Remaining-amount estimation device and method for secondary battery

• US 8,102,146 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2007
• Issued: 01/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Yusuke
• Primary Examiner(s): PATIDAR, JAY M
• Application Number:
  US12/087,925
• Publication Number:
  US 20090024338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,812 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/132, 320/134, 702/63
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/367 Software therefor, e.g. for battery testing using modelling or look-up tables
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3842 combining voltage and current measurements

Abstract

An SOC-estimation-value-depending gain selection unit multiplies the deviation of an SOC estimation value (last calculated value) relative to an estimated SOC by a correction gain G1 to calculate a correction value. The SOC-estimation-value-depending gain selection unit selects a relatively small correction gain G1 when the SOC estimation value lies in the range in proximity to excessive charging and the SOC estimation value is corrected to a smaller value (toward the SOC control center), and when the SOC estimation value lies in the range in proximity to excessive discharging and the SOC estimation value is corrected to a larger value (toward the SOC control center). Thus, the correction is performed so as to indicate the safe side value for the secondary battery in charge/discharge control when the SOC estimation value is in proximity to excessive charging or excessive discharging.

Claims

1. A remaining-amount estimation device for a chargeable secondary battery, comprising:

a first estimation unit calculating a first estimation value for a remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a charging/discharging amount of said secondary battery from a time of a last remaining-amount estimation;

a second estimation unit calculating a second estimation value for the remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a state value of said secondary battery; and

a correction unit correcting said first estimation value based on a correction value in accordance with a deviation of a last calculated value of the remaining amount from said second estimation value, the last calculated value of the remaining amount being a remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery estimated at the time of the last remaining-amount estimation, and generating the remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery,

said correction unit calculating said correction value based on a magnitude of said last calculated value of the remaining amount and a magnitude relationship between said last calculated value of the remaining amount and said second estimation value.

2. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein said correction unit includes

a deviation calculation unit calculating said deviation receiving said second estimation value and said last calculated value of the remaining amount,

a correction value calculation unit calculating the correction value by multiplying said deviation received from said deviation calculation unit by at least one correction gain, and

an estimation value calculation unit adding said correction value received from said correction value calculation unit to said first estimation value received from said first estimation unit, for output,

said at least one correction gain including a first correction gain, and

said correction value calculation unit including a first correction gain selection unit selecting said first correction gain based on the magnitude of said last calculated value of the remaining amount and the magnitude relationship between said last calculated value of the remaining amount and said second estimation value.

3. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said first correction gain selection unit,

on a condition that said last calculated value of the remaining amount is within a first range in proximity to excessive charging of said secondary battery and said second estimation value is not less than a first predetermined value, decreases said first correction gain in a case where said last calculated value of the remaining amount is greater than said second estimation value as compared to a case where said last calculated value of the remaining amount is smaller than said second estimation value, and,

on a condition that said last calculated value of the remaining amount is within a second range in proximity to excessive discharging of said secondary battery and said second estimation value is not more than a second predetermined value, decreases said first correction gain in a case where said last calculated value of the remaining amount is smaller than said second estimation value as compared to a case where said last calculated value of the remaining amount is greater than said second estimation value.

4. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said first correction gain selection unit selects said first correction gain by referring to a predetermined map in which said last calculated value of the remaining amount and said second estimation value each are defined as an input.

5. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said at least one correction gain further includes a second correction gain, and

said correction value calculation unit further includes a second correction gain selection unit selecting said second correction gain based on a relationship between an input/output current of said secondary battery for chuging/discharging said secondary battery and said second estimation value.

6. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein said second correction gain selection unit,

in a case where said second estimation value is not less than a third predetermined value in proximity to excessive charging of said secondary battery, increases said second correction gain as the input current to said secondary battery increases;

and,

in a case where said second estimation value is not more than a fourth predetermined value in proximity to excessive discharging of said secondary battery, increases said second correction gain as the output current to said secondary battery increases.

7. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 5, wherein said second correction gain selection unit selects said second correction gain by referring to the predetermined map in which the input/output current of said secondary battery and said second estimation value each are defined as an input.

8. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein said at least one correction gain further includes a third correction gain, and

said correction value calculation unit further includes a third correction gain selection unit selecting said third correction gain based on a battery temperature of said secondary battery.

9. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 8, wherein said third correction gain selection unit increases said third correction gain as the battery temperature of said secondary battery increases.

10. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein said first estimation unit obtains the charging/discharging amount of said secondary battery based on an integrated value of the input/output current of said secondary battery.

11. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein said second estimation unit calculates said second estimation value based on an electromotive voltage of said secondary battery.

12. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 11, further including an electromotive voltage calculation unit calculating the electromotive voltage of said secondary battery based on a charge/discharge voltage of said secondary battery, a polarized voltage of said secondary battery, and a voltage drop caused by an internal resistance of said secondary battery.

13. A remaining-amount estimation device for a chargeable secondary battery, comprising:

a first estimation unit calculating a first estimation value for a remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a charging/discharging amount of said secondary battery from a time of a last remaining-amount estimation;

a second estimation unit calculating a second estimation value for the remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a state value of said secondary battery; and

a correction unit correcting said first estimation value based on a correction value in accordance with a deviation of a last calculated value of the remaining amount from said second estimation value, the last calculated value of the remaining amount being a remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery estimated at the time of the last remaining-amount estimation, and generating the remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery,

said correction unit calculating said correction value based on a relationship between an input/output current of said secondary battery for charging and discharging said secondary battery and said second estimation value.

14. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 13, wherein said correction unit includes

a deviation calculation unit calculating said deviation receiving said second estimation value and said last calculated value of the remaining amount,

a correction value calculation unit calculating the correction value by multiplying said deviation received from said deviation calculation unit by at least one correction gain, and

an estimation value calculation unit adding said correction value received from said correction value calculation unit to said first estimation value received from said first estimation unit, for output,

said at least one correction gain including a first correction gain, and

said correction value calculation unit including a first correction gain selection unit selecting said first correction gain based on the relationship between the input/output current of said secondary battery and said second estimation value.

15. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 14, wherein said first correction gain selection unit, in a case where said second estimation value is not less than a first predetermined value in proximity to excessive charging of said secondary battery, increases said first correction gain as the input current to said secondary battery increases;

and, in a case where said second estimation value is not more than a second predetermined value in proximity to excessive discharging of said secondary battery, increases said first correction gain as the output current from said secondary battery increases.

16. The remaining-amount estimation device for the secondary battery according to claim 14, wherein said first correction gain selection unit selects said first correction gain by referring to a predetermined map in which the input/output current of said secondary battery and said second estimation value each are defined as an input.

17. A remaining-amount estimation method for a chargeable secondary battery, comprising the steps of:

calculating a first estimation value for a remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a charging/discharging amount of said secondary battery from a time of a last remaining-amount estimation;

calculating a second estimation value for the remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a state value of said secondary battery; and

correcting said first estimation value based on a correction value in accordance with a deviation of a last calculated value of the remaining amount from said second estimation value, the last calculated value of the remaining amount being a remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery estimated at the time of the last remaining-amount estimation, and generating the remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery,

in the generation of the remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery, said correction value being calculated based on a magnitude of said last calculated value of the remaining amount and a magnitude relationship between said last calculated value of the remaining amount and said second estimation value.

18. A remaining-amount estimation method for a chargeable secondary battery, comprising the steps of:

calculating a first estimation value for a remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a charging/discharging amount of said secondary battery from a time of a last remaining-amount estimation;

calculating a second estimation value for the remaining amount of said secondary battery based on a state value of said secondary battery; and

correcting said first estimation value based on a correction value in accordance with a deviation of a last calculated value of the remaining amount from said second estimation value, the last calculated value of the remaining amount being a remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery estimated at the time of the last remaining-amount estimation, and generating the remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery,

in the generation of the remaining-amount estimation value of said secondary battery, said correction value being calculated based on a relationship between an input/output current of said secondary battery for charging and discharging said secondary battery and said second estimation value.