Analogue measurement data detection system and battery voltage detection system

• US 9,322,882 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2013
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd. (Winbond Electronics Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Inukai, Fumihito
• Primary Examiner(s): Williams, Arun
• Application Number:
  US14/142,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20140111215A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: 324/431
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/16542 for batteries charge condition monitoring in G01R31/36
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/257 using analogue/digital converters of the type with comparison of different reference values with the value of voltage or current, e.g. using step-by-step method
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3835 involving only voltage measurements
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/396 Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 5/24 the characteristic being amplitude

Abstract

An analog measurement data detection system according to the present invention includes: a reference voltage generation circuit configured to generate and output a reference voltage; an analog/digital converter configured to compare an analog signal with the reference voltage outputted from the reference voltage generation circuit, and based on a differential voltage between the analog signal and the reference voltage, generate and output a digital signal corresponding to the analog signal. The reference voltage generation circuit is configured to cause the reference voltage to have such a temperature characteristic as to compensate for temperature characteristics of at least the analog/digital converter and the reference voltage generation circuit.

Claims

1. An analogue measurement data detection system comprising:

a reference voltage generation circuit configured to generate and output a reference voltage; and

an analogue/digital converter configured to compare an analogue signal with the reference voltage outputted from the reference voltage generation circuit, and based on a differential voltage between the analogue signal and the reference voltage, generate and output a digital signal corresponding to the analogue signal,

wherein the reference voltage generation circuit is configured to cause the reference voltage to have such a temperature characteristic as to compensate for temperature characteristics of at least the analogue/digital converter and the reference voltage generation circuit,

wherein the reference voltage generation circuit includes;

a differential amplifier;

a first resistor connected between an output terminal and a non-inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier;

a first diode circuit element connected between a ground, and the non-inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier and one end of the first resistor;

a second resistor connected between the output terminal and an inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier;

a third resistor whose one end is connected to the inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier and one end of the second resistor; and

a second diode circuit element connected between the other end of the third resistor and the ground, and

wherein a resistance ratio between the second resistor and the third resistor is adjustable, and

the reference voltage generation circuit is configured to cause the reference voltage to have the temperature characteristic by adjusting a ratio between the second resistor and the third resistor.

2. An analogue measurement data detection system comprising:

an amplifier configured to amplify an analogue measurement signal inputted from an analogue measurement subject, and output the amplified signal;

a reference voltage generation circuit configured to generate and output a reference voltage; and

an analogue/digital converter configured to compare the analogue measurement signal outputted from the amplifier with the reference voltage outputted from the reference voltage generation circuit, and based on a differential voltage between the analogue measurement signal and the reference voltage, generate and output a digital measurement signal corresponding to the analogue measurement signal,

wherein the reference voltage generation circuit is configured to cause the reference voltage to have such a temperature characteristic as to compensate for all of temperature characteristics of at least the amplifier, the analogue/digital converter, and the reference voltage generation circuit,

wherein the reference voltage generation circuit includes;

a differential amplifier;

a first resistor connected between an output terminal and a non-inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier;

a first diode circuit element connected between a ground, and the non-inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier and one end of the first resistor;

a second resistor connected between the output terminal and an inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier;

a third resistor whose one end is connected to the inverting input terminal of the differential amplifier and one end of the second resistor; and

a second diode circuit element connected between the other end of the third resistor and the ground, and

wherein a resistance ratio between the second resistor and the third resistor is adjustable, and

the reference voltage generation circuit is configured to cause the reference voltage to have the temperature characteristic by adjusting a ratio between the second resistor and the third resistor.

3. A battery voltage detection system comprising:

a selector configured such that terminal voltages of a plurality of battery cells connected in series in a battery are inputted to the selector, the selector multiplexing the terminal voltages based on a selector signal and outputting a resultant analogue signal;

a reference voltage generation circuit configured to generate and output a reference voltage;

an analogue/digital converter configured to compare the analogue signal outputted from the selector with the reference voltage outputted from the reference voltage generation circuit, and based on a differential voltage between the analogue signal and the reference voltage, generate and output a digital signal corresponding to the analogue signal; and

a digital processor configured to convert an output from the analogue/digital converter into digital values corresponding to cell voltages of the plurality of respective battery cells, wherein

the reference voltage generation circuit is configured to cause the reference voltage to have such a temperature characteristic as to compensate for all of temperature characteristics of at least the selector, the analogue/digital converter, and the reference voltage generation circuit.

4. The battery voltage detection system according to claim 3, wherein the digital processor is configured to perform offset correction and gain correction on the output from the analogue/digital converter.

5. A battery voltage detection system comprising:

a selector configured such that terminal voltages of a plurality of battery cells connected in series in a battery are inputted to the selector, the selector multiplexing the terminal voltages based on a selector signal;

an amplifier configured to amplify an output from the selector, and output a resultant analogue measurement signal;

a reference voltage generation circuit configured to generate and output a reference voltage;

an analogue/digital converter configured to compare the analogue measurement signal outputted from the amplifier with the reference voltage outputted from the reference voltage generation circuit, and based on a differential voltage between the analogue measurement signal and the reference voltage, generate and output a digital measurement signal corresponding to the analogue measurement signal;

a digital processor configured to convert an output from the analogue/digital converter into digital values corresponding to cell voltages of the plurality of respective battery cells, wherein

the reference voltage generation circuit is configured to cause the reference voltage to have such a temperature characteristic as to compensate for all of temperature characteristics of at least the selector, the amplifier, the analogue/digital converter, and the reference voltage generation circuit.

6. The battery voltage detection system according to claim 5, wherein the digital processor is configured to perform offset correction and gain correction on the output from the analogue/digital converter.