State of charge calculation device and state of charge calculation method

• US 6,845,332 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2002
• Issued: 01/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Teruo, Ishishita
• Primary Examiner(s): McElheny, Jr., Donald E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barbee, Manuel L.
• Application Number:
  US10/284,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20030097225A1
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: 702/57, 702 63- 65, 702/85, 702/89, 702/99, 702/132, 702/149, 320/132, 320/149, 324/427, 324/428, 340/636.1, 340/636.12, 340/636.13, 340/636.15
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/006 on road vehicles, e.g. automobiles or trucks testing of ignition installations peculiar to internal combustion engines F02P17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3648 comprising digital calculation means, e.g. for performing an algorithm
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3842 combining voltage and current measurements

Abstract

A state of charge calculation device includes an ammeter for detecting charge and discharge currents of a secondary battery, a state detection sensor for detecting a start time of discharge from the secondary battery to an engine, a battery electronic control unit (ECU) for calculating a state of charge of the secondary battery. The battery ECU of this state of charge calculation device calculates the state of charge of the secondary battery, based on the current and voltage detected at the time when discharge starts.

Claims

1. A state of charge calculation device that calculates a state of charge of a battery connected to a load, comprising:

a current detection portion that detects discharge current of a battery; and

a voltage detection portion that detects a voltage of the battery; and

a controller for calculating a first state of charge estimate by integrating the detected discharge current, and correcting the first state of charge estimate using an electromotive voltage correction parameter, that is determined using an electromotive voltage based on the detected voltage,

wherein the controller determines a second state of charge estimate based on the electromotive voltage, determines a correction amount based on a difference between the first state of charge estimate and the second state of charge estimate using the electromotive voltage correction parameter, and corrects the second state of charge estimate using the correction amount.

2. The state of charge calculation device according to claim 1, wherein the battery is a secondary battery, and the current detection portion detects a charge and discharge current of the secondary battery.

3. A state of charge calculation method for calculating a state of charge of a battery connected to a load, comprising the steps of:

detecting a discharge current of the secondary battery; and

detecting a voltage of the secondary battery; and

detecting a time of a start of discharge to the load from the secondary battery; and

calculating a first state of charge estimate by integrating the detected discharge current; and

correcting the state of charge using an electromotive voltage correction parameter, that is determined using an electromotive voltage based on the detected voltage

determining a second state of charge estimate based on the electromotive voltage; and

determining a correction amount based on the difference between the first state of charge estimate and the second state of charge estimate using the electromotive voltage correction parameter, wherein the second state of charge estimate is corrected using the correction amount.

4. The state of charge calculation method according to claim 3, wherein the battery is a secondary battery and the step of detecting current detects the charge and discharge currents of the secondary battery.