IP Library Granted Patent US 8,489,264
Granted Patent B2
US 8,489,264 · App. 12/726,606 · Granted Jul 16, 2013

Battery measuring device, battery control system and vehicle

Inventors: Tomokazu Morita (Funabashi, JP); Norio Takami (Yokohama, JP); Hiroki Inagaki (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 8,489,264
App. No.
12/726,606
Granted
Jul 16, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery measuring device includes a temperature measuring unit which measures temperature T 1 of a secondary battery, a resistance measuring unit which measures an AC resistance value and a DC pulse resistance value of a first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 , and an estimating unit in which an electric resistance Re 1 and a reaction resistance Rc 1 of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 are considered as, Re 1 =AC resistance value Rc 1 =DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period−AC resistance value, and which estimates at least an internal resistance of the secondary battery using the temperature T 1 , electric resistance Re 1 and reaction resistance Rc 1.

Claims (103)

1. A battery control device comprising:

a temperature measuring unit which measures temperature T 1 of a secondary battery;

a resistance measuring unit which measures an AC resistance value and a DC pulse resistance value of a first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 ; and

an estimating unit in which an electric resistance Re 1 and a reaction resistance Rc 1 of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 are considered as,

Re 1 =AC resistance value

Rc 1 =DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period minus AC resistance value, and which estimates at least an internal resistance of the secondary battery using the temperature T 1 , the electric resistance Re 1 and the reaction resistance Rc 1 ,

wherein the estimating unit uses constants EC and EE specific to the secondary battery to estimate an electric resistance Re (T) and a reaction resistance Rc (T) of the secondary battery at an arbitrary temperature T as,

Re ( T )= Re 1×{exp(− EE/RT 1)/exp(− EE/RT )}

Rc ( T )= Rc 1×{exp(− EC/RT 1)/exp(− EC/RT )},

wherein the resistance measuring unit measures a DC pulse resistance value of a second discharging period which is longer than the first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 , and

the estimating unit estimates a diffusion resistance Rd of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 as,

Rd=DC pulse resistance value of the second discharging period minus DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period, and

an internal resistance R (T) of the secondary battery at the arbitrary temperature T as,

R ( T )= Re ( T )+ Rc ( T )+ Rd,

wherein the estimating unit uses an open circuit voltage Voc and a minimum value Vmin of a usable voltage range of the secondary battery to estimate a maximum output power P (T) of the secondary battery at the temperature T as,

P ( T )= V min×( Voc−V min)/ R ( T ),

wherein the estimating unit determines that, in a case where the maximum output power P (T) is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the secondary battery does not satisfy necessary power output,

an alert notifying unit which issues an alert in a case where the maximum output power P (T) is determined as unable to satisfy the predetermined reference value.

2. A battery control system comprising:

a battery measuring device comprising a temperature measuring unit which measures temperature T 1 of a secondary battery; a resistance measuring unit which measures an AC resistance value and a DC pulse resistance value of a first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 ; and an estimating unit in which an electric resistance Re 1 and a reaction resistance Rc 1 of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 are considered as,

Re 1 =AC resistance value

Rc 1 =DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period minus AC resistance value, and which estimates at least an internal resistance of the secondary battery using the temperature T 1 , the electric resistance Re 1 and the reaction resistance Rc 1 ; and

a deterioration determining unit which determines a deterioration condition of the secondary battery based on the reaction resistance Rc 1 .

3. The battery control system according to claim 2 , wherein in the battery measuring device

the estimating unit uses constants EC and EE specific to the secondary battery to estimate an electric resistance Re (T) and a reaction resistance Rc (T) of the secondary battery at an arbitrary temperature T as,

Re ( T )= Re 1×{exp(− EE/RT 1)/exp(− EE/RT )}

Rc ( T )= Rc 1×{exp(− EC/RT 1)/exp(− EC/RT )}.

4. The battery control system according to claim 3 , wherein in the battery measuring device

the resistance measuring unit measures a DC pulse resistance value of a second discharging period which is longer than the first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 , and

the estimating unit estimates a diffusion resistance Rd of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 as,

Rd=DC pulse resistance value of the second discharging period minus DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period, and

an internal resistance R (T) of the secondary battery at the arbitrary temperature T as,

R ( T )= Re ( T )+ Rc ( T )+ Rd.

5. The battery control system according to claim 4 , wherein in the battery measuring device

the estimating unit uses an open circuit voltage Voc and a minimum value Vmin of a usable voltage range of the secondary battery to estimate a maximum output power P (T) of the secondary battery at the temperature T as,

P ( T )= V min×( Voc−V min)/ R ( T ).

6. The battery control system according to claim 5 , wherein in the battery measuring device

the estimating unit determines that, in a case where the maximum output power P (T) is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the secondary battery does not satisfy necessary power output.

7. A battery control system comprising:

a temperature measuring unit which measures temperature T 1 of a secondary battery;

a resistance measuring unit which measures an AC resistance value and a DC pulse resistance value of a first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 ; and

an estimating unit in which an electric resistance Re 1 and a reaction resistance Rc 1 of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 are considered as,

Re 1 =AC resistance value

Rc 1 =DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period minus AC resistance value, and which estimates at least an internal resistance of the secondary battery using the temperature T 1 , the electric resistance Re 1 and the reaction resistance Rc 1 ,

wherein the estimating unit uses constants EC and EE specific to the secondary battery to estimate an electric resistance Re (T) and a reaction resistance Rc (T) of the secondary battery at an arbitrary temperature T as,

Re ( T )= Re 1×{exp(− EE/RT 1)/exp(− EE/RT )}

Rc ( T )= Rc 1×{exp(− EC/RT 1)/exp(− EC/RT )},

wherein the resistance measuring unit measures a DC pulse resistance value of a second discharging period which is longer than the first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 , and

the estimating unit estimates a diffusion resistance Rd of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 as,

Rd=DC pulse resistance value of the second discharging period minus DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period, and

an internal resistance R (T) of the secondary battery at the arbitrary temperature T as,

R ( T )= Re ( T )+ Rc ( T )+ Rd,

wherein the estimating unit uses an open circuit voltage Voc and a minimum value Vmin of a usable voltage range of the secondary battery to estimate a maximum output power P (T) of the secondary battery at the temperature T as,

P ( T )= V min×( Voc−V min)/ R ( T ),

wherein the estimating unit determines that, in a case where the maximum output power P (T) is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the secondary battery does not satisfy necessary power output,

a temperature adjusting device which adjusts temperature of the secondary battery; and

a temperature control unit which has the temperature adjusting device warm the secondary battery until the maximum output power P (T) reaches the predetermined reference value.

8. A vehicle comprising a battery control system comprising:

a battery measuring device comprising a temperature measuring unit which measures temperature T 1 of a secondary battery; a resistance measuring unit which measures an AC resistance value and a DC pulse resistance value of a first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 ; and

an estimating unit in which an electric resistance Re 1 and a reaction resistance Rc 1 of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 are considered as,

Re 1 =AC resistance value

Rc 1 =DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period minus AC resistance value, and which estimates at least an internal resistance of the secondary battery using the temperature T 1 , the electric resistance Re 1 and the reaction resistance Rc 1 ; and

a deterioration determining unit which determines a deterioration condition of the secondary battery based on the reaction resistance Rc 1 ,

wherein the vehicle operates by power supplied from the secondary battery.

9. A vehicle comprising a battery control device comprising:

a temperature measuring unit which measures temperature T 1 of a secondary battery;

a resistance measuring unit which measures an AC resistance value and a DC pulse resistance value of a first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 ; and

an estimating unit in which an electric resistance Re 1 and a reaction resistance Rc 1 of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 are considered as,

Re 1 =AC resistance value

Rc 1 =DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period minus AC resistance value, and which estimates at least an internal resistance of the secondary battery using the temperature T 1 , the electric resistance Re 1 and the reaction resistance Rc 1 ,

wherein the estimating unit uses constants EC and EE specific to the secondary battery to estimate an electric resistance Re (T) and a reaction resistance Rc (T) of the secondary battery at an arbitrary temperature T as,

Re ( T )= Re 1×{exp(− EE/RT 1)/exp(− EE/RT )}

Rc ( T )= Rc 1×{exp(− EC/RT 1)/exp(− EC/RT )},

wherein the resistance measuring unit measures a DC pulse resistance value of a second discharging period which is longer than the first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 , and

the estimating unit estimates a diffusion resistance Rd of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 as,

Rd=DC pulse resistance value of the second discharging period minus DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period, and

an internal resistance R (T) of the secondary battery at the arbitrary temperature T as,

R ( T )= Re ( T )+ Rc ( T )+ Rd,

wherein the estimating unit uses an open circuit voltage Voc and a minimum value Vmin of a usable voltage range of the secondary battery to estimate a maximum output power P (T) of the secondary battery at the temperature T as,

P ( T )= V min×( Voc−V min)/ R ( T ),

wherein the estimating unit determines that, in a case where the maximum output power P (T) is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the secondary battery does not satisfy necessary power output,

an alert notifying unit which issues an alert in a case where the maximum output power P (T) is determined as unable to satisfy the predetermined reference value,

wherein the vehicle operates by power supplied from the secondary battery.

10. A vehicle comprising a battery control system comprising:

a temperature measuring unit which measures temperature T 1 of a secondary battery;

a resistance measuring unit which measures an AC resistance value and a DC pulse resistance value of a first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 ; and

an estimating unit in which an electric resistance Re 1 and a reaction resistance Rc 1 of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 are considered as,

Re 1 =AC resistance value

Rc 1 =DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period minus AC resistance value, and which estimates at least an internal resistance of the secondary battery using the temperature T 1 , the electric resistance Re 1 and the reaction resistance Rc 1 ,

wherein the estimating unit uses constants EC and EE specific to the secondary battery to estimate an electric resistance Re (T) and a reaction resistance Rc (T) of the secondary battery at an arbitrary temperature T as,

Re ( T )= Re 1×{exp(− EE/RT 1)/exp(− EE/RT )}

Rc ( T )= Rc 1×{exp(− EC/RT 1)/exp(− EC/RT )},

wherein the resistance measuring unit measures a DC pulse resistance value of a second discharging period which is longer than the first discharging period of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 , and

the estimating unit estimates a diffusion resistance Rd of the secondary battery at the temperature T 1 as,

Rd=DC pulse resistance value of the second discharging period minus DC pulse resistance value of the first discharging period, and

an internal resistance R (T) of the secondary battery at the arbitrary temperature T as,

R ( T )= Re ( T )+ Rc ( T )+ Rd,

wherein the estimating unit uses an open circuit voltage Voc and a minimum value Vmin of a usable voltage range of the secondary battery to estimate a maximum output power P (T) of the secondary battery at the temperature T as,

P ( T )= V min×( Voc−V min)/ R ( T ),

wherein the estimating unit determines that, in a case where the maximum output power P (T) is smaller than a predetermined reference value, the secondary battery does not satisfy necessary power output,

a temperature adjusting device which adjusts temperature of the secondary battery; and

a temperature control unit which has the temperature adjusting device warm the secondary battery until the maximum output power P (T) reaches the predetermined reference value,

wherein the vehicle operates by power supplied from the secondary battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2010
From: MORITA, TOMOKAZU; TAKAMI, NORIO; INAGAKI, HIROKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 024211/0838 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-082993 · Mar 30, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100250038A1 · Sep 30, 2010