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Granted Patent B2
US 12,374,895 · App. 18/618,040 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Power supply system, moving object including power supply system, and control method of power supply system

Inventor: Manabu Mitani (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
H02J3/38B60R16/033B64D27/35
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Patent No.
US 12,374,895
App. No.
18/618,040
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

When the supply of electric power from a first power generation device to a first power supply circuit is cut off, a control device causes electric power to be supplied from a second power generation device to between the first power generation device and a contactor device via a precharge circuit and the contactor device, determines whether or not a short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device, and thereafter connects the first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit to each other.

Claims (22)

1. A power supply system comprising:

a first power supply circuit configured to supply, to a first load device, electric power output from a first power generation device, the electric power being direct current electric power;

a second power supply circuit configured to supply, to a second load device, electric power output from a second power generation device, the electric power being direct current electric power;

a connection circuit including a connection device configured to connect the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other;

a contactor device configured to disconnect the first power generation device from the first power supply circuit and the connection circuit;

a precharge circuit configured to connect the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other via a precharge resistor while bypassing the connection device; and

one or more processors that execute computer-executable instructions stored in a memory,

wherein, in a case where supply of the electric power from the first power generation device to the first power supply circuit is cut off, the one or more processors execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the power supply system to: cause the electric power to be supplied from the second power generation device to between the first power generation device and the contactor device via the precharge circuit and the contactor device; determine whether or not a short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device; and thereafter execute, on the connection device, connection control for connecting the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other via the connection circuit.

2. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the precharge circuit includes a precharge connection device configured to connect the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other via the precharge resistor, and

wherein, when whether or not a short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device is determined, the one or more processors cause the power supply system to: connect the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other via the precharge resistor using the precharge connection device; and cause the electric power to be supplied from the second power generation device to between the first power generation device and the contactor device via the precharge circuit, and

in a case where it is determined that the short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device, the one or more processors cause the power supply system to execute the connection control on the connection device after disconnecting the first power generation device from the first power supply circuit and the connection circuit using the contactor device.

3. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case where it is determined that no short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device, the one or more processors cause the power supply system to perform restart control for connecting the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other using the connection device, and restarting the first power generation device with the electric power supplied from the second power generation device.

4. A moving object comprising the power supply system according to claim 1 .

5. A control method of a power supply system, the power supply system including:

a first power supply circuit configured to supply, to a first load device, electric power output from a first power generation device, the electric power being direct current electric power;

a second power supply circuit configured to supply, to a second load device, electric power output from a second power generation device, the electric power being direct current electric power;

a connection circuit including a connection device configured to connect the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other;

a contactor device configured to disconnect the first power generation device from the first power supply circuit and the connection circuit; and

a precharge circuit including a precharge resistor and configured to connect the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other while bypassing the connection device,

the control method comprising, in a case where supply of the electric power from the first power generation device to the first power supply circuit is cut off: causing the electric power to be supplied from the second power generation device to between the first power generation device and the contactor device via the precharge circuit and the contactor device; determining whether or not a short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device; and thereafter executing, on the connection device, connection control for connecting the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other via the connection circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2024
From: MITANI, MANABU
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066922/0362 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-056866 · Mar 31, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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