IP Library Granted Patent US 12,397,647
Granted Patent B2
US 12,397,647 · App. 17/614,924 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Power supply device for vehicle and control method for the same

Inventors: Yoshimasa Nishihiro (Zama, JP); Masahiko Tahara (Yokosuka, JP); Masaharu Mochizuki (Atsugi, JP); Takurou Hirano (Yokohama, JP)
Assignees: JATCO LTD; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,397,647
App. No.
17/614,924
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The power supply device includes a low voltage battery, a high voltage battery, a starter generator, a DC-DC converter, a changeover switch, and a controller. When an abnormality or a failure has occurred in the DC-DC converter, the controller controls the changeover switch to connect the starter generator to the other battery without via the DC-DC converter and controls the output of the starter generator corresponding to the connected other battery.

Claims (26)

1. A power supply device for a vehicle, comprising:

a first battery configured to supply an electric power to an electric component mounted to the vehicle;

a second battery mounted to the vehicle, the second battery having an output voltage higher than an output voltage of the first battery;

a rotating electrical machine configured to receive a rotational energy from an engine to be configured to generate an electric power for charging the first battery and the second battery;

a DC-DC converter disposed on an electric circuit connecting the first battery to the second battery, the DC-DC converter being configured to convert an input voltage and output the converted voltage;

a changeover device configured to switch a connection of the rotating electrical machine to the first battery and the second battery; and

a control device configured to control the rotating electrical machine, the DC-DC converter, and the changeover device, wherein

when the DC-DC converter is normal, the control device controls the changeover device to connect the rotating electrical machine to the second battery and connects the first battery to the rotating electrical machine via the DC-DC converter,

when an abnormality or a failure has occurred in the DC-DC converter, the control device controls the changeover device to connect the rotating electrical machine to the first battery not via the DC-DC converter and controls a generated output of the rotating electrical machine corresponding to the connected first battery, and

in a case in which the abnormality has occurred in the DC-DC converter, when a remaining capacity of the second battery decreases to be a predetermined value or less, the control device controls the changeover device to connect the rotating electrical machine to the second battery.

2. The power supply device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

when an electric power is supplied from the first battery or the second battery, the rotating electrical machine generates a torque for starting the engine or assisting driving of the engine.

3. The power supply device for the vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising

a motor-generator that is configured to generate an electric power for charging the first battery and the second battery when an input from drive wheels or the engine is present, the motor-generator generating a torque for driving the drive wheels when an electric power is supplied from the second battery.

4. The power supply device of claim 1 , wherein in the case in which the abnormality has occurred in the DC-DC converter, when the remaining capacity of the second battery decreases to be the predetermined value or less, the control device further controls the generated output, which is a generated electrical power of the rotating electrical machine corresponding to the connected second battery.

5. A control method for a power supply device for a vehicle, the control method controlling the power supply device for the vehicle, wherein

the power supply device for the vehicle includes:

a first battery configured to supply an electric power to an electric component mounted to the vehicle;

a second battery mounted to the vehicle, the second battery having an output voltage higher than an output voltage of the first battery;

a rotating electrical machine configured to receive a rotational energy from an engine to be configured to generate an electric power for charging the first battery and the second battery;

a DC-DC converter disposed on an electric circuit connecting the first battery to the second battery, the DC-DC converter being configured to convert an input voltage and output the converted voltage; and

a changeover device configured to switch a connection of the rotating electrical machine to the first battery and the second battery, and

the control method comprises:

when the DC-DC converter is normal, controlling the changeover device to connect the rotating electrical machine to the second battery and connecting the first battery to the rotating electrical machine via the DC-DC converter;

when an abnormality or a failure has occurred in the DC-DC converter, controlling the changeover device to connect the rotating electrical machine to the first battery not via the DC-DC converter and controlling a generated output of the rotating electrical machine corresponding to the connected first battery; and

in a case in which the abnormality has occurred in the DC-DC converter, when a remaining capacity of the second battery decreases to be a predetermined value or less, controlling the changeover device to connect the rotating electrical machine to the second battery.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: NISHIHIRO, YOSHIMASA; TAHARA, MASAHIKO; MOCHIZUKI, MASAHARU; HIRANO, TAKUROU
To: JATCO LTD; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058229/0900 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-115815 · Jun 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220242246A1 · Aug 4, 2022
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