IP Library Granted Patent US 11,346,890
Granted Patent B2
US 11,346,890 · App. 16/328,363 · Granted May 31, 2022

Secondary battery control device

Inventors: Masanari Oda (Tokyo, JP); Shuichi Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Shigeki Makino (Tokyo, JP); Takenori Ishizu (Hitachinaka, JP); Ryohhei Nakao (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
G01R31/392G01R31/3842H01M10/482H02J7/0047
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Patent No.
US 11,346,890
App. No.
16/328,363
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The life of a secondary battery has not been able to be prolonged due to deterioration of the secondary battery. In one step, whether a difference between an average value of a negative electrode capacity deviations calculated in a different step and a negative electrode capacity deviation calculated in another step is larger than a predetermined value is determined. In a case where the average value of the measured negative electrode capacity deviations is larger than the ideal negative electrode capacity deviation, and deterioration of the negative electrode capacity deviation is proceeding, a secondary battery is controlled to operate at a high voltage in a further step. With the control, the deterioration of the negative electrode capacity deviation is suppressed and the life of the secondary battery is prolonged.

Claims (24)

1. A secondary battery control device comprising:

a degree of deterioration calculation unit configured to calculate a degree of deterioration of a secondary battery for each member factor of the secondary battery;

a determination unit configured to determine a deteriorated member factor, of the member factors of the secondary battery, on the basis of a calculation result of the degree of deterioration calculation unit; and

a control unit configured to change an operation condition of the secondary battery according to the deteriorated member factor, wherein

the deteriorated member factor is at least one of:

a positive electrode use rate, a negative electrode use rate, or a negative electrode capacity deviation;

the positive electrode use rate is a use rate of the positive electrode active material amount;

the negative electrode use rate is a use rate of the negative electrode active material amount; and

the control unit is further configured to:

lower an upper limit current value that is the operation condition of the secondary battery; and

operate the secondary battery in a case where the deteriorated member factor is the positive electrode use rate.

2. The secondary battery control device according to claim 1 wherein

the control unit is configured to operate the secondary battery at an increased voltage as the operation condition of the secondary battery in a case where the deteriorated member factor is the negative electrode capacity deviation.

3. The secondary battery control device according claim 1 , wherein

the control unit is configured to:

lower the upper limit current value of the secondary battery and operate the secondary battery, and

operate the secondary battery at an increased voltage as the operation conditions of the secondary battery in a case where the deteriorated member factor is the negative electrode use rate.

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

the degree of deterioration calculation unit is configured to calculate a difference between a current degree of deterioration and a predefined degree of deterioration for each member factor of the secondary battery, and

the determination unit is configured to determine a member factor having a difference between the current degree of deterioration and the predefined degree of deterioration exceeding a predetermined value as the deteriorated member factor.

5. The secondary battery control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the degree of deterioration calculation unit is configured to calculate the current degree of deterioration on the basis of a use time of the secondary battery, a current value, a voltage value, and a temperature of the secondary battery.

6. The secondary battery control device according claim 4 , wherein

the degree of deterioration calculation unit is configured to define the predefined degree of deterioration as a function of the use time and the degree of deterioration of the secondary 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 Feb 26, 2019
From: ODA, MASANARI; SUZUKI, SHUICHI; MAKINO, SHIGEKI; ISHIZU, TAKENORI; NAKAO, RYOHHEI
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 048438/0429 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-184735 · Sep 21, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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