Management device and power supply system
Provided is a management device that manages a power storage module configured by connecting in series a plurality of parallel cell groups in which a plurality of cells are connected in parallel. In the management device, a voltage detection circuit detects a voltage of each of the plurality of parallel cell groups connected in series. A plurality of equalizing circuits are connected in parallel to the plurality of parallel cell groups, respectively. A controlling circuit controls the plurality of equalizing circuits based on the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit and executes an equalizing process. The controlling circuit determines whether or not an abnormal cell is included in each of the parallel cell groups based on a voltage change of each of the parallel cell groups during discharging to the equalizing circuit or charging from the equalizing circuit.
1. A management device that manages a power storage module configured by connecting in series a plurality of parallel cell groups in each of which a plurality of cells are connected in parallel, the management device comprising:
a voltage detection circuit that detects a voltage of each of the plurality of parallel cell groups connected in series;
a plurality of equalizing circuits connected in parallel to the plurality of parallel cell groups, respectively; and
a controlling circuit that controls the plurality of equalizing circuits based on the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit and executes an equalizing process,
wherein the controlling circuit determines whether or not an abnormal cell that is a cell having an open failure or a cell electrically disconnected from a remainder of the plurality of parallel cell groups is included in each of the plurality of parallel cell groups based on a voltage change of each of the plurality of parallel cell groups, the voltage change being a change in voltage of an individual parallel cell group before and after either discharge to, or charge from, a corresponding one of the plurality of equalizing circuits.
2. The management device according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling circuit detects any of the plurality of parallel cell groups including the abnormal cell based on the voltage change of each of the plurality of parallel cell groups during the equalizing process between the plurality of parallel cell groups.
3. The management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of equalizing circuits include discharge resistors, and
wherein the controlling circuit executes the equalizing process using, as a target value, a state of charge (SOC) or open circuit voltage (OCV) that is lower than the SOC or OCV of one of the plurality of parallel cell groups having the SOC or OCV that is a lowest among the plurality of parallel cell groups.
4. The management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of equalizing circuits include discharge resistors, and
wherein the controlling circuit performs discharging for a predetermined duration from one of the plurality of parallel cell groups having an SOC or OCV that is a lowest among the plurality of parallel cell groups to one of the plurality of equalizing circuits connected in parallel to the one of the plurality of parallel cell groups, and based on the voltage change of the one of the plurality of parallel cell groups, determines whether or not the one of the plurality of parallel cell group includes an abnormal cell, and when the abnormal cell is not included in the one of the plurality of parallel cell groups, starts the equalizing process between the plurality of parallel cell groups.
5. The management device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of equalizing circuits include the discharge resistors, and
wherein the controlling circuit determines that, when an SOC deviation per predetermined duration of any of the plurality of parallel cell groups during discharging to the discharge resistors is larger than a predicted value by more than or equal to a set value, an abnormal cell is included in the any of the plurality of parallel cell groups.
6. A power supply system comprising:
a power storage module configured by connecting in series a plurality of parallel cell groups in which a plurality of cells are connected in parallel; and
the management device according to claim 1 , configured to manage the power storage module.