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Granted Patent B2
US 12,533,959 · App. 18/615,782 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Power supply control device and power supply control method

Inventor: Takeshi Matsumoto (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: DENSO TEN Limited
B60L3/04B60L3/0046H02J1/086H02J9/061
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Patent No.
US 12,533,959
App. No.
18/615,782
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller of a power supply control is configured to: in response to a failure of a main power supply being detected, execute a fail-safe control in which a connector is interrupted and electric power from a backup power supply is supplied to a second load; in response to a state value indicating a charging state of the backup power supply decreasing to a first threshold during the fail-safe control, execute an advance notice process for giving a user advance notice that a vehicle will be stopped; and in response to the state value decreasing to a second threshold which is smaller than the first threshold and which indicates a safety limit of the backup power supply, execute a power supply stop process for stopping supply of the electric power from the backup power supply.

Claims (47)

1 . A power supply control device comprising:

a controller configured to control a connector, the connector being capable of connecting and interrupting a first system and a second system, the first system being configured to supply electric power from a main power supply to a first load, the second system being configured to supply electric power from a backup power supply to a second load, wherein

the controller is configured to:

in response to a failure of the main power supply being detected, execute a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the backup power supply is supplied to the second load;

in response to a state value indicating a charging state of the backup power supply decreasing to a first threshold during the fail-safe control, execute an advance notice process for giving a user advance notice that a vehicle will be stopped; and

in response to the state value decreasing to a second threshold which is smaller than the first threshold and which indicates a safety limit of the backup power supply, execute a power supply stop process for stopping supply of the electric power from the backup power supply; and

in response to the failure of the main power supply being detected, (i) periodically store the state value in a nonvolatile memory during the fail-safe control, (ii) read the state value from the nonvolatile memory at a time of a startup of the vehicle, and (iii) prohibit autonomous driving in response to the read state value being equal to or smaller than the first threshold.

2 . The power supply control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute the advance notice process and the power supply stop process unless a retreat travel completion notification is received from an external device that executes a retreat travel control of the vehicle during the fail-safe control.

3 . The power supply control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller stores, in response to the state value decreasing to the first threshold, diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and

the controller prohibits autonomous driving in a case where the diagnosis information is stored in the nonvolatile memory at the time of the startup of the vehicle.

4 . The power supply control device according to claim 2 , wherein,

the controller stores, in response to the state value decreasing to the first threshold, diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and

the controller prohibits autonomous driving in a case where the diagnosis information is stored in the nonvolatile memory at the time of the startup of the vehicle.

5 . The power supply control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute, in response to a failure of the backup power supply being detected, a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the main power supply is supplied to the first load, store diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and prohibit, at the time of the startup of the vehicle, autonomous driving in response to the diagnosis information being stored in the nonvolatile memory.

6 . The power supply control device according to claim 2 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute, in response to a failure of the backup power supply being detected, a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the main power supply is supplied to the first load, store diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and prohibit, at the time of the startup of the vehicle, autonomous driving in response to the diagnosis information being stored in the nonvolatile memory.

7 . The power supply control device according to claim 3 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute, in response to a failure of the backup power supply being detected, a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the main power supply is supplied to the first load, store the diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and prohibit, at the time of the startup of the vehicle, autonomous driving in response to the diagnosis information being stored in the nonvolatile memory.

8 . The power supply control device according to claim 4 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute, in response to a failure of the backup power supply being detected, a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the main power supply is supplied to the first load, store the diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and prohibit, at the time of the startup of the vehicle, autonomous driving in response to the diagnosis information being stored in the nonvolatile memory.

9 . A power supply control device comprising:

a controller configured to control a connector, the connector being capable of connecting and interrupting a first system and a second system, the first system being configured to supply electric power from a main power supply to a first load, the second system being configured to supply electric power from a backup power supply to a second load, wherein

the controller is configured to:

in response to a failure of the main power supply being detected, execute a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the backup power supply is supplied to the second load;

in response to a state value indicating a charging state of the backup power supply decreasing to a first threshold during the fail-safe control, execute an advance notice process for giving a user advance notice that a vehicle will be stopped;

in response to the state value decreasing to a second threshold which is smaller than the first threshold and which indicates a safety limit of the backup power supply, execute a power supply stop process for stopping supply of the electric power from the backup power supply; and

execute the advance notice process and the power supply stop process unless a retreat travel completion notification is received from an external device that executes a retreat travel control of the vehicle during the fail-safe control.

10 . The power supply control device according to claim 9 , wherein

the controller stores, in response to the state value decreasing to the first threshold, diagnosis information in a nonvolatile memory, and

the controller prohibits autonomous driving in a case where the diagnosis information is stored in the nonvolatile memory at a time of a startup of the vehicle.

11 . The power supply control device according to claim 9 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute, in response to a failure of the backup power supply being detected, a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the main power supply is supplied to the first load, store diagnosis information in a nonvolatile memory, and prohibit, at a time of a startup of the vehicle, autonomous driving in response to the diagnosis information being stored in the nonvolatile memory.

12 . The power supply control device according to claim 10 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute, in response to a failure of the backup power supply being detected, a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the main power supply is supplied to the first load, store the diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and prohibit, at the time of the startup of the vehicle, autonomous driving in response to the diagnosis information being stored in the nonvolatile memory.

13 . A power supply control device comprising:

a controller configured to control a connector, the connector being capable of connecting and interrupting a first system and a second system, the first system being configured to supply electric power from a main power supply to a first load, the second system being configured to supply electric power from a backup power supply to a second load, wherein

the controller is configured to:

in response to a failure of the main power supply being detected, execute a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the backup power supply is supplied to the second load;

in response to a state value indicating a charging state of the backup power supply decreasing to a first threshold during the fail-safe control, execute an advance notice process for giving a user advance notice that a vehicle will be stopped;

in response to the state value decreasing to a second threshold which is smaller than the first threshold and which indicates a safety limit of the backup power supply, execute a power supply stop process for stopping supply of the electric power from the backup power supply;

in response to the state value decreasing to the first threshold, store diagnosis information in a nonvolatile memory; and

prohibit autonomous driving in a case where the diagnosis information is stored in the nonvolatile memory at a time of a startup of the vehicle.

14 . The power supply control device according to claim 13 , wherein

the controller is configured to execute, in response to a failure of the backup power supply being detected, a fail-safe control in which the connector is interrupted and the electric power from the main power supply is supplied to the first load, store the diagnosis information in the nonvolatile memory, and prohibit, at the time of the startup of the vehicle, autonomous driving in response to the diagnosis information being stored in the nonvolatile memory.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2024
From: MATSUMOTO, TAKESHI
To: DENSO TEN LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066891/0015 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-053874 · Mar 29, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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