Input/output controller for secondary battery and vehicle

• US 8,275,512 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2007
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Kamichi, Kensuke, Kikuchi, Yoshiaki, Satoh, Haruki
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US12/375,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20100076647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,826 Days
• Field of Search: 701/36, 701/22, 701/1, 702/63, 320/134, 320/132
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/02 comprising more than one electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/61 by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/25 by controlling the electric load
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/26 for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/244 Charge state
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/246 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/443 in response to temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007182 in response to battery voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007194 of the battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1469 Regulation of the charging current or voltage otherwise than by variation of field
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 Hybrid vehicles
• 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

Abstract

An input/output controller for a secondary battery installed in a hybrid vehicle includes a temperature sensor detecting a battery temperature of a battery, a voltage sensor detecting battery voltage of battery, and a control unit for receiving temperature detected by temperature sensor and battery voltage detected by voltage sensor and setting a limit value of electric power to be inputted to or outputted from battery. Control unit changes a change ratio of the limit value to be inputted or outputted relative to battery voltage in accordance with temperature.

Claims

1. An input/output controller for a secondary battery, comprising:

a temperature detecting unit detecting a battery temperature of said secondary battery;

a voltage detecting unit detecting battery voltage of said secondary battery; and

a setting unit programmed to receive said battery temperature detected by said temperature detecting unit and said battery voltage detected by said voltage detecting unit and to set a limit value of electrical power to be inputted to or outputted from the secondary battery, said setting unit being programmed to change a change ratio of said limit value relative to said battery voltage in accordance with said battery temperature.

2. The input/output controller for the secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein:

said setting unit includes an operation unit performing control operation based on a deviation between target voltage of said secondary battery and said battery voltage,

said operation unit changes control gain used for said control operation in accordance with said battery temperature, and

said setting unit further includes;

an initial value setting unit setting an initial value of said limit value; and

a limit value determining unit determining said limit value based on said initial value and an operation result of said operation unit.

3. The input/output controller for the secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein

said operation unit determines said control gain so that said control gain is decreased as said battery temperature is lowered.

4. The input/output controller for the secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein

said control operation is proportional integral operation,

said control gain includes proportional gain and integral gain, and

said operation unit has:

a coefficient setting unit setting first and second coefficients in accordance with said battery temperature;

a proportional operation unit setting said proportional gain by multiplying said first coefficient by fixed first gain irrespective of said battery temperature and operating a proportional value of said deviation with using said proportional gain;

an integral operation unit setting said integral gain by multiplying said second coefficient by fixed second gain irrespective of said battery temperature and operating an integral value of said deviation with using said integral gain; and

an adding unit adding said proportional value and said integral value.

5. A vehicle, comprising:

a secondary battery; and

an input/output controller for controlling an input and an output of said secondary battery, including

a temperature detecting unit detecting a battery temperature of said secondary battery;

a voltage detecting unit detecting battery voltage of said secondary battery; and

a setting unit programmed to receive said battery temperature detected by said temperature detecting unit and said battery voltage detected by said voltage detecting unit and to set a limit value of electrical power to be inputted to or outputted from the secondary battery, said setting unit being programmed to change a change ratio of said limit value relative to said battery voltage in accordance with said battery temperature.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5, wherein

said setting unit has an operation unit performing control operation based on a deviation between target voltage of said secondary battery and said battery voltage,

said operation unit changes control gain used for said control operation in accordance with said battery temperature, and

said setting unit further has:

an initial value setting unit setting an initial value of said limit value; and

a limit value determining unit determining said limit value based on said initial value and an operation result of said operation unit.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein

said operation unit determines said control gain so that said control gain is decreased as said battery temperature is lowered.

8. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein

said control operation is proportional integral operation,

said control gain includes proportional gain and integral gain, and

said operation unit has:

a coefficient setting unit setting first and second coefficients in accordance with said battery temperature;

a proportional operation unit setting said proportional gain by multiplying said first coefficient by fixed first gain irrespective of said battery temperature and operating a proportional value of said deviation with using said proportional gain;

an integral operation unit setting said integral gain by multiplying said second coefficient by fixed second gain irrespective of said battery temperature and operating an integral value of said deviation with using said integral gain; and

an adding unit adding said proportional value and said integral value.