Charging system for vehicle

• US 8,466,655 B2
• Filed: 02/03/2009
• Issued: 06/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Mitsutani, Noritake
• Primary Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, ARUN C
• Application Number:
  US13/146,864
• Publication Number:
  US 20110285350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,596 Days
• Field of Search: 320/109
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/02 comprising more than one electric motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/365 with the gears having orbital motion
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/003 to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/14 Boost converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/14 Synchronous machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/545 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0069 relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current
• 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 50/61 by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/22 Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/20 having different nominal voltages
• 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 20/50 : Control strategies for responding to system failures, e.g. for fault diagnosis, failsafe operation or limp mode
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/244 : Charge state
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A charge control device includes a charge power detection unit for detecting charge power supplied to a power storage device; a target value determination unit for determining a target value of the charge power to the power storage device; a first feedback control unit for correcting the target value based on the difference between the charge power and the target value to generate a power command value; a supply power detection unit for detecting supply power output from the charger; a guard target value determination unit for determining a guard target value corresponding to an upper limit value of the power command value based on allowable power of a system for charging; a second feedback control unit for correcting the guard target value based on the difference between the supply power detected by the supply power detection unit and the guard target value; and an upper limit guard processing unit for limiting the target value corrected by the first feedback control unit based on the guard target value corrected by the second feedback control unit.

Claims

1. A charging system for a vehicle for charging a power storage device mounted in the vehicle, said charging system comprising:

a charger configured to supply electric power from a power supply external to the vehicle so as to charge said power storage device; and

a charge control device for controlling said charger by generating a power command value to said charger,

said charge control device including

a charge power detection unit for detecting charge power supplied to said power storage device,

a target value determination unit for determining a target value of the charge power to said power storage device,

a first feedback control unit for correcting said target value based on a difference between said charge power and said target value to generate said power command value,

a supply power detection unit for detecting supply power output from said charger,

a guard target value determination unit for determining a guard target value corresponding to an upper limit value of said power command value based on allowable power of a system for charging,

a second feedback control unit for correcting said guard target value based on a difference between said supply power detected by said supply power detection unit and said guard target value, and

an upper limit guard processing unit for limiting the target value corrected by said first feedback control unit based on the guard target value corrected by said second feedback control unit.

2. The charging system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said guard target value determination unit obtains, from a signal transmission device, information indicative of an allowable power value of a path through which the electric power is transmitted to said vehicle from said power supply external to the vehicle, said signal transmission device being provided on said path.

3. The charging system for a vehicle according to claim 2, further comprising an abnormality monitoring unit for monitoring an abnormality in said charger based on said guard target value, said supply power and a correction value determined by said second feedback control unit.

4. The charging system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said vehicle includes an auxiliary machine capable of being driven by a part of the electric power output from said charger,

said power storage device includes

a first power storage device connected to a power supply path to said auxiliary machine, and

a second power storage device to which an output of said charger is connected,

said charging system for a vehicle further includes

a first voltage converter performing voltage conversion between a voltage of said first power storage device and a supply voltage to an electric load, and

a second voltage converter performing voltage conversion between a voltage of said second power storage device and said supply voltage, and

said charge control device is configured to control said first and second voltage converters to select one of said first and second power storage devices as a target to be supplied with said charge power from said charger.

5. The charging system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said vehicle includes

a motor for driving the vehicle, said motor operating with the electric power received from said power storage device, and

an internal combustion engine used for driving the vehicle in combination with said motor.