Battery system, electric vehicle, movable body, power storage device, and power supply device

• US 8,742,619 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2011
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ohkura, Kazumi, Kunimitsu, Tomonori
• Primary Examiner(s): CAVALLARI, DANIEL J
• Application Number:
  US13/517,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20120280573A1
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 307/80, 307/10.1, 307/43, 320/118, 320/116, 320/134, 180/65.29
• US Class Current: 307/43
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0016 using shunting, discharge or bypass circuits
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

One state detector detects an abnormal state or a normal state relating to charge and discharge of a battery cell group in one battery module, and generates one detection signal representing the detected state. Another state detector detects an abnormal state or a normal state relating to charge and discharge of another battery cell group in another battery module, and generates another detection signal representing the detected state. One operation processing device sends the one detection signal generated by the one state detector to an external object. Another operation processing device sends the other detection signal generated by the other state detector to the external object. The one detection signal generated by the one state detector is transmitted to at least one of the other operation processing device and the other state detector via a signal line.

Claims

1. A battery system comprising:

a first battery module;

a second battery module;

a first communication path; and

a bus communication path,

wherein said first battery module includes

a first battery cell group including one or a plurality of battery cells,

a first state detector that detects an abnormal state or a normal state relating to charge and discharge of said first battery cell group, and generates a first detection signal representing the detected state, and

a first CAN (Controller Area Network) communication circuit that sends the first detection signal generated by said first state detector to said bus communication path according to a CAN standard,

said second battery module includes

a second battery cell group including one or a plurality of battery cells,

a second state detector that detects an abnormal state or a normal state relating to charge and discharge of said second battery cell group, and generates a second detection signal representing the detected state, and

a second CAN communication circuit that sends the second detection signal generated by said second state detector to said bus communication path according to the CAN standard,

said first communication path is provided to transmit said first detection signal generated by said first state detector to at least one of said second CAN communication circuit and said second state detector, and

said bus communication path is provided to transmit said first detection signal sent by said first CAN communication circuit to an external object, while transmitting said second detection signal sent by said second CAN communication circuit to the external object.

2. The battery system according to claim 1, wherein said first communication path transmits the first detection signal generated by said first state detector to at least one of said second CAN communication circuit and said second state detector via said first CAN communication circuit.

3. The battery system according to claim 1, wherein said first communication path includes

a second communication path that transmits the first detection signal generated by said first state detector to said first CAN communication circuit, and

a third communication path that transmits the first detection signal generated by said first state detector to said second state detector.

4. The battery system according to claim 1, further comprising a second communication path that transmits said second detection signal generated by said second state detector to at least one of said first CAN communication circuit and said first state detector.

5. The battery system according to claim 4, wherein said second communication path transmits said second detection signal generated by said second state detector to at least one of said first CAN communication circuit and said first state detector via said second CAN communication circuit.

6. The battery system according to claim 4, wherein said second communication path includes

a third communication path that transmits the second detection signal generated by said second state detector to said second CAN communication circuit, and

a fourth communication path that transmits the second detection signal generated by said second state detector to said first state detector.

7. The battery system according to claim 1, further comprising a second communication path that transmits the second detection signal generated by said second state detector to the external object without passing through said first and second CAN communication circuits.

8. The battery system according to claim 1, comprising

a single third battery module,

a second communication path, and

a single third communication path,

wherein said single third battery module includes

a third battery cell group including one or more battery cells,

a third state detector that detects an abnormal state or a normal state relating to charge and discharge of said third battery cell group, and generates a third detection signal representing the detected state, and

a third CAN communication circuit that sends said third detection signal generated by said third state detector to said bus communication path according to the CAN standard,

said second communication path is provided to transmit said second detection signal generated by said second state detector in said second battery module to at least one of said third CAN communication circuit and said third state detector in said single third battery module,

wherein said single third communication path transmits said third detection signal generated by said third state detector in said single third battery module to at least one of said first CAN communication circuit and said first state detector in said first battery module.

9. An electric vehicle comprising:

the battery system according to claim 1;

a motor that is driven with electric power of said battery system; and

a driving wheel that rotates with a torque generated by said motor.

10. A movable body comprising:

the battery system according to claim 1;

a main body; and

a power source that converts the electric power from said battery system into power for moving said main body.

11. A power storage device comprising:

the battery system according to claim 1; and

a system controller that performs control relating to discharge or charge of said first and second battery modules in said battery system.

12. A power supply device connectable to an external object, comprising:

the power storage device according to claim 11; and

an electric power conversion device that is controlled by said system controller in said power storage device, and converts electric power between said battery system in said power storage device and said external object.

13. The battery system according to claim 1, comprising

two or more third battery modules,

a second communication path, and

two or more third communication paths,

wherein each of said two or more third battery modules includes

a third battery cell group including one or more battery cells,

a third state detector that detects an abnormal state or a normal state relating to charge and discharge of said third battery cell group, and generates a third detection signal representing the detected state, and

a third CAN communication circuit that sends said third detection signal generated by said third state detector to said bus communication path according to the CAN standard,

said second communication path is provided to transmit said second detection signal generated by said second state detector in said second battery module to at least one of said third CAN communication circuit and said third state detector in at least one of said two or more third battery modules, and

one of said two or more third communication paths transmits said third detection signal generated by said third state detector in one of said two or more third battery modules to at least one of said first CAN communication circuit and said first state detector in said first battery module, and

wherein each of the other two or more-third communication paths is provided to transmit said third detection signal generated by said third state detector in said two or more third battery modules to at least one of said third communication circuit and said third state detector the other two or more third battery modules.