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US 11,285,813 · App. 16/496,900 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Estimation device for estimating an SOC of an energy storage device, energy storage apparatus including estimation device for estimating an SOC of an energy storage device, and estimation method for estimating an SOC of an energy storage device

Inventor: Atsushi Fukushima (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
B60L3/00B60L58/13G01R31/3828H01M10/44
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Patent No.
US 11,285,813
App. No.
16/496,900
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An estimation device that estimates the SOC of an energy storage device includes a current measurement unit, an estimation unit, and a change unit, in which the estimation unit executes an estimation process for estimating the SOC of the energy storage device by integrating a current measured by the current measurement unit, and a correction process for charging, when a predetermined correction condition is reached, the energy storage device to full charge or the vicinity thereof, and correcting an error in the estimated SOC value, and the change unit changes the correction condition according to a state of the energy storage device.

Claims (38)

1. An estimation device for estimating an SOC of an energy storage device, the estimation device comprising:

a current measurement unit;

an estimation unit; and

a change unit,

wherein

the estimation unit executes:

an estimation process for estimating the SOC of the energy storage device by integrating a current measured by the current measurement unit, and

a correction process for charging, when a predetermined correction condition is reached, the energy storage device to full charge or a vicinity thereof, and correcting an error in the estimated SOC value, and

the change unit changes the correction condition according to a state of the energy storage device, wherein

a difference in the state of the energy storage device comprises a difference in required SOC estimation accuracy, and

a required level of the SOC estimation accuracy differs depending on an environmental temperature or a capacity retention ratio of the energy storage device.

2. The estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the change unit changes a charge condition for charging the energy storage device in the correction process according to a state of the energy storage device.

3. The estimation device according to claim 1 , further comprising an execution unit that executes a process of shifting a use range of an energy storage device to a high SOC side when a difference between a condition value defined as the correction condition and a threshold is less than a predetermined value.

4. The estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the change unit changes a charging time for charging the energy storage device in the correction process according to a state of the energy storage device.

5. An energy storage apparatus for a vehicle mounted on the vehicle, the energy storage apparatus comprising:

an energy storage device; and

an estimation device according to claim 1 .

6. An energy storage apparatus, comprising:

an energy storage device;

a current measurement unit;

an estimation unit; and

a change unit,

wherein

the estimation unit executes:

an estimation process for estimating an SOC of the energy storage device by integrating a current measured by the current measurement unit, and

a correction process for charging, when a predetermined correction condition is reached, the energy storage device to full charge or a vicinity thereof, and correcting an error in the estimated SOC value, and

the change unit changes the correction condition according to a state of the energy storage device, wherein

a difference in the state of the energy storage device comprises a difference in required SOC estimation accuracy; and

a required level of the SOC estimation accuracy differs depending on an environmental temperature or a capacity retention ratio of the energy storage device.

7. An estimation method for estimating an SOC of an energy storage device, comprising:

estimating the SOC of the energy storage device by integrating a current;

charging, when a predetermined correction condition is reached, the energy storage device to full charge or a vicinity thereof;

correcting an error in the estimated SOC value; and

changing the correction condition according to a state of the energy storage device, wherein

a difference in the state of the energy storage device comprises a difference in required SOC estimation accuracy, and

a required level of the SOC estimation accuracy differs depending on an environmental temperature or a capacity retention ratio of the energy storage device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: FUKUSHIMA, ATSUSHI
To: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 050470/0833 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-062703 · Mar 28, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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