IP Library Granted Patent US 11,418,042
Granted Patent B2
US 11,418,042 · App. 16/970,009 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Battery management unit

Inventors: Tatsumi Yamauchi (Hitachinaka, JP); Hikaru Miura (Hitachinaka, JP); Mutsumi Kikuchi (Hitachinaka, JP); Akihiro Machida (Hitachinaka, JP); Masahiro Ueda (Hitachinaka, JP); Kenichiro Tsuru (Hitachinaka, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
H02J7/00302B60L58/14B60L58/15H02J7/0063H02J7/00306H02J7/00712
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Patent No.
US 11,418,042
App. No.
16/970,009
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery management unit capable of more reliably turning off a high-voltage relay. A battery management unit 1 includes a high-voltage relay 5 serving as a switch unit that turns on/off electrical connection between a high-voltage battery 102 , which is a secondary battery, and an external device, and a power source IC 6 serving as a disconnection control unit having a first disconnection processing function of turning off the high-voltage relay 5 at the time of abnormality of the battery management unit 1 and a second disconnection processing function of detecting an abnormality of the first disconnection processing function and turning off the high-voltage relay 5.

Claims (22)

1. A battery manager, comprising:

a switch configured to turn on/off electrical connection between a battery and an external device; and

a disconnection controller having a first disconnection processing function of turning off the switch at a time of abnormality in the battery manager and a second disconnection processing function of detecting an abnormality of the first disconnection processing function and turning off the switch, wherein

the battery manager is configured to monitor and control the battery, wherein

the disconnection controller includes a microcomputer that detects overcharging and overdischarging of the battery, and a microcomputer monitor device configured to monitor the microcomputer, and

as the second disconnection processing function, the microcomputer monitor device detects an abnormality of the first disconnection processing function and sets a flag, and the microcomputer detects the flag and causes the switch to perform an off operation.

2. The battery manager according to claim 1 , wherein

an abnormality of the first disconnection processing function is an abnormality of a reset signal for resetting the microcomputer.

3. The battery manager according to claim 2 , wherein

the reset signal is transmitted to the microcomputer when the microcomputer monitor device detects an abnormality of the first disconnection processing function, and

the microcomputer having received the reset signal turns off the switch unit.

4. The battery manager according to claim 1 , wherein

the microcomputer monitor device is a power source IC configured to supply electric power to the microcomputer.

5. A battery manager, comprising:

a switch configured to turn on/off electrical connection between a battery and an external device; and

a disconnection controller having a first disconnection processing function of turning off the switch at a time of abnormality in the battery manager and a second disconnection processing function of detecting an abnormality of the first disconnection processing function and turning off the switch, wherein

the battery manager is configured to monitor and control the battery,

wherein

the disconnection controller includes a microcomputer configured to detect overcharging and overdischarging of the battery, and a microcomputer monitor device configured to monitor the microcomputer, and

as the second disconnection processing function, the microcomputer monitor device stops power supply to the microcomputer.

6. The battery manager according to claim 5 , wherein

as the second disconnection processing function, the microcomputer monitor device detects an abnormality of the first disconnection processing function and causes the switch to perform an off operation not via the microcomputer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057655/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2020
From: YAMAUCHI, TATSUMI; MIURA, HIKARU; KIKUCHI, MUTSUMI; MACHIDA, AKIHIRO; UEDA, MASAHIRO; TSURU, KENICHIRO
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054293/0835 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-025496 · Feb 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210104902A1 · Apr 8, 2021
Cited By (1)
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