Battery system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10132871-B2
Application number	US-201815874548-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2018
Priority date	Apr 15, 2013
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

A battery system includes a battery module having a plurality of assembled batteries. Battery monitoring circuits are provided to correspond to each of the assembled batteries of the battery module. A control circuit controls operation of the battery monitoring circuits. A first signal transmission path transmits signals that are input and output between the battery monitoring circuits and the control circuit. A first isolation element is connected to the control circuit, and a second isolation element is connected to the battery monitoring circuit. The first signal transmission path is isolated from the control circuit by the second isolation element. The electrical potential of the first signal transmission path is a floating potential in relation to the electrical potentials of the control circuit and battery monitoring circuits.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A battery system, comprising:
a battery module in which a plurality of assembled batteries each having a plurality of battery cells are connected;
a plurality of battery monitoring circuits that are each provided so as to correspond to each of the assembled batteries of the battery module and each monitor a status of each of the battery cells of each of the assembled batteries; and
a plurality of boards, wherein:
the plurality of battery monitoring circuits are each provided on each of the plurality of boards which are different from each other;
the plurality of boards each include a capacitor;
the plurality of battery monitoring circuits are connected via the capacitor and a relay signal transmission path; and
an electrical potential of the relay signal transmission path is a floating potential in relation to electrical potentials of the battery monitoring circuits.

2. The battery system according to claim 1 , further comprising
a control circuit for controlling each of operations of the plurality of battery monitoring circuits;
a transmission/reception signal transmission path for transmitting signals that are input and output between the plurality of battery monitoring circuits and the control circuit; and
an isolation element connected to the control circuit, wherein:
the transmission/reception signal transmission path is isolated from the control circuit by the isolation element and is isolated from the battery monitoring circuit by the capacitor; and
an electrical potential of the transmission/reception signal transmission path is a floating potential in relation to the electrical potential of the control circuit and the electrical potentials of the battery monitoring circuits.

3. The battery system according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an isolated power supply for supplying power isolated from the control circuit and the battery monitoring circuits to the isolation element, wherein:
the isolation element includes an isolation element for transmission in which an input side is connected to the control circuit and an output side is connected to the transmission/reception signal transmission path, and an isolation element for reception in which an input side is connected to the transmission/reception signal transmission path and an output side is connected to the control circuit; and
the isolated power supply supplies the power to the output side of the isolation element for transmission and the input side of the isolation element for reception.

4. The battery system according to claim 3 , wherein
the isolated power supply is incorporated in the isolation element.

5. The battery system according to claim 3 , further comprising
a switch circuit for switching an operation status of the isolated power supply depending on controlling of the control circuit.

6. A battery system, comprising:
a battery module in which a plurality of assembled batteries each having a plurality of battery cells are connected;
battery monitoring circuits that are each provided so as to correspond to each of the assembled batteries of the battery module and each monitor a status of each of the battery cells of each of the assembled batteries;
a control circuit for controlling operations of the battery monitoring circuits;
a first signal transmission path for transmitting signals that are input and output between the battery monitoring circuits and the control circuit;
a first isolation element connected to the control circuit;
a second isolation element connected to one of the battery monitoring circuits;
an isolated power supply for supplying power isolated from the control circuit and the battery monitoring circuits to the first isolation element;
a switch circuit for switching an operation status of the isolated power supply depending on controlling of the control circuit, wherein:
the first signal transmission path is isolated from the control circuit by the first isolation element and is isolated from the battery monitoring circuit by the second isolation element;
an electrical potential of the first signal transmission path is a floating potential in relation to an electrical potential of the control circuit and electrical potentials of the battery monitoring circuits;
the first isolation element includes an isolation element for transmission in which an input side is connected to the control circuit and an output side is connected to the first signal transmission path, and an isolation element for reception in which an input side is connected to the first signal transmission path and an output side is connected to the control circuit; and
the isolated power supply supplies the power to the output side of the isolation element for transmission and the input side of the isolation element for reception.

Assignees

• Hitachi Automotive Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Miura Hikaru
• Kikuchi Mutsumi
• Kudoh Akihiko
• Kanai Tomonori

Classifications

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• H02J7/80

  including monitoring or indicating arrangements · CPC title

• H02J7/50

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• B60L2240/547

  Voltage · CPC title

• G01R15/22

  using light-emitting devices, e.g. LED, optocouplers {(G01R31/31901 takes precedence)} · CPC title