Insulation resistance detection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11921138-B2
Application number	US-202117340906-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2021
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

An insulation resistance detection device detects a voltage at a connection point between a coupling capacitor and a resistance in the case where a frequency signal is outputted to the resistance, and detects an insulation resistance between a ground portion and a power supply path based on a moving average value of a detection voltage. The insulation resistance detection device includes a first determination unit, a resistance detection unit, and a second determination unit. In response to a determination that the pulsation of the detection voltage is attenuated, the resistance detection unit detects the insulation resistance based on, instead of a first moving average value, a second moving average value calculated by using the detection voltage in a second range including a smaller number of detection voltages than in the first range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An insulation resistance detection device for a power supply system,
the power supply system comprising:
a DC power supply;
a coupling capacitor, one end of which is connected to a power supply path connected to the DC power supply and insulated from a ground portion;
a resistance that is connected to the other end of the coupling capacitor; and
an oscillation unit that is connected to the resistance and outputs a predetermined frequency signal to the resistance,

the insulation resistance detection device detecting, in a predetermined cycle, a voltage at a connection point between the coupling capacitor and the resistance in a case where the oscillation unit outputs the frequency signal to the resistance,
the insulation resistance detection device detecting an insulation resistance between the ground portion and the power supply path based on a moving average value of a detection voltage, and
the insulation resistance detection device comprising a processor programmed to:
determine whether the detection voltage is changed by a predetermined value or more;
in response to a determination that the detection voltage is changed by the predetermined value or more, detect the insulation resistance based on a first moving average value calculated by using the detection voltage in a first range;
after the determination that the detection voltage is changed by the predetermined value or more, determine whether pulsation of the detection voltage is attenuated; and
in response to a determination that the pulsation of the detection voltage is attenuated, detect the insulation resistance based on, instead of the first moving average value, a second moving average value calculated by using the detection voltage in a second range including a smaller number of detection voltages than in the first range.

2. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first range and the second range are defined by using an effective voltage range of the detection voltage;
the processor is programmed to calculate the first moving average value and the second moving average value by using the detection voltage in the effective voltage range; and
the effective voltage range used to calculate the second moving average value is smaller than the effective voltage range used to calculate the first moving average value.

3. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first range and the second range are defined by using an acquisition period of the detection voltage;
the processor is programmed to calculate the first moving average value and the second moving average value by using the detection voltage in the acquisition period; and
the acquisition period used to calculate the second moving average value is shorter than the acquisition period used to calculate the first moving average value.

4. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the power supply system is mounted on an electric vehicle including a motor connected to the DC power supply; and
the power supply system is further configured to:
determine a driving state of the motor, and
set the first range based on the driving state of the motor.

5. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 4 , wherein
in a case where it is determined that the driving state of the motor is an acceleration state in which a rotation speed of the motor is increased, the power supply system is configured to set the first range to be larger than in a case where it is determined that the driving state of the motor is a deceleration state in which the rotation speed of the motor is reduced.

6. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is programmed to determine that the pulsation of the detection voltage is attenuated in a case where the first moving average value continuously increases or decreases over a predetermined period.

7. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is programmed to determine that the pulsation of the detection voltage is attenuated in a case where an absolute value of a gradient of the first moving average value is smaller than a threshold over a predetermined period.

8. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is programmed to determine whether the pulsation of the detection voltage is attenuated based on whether a power supply amount of the DC power supply is smaller than a predetermined amount.

9. The insulation resistance detection device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is programmed to repeatedly calculate the first moving average value and the second moving average value in the predetermined cycle; and
the processor is further programmed to determine that the pulsation of the detection voltage is attenuated in a case where a state in which a difference between the first moving average value and the second moving average value is larger than a reference value continues for a predetermined period.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Kouda Masakazu
• Kubokawa Ryota
• Shindo Yusuke
• Wakimoto Toru

Classifications

• G01R27/025 Primary

  Measuring very high resistances, e.g. isolation resistances, i.e. megohm-meters · CPC title

• B60L3/0046 Primary

  relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors · CPC title

• G01R27/18

  Measuring resistance to earth {, i.e. line to ground} · CPC title

• G01R31/52

  Testing for short-circuits, leakage current or ground faults · CPC title

• B60L3/0069

  relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current · CPC title