Battery charge and discharge control apparatus and method for controlling battery charge and discharge

• US 8,952,663 B2
• Filed: 03/19/2012
• Issued: 02/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Okuda, Yasuo, Sakai, Souichi, Iwasaki, Toshiya, Murashima, Hirotsugu
• Primary Examiner(s): Fantu, Yalkew
• Application Number:
  US13/423,502
• Publication Number:
  US 20120176094A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 320/134
• US Class Current: 320/134
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/441 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/482 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0014 Circuits for equalisation of charge between batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00306 Overdischarge protection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A master controller of a battery charge and discharge control apparatus is a device performing charge and discharge control on a group of a predetermined number of battery arrays, the battery arrays being connected together in parallel. The master controller acquires an entire charge or discharge instruction intended for the entire battery array group, starts charging or discharging each of the battery arrays at a uniform charge or discharge power value, acquires a charge or discharge status of each of the battery arrays after the beginning of the charge or discharge and compares the charge or discharge status with a predetermined charge or discharge set value for the entire battery array group, and changes the charge or discharge power value of each of the battery arrays based on a result of the comparison.

Claims

1. A charge and discharge control apparatus performing charge and discharge control on a group of a predetermined number of battery arrays into which a battery assembly that is an assembly of a plurality of batteries is divided, the battery arrays being connected together in parallel, the apparatus comprising:

an instruction acquisition section acquiring an entire charge or discharge instruction intended for the entire battery array group;

a start processing section starting charging or discharging each of the battery arrays at a uniform charge or discharge power value obtained by dividing an entire charge or discharge power value contained in the acquired entire charge or discharge instruction by a number of the battery arrays;

a comparison section acquiring a charge or discharge status of each of the battery arrays after the beginning of the charge or discharge and comparing the charge or discharge status with a predetermined charge or discharge set value for the entire battery array group; and

a change process section changing the charge or discharge power value of each of the battery arrays based on a result of the comparison,

wherein the change process section includes a mode selection section including a plurality of predetermined change process modes in which at least one of the charge or discharge process time and a degree of charge is different, and selecting one of the plurality of change process modes based on a predetermined selection criterion.

2. The battery charge and discharge control apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the mode selection section includes an all charge or discharge stop mode in which an all stop process of stopping charging or discharging each of the battery arrays is carried out when one of the plurality of battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value,

wherein when the mode selection section selects the all charge or discharge stop mode, the change process section carries out, in accordance with the selected mode, a process of stopping charging or discharging all the battery arrays when one of the battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value.

3. The battery charge and discharge control apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the mode selection section includes a target reach charge or discharge stop mode in which when one of the battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value, charge or discharge of the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value is stopped, whereas the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value are continuously charged or discharged at the same uniform charge or discharge power value, and

wherein when the mode selection section selects the target reach charge or discharge stop mode, the change process section carries out, in accordance with the selected mode, a process of stopping the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value, while continuously charging or discharging the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, at the same uniform charge or discharge power value.

4. The battery charge and discharge control apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein the selection section further includes a total power value keeping process mode in which when one of the battery array reaches the charge or discharge set value, charge or discharge of the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value is stopped, whereas the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value are each continuously charged or discharged at a charge or discharge promotion power value based on a value obtained by dividing the entire charge or discharge power value by the number of the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, and

wherein when the selection section selects the total power value keeping mode, the change process section carries out, in accordance with the mode, a process of stopping the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value, while continuously charging or discharging the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, at the charge or discharge promotion power value.

5. The battery charge and discharge control apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the selection section includes a total power value keeping process mode in which when one of the battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value, charge or discharge of the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value is stopped, whereas the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value are each continuously charged or discharged at a charge or discharge promotion power value based on a value obtained by dividing the entire charge or discharge power value by the number of the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, and

wherein when the selection section selects the total power value keeping mode, the change process section carries out, in accordance with the selected mode, a process of stopping the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value, while continuously charging or discharging the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, at the charge or discharge promotion power value.

6. A method of performing charge and discharge control on a group of a predetermined number of battery arrays into which a battery assembly that is an assembly of a plurality of batteries is divided, the battery arrays being connected together in parallel, the method comprising:

acquiring an entire charge or discharge instruction intended for the entire battery array group;

starting charging or discharging of each of the battery arrays at a uniform charge or discharge power value obtained by dividing an entire charge or discharge power value contained in the acquired entire charge or discharge instruction by a number of the battery arrays;

acquiring a charge or discharge status of each of the battery arrays after the beginning of the charge or discharge and comparing the charge or discharge status with a predetermined charge or discharge set value for the entire battery array group; and

changing the charge or discharge power value of each of the battery arrays based on a result of the comparison,

wherein, in the changing process, there are included a plurality of predetermined change process modes in which at least one of the charge or discharge process time and the degree of charge is different, and one of the plurality of change process modes is selected based on a predetermined selection criterion.

7. The method for controlling battery charge and discharge according to claim 6,

wherein the plurality of change process modes include an all charge or discharge stop mode in which an all stop process of stopping charging or discharging each of the battery arrays is carried out when one of the plurality of battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value,

wherein when the all charge or discharge stop mode is selected, in accordance with the selected mode, a process of stopping charging or discharging all the battery arrays is carried out when one of the battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value.

8. The method for controlling battery charge and discharge according to claim 7,

wherein the plurality of change process modes include a target reach charge or discharge stop mode in which when one of the battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value, charge or discharge of the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value is stopped, whereas the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value are continuously charged or discharged at the same uniform charge or discharge power value, and

wherein when the target reach charge or discharge stop mode is selected, the method carries out, in accordance with the selected mode, a process of stopping the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value, while continuously charging or discharging the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, at the same uniform charge or discharge power value.

9. The method for controlling battery charge and discharge according to claim 8,

wherein the plurality of change process modes include a total power value keeping process mode in which when one of the battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value, charge or discharge of the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value is stopped, whereas the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value are each continuously charged or discharged at a charge or discharge promotion power value based on a value obtained by dividing the entire charge or discharge power value by the number of the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, and

wherein when the total power value keeping mode is selected, the method carries out, in accordance with the selected mode, a process of stopping the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value, while continuously charging or discharging the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, at the charge or discharge promotion power value.

10. The method for controlling battery charge and discharge according to claim 7,

wherein the plurality of change process modes include a total power value keeping process mode in which when one of the battery arrays reaches the charge or discharge set value, charge or discharge of the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value is stopped, whereas the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value are each continuously charged or discharged at a charge or discharge promotion power value based on a value obtained by dividing the entire charge or discharge power value by the number of the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, and

wherein when the total power value keeping mode is selected, the method carries out, in accordance with the selected mode, a process of stopping the battery array having reached the charge or discharge set value, while continuously charging or discharging the battery arrays having not reached the charge or discharge set value, at the charge or discharge promotion power value.