Power control system and method for adjusting an input power limit of a DC-DC voltage converter
First Claim
1. A power control system for adjusting an input power limit of a DC-DC voltage converter, comprising:
- a battery pack having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the battery pack adapted to generate a first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack;
a contactor having a contact, the contact being electrically coupled to the positive electrode of the battery pack when the contactor has a closed operational position, the contact being further electrically coupled to a first electrical node when the contactor has the closed operational position such that the first voltage level is received by the DC-DC voltage converter and the DC-AC inverter;
a first voltage sensor adapted to generate a first voltage signal indicative of the first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack;
a first current sensor adapted to generate a first current signal indicative of a total current level flowing from the battery pack;
a second current sensor being electrically coupled to and between the first electrical node and the DC-DC voltage converter;
the DC-DC voltage converter being further electrically coupled to the negative electrode of the battery pack, the second current sensor adapted to generate a second current signal indicative of a current level flowing through the DC-DC voltage converter;
a temperature sensor adapted to generate a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack;
a microprocessor operably coupled to the first voltage sensor, the first current sensor, the second current sensor, and the temperature sensor;
the microprocessor being programmed to determine an amount of output power being output by the battery pack based on the first voltage signal and the first current signal;
the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of available power in the battery pack based on the first current signal and the temperature signal;
the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter from the battery pack based on the second current signal and the first voltage signal;
the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter by subtracting the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter from the amount of output power being output by the battery pack; and
the microprocessor being further programmed to decrease the input power limit of the DC-DC voltage converter if a sum of the amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter is greater than the amount of available power in the battery pack.
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Abstract
A power control system for adjusting an input power limit of a DC-DC voltage converter is provided. The system includes a microprocessor that determines an amount of output power being output by a battery pack, an amount of available power in the battery pack, and an amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter. The microprocessor determines an amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter based on the amount of output power being output by the battery pack and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter. The microprocessor decreases the input power limit of the DC-DC voltage converter if a sum of the amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter is greater than the amount of available power in the battery pack.
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13 Claims
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1. A power control system for adjusting an input power limit of a DC-DC voltage converter, comprising:
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a battery pack having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the battery pack adapted to generate a first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack; a contactor having a contact, the contact being electrically coupled to the positive electrode of the battery pack when the contactor has a closed operational position, the contact being further electrically coupled to a first electrical node when the contactor has the closed operational position such that the first voltage level is received by the DC-DC voltage converter and the DC-AC inverter; a first voltage sensor adapted to generate a first voltage signal indicative of the first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack; a first current sensor adapted to generate a first current signal indicative of a total current level flowing from the battery pack; a second current sensor being electrically coupled to and between the first electrical node and the DC-DC voltage converter;
the DC-DC voltage converter being further electrically coupled to the negative electrode of the battery pack, the second current sensor adapted to generate a second current signal indicative of a current level flowing through the DC-DC voltage converter;a temperature sensor adapted to generate a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack; a microprocessor operably coupled to the first voltage sensor, the first current sensor, the second current sensor, and the temperature sensor;
the microprocessor being programmed to determine an amount of output power being output by the battery pack based on the first voltage signal and the first current signal;the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of available power in the battery pack based on the first current signal and the temperature signal; the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter from the battery pack based on the second current signal and the first voltage signal; the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter by subtracting the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter from the amount of output power being output by the battery pack; and the microprocessor being further programmed to decrease the input power limit of the DC-DC voltage converter if a sum of the amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter is greater than the amount of available power in the battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for adjusting an input power limit of a DC-DC voltage converter, comprising:
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providing a power control system having a battery pack, the DC-DC voltage converter, a DC-AC inverter, a first voltage sensor, a first current sensor, a second current sensor, a temperature sensor, and a microprocessor;
the battery pack having a positive electrode and a negative electrode;
the microprocessor being operably coupled to the first voltage sensor, the first current sensor, the second current sensor, and the temperature sensor;generating a first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack that is received by the DC-DC voltage converter and the DC-AC inverter; generating a first voltage signal indicative of the first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack, utilizing the first voltage sensor; generating a first current signal indicative of a total current level flowing from the battery pack, utilizing the first current sensor; generating a second current signal indicative of a current level flowing from the battery pack to the DC-DC voltage converter, utilizing the second current sensor; generating a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack, utilizing the temperature sensor; determining an amount of output power being output by the battery pack based on the first voltage signal and the first current signal, utilizing the microprocessor; determining an amount of available power in the battery pack based on the first current signal and the temperature signal, utilizing the microprocessor; determining an amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter from the battery pack based on the second current signal and the first voltage signal, utilizing the microprocessor; determining an amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter b subtracting the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter from the amount of output power being output by the battery pack, utilizing the microprocessor; and decreasing the input power limit of the DC-DC voltage converter if a sum of the amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter is greater than the amount of available power in the battery pack, utilizing the microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A power control system for adjusting an input power limit of a DC-DC voltage converter, comprising:
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a battery pack having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the battery pack adapted to generate a first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode that is received by the DC-DC voltage converter and a DC-AC inverter; a first voltage sensor adapted to generate a first voltage signal indicative of the first voltage level between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery pack; a first current sensor adapted to generate a first current signal indicative of a total current level flowing from the battery pack; a second current sensor adapted to generate a second current signal indicative of a current level flowing from the battery pack to the DC-DC voltage converter; a temperature sensor adapted to generate a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack; a microprocessor operably coupled to the first voltage sensor, the first current sensor, the second current sensor, and the temperature sensor;
the microprocessor being programmed to determine an amount of output power being output by the battery pack based on the first voltage signal and the first current signal;the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of available power in the battery pack based on the first current signal and the temperature signal; the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter based on the second current signal and the first voltage signal; the microprocessor being further programmed to determine an amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter by subtracting the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter from the amount of output power being output by the battery pack; and the microprocessor being further programmed to decrease the input power limit of the DC-DC voltage converter if a sum of the amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter is greater than the amount of available power in the battery pack.
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