistance deterioration correction factor relating to the change of an internal resistance of the battery and a capacity deterioration correction factor relating to the change of a batter capacity.
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17. An apparatus of estimating a residual energy of a battery of an electric vehicle comprising:
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a residual energy estimating section estimating a residual energy of the battery using the following equation;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">(residual energy)=(battery dischargeable amount)-(battery discharged power amount),wherein the dischargeable amount is a power amount which is discharged by the battery from a full capacity condition to a minimum power condition, and in the minimum power condition the battery can discharge a power for traveling an electric vehicle in a specified travel mode; and a displaying section displaying the residual energy estimated by said residual energy estimating section.
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18. An apparatus of estimating a residual energy of a battery comprising:
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a residual energy estimating section estimating a residual energy of the battery using the following equation;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">(residual energy)=(battery dischargeable amount)-(battery discharged power amount),wherein the dischargeable amount is set at a value smaller than a power amount which the battery discharges from a full capacity condition to a minimum power condition, and in the minimum power condition the battery can discharge a power for traveling an electric vehicle in a specified travel mode; and a display section displaying the residual energy estimated by said residual energy estimating section.
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19. A method for correcting a battery characteristic comprising the steps of:
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calculating a temperature correction factor representative of a degree of a temperature dependency of the battery characteristic; calculating an internal resistance deterioration correction factor representative of a ratio between an internal resistance of a new battery and that of a deteriorated battery; calculating a capacity deterioration correction factor representative of a ratio between a dischargeable power amount of the new battery and that of the deteriorated battery; and correcting the battery characteristic on the basis of the temperature correction factor, the internal resistance deterioration correction factor and the capacity deterioration correction factor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. The method of estimating a residual energy of a battery comprising the steps of:
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calculating a dischargeable amount of the battery from a corrected battery characteristic obtained by a battery characteristic correcting method; and calculating the residual energy of the battery from the dischargeable amount and a discharge power integrating amount of the battery, wherein the battery characteristic correcting method comprises the steps of calculating a temperature correction factor representative of a degree of a temperature dependency of the battery characteristic, calculating an internal resistance deterioration correction factor representative of a ratio between an internal resistance of a new battery and that of a deteriorated battery, calculating a capacity deterioration correction factor representative of a ratio between a dischargeable power amount of the new battery and that of the deteriorated battery, and correcting the battery characteristic on the basis of the temperature correction factor, the internal resistance deterioration correction factor and the capacity deterioration correction factor.
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