Secondary battery power control method

• US 9,000,712 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2011
• Issued: 04/07/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NGK Insulators Limited
• Original Assignee: NGK Insulators Limited
• Inventors: Abe, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRANT, ROBERT J
• Application Number:
  US13/035,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20110199042A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,502 Days
• Field of Search: 320/101
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/3909 Sodium-sulfur cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/443 in response to temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007194 of the battery
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A secondary battery power control method controls power discharged from a secondary battery included in an interconnected system that supplies power to a power system, the interconnected system including a power generator that changes in output power, and an electric power storage-compensation device that includes a secondary battery, and a bidirectional converter that controls charging/discharging of the secondary battery, and compensates for a change in output power of the power generator. A temperature detection section that detects the temperature of the secondary battery is annexed to the secondary battery, and the maximum discharge power of the secondary battery is limited using the bidirectional converter when the temperature of the secondary battery detected by the temperature detection section has exceeded a preset temperature.

Claims

1. A method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery that is included in an interconnected system, the interconnected system supplying power to a power system, and including a power generator that changes in output power, an electric power storage-compensation device that includes the secondary battery, and a bidirectional converter that controls charging/discharging of the secondary battery, the electric power storage-compensation device compensating for a change in output power of the power generator, and

a temperature detection section that detects a temperature of the secondary battery being annexed to the secondary battery,

the method comprising limiting a maximum discharge power of the secondary battery by changing a control target value of the bidirectional converter when the temperature of the secondary battery detected by the temperature detection section has exceeded a preset temperature, wherein a delay is added when setting a maximum discharge power limiter condition,

wherein the control target value depends on planned power output of the interconnected system, and

wherein a plurality of the preset temperatures are set so that the maximum discharge power of the secondary battery is gradually reduced as the temperature of the secondary battery increases.

2. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 1, a limiter condition is transmitted from the temperature detection section to the bidirectional converter as digital information, the limiter condition being a condition whereby the maximum discharge power of the secondary battery is limited.

3. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 1, a limiter condition is transmitted from the temperature detection section to the bidirectional converter as analog information, the limiter condition being a condition whereby the maximum discharge power of the secondary battery is limited.

4. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the secondary battery includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the plurality of battery modules including a plurality of single cells, the temperature detection section is annexed to each of the plurality of battery modules, and a maximum temperature among temperatures detected by the temperature detection sections is extracted as the temperature of the secondary battery.

5. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 4, an analog value of the extracted maximum temperature is transmitted from the temperature detection section to the bidirectional converter, and limiting the maximum discharge power of the secondary battery using the bidirectional converter based on the analog value of the maximum temperature transmitted to the bidirectional converter.

6. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the secondary battery is a sodium-sulfur battery.

7. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein the power generator is a natural-energy power generator that utilizes at least one type of natural energy selected from wind power, solar power, and geothermal energy.

8. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 2, wherein the secondary battery includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the plurality of battery modules including a plurality of single cells, the temperature detection section is annexed to each of the plurality of battery modules, and a maximum temperature among temperatures detected by the temperature detection sections is extracted as the temperature of the secondary battery.

9. The method of controlling power discharged from a secondary battery according to claim 3, wherein the secondary battery includes a plurality of battery modules, each of the plurality of battery modules including a plurality of single cells, the temperature detection section is annexed to each of the plurality of battery modules, and a maximum temperature among temperatures detected by the temperature detection sections is extracted as the temperature of the secondary battery.