Remaining capacity calculating device and method for electric power storage

• US 7,362,076 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2006
• Issued: 04/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Subaru Corp.
• Original Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: Namba, Atsushi, Ono, Mikio
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso; Edward H
• Application Number:
  US11/389,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20060220619A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 320/132, 320/149, 320/150, 324/426, 324/430, 324/433, 340/635, 340/636.1, 340/636.12, 340/636.13, 340/636.18
• US Class Current: 320/149
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/367 Software therefor, e.g. for battery testing using modelling or look-up tables

Abstract

It calculates a capacity difference ESOC between a reference remaining capacity SOCV based on an open-circuit voltage and a final remaining capacity SOC in a previous one calculation cycle. It calculates a proportional correction amount and an integral correction amount according to a proportional-integral control by using this capacity difference ESOC, and requires a final remaining capacity SOC by adding a remaining capacity SOCI based on a current integration to these correction amounts. Thus, while making good use of the remaining capacity based on the battery open-circuit voltage, it can avoid the influence of the load fluctuation and require a remaining capacity always stable and accurate.

Claims

1. A remaining capacity calculating device for electric power storage, the device comprising:

a reference remaining capacity calculating unit that calculates a remaining capacity based on an open-circuit voltage of an electric power storage as a reference remaining capacity;

a current integration remaining capacity calculating unit that calculates a remaining capacity based on a current integration of the electric power storage as a remaining capacity based on the current integration;

a capacity difference calculating unit that calculates a capacity difference between the reference remaining capacity calculated by the reference remaining capacity calculating unit and a remaining capacity calculated in a previous cycle as a remaining capacity of the electric power storage;

a proportional-integral controlling unit that calculates a proportional correction amount and an integral correction amount of a proportional-integral control with the reference remaining capacity as a target value, according to the capacity difference; and

a remaining capacity calculating unit that calculates a final remaining capacity of the electric power storage, according to the proportional correction amount and the integral correction amount calculated by the proportional-integral controlling unit, and the remaining capacity based on the current integration,

wherein the proportional-integral controlling unit calculates the proportional correction amount in association with a proportional coefficient of the proportional-integral control based on a current change rate of charge/discharge currents of the electric power storage and the temperature of the electric power storage.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the remaining capacity calculating unit adds the remaining capacity based on the current integration of the electric power storage to the proportional correction amount and the integral correction amount, and calculates the final remaining capacity of the electric power storage.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the proportional-integral controlling unit calculates the proportional correction amount by multiplying the capacity difference by the proportional coefficient.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the proportional coefficient is set larger as the current change rate gets smaller.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the proportional coefficient is set smaller as the temperature becomes lower.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the final remaining capacity is calculated by determining the proportional coefficient and an integral coefficient of the proportional-integral control so that the proportional correction amount based on the proportional coefficient is chiefly used in a current stable area, and the integral correction amount based on the integral coefficient is chiefly used in a large current change area.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the open-circuit voltage is estimated according to an impedance and a terminal voltage of the electric power storage, said impedance is determined based on the temperature of the electric power storage and the current change rate.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the current integration remaining capacity calculating unit calculates the remaining capacity based on a current capacity which varies depending on the temperature of the electric power storage.

9. A remaining capacity calculating method for electric power storage, the method comprising:

calculating a reference remaining capacity based on an open-circuit voltage;

calculating a remaining capacity based on a current integration of the electric power storage as a remaining capacity based on the current integration;

calculating a capacity difference between the reference remaining capacity and a remaining capacity calculated in a previous cycle as a remaining capacity of the electric power storage;

calculating a proportional correction amount and an integral correction amount of a proportional-integral control with the reference remaining capacity as a target value, according to the capacity difference; and

calculating the final remaining capacity of the electric power storage, according to the proportional correction amount, the integral correction amount, and the remaining capacity based on the current integration,

wherein the proportional correction amount is calculated in association with a proportional coefficient of the proportional-integral control based on a current change rate of charge/discharge currents of the electric power storage and the temperature of the electric power storage.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

adding the remaining capacity based on the current integration of the electric power storage to the proportional correction amount and the integral correction amount.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the proportional correction amount is calculated by multiplying the capacity difference by the proportional coefficient.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the proportional coefficient is set larger as the current change rate gets smaller.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the proportional coefficient is set smaller as the temperature becomes lower.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the final remaining capacity is calculated by determining the proportional coefficient and an integral coefficient of the proportional-integral control so that the proportional correction amount based on the proportional coefficient is chiefly used in a current stable area, and the integral correction amount based on the integral coefficient is chiefly used in a large current change area.

15. The device according to claim 9, wherein the open-circuit voltage is estimated according to an impedance and a terminal voltage of the electric power storage, said impedance is determined based on the temperature of the electric power storage and the current change rate.

16. The device according to claim 9, wherein the remaining capacity based on the current integration is calculated based on.a current capacity which varies depending on the temperature of the electric power storage.