IP Library Granted Patent US 11,226,376
Granted Patent B2
US 11,226,376 · App. 15/738,281 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Storage battery control device

Inventors: Shin Yamauchi (Tokyo, JP); Kei Sakabe (Tokyo, JP); Masahiro Yonemoto (Tokyo, JP); Takanori Yamazoe (Tokyo, JP); Keiichiro Ohkawa (Hitachinaka, JP); Ryohhei Nakao (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
G01R31/396B60L3/12B60L58/12B60L58/16H01M10/425H01M10/44H01M10/48H02J7/00H02J7/008H02J7/0091B60L2240/545B60L2240/549G01R31/382G01R31/392H01M10/4257H01M2010/4271H01M2010/4278H02J7/0063
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Patent No.
US 11,226,376
App. No.
15/738,281
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

To perform charge/discharge control of a storage battery at an appropriate timing. In a battery controller, a battery information acquisition unit acquires information on the storage battery. A degradation progression rate calculation unit calculates a degradation progression rate of the storage battery based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit. A limit value setting unit sets a limit value for controlling charge/discharge of the storage battery based on the degradation progression rate calculated by the degradation progression rate calculation unit. A timing determination unit determines a timing at which the limit value needs to be output based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit. A limit value output unit outputs the limit value to a host controller based on the timing determined by the timing determination unit.

Claims (28)

1. A storage battery control device comprising:

a battery information acquisition unit that acquires information on a storage battery;

a degradation progression rate calculation unit that calculates a degradation progression rate of the storage battery based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit;

a limit value setting unit that sets a limit value for controlling charge/discharge of the storage battery based on the degradation progression rate calculated by the degradation progression rate calculation unit;

a timing determination unit that determines a timing at which the limit value needs to be output based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit; and

a limit value output unit that outputs the limit value based on the timing determined by the timing determination unit, wherein

the battery information acquisition unit acquires a charge/discharge current of the storage battery, temperature of the storage battery, use time of the storage battery, and a charge state of the storage battery,

when: i) a discharge current of the storage battery and a SOC of the storage battery do not exceed a first threshold, and ii) the use time of the storage battery is equal to or longer than a predetermined compulsory permission time, a correction permission determination unit determines to permit correction of the limit value regardless of a use state of the storage battery.

2. The storage battery control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the storage battery is mounted on a vehicle, and

the battery information acquisition unit acquires traveling distance of the vehicle as information on the storage battery.

3. The storage battery control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the timing determination unit compares an integrated value of the information with a predetermined threshold, and determines as a timing at which the limit value needs to be output when the integrated value exceeds the threshold.

4. The storage battery control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the battery information acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of information on the storage battery, and

the timing determination unit calculates each integrated value of the plurality of pieces of information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit and determines as a timing at which the limit value needs to be output when the integrated value exceeds the threshold regarding at least any one piece of information.

5. The storage battery control device according to claim 4 , wherein the storage battery control device is configured to reset respective integrated values to zero using the timing determination unit.

6. A storage battery control device comprising:

a battery information acquisition unit that acquires information on a storage battery;

a degradation progression rate calculation unit that calculates a degradation progression rate of the storage battery based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit;

a limit value calculation unit that calculates a limit value for controlling charge/discharge of the storage battery based on the degradation progression rate calculated by the degradation progression rate calculation unit;

a battery use state estimation unit that estimates a use state of the storage battery based on the information acquired by the battery information acquisition unit;

a correction permission determination unit that determines whether or not to permit correction of the limit value based on the use state of the storage battery estimated by the battery use state estimation unit and use time of the storage battery; and

a limit value correction unit that corrects the set limit value based on the limit value obtained by the limit value calculation unit and a determination result of the correction permission determination unit, wherein

the battery information acquisition unit acquires a charging/discharging current of the storage battery, a temperature of the storage battery, and a charge state of the storage battery,

the battery use state estimation unit estimates at least any one of a use state of the storage battery relating to the charge/discharge current, a use state of the storage battery relating to the temperature, and a use state of the storage battery relating to the charge state,

the correction permission determination unit permits correction of the limit value when an estimated value of the use state of the storage battery relating to the charge/discharge current, the use state of the storage battery relating to the temperature, and the use state of the storage battery relating to the charge state is greater than a predetermined threshold, set in advance for each estimated value, and the use time of the storage battery is equal to or longer than predetermined permission determination time,

when: i) a discharge current of the storage battery and a SOC of the storage battery do not exceed a first threshold, and ii) the use time of the storage battery is equal to or longer than a pretermined compulsory permission time, a correction permission determination unit determines to permit correction of the limit value regardless of a use state of the storage battery.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN INC.
Reel/Frame 052141/0152 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2017
From: YAMAUCHI, SHIN; SAKABE, KEI; YONEMOTO, MASAHIRO; YAMAZOE, TAKANORI; OHKAWA, KEIICHIRO; NAKAO, RYOHHEI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044451/0306 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-177560 · Sep 9, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180210036A1 · Jul 26, 2018
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