Battery monitoring device
A battery monitoring device includes a battery information input terminal, a battery state monitoring unit, an output terminal, a circuit board, and a housing member. The battery information input terminal is electrically connected to a battery state detecting member. The battery state monitoring unit receives a battery state detection signal via the battery information input terminal. The output terminal outputs monitoring information on the battery state corresponding to the battery state detection signal to an external arithmetic processor. The circuit board is provided with the battery information input terminal, the battery state monitoring unit, and the output terminal. The housing member is integrally formed with the battery information input terminal, the battery state monitoring unit, the output terminal, and the circuit board so as to accommodate at least the whole battery state monitoring unit and the whole circuit board and expose terminal connecting portions to the outside.
1. A battery monitoring device comprising:
a battery information input terminal that has a terminal connecting portion physically and electrically connected to a counter battery information output terminal of a first counter connector provided to a secondary battery, the battery information input terminal being electrically connected to a battery state detecting member that detects a battery state of the secondary battery via the counter battery information output terminal;
a battery state monitoring unit that receives a battery state detection signal indicating the battery state via the battery information input terminal;
an output terminal that has a terminal connecting portion physically and electrically connected to a counter input terminal of a second counter connector provided to an external arithmetic processor, the output terminal outputting monitoring information on the battery state corresponding to the battery state detection signal of the battery state monitoring unit to the arithmetic processor;
a circuit board provided with the battery information input terminal, the battery state monitoring unit, and the output terminal; and
an insulating housing member integrally formed with the battery information input terminal, the battery state monitoring unit, the output terminal, and the circuit board so as to accommodate at least the whole battery state monitoring unit and the whole circuit board and expose the terminal connecting portion of the battery information input terminal and the terminal connection portion of the output terminal to an outside, wherein
the housing member has a first connector fitting portion into which the first counter connector is fit and a second connector fitting portion into which the second counter connector is fit,
the terminal connecting portion of the battery information input terminal is arranged in the first connector fitting portion in a manner exposed to the outside, and
the terminal connecting portion of the output terminal is arranged in the second connector fitting portion in a manner exposed to the outside.
2. The battery monitoring device according to claim 1 , wherein
the circuit board includes a plurality of circuit board bodies each provided with a circuit and arranged in multiple layers with a space interposed between board surfaces.
3. The battery monitoring device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a controller that performs control on the battery state monitoring unit and cell balance control on a plurality of battery cells included in the secondary battery based on an operating instruction, and transmits the monitoring information to the arithmetic processor; and
an input terminal that has a terminal connecting portion physically and electrically connected to a counter output terminal of the second counter connector, the input terminal receiving an operating instruction signal indicating the operating instruction from the arithmetic processor, wherein
the terminal connecting portion of the input terminal is arranged in the second connector fitting portion in a manner exposed to the outside.
4. The battery monitoring device according to claim 3 , wherein
the circuit board includes a plurality of circuit board bodies each provided with a circuit and arranged in multiple layers with a space interposed between board surfaces,
a first circuit board body out of two circuit board bodies having the board surfaces facing each other is a high-voltage circuit board body provided with a high-voltage system circuit electrically connected to the secondary battery having a high voltage via the battery information input terminal,
a second circuit board body out of the two circuit board bodies having the board surfaces facing each other is a low-voltage circuit board body provided with a low-voltage system circuit electrically connected to an external power supply having a voltage lower than the voltage of the secondary battery,
the high-voltage system circuit includes the battery state monitoring unit, and
the low-voltage system circuit includes the controller.
5. The battery monitoring device according to claim 2 , wherein
the circuit board bodies are provided, on the board surfaces facing each other of the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other, with respective electronic components having a height from the board surfaces after being mounted higher than a reference height out of a plurality of types of electronic components constituting the circuits.
6. The battery monitoring device according to claim 4 , wherein
the circuit board bodies are provided, on the board surfaces facing each other of the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other, with respective electronic components having a height from the board surfaces after being mounted higher than a reference height out of a plurality of types of electronic components constituting the circuits.
7. The battery monitoring device according to claim 2 , wherein
the circuit board includes a coupler that electrically connects the circuits serving as a target of electrical connection and couples the circuit board bodies including the circuits serving as the target of electrical connection.
8. The battery monitoring device according to claim 4 , wherein
the circuit board includes a coupler that electrically connects the circuits serving as a target of electrical connection and couples the circuit board bodies including the circuits serving as the target of electrical connection.
9. The battery monitoring device according to claim 5 , wherein
the circuit board includes a coupler that electrically connects the circuits serving as a target of electrical connection and couples the circuit board bodies including the circuits serving as the target of electrical connection.
10. The battery monitoring device according to claim 7 , wherein
the coupler has sufficient flexibility to be foldable, couples the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other, and causes the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other to be arranged in multiple layers when the coupler is folded.
11. The battery monitoring device according to claim 8 , wherein
the coupler has sufficient flexibility to be foldable, couples the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other, and causes the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other to be arranged in multiple layers when the coupler is folded.
12. The battery monitoring device according to claim 9 , wherein
the coupler has sufficient flexibility to be foldable, couples the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other, and causes the circuit board bodies adjacent to each other to be arranged in multiple layers when the coupler is folded.