IP Library Granted Patent US 10,879,570
Granted Patent B2
US 10,879,570 · App. 15/741,784 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

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.
H01M10/4257G01R31/36H01M10/44H02J7/00B60L3/00H01M10/48H01M2010/4271
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Patent No.
US 10,879,570
App. No.
15/741,784
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A current of a storage battery is appropriately controlled depending on the situation. In a battery controller, a battery information acquiring unit acquires information on the storage battery. A first allowable current calculating unit calculates a first allowable current of a battery module in accordance with a rated value of a component through which a current flows by charging or discharging of the battery module. A second allowable current calculating unit calculates a second allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOC of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit. A third allowable current calculating unit calculates a third allowable current of the battery module in accordance with an SOH of the battery module on the basis of the information acquired by the battery information acquiring unit.

Claims (13)

1. A storage battery control device, comprising:

a processor programmed to execute a program stored in memory, wherein the program causes the processor to:

acquire information on a storage battery;

calculate a first allowable current of the storage battery in accordance with a rated value of a component through which a current flows by charging or discharging of the storage battery;

calculate a second allowable current of the storage battery in accordance with a charging state of the storage battery on the basis of the information;

calculate a third allowable current of the storage battery in accordance with a state of health and a predicted lifetime of the storage battery on the basis of the information, wherein the predicted lifetime is determined based on a calculation of a deterioration progression speed of the storage battery;

select and output one of the first allowable current, the second allowable current, and the third allowable current;

determine whether deterioration suppression of the storage battery is to be prioritized over charge/discharge performance based on an input received from a user of the storage battery control device,

select the third allowable current when determining that the deterioration suppression of the storage battery is to be prioritized, and

select the first allowable current or the second allowable current when determining that the deterioration suppression of the storage battery is not to be prioritized.

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

wherein the processor selects the first allowable current in a case where the first allowable current is lower than the second allowable current and the third allowable current, and

the processor selects the second allowable current in a case where the second allowable current is lower than the first allowable current and the third allowable current.

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 Jan 4, 2018
From: YAMAUCHI, SHIN; SAKABE, KEI; YONEMOTO, MASAHIRO; YAMAZOE, TAKANORI; OHKAWA, KEIICHIRO; NAKAO, RYOHHEI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044533/0136 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-177561 · Sep 9, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180198175A1 · Jul 12, 2018