Current measurement method and current measurement system
A current measurement method includes a difference outputting step of performing sampling at a different sampling frequency for each of a plurality of signal processing parts and outputting a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value output from a signal processing part, a comparing step of outputting specified information showing the signal processing part by which a difference with a largest absolute value is output among differences output in the difference outputting step, and a deriving step of deriving a measured value of a current value between a battery and a power control unit on the basis of the current value sampled by the signal processing part shown by the specified information output in the comparing step.
1 . A current measurement method in a current measurement system comprising a plurality of signal processing parts configured to sample a current value between a battery and a power control unit and output a maximum value and a minimum value of the current value sampled within a predetermined time, the current measurement method comprising:
a difference outputting step of performing sampling at a different sampling frequency for each of the plurality of signal processing parts and outputting a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value output from the signal processing part;
a comparing step of outputting specified information showing the signal processing part by which a difference with a largest absolute value is output among differences output in the difference outputting step; and
a deriving step of deriving a measured value of the current value between the battery and the power control unit on the basis of the current value sampled by the signal processing part shown by the specified information output in the comparing step,
wherein the predetermined time is a control frequency of the current measurement system, is set equal to or greater than a frequency width in which a difference of the frequency has sensitivity while including a doubling component of a frequency range in which the signal processing part can obtain a sampling frequency and is set to a frequency equal to or smaller than the control frequency of the current measurement system.
2 . The current measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the sampling frequency used for each of the plurality of signal processing parts is a frequency that differs by a predetermined frequency or more.
3 . The current measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the sampling frequency used for each of the plurality of signal processing parts is a frequency that differs by a predetermined frequency or more.
4 . The current measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal processing part is included in a signal processing integrated circuit, and the difference outputting step, the comparing step, and the deriving step are performed by a battery control unit configured to control the battery.
5 . The current measurement method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal processing part is included in a signal processing integrated circuit, and the difference outputting step, the comparing step, and the deriving step are performed by the signal processing integrated circuit.
6 . A current measurement system including a plurality of signal processing parts configured to sample a current value between a battery and a power control unit and output a maximum value and a minimum value of the current value sampled within a predetermined time, the current measurement system comprising:
a difference outputting part configured to perform sampling at a different sampling frequency for each of the plurality of signal processing parts and output a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value output from the signal processing part;
a comparing part configured to output specified information showing the signal processing part by which a difference with a largest absolute value is obtained among differences output by the difference outputting part; and
a deriving part configured to derive a measured value of the current value between the battery and the power control unit on the basis of the current value sampled by the signal processing part shown by the specified information output from the comparing part,
wherein the predetermined time is a control frequency of the current measurement system, is set equal to or greater than a frequency width in which a difference of the frequency has sensitivity while including a doubling component of a frequency range in which the signal processing part can obtain a sampling frequency and is set to a frequency equal to or smaller than the control frequency of the current measurement system.
7 . The current measurement system according to claim 6 , wherein the signal processing part is included in a signal processing integrated circuit, and the difference outputting part, the comparing part, and the deriving part are included in a battery control unit configured to control the battery.
8 . The current measurement system according to claim 6 , wherein the signal processing part is included in a signal processing integrated circuit, and the difference outputting part, the comparing part, and the deriving part are included in the signal processing integrated circuit.