IP Library Granted Patent US 10,020,662
Granted Patent B2
US 10,020,662 · App. 15/608,106 · Granted Jul 10, 2018

Electric storage apparatus, electronic device, electric vehicle, and electric power system

Inventors: Yoshihiro Komatsu (Kanagawa, JP); Hidekazu Kikuchi (Kanagawa, JP); Koji Umetsu (Miyagi, JP)
Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
H02J7/0019B60L11/1866H01F38/30H01M2/024H01M10/625H02J7/0021
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Patent No.
US 10,020,662
App. No.
15/608,106
Granted
Jul 10, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery system includes a plurality of electronic storage modules serially connected together wherein the electronic storage modules include a battery block group including a plurality of battery cells, and a different magnetic core connected to each battery block group.

Claims (36)

1. A battery system comprising:

a common power source and a plurality of electronic storage modules serially connected together, each electronic storage module including

a battery block group including a plurality of battery cells, and

a magnetic core connected to the battery block group,

wherein the magnetic core in each electronic storage module includes a primary side coil connected to a primary switch and the battery block group, and a secondary side coil connected to a secondary switch, a common positive power supply line and a common negative power supply line, and the magnetic core in each electronic storage module is separate from each other,

wherein the common positive power supply line connects to at least two secondary side coils, and

wherein the common power source is connected between the common positive power supply line and the common negative power supply line, and the common power source is configured to supply electric power to the battery cells via the secondary switch, the secondary side coil, the primary side coil and the primary switch.

2. The battery system according to claim 1 , further comprising a module controller, and wherein the common power source is configured to supply electric power to the module controller.

3. The battery system according to claim 2 , wherein the module controller is configured to control charging and discharging of the battery block group.

4. The battery system according to claim 2 , wherein the module controller is connected through a bus to a common control device.

5. The battery system according to claim 2 , wherein the module controller is configured to initiate a switching operation to control a length of an on-period for charging or discharging of the battery block group.

6. The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein each electronic storage module further comprises a flyback transformer configured as a coupling inductor,

wherein the primary switch is serially connected to the primary side coil, and

wherein the secondary switch is serially connected to the secondary side coil.

7. The battery system according to claim 6 , wherein each electronic storage module includes a module controller configured to control charging and discharging of a respective battery block group by controlling the primary switch and the secondary switch of a respective flyback transformer through control pulse signals.

8. The battery system according to claim 7 , wherein the common power source is a capacitor.

9. The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein each electronic storage module is provided in a separate housing.

10. The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein the common power source is a capacitor.

11. The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein the common power source is configured to provide a common power voltage which is less than a voltage withstanding of the secondary switch.

12. A battery system comprising:

a common power source, a module controller and a plurality of electronic storage modules serially connected together, each electronic storage module including

a battery block group including a plurality of battery cells, and

a magnetic core connected to the battery block group,

wherein the magnetic core in each electronic storage module includes a primary side coil connected to a primary switch and the battery block group, and a secondary side coil connected to a secondary switch, a common positive power supply line and a common negative power supply line, and the magnetic core in each electronic storage module is separate from each other,

wherein the common positive power supply line connects to at least two secondary side coils, and

wherein the common power source is connected between the common positive power supply line and the common negative power supply line, and the common power source is configured to supply electric power to the module controller.

13. The battery system according to claim 12 , wherein each electronic storage module is provided in a separate housing.

14. The battery system according to claim 12 , wherein the module controller is configured to control charging and discharging of the battery block group.

15. The battery system according to claim 12 , wherein the module controller is connected through a bus to a common control device.

16. The battery system according to claim 12 , wherein the module controller is configured to initiate a switching operation to control a length of an on-period for charging or discharging of the battery block group.

17. The battery system according to claim 12 , wherein each electronic storage module further comprises a flyback transformer configured as a coupling inductor,

wherein the primary switch is serially connected to the primary side coil, and

wherein the secondary switch is serially connected to the secondary side coil.

18. The battery system according to claim 17 , wherein each electronic storage module includes a module controller configured to control charging and discharging of a respective battery block group by controlling the primary switch and the secondary switch of a respective flyback transformer through control pulse signals.

19. The battery system according to claim 12 , wherein the common power source is a capacitor.

20. The battery system according to claim 12 , wherein the common power source is configured to provide a common power voltage which is less than a voltage withstanding of the secondary switch.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO.
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044894/0441 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044894/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2017
From: KOMATSU, YOSHIHIRO; KIKUCHI, HIDEKAZU; UMETSU, KOJI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042531/0056 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2011-189561 · Aug 31, 2011 · national
JP 2011-189563 · Aug 31, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13592950 · Aug 23, 2012
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