Methods for determining the charge state and/or the power capacity of charge store

• US 6,876,175 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2002
• Issued: 04/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Original Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
• Inventors: Schoch, Eberhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward H.
• Application Number:
  US10/363,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20040032264A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,034 Days
• Field of Search: 320/132, 320/137, 320/149, 320/150, 324/426, 324/430, 324/433
• US Class Current: 320/132
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/379 for lead-acid batteries
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3828 using current integration

Abstract

Methods are described for determining the state of charge and/or the operability of a charge accumulator using estimates. The information, which is obtained at a least two different operating points or operating conditions of the energy accumulator, is taken into account in the estimates. The estimates are carried out with regard to an instantaneous and/or future state of charge and/or an instantaneous and/or future operability of the charge accumulator. Different methods are executed, depending on the operating point or operating condition. The methods may be run in a processor of a control unit.

Claims

1. A method for determining at least one of a state of charge and an operability of a charge accumulator in accordance with an estimate, comprising:

taking into account in the estimate information obtained at at least two different operating points of the charge accumulator;

executing at least an open-circuit voltage operation and a model-based estimation operation; and

determining the state of charge in accordance with information obtained in each of the open-circuit voltage operation and the model-based estimation operation.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

forming a weightable correction variable from the information.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

operating a predictor to perform an estimation in accordance with at least one of a future state of charge of the charge accumulator and a future operability of the charge accumulator.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein:

two operating states include an idle state of the charge accumulator and an active state of the charge accumulator.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

forming a mathematical model that is processable in accordance with a predefinable variable.

3. A method for determining at least one of a state of charge and an operability of a charge accumulator in accordance with an estimate, comprising:

taking into account in the estimate information obtained at at least two different operating points of the charge accumulator; and

performing an estimation in accordance with at least one of;

at least one of an instantaneous state of charge and a future state of charge, and

at least one of an instantaneous operability of the charge accumulated and a future operability of the charge accumulator.

7. A method for determining at least one of a state of charge and an operability of a charge accumulator in accordance with an estimate, comprising:

taking into account in the estimate information obtained at at least two different operating points of the charge accumulator; and

implementing a state estimate and a parameter estimate;

wherein an open-circuit voltage operation and a model-based estimation operation are used for the state estimate and the parameter estimate.

8. A method for determining at least one of a state of charge and an operability of a charge accumulator in accordance with an estimate, comprising:

determining a state variable and a state parameter from the following measured variables;

a battery voltage,

a battery current, and

a battery temperature according to a first operation;

determining an additional state variable and an additional sate parameter according to a second, model-based operation;

obtaining a correction variable from at least one of the state variable, the additional state variable, the state parameter, and the additional state parameter;

calculating the state of charge in accordance with at least one of the state variable and the additional state vehicle; and

predicting the operability of the charge accumulator and determining the battery voltage in accordance with at least one of the state variable and the additional state variable and at least one of the state parameter and the additional state parameter.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein:

the first operation includes an open-circuit voltage operation.

10. A device for determining at least one of a state of charge and an operability of a charge accumulator in accordance with an estimate, comprising:

an arrangement for taking into account in the estimate information obtained at at least two different operating points of the charge accumulator to perform at least an open-circuit voltage operation and a model-based estimation operation, and to determine the state of charge in accordance with information obtained in each of the open-circuit voltage operation and the model-based estimation operation.

11. The device as recited in claim 10, further comprising:

an arrangement for estimating a state variable and a state parameter;

an arrangement for calculating the state of charge; and

an arrangement for predicting the operability, wherein;

the arrangement for estimating, the arrangement for calculating, and the arrangement for predicting are connected to one another.

12. A device for determining at least one of a state of charge and an operability of a charge accumulator in accordance with an estimate, comprising:

a determining arrangement to determine a state variable and a state parameter from at least one of a battery voltage, a battery current, and a battery temperature according to a first operation, and to determine an additional state variable and an additional state parameter according to a second, model-based operation;

an obtaining arrangement to obtain a correction variable from at least one of the state variable, the additional state variable, the state parameter, and the additional state parameter;

a determining and predicting arrangement to determine the state of charge in accordance with at least one of the state variable and the additional state variable, to predict the operability of the charge accumulator, and to determine the battery voltage in accordance with at least one of the state variable and the additional state variable and at least one of the state parameter and the additional state parameter.

13. The device as recited in claim 12, wherein the first operation includes an open-circuit voltage operation.