IP Library Granted Patent US 9,899,916
Granted Patent B2
US 9,899,916 · App. 14/440,415 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Boost converter control apparatus

Inventors: Masaki Okamura (Toyota, JP); Naoyoshi Takamatsu (Shizuoka-ken, JP); Hideto Hanada (Okazaki, JP); Kenji Yamada (Komaki, JP); Kosuke Hirano (Susono, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H02M3/157B60L11/005B60L15/007B60L15/20H02M3/156B60L2240/12B60L2240/421B60L2240/423B60L2240/547B60L2240/549B60L2260/26H02M2001/0032Y02T10/645Y02T10/7022Y02T10/72Y02T10/7275
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,899,916
App. No.
14/440,415
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention prevent a shortage of the output when an intermittent boost is executed. A control apparatus for controlling a boost converter that can boost power supply voltage by boost control has: an intermittent controlling device for executing the intermittent boosting in such a manner that output voltage is maintained in a voltage variation allowable range including a target value on the basis of the detected output voltage of the boost converter; an average value calculating device for calculating an average value of the output voltage in an execution period of the intermittent boosting; and a target value correcting device for correcting the set target value to increase it when the calculated average value is less than the target value and is less than a required voltage value of a loading apparatus.

Claims (46)

1. A boost converter control apparatus which is configured to control a boost converter in a power supply system,

the power supply system comprising:

a DC (direct current) power supply having power supply voltage;

the boost converter including a switching device, the boost converter being configured to boost and output the power supply voltage to a loading apparatus by boost control including switching of a switching state of the switching device according to a target value; and

a voltage sensor which is configured to detect output voltage of the boost converter,

the boost converter control apparatus comprising a controller,

the controller being configured to:

execute an intermittent process of the boost control in such a manner that the output voltage is maintained in a predetermined range including the target value, on the basis of the detected output voltage;

calculate an average value of the output voltage in an execution period of the intermittent process; and

correct the target value to increase the target value when the calculated average value is less than the target value and is less than a required voltage value of the loading apparatus.

2. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller corrects the target value to increase the target value on the basis of a difference between the required voltage value and the calculated average value.

3. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller, when executing the intermitting process, stops the boost control when the detected output voltage reaches the target value in the execution period of the boost control, and restarts the boost control when the detected output voltage reaches a boundary value of the predetermined range in a stop period of the boost control.

4. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller starts the intermittent process of the boost control when a variation width of the output voltage is within a predetermined value.

5. A boost converter control apparatus which is configured to control a boost converter in a power supply system,

the power supply system comprising:

a DC (direct current) power supply having power supply voltage;

the boost converter including a switching device, the boost converter being configured to boost and output the power supply voltage to a loading apparatus by boost control including switching of a switching state of the switching device according to a target value; and

a voltage sensor which is configured to detect output voltage of the boost converter,

the boost converter control apparatus comprising a controller,

the controller being configured to:

execute an intermittent process of the boost control in such a manner that the output voltage is maintained in a predetermined range including the target value, on the basis of the detected output voltage; and

correct the target value to increase the target value when a lower limit value of the predetermined range is less than a required voltage value of the loading apparatus.

6. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the controller corrects the target value to increase the target value on the basis of a difference between the required voltage value and the lower limit value.

7. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the controller, when executing the intermitting process, stops the boost control when the detected output voltage reaches the target value in the execution period of the boost control, and restarts the boost control when the detected output voltage reaches a boundary value of the predetermined range in a stop period of the boost control.

8. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the controller starts the intermittent process of the boost control when a variation width of the output voltage is within a predetermined value.

9. A boost converter control apparatus which is configured to control a boost converter in a power supply system,

the power supply system comprising:

a DC (direct current) power supply having power supply voltage;

the boost converter including a switching device, the boost converter being configured to boost and output the power supply voltage to a loading apparatus by boost control including switching of a switching state of the switching device according to a target value; and

a voltage sensor which is configured to detect output voltage of the boost converter,

the boost converter control apparatus comprising a controller,

the controller being configured to:

execute an intermittent process of the boost control in such a manner that the output voltage is maintained in a predetermined range including the target value, on the basis of the detected output voltage;

calculate an average value of the output voltage in an execution period of the intermittent process; and

prohibit the execution of the intermittent process when the calculated average value is less than the target value and is less than a required voltage value of the loading apparatus.

10. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the controller starts the intermittent process of the boost control when a variation width of the output voltage is within a predetermined value.

11. A boost converter control apparatus which is configured to control a boost converter in a power supply system,

the power supply system comprising:

a DC (direct current) power supply having power supply voltage;

the boost converter including a switching device, the boost converter being configured to boost and output the power supply voltage to a loading apparatus by boost control including switching of a switching state of the switching device according to a target value; and

a voltage sensor which is configured to detect output voltage of the boost converter,

the boost converter control apparatus comprising a controller,

the controller being configured to:

execute an intermittent process of the boost control in such a manner that the output voltage is maintained in a predetermined range including the target value, on the basis of the detected output voltage; and

prohibit the execution of the intermittent process when a lower limit value of the predetermined range is less than a required voltage value of the loading apparatus.

12. The boost converter control apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the controller starts the intermittent process of the boost control when a variation width of the output voltage is within a predetermined value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: DENSO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052281/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2015
From: OKAMURA, MASAKI; TAKAMATSU, NAOYOSHI; HANADA, HIDETO; YAMADA, KENJI; HIRANO, KOSUKE
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 035555/0683 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150303798A1 · Oct 22, 2015