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US 12,638,514 · App. 18/035,992 · Granted May 26, 2026

Power storage system, vehicle, and electronic device

Inventors: Takayuki Ikeda (Atsugi, JP); Yosuke Tsukamoto (Atsugi, JP); Takeshi Osada (Isehara, JP); Hiroki Inoue (Atsugi, JP); Kiyotaka Kimura (Isehara, JP); Shunsuke Sato (Yokohama, JP); Toshiki Mizuguchi (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
G01R31/389H01M10/4264H01M10/48H01M10/486
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Patent No.
US 12,638,514
App. No.
18/035,992
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a power storage system, a secondary battery control system, a secondary battery measurement circuit, or the like that consumes low power. Provided is a power storage system, a secondary battery control system, a secondary battery measurement circuit, or the like that is highly integrated. The power storage system includes a secondary battery and a measurement circuit; the measurement circuit includes a resistor, a capacitor, and an inductor; one terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor; the other terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the inductor; one terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the secondary battery; and the measurement circuit has a function of measuring impedance of the secondary battery by measuring current of the resistor.

Claims (51)

1 . A power storage system comprising:

a secondary battery and a measurement circuit,

wherein the measurement circuit comprises a resistor, a capacitor, and an inductor,

wherein one terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor,

wherein the other terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the inductor,

wherein the one terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the secondary battery, and

wherein the measurement circuit is configured to measure impedance of the secondary battery by measuring current of the resistor.

2 . A power storage system comprising:

a secondary battery and a measurement circuit,

wherein the measurement circuit comprises a resistor, a capacitor, and an inductor,

wherein one terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor,

wherein the other electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to one terminal of the inductor,

wherein the one terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the secondary battery, and

wherein the measurement circuit is configured to measure impedance of the secondary battery by measuring current of the resistor.

3 . The power storage system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the power storage system is configured to measure the impedance while supplying charge current or discharge current to the secondary battery.

4 . The power storage system according to claim 3 ,

wherein the other terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a first circuit, and

wherein the first circuit is configured to control charging of the secondary battery.

5 . The power storage system according to claim 4 ,

wherein the charge current is supplied to the secondary battery from the first circuit through the inductor.

6 . The power storage system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the measurement circuit is configured to apply voltage with an alternating component to the secondary battery,

wherein the measurement circuit is configured to sweep a frequency of the alternating component, and

wherein the power storage system is configured to estimate a state of the secondary battery on the basis of correlation between the frequency and a value of the current of the resistor.

7 . The power storage system according to claim 6 ,

wherein the power storage system is configured to determine a charging condition of the secondary battery on the basis of the estimated state of the secondary battery.

8 . A power storage system comprising:

a secondary battery and a measurement circuit,

wherein the measurement circuit comprises a resistor, a capacitor, an inductor, and an alternating signal source,

wherein one terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor,

wherein the other terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one terminal of the inductor,

wherein the one terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the secondary battery, and

wherein the alternating signal source is electrically connected to the other electrode of the capacitor and a negative electrode of the secondary battery.

9 . A power storage system comprising:

a secondary battery and a measurement circuit,

wherein the measurement circuit comprises a resistor, a capacitor, an inductor, and an alternating signal source,

wherein one terminal of the resistor is electrically connected to one electrode of the capacitor,

wherein the other electrode of the capacitor is electrically connected to one terminal of the inductor,

wherein the one terminal of the inductor is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the secondary battery, and

wherein the alternating signal source is electrically connected to the other terminal of the resistor and a negative electrode of the secondary battery.

10 . The power storage system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the power storage system is configured to sweep a frequency of a signal output from the alternating signal source and obtaining correlation between a current value of the resistor and the frequency.

11 . The power storage system according to claim 10 ,

wherein the power storage system is configured to estimate a state of the secondary battery on the basis of the correlation between the current value of the resistor and the frequency, and

wherein the power storage system is configured to determine a charging condition of the secondary battery on the basis of the estimated state of the secondary battery.

12 . The power storage system according to claim 10 ,

wherein the current value of the resistor is measured in a state where charge current or discharge current is supplied to the secondary battery.

13 . The power storage system according to claim 1 comprising a temperature sensor.

14 . A vehicle comprising the power storage system according to claim 1 .

15 . An electronic device comprising the power storage system according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2023
From: IKEDA, TAKAYUKI; TSUKAMOTO, YOSUKE; OSADA, TAKESHI; INOUE, HIROKI; KIMURA, KIYOTAKA; SATO, SHUNSUKE; MIZUGUCHI, TOSHIKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-197181 · Nov 27, 2020 · national
JP 2021-143691 · Sep 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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