Voltage detecting device
A voltage detecting device includes a plurality of voltage detecting circuits provided for battery modules of a battery, the battery being formed by connecting, in series with each other, the battery modules each formed by connecting battery cells in series with each other, the plurality of voltage detecting circuits being configured to detect voltage of each of the battery cells; a plurality of voltage detecting lines connecting the battery cells to the voltage detecting circuits; and a control device controlling charge and discharge of the battery cells on a basis of detection information obtained from the voltage detecting circuits, a voltage detecting line having a lowest potential being connected to one of the voltage detecting circuits and a voltage detecting line having a highest potential being connected to the other of the voltage detecting circuits, being adjacent and connected to each other via a first capacitor.
1. A voltage detecting device comprising:
a plurality of voltage detecting circuits provided for respective battery modules of a battery, the battery being formed by connecting, in series with each other, the battery modules each formed by connecting battery cells in series with each other, the plurality of voltage detecting circuits configured to detect voltage of each of the battery cells;
a plurality of voltage detecting lines connecting the battery cells to the voltage detecting circuits; and
a control device controlling charge and discharge of the battery cells on a basis of detection information obtained from the voltage detecting circuits, wherein
the plurality of voltage detecting circuits detect the voltage of each of the battery cells via the voltage detecting lines, the plurality of voltage detecting circuits being connected in series with each other via a communication line, and one of the voltage detecting circuits at one end of the voltage detecting circuits connected in series with each other being directly connected to the control device via a communication line,
a voltage detecting line having a lowest potential, the voltage detecting line having the lowest potential being connected to one of the voltage detecting circuits adjacent to each other, and a voltage detecting line having a highest potential, the voltage detecting line having the highest potential being connected to another of the voltage detecting circuits adjacent to each other, being adjacent to each other and directly connected to each other via a first capacitor.
2. The voltage detecting device according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to select the first capacitor according to a frequency noise characteristic.
3. The voltage detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a filter circuit provided for each of the voltage detecting lines, the filter circuit comprising:
a resistor inserted in each of the voltage detecting lines such that the resistor has a first terminal connected to one of the battery cells and has a second terminal connected to one of the voltage detecting circuits; and
a second capacitor provided for each resistor, the second capacitor having a first terminal connected to the second terminal of the resistor and a second terminal connected to a ground, wherein
the second capacitor has a higher capacitance than the first capacitor.
4. The voltage detecting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third capacitor inserted in the communication line establishing connection between the voltage detecting circuits, wherein
the third capacitor has a lower capacitance than the first capacitor.