Power supply unit, distributed power supply system and electric vehicle loaded therewith
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1. A distributed power supply system comprising:
- a storage battery connecting in series at least two parallel circuits, each of the at least two parallel circuits is formed to connect in parallel a first cell group and a second cell group, said second cell group being capable of electrolysis of the electrolytic solution thereof or recombination of the generated gas thereof;
a first power supply unit including a charger/discharger for controlling charge/discharge of said storage battery and adapted to charge said storage battery up to a voltage at which the electrolytic solution of said second cell group is electrolyzed or a voltage at which the generated gas is recombined; and
a second power supply unit connected in parallel to said first power supply unit;
wherein when said second power supply unit is in power shortage, electric power is supplied from said first power supply unit, and when said second power supply unit is in surplus power, said storage battery of said first power supply unit is charged by the surplus power up to a voltage at which the electrolytic solution of said second cell group is electrolyzed or a voltage at which the generated gas is recombined.
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A power supply unit, a distributed power supply system and an electric vehicle loaded therewith, capable of charge/discharge operation are disclosed. A first cell group is connected in parallel to a second cell group in which the electrolytic solution can be electrolyzed or the generated gas can be recombined. A plurality of the parallel circuit pairs are connected in series, and the series circuit is connected with a charger/discharger to constitute the power supply unit. The charger/discharger charges the power supply unit up to a voltage at which the electrolytic solution of the second cell group is electrolyzed or the generated gas is recombined.
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1. A distributed power supply system comprising:
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a storage battery connecting in series at least two parallel circuits, each of the at least two parallel circuits is formed to connect in parallel a first cell group and a second cell group, said second cell group being capable of electrolysis of the electrolytic solution thereof or recombination of the generated gas thereof;
a first power supply unit including a charger/discharger for controlling charge/discharge of said storage battery and adapted to charge said storage battery up to a voltage at which the electrolytic solution of said second cell group is electrolyzed or a voltage at which the generated gas is recombined; and
a second power supply unit connected in parallel to said first power supply unit;
wherein when said second power supply unit is in power shortage, electric power is supplied from said first power supply unit, and when said second power supply unit is in surplus power, said storage battery of said first power supply unit is charged by the surplus power up to a voltage at which the electrolytic solution of said second cell group is electrolyzed or a voltage at which the generated gas is recombined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
a switch for selectively switching over said first and second power supply units; and
a controller for controlling said switch in accordance with electric power of said second power supply unit;
wherein when said second power supply is in power shortage or in surplus power, said controller controls said switch so that power is supplied from said first power supply unit or said first power supply unit is charged by the surplus power.
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11. A distributed power supply system according to claim 1 wherein said storage battery is formed to connect in parallel a first series circuit connecting in series a plurality of first cell groups and a second series circuit connecting in series a plurality of second cell groups, said respective first cell groups being connected in parallel with said respective second cell groups, respectively, through intermediate terminals inserted for corresponding groups of said respective first cell groups and said respective second cell groups.
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