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US 12,322,995 · App. 18/104,626 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Electric power supply system having a bidirecttional electric power conversion device and a control device that executes a first precharge processing

Inventor: Osamu Kitazawa (Okazaki, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H02J7/02B60L3/0046B60L53/20H02J7/0031H02J7/345B60L2210/10H02J2207/20H02M3/33584
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Patent No.
US 12,322,995
App. No.
18/104,626
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric power supply system includes an electric power storage device, a first relay provided between a first electric power line pair connected to the electric power storage device and a second electric power line pair connected to electrical equipment, a bidirectional electric power conversion device that is configured to be able to bidirectionally convert electric power between the second electric power line pair and an electric power facility outside of a vehicle, a first capacitor provided between the second electric power line pair, and a control device configured to execute first precharge processing of charging the first capacitor prior to turning on the first relay. The bidirectional electric power conversion device includes a switching device. The control device starts the first precharge processing when the bidirectional electric power conversion device is activated.

Claims (20)

1. An electric power supply system connected to electrical equipment, the electric power supply system comprising:

an electric power storage device;

a first relay provided between a first electric power line pair and a second electric power line pair, the first electric power line pair being connected to the electric power storage device and the second electric power line pair being connected to the electrical equipment;

a bidirectional electric power conversion device that is connected to the second electric power line pair via a third electric power line pair, the bidirectional electric power conversion device being configured to be able to bidirectionally convert electric power between the second electric power line pair and an electric power facility outside of a vehicle;

a first capacitor provided between the second electric power line pair;

a control device configured to execute first precharge processing of charging the first capacitor prior to turning on the first relay;

a charging device that is connected to the first electric power line pair, the charging device being configured to convert electric power supplied from the electric power facility to charge the electric power storage device;

a second relay provided between the first electric power line pair and a fourth electric power line pair connected to the charging device; and

a second capacitor provided between the fourth electric power line pair,

wherein:

the bidirectional electric power conversion device includes a switching device connected to the third electric power line pair,

the control device starts the first precharge processing when the bidirectional electric power conversion device is activated;

the control device is configured to further execute second precharge processing of charging the second capacitor prior to turning on the second relay, and

the control device starts the first precharge processing prior to the second precharge processing when both the bidirectional electric power conversion device and the charging device are activated.

2. The electric power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the bidirectional electric power conversion device includes

the switching device,

a driving circuit for driving the switching device, and

a bootstrap circuit that supplies operating electric power to the driving circuit.

3. The electric power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is an electronic control unit.

4. The electric power supply system according to claim 2 , wherein the control device is an electronic control unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2023
From: KITAZAWA, OSAMU
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 062613/0546 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-068298 · Apr 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230336087A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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