Secondary battery system and method of estimating deterioration state of secondary battery system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10862174-B2
Application number	US-201916238008-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 2, 2019
Priority date	Jan 30, 2018
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

A secondary battery system includes a secondary battery, an electric circuit, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute first calculation control, second calculation control, and estimation control when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The first calculation control is control for calculating a first impedance of the secondary battery based on a voltage value of the secondary battery at a time when a current value of the secondary battery is fluctuated on a first cycle. The second calculation control is control for calculating a second impedance of the secondary battery based on the voltage value of the secondary battery at a time when the current value of the secondary battery is fluctuated on a second cycle. The estimation control is control for estimating a reaction resistance of the secondary battery from a difference between the first impedance and the second impedance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A secondary battery system comprising:
a secondary battery including an electrode, the electrode including an active material and impregnated with an electrolytic solution;
an electric circuit including at least one of an electric power supply circuit that is configured to supply an electric power to the secondary battery, and a load circuit that is configured to consume the electric power of the secondary battery; and
an electronic control unit configured to control an input current input to the secondary battery and an output current output from the secondary battery by controlling the electric circuit,
the electronic control unit configured to execute first calculation control, second calculation control, and estimation control when a predetermined condition including a first condition and a second condition is satisfied,
the first calculation control being control for calculating a first impedance of the secondary battery based on a voltage value of the secondary battery at a time when a current value of the secondary battery is fluctuated on a first cycle,
the second calculation control being control for calculating a second impedance of the secondary battery based on the voltage value of the secondary battery at a time when the current value of the secondary battery is fluctuated on a second cycle that is shorter than the first cycle,
the estimation control being control for estimating a reaction resistance of the secondary battery from a difference between the first impedance and the second impedance, the reaction resistance being an impedance component that is associated with exchange of an electric charge on an interface between the electrolytic solution and the active material,
the first condition being a condition that a difference between an average current difference of the secondary battery and a first target current difference determined in advance is smaller than a first reference value when the current is fluctuated on the first cycle, and
the second condition being a condition that a difference between the average current difference of the secondary battery and a second target current difference determined in advance is smaller than a second reference value when the current is fluctuated on the second cycle, the average current difference being a difference between an average current value of the secondary battery within a predetermined period and an average current value of the secondary battery within a period subsequent to the predetermined period.

2. The secondary battery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined condition includes a third condition and a fourth condition, the third condition being a condition that a fluctuation width of the current value of the secondary battery on the first cycle is smaller than a third reference value, and the fourth condition being a condition that the fluctuation width of the current value of the secondary battery on the second cycle is smaller than a fourth reference value.

3. The secondary battery system according to claim 2 , wherein
the predetermined condition includes a fifth condition, the fifth condition being a condition that the fluctuation width of the current value of the secondary battery before fluctuation of the current value of the secondary battery on either the first cycle or the second cycle is smaller than a fifth reference value.

4. The secondary battery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the secondary battery, the electric circuit, and the electronic control unit are mounted on a vehicle,
the electric power supply circuit includes a charging device that is configured to charge the secondary battery with the electric power supplied from outside the vehicle.

5. The secondary battery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the secondary battery, the electric circuit, and the electronic control unit are mounted on a vehicle,
the load circuit includes at least one of a drive device that is configured to drive a motor-generator of the vehicle, and an air-conditioning device that is configured to execute air-conditioning of a vehicle interior of the vehicle.

6. A method of estimating a deterioration state of a secondary battery system,
the secondary battery system including a secondary battery and an electronic control unit that is configured to control an input current input to the secondary battery an output current output from the secondary battery,
the method of estimating the deterioration state comprising:
executing, by the electronic control unit, a first calculation step, a second calculation step, and an estimation step when a predetermined condition including a first condition and a second condition is satisfied,
the first calculation step being a step of calculating a first impedance of the secondary battery based on a voltage value of the secondary battery at a time when a current value of the secondary battery is fluctuated on a first cycle,
the second calculation step being a step of calculating a second impedance of the secondary battery based on the voltage value of the secondary battery at a time when the current value of the secondary battery is fluctuated on a second cycle that is shorter than the first cycle,
the estimation step being a step of estimating a reaction resistance of the secondary battery from a difference between the first impedance and the second impedance, the reaction resistance being an impedance component that is associated with exchange of an electric charge on an interface between an electrolytic solution and an active material of the secondary battery,
the first condition being a condition that a difference between an average current difference of the secondary battery and a first target current difference determined in advance is smaller than a first reference value when the current is fluctuated on the first cycle, and
the second condition being a condition that a difference between the average current difference of the secondary battery and a second target current difference determined in advance is smaller than a second reference value when the current is fluctuated on the second cycle, the average current difference being a difference between an average current value of the secondary battery within a predetermined period and an average current value of the secondary battery within a period subsequent to the predetermined period.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tashiro Hiroki

Classifications

• H01M10/48

  Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) · CPC title

• H01M10/486

  for measuring temperature · CPC title

• H01M10/482

  for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• B60L50/51 Primary

  characterised by AC-motors · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title