Power source apparatus for a car

• US 6,653,745 B1
• Filed: 09/25/2000
• Issued: 11/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Mori, Mutsuhiro, Masaki, Ryoso, Miyazaki, Hideki, Amano, Masahiko, Tahara, Kazuo, Mashino, Keiichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sircus, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Polk, Sharon A.
• Application Number:
  US09/668,168
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• Field of Search: 307/10.1, 307/10.7, 307/66, 307/81, 307/120, 307/139-140, 318/139
• US Class Current: 307/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/20 for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/12 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/421 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/423 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/441 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/443 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2250/16 by display
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/26 Transition between different drive modes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0084 relating to control modules
• 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 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/15 Preventing overcharging
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/20 having different nominal voltages
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1423 with multiple batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• 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 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

A power source apparatus includes a first switching element for controlling the power feed in the direction from a high-voltage battery to an inverter, and a second switching element for the power feed in the direction from the inverter to a low-voltage battery, and the voltage at the direct current side is controlled to be higher than that of the high-voltage battery when a battery controller for controlling the first and second switching elements breaks down.

Claims

1. A power source apparatus for a car, comprising:

a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery;

an inverter for performing power-conversion of the direct current voltage from one of said two batteries into an alternating current voltage;

a first switching element connected to said high voltage battery in series and arranged in a direct current side terminal of said inverter; and

a second switching element connected to said low voltage battery in series and arranged in a direct current side terminal of said inverter,

said first switching element being constructed with a first power semiconductor controlling power supply in one direction from said high voltage battery to said inverter, and a diode connected to said first power semiconductor in reverse direction, and said second switching element being constructed with a second power semiconductor controlling power supply in one direction from said inverter to said low voltage battery and a diode connected to said second power semiconductor in reverse direction.

2. A power source apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said inverter is composed of six switching elements and said first and second switching elements wherein said six switching elements, said first switching element as said second switching element are integrated.

3. A power source apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output voltage of said inverter is controlled corresponding with states of said first and second switching elements.

4. A power source apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when at least one of said first and second switching elements becomes uncontrollable, the output voltage of the said inverter is controlled by six switching elements forming said inverter based on termination of operating condition of motor either in driving motor or regeneration mode.

5. A power source apparatus for a car, comprising:

a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery;

an inverter for performing power-conversion of the voltage from one of said two batteries;

a first switching element for controlling power-feed in the direction from said high-voltage battery to said inverter; and

a second switching element for controlling power-feed in the direction from said inverter to said low-voltage battery, wherein one terminal of said first switching element and one terminal of said second switching element are connected to positive pole terminals of said high-voltage and low-voltage batteries, respectively; and

the other terminal of said first switching element and the other terminal of said second switching element are connected to a positive pole terminal at the direct current side of said inverter.

6. A power source apparatus for a car, comprising:

a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery;

an inverter for performing power-conversion of the voltage from one of said two batteries;

a first switching element for controlling power-feed in the direction from said high-voltage battery to said inverter; and

a second switching element for controlling power-feed in the direction from said inverter to said low-voltage battery, wherein said first switching element is composed of a first field effect transistor (FET) and a diode connected to said first FET in the reverse direction;

said second switching element is composed of a second FET and a diode connected to said second FET in the forward direction; and

when current flows from a source to a drain of one of said first and second switching elements, the current is controlled so as to flow in said one of said first and second switching elements by turning on a gate of this switching element.