IP Library Granted Patent US 10,680,453
Granted Patent B2
US 10,680,453 · App. 15/738,994 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Battery control device

Inventors: Kei Sakabe (Tokyo, JP); Keiichiro Ohkawa (Hitachinaka, JP); Takanori Yamazoe (Tokyo, JP); Ryohhei Nakao (Hitachinaka, JP); Masahiro Yonemoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
H02J7/0068B60L3/0046B60L58/10B60L58/12B60L58/14B60L58/15B60L58/16B60L58/22B60W20/13G01R31/3648G01R31/389G01R31/392H01M10/44H02J7/00B60L2240/545B60L2240/547B60L2240/549B60W2510/246B60W2710/248Y02T10/7005Y10S903/903
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 10,680,453
App. No.
15/738,994
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery control device capable of obtaining an allowable charge/discharge current value can further accurately reflect a polarization state of a battery. A battery controller includes a first allowable current value calculation unit, a battery equivalent circuit model, and a correction amount calculation unit. Assuming a non-polarization state, a current limit value of the battery based on an open circuit voltage and upper and lower limit voltages set in the battery, the first allowable current value calculation unit calculates a first allowable current value Imax 1 . The battery equivalent circuit model estimates a polarization state of the battery when the current limit value is being calculated. The correction unit calculates an allowable current value correction value based on the estimated polarization state for correcting Imax 1 . A second allowable current value Imax 2 which is the corrected first allowable current value is output as an allowable charge/discharge current value of the battery.

Claims (15)

1. A battery control device, comprising:

a memory;

an input/output device; and

a processor communicately coupled to the memory and the input/output device, the processor configured to:

calculate a current limit value of a battery assuming a non-polarization state, based on an open circuit voltage of the battery and upper and lower limit voltages set in the battery;

estimate a polarization state of the battery at the time of calculating the current limit value; and

correct the current limit value based on the estimated polarization state,

the battery control device being configured to output, via the input/output device, the current limit value corrected by the processor as an allowable charge/discharge current value of the battery.

2. The battery control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor calculates a current limit value of a battery based on an open circuit voltage of the battery, upper and lower limit voltages set in the battery, and a battery internal resistance in the case where a constant current flows to the battery from a non-polarization state for a predetermined time, and

the processor calculates a polarization voltage in a case where a battery in the polarization state estimated by the processor is maintained in a current zero state for the predetermined time, and the current limit value is corrected by using the corrected current value corresponding to the calculated polarization voltage.

3. The battery control device according to claim 2 , wherein the battery internal resistance is calculated based on a DC resistance of a battery, an open circuit voltage change amount per unit current of the battery, and a polarization resistance of the battery.

4. The battery control device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor calculates the corrected current value based on the battery internal resistance and the polarization voltage.

5. The battery control device according to claim 2 , wherein the polarization voltage is calculated by a product of a coefficient indicating a temporal change in the polarization voltage when a battery current is zero and a polarization voltage in the polarization state estimated in the processor.

6. The battery control device according to claim 2 , wherein the polarization state estimated by the processor is initialized at the time of activating the battery control device or at the time of activating a load connected to the battery.

7. The battery control device according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of the battery internal resistance, the coefficient indicating the temporal change of the polarization voltage when the battery current is zero, and the upper and lower limit voltages is set to a value corresponding to at least one of a battery temperature, a battery charging rate, and a current flowing through the battery.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2020
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 052103/0208 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 12, 2020
From: HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD.
To: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN, INC.
Reel/Frame 052161/0920 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2017
From: SAKABE, KEI; OHKAWA, KEIICHIRO; YAMAZOE, TAKANORI; NAKAO, RYOHHEI; YONEMOTO, MASAHIRO
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044469/0840 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-133913 · Jul 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180226824A1 · Aug 9, 2018