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Storage battery voltage control apparatus
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-09-10
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Granted: 1999-08-03
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Expires: 2017-09-10
Abstract
Abstract Eight storage battery cells 11 1 to 11 8 making up a storage battery cell group 2 can be connected selectively to a voltage-correcting storage battery 12 through nine cell change-over switches 13 1 to 13 9 , four polarity-inverting switches 14 1 to 14 4 and a current-limiting resistor 15. When the voltages of two or more of the storage battery cells 11 1 to 11 8 are different, the voltages of each of the storage battery cells 11 1 to 11 8 can be equalized by then transferring the charge from a storage battery cell high in voltage to the voltage-correcting storage battery 12 and by transferring the charge of that voltage-correcting storage battery 12 to a storage battery cell low in voltage. As a result, the voltage difference due to the performance variations among the individual storage battery cells 11 1 to 11 8 can be obviated thereby to increase the working voltage range of the storage battery cell group 2 as a whole.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiji Agatsuma
- 👤 Osamu Saito
- 👤 Hideharu Takemoto
- 👤 Kenji Matsumoto
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/22; B60K6/28; B60K6/42; B60K6/48; B60K6/50; B60K6/54; B60L; B60L58/00; B60L58/10; B60L58/12; B60L58/18; B60L58/22; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/08; B60W10/24; B60W10/26; H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/42; H01M10/4207; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/50; H02J7/52; H02J7/56; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/70; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/907; Y10S903/915; Y10S903/917
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A storage battery voltage control apparatus for equalizing the voltage of each of a plurality of series-connected storage battery cells of a storage battery cell group, comprising a voltage-correcting storage battery for connecting in parallel to each of said storage battery cells, storage battery cell selection means for selecting an arbitrary storage battery cell, switching means constituting a circuit for charge transfer between the storage battery cells and said voltage-correcting storage battery such that in a voltage-correcting operation said voltage-correcting storage battery is connected to one of said storage battery cells at one time to conduct a charge transfer therebetween in either direction for equalizing the voltages of said voltage-correcting storage battery and said one storage battery cell, and control means for controlling the switching operation of said switching means, wherein said charge transfer includes a charge transfer from a storage battery cell having a highest voltage to said voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A storage battery voltage control apparatus for equalizing the voltage of each of a plurality of series-connected storage battery cells of a storage battery cell group, comprising a voltage-correcting storage battery for connecting in parallel to each of said storage battery cells, storage battery cell selection means for selecting an arbitrary storage battery cell, switching means constituting a circuit for charge transfer between the storage battery cells and said voltage-correcting storage battery such that in a voltage-correcting operation said voltage-correcting storage battery is connected to one of said storage battery cells at one time to conduct a charge transfer therebetween in either direction for equalizing the voltages of said voltage-correcting storage battery and said one storage battery cell, and control means for controlling the switching operation of said switching means, wherein said charge transfer includes a charge transfer from a storage battery cell having a highest voltage to said voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein said storage battery cell group constitutes a storage battery of an electric double layer type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the electrostatic capacitance value of said voltage-correcting storage battery is small compared with the electrostatic capacitance value of said storage battery cells.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein said storage battery cell selection means selects said storage battery cells in the descending order of voltage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein said control means controls a connection time during which and the cycle in which said storage battery cells and said voltage-correcting storage battery are connected to each other, by operating said switching means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said storage battery cell groups are connected in series, and a first voltage-correcting storage battery connected to each said storage battery cell group is selectively connected to a second voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said storage battery cell groups are connected in series, and said voltage-correcting storage battery connected to each said storage battery cell group is selectively connected to the storage battery cells associated with said storage battery cell group or any one of the storage battery cells of another storage battery cell group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A voltage control apparatus according to claim 1 for a storage battery of a hybrid vehicle comprising an engine and a motor as a driving power source, wherein said storage battery cell group drives the motor by storing the electric power generated by a generator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, wherein the electrostatic capacitance value of said voltage-correcting storage battery is sufficiently small compared with the electrostatic capacitance value of said storage battery cells to cause a rapid charge transfer between said selected storage battery cell and said voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 1, further comprising a voltage sampling circuit for determining the voltage of each said storage battery cell, and wherein said storage battery cell selection means selects said storage battery cells in a descending order of voltage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 10, wherein said control means controls a connection time during which a cycle in which said storage battery cells and said voltage-correcting storage battery are connected to each other, by operating said switching means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
140 words
A storage battery voltage control apparatus for equalizing the voltage of each of a plurality of series-connected storage battery cells of a storage battery cell group, comprising a voltage-correcting storage battery for connecting in parallel to each of said storage battery cells, storage battery cell selection means for sequentially selecting each of said storage battery cells, a switching circuit means for connecting said selected storage battery cell to said voltage-correcting storage battery for transferring a charge from the one of either said selected storage battery cell or said voltage-correcting storage battery that has the higher voltage to the other of said selected storage battery cell and said voltage-correcting storage battery for reducing a voltage difference therebetween, wherein said transferring of the charge includes a charge transfer from a storage battery cell having a highest voltage to said voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
140 words
A storage battery voltage control apparatus for equalizing the voltage of each of a plurality of series-connected storage battery cells of a storage battery cell group, comprising a voltage-correcting storage battery for connecting in parallel to each of said storage battery cells, storage battery cell selection means for sequentially selecting each of said storage battery cells, a switching circuit means for connecting said selected storage battery cell to said voltage-correcting storage battery for transferring a charge from the one of either said selected storage battery cell or said voltage-correcting storage battery that has the higher voltage to the other of said selected storage battery cell and said voltage-correcting storage battery for reducing a voltage difference therebetween, wherein said transferring of the charge includes a charge transfer from a storage battery cell having a highest voltage to said voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 12, wherein said storage battery cell group constitutes a storage battery of an electric double layer type.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 13, wherein the electrostatic capacitance value of said voltage-correcting storage battery is small compared with the electrostatic capacitance value of said storage battery cellos.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 12, including means for detecting the voltage of each said storage battery cell, and said storage battery cell selection means selects said storage battery cells for equalizing in the descending order of voltage.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 12, wherein said control means controls a connection time during which and the cycle in which said storage battery cells and said voltage-correcting storage battery are connected to each other, by operating said switching circuit means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 12, wherein a plurality of said storage battery cell groups are connected in series, and a first voltage-correcting storage battery connected to each said storage battery cell group is selectively connected to a second voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
67 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 12, wherein a plurality of said storage battery cell groups are connected in series, and said voltage-correcting storage battery connected to each said storage battery cell group is selectively connected to the storage battery cells associated with said storage battery cell group and any one of the storage battery cells of another storage battery cell group.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
53 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 12, wherein the electrostatic capacitance value of said voltage-correcting storage battery is sufficiently small compared with the electrostatic capacitance value of said storage battery cells to cause a rapid charge transfer between said selected storage battery cell and said voltage-correcting storage battery.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
59 words
A voltage control apparatus for a storage battery according to claim 19, wherein said control means includes means for causing said switching circuit means to sequentially connect all of said storage battery cells to said voltage-correcting storage battery for a short duration and for a plurality of cycles for progressively equalizing the voltage of all said storage battery cells.
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