Power storage device, power supply device, moving body, capacitor, and method for protecting power storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11955293-B2
Application number	US-202017120034-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2020
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

A power storage device includes a plurality of power storage units and a plurality of disconnection units. The plurality of power storage units are electrically connected in parallel between a pair of connection points. The plurality of disconnection units each connect to a corresponding power storage unit in the plurality of power storage units. Each of the plurality of disconnection units is configured to electrically disconnect between the corresponding power storage unit and at least one of the pair of connection points in accordance with flowing of a current at a value more than or equal to a predetermined value in the corresponding power storage unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power storage device comprising:
a plurality of power storage units electrically connected in parallel between a pair of connection points;
a plurality of disconnection units each connecting to a corresponding power storage unit in the plurality of power storage units, wherein:
each of the plurality of disconnection units is configured to electrically disconnect between the corresponding power storage unit and at least one of the pair of connection points in accordance with flowing of a current at a value more than or equal to a predetermined value in the corresponding power storage unit, and
the predetermined value is 3 times or more and 20 times or less of a rated current of the corresponding power storage unit.

2. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of disconnection units is a fuse.

3. The power storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a substrate on which the plurality of power storage units are mounted, wherein at least one of the plurality of disconnection units is a conductor layer disposed on the substrate.

4. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein:
at least one of the plurality of disconnection units is integrated with the corresponding power storage unit,
the corresponding power storage unit includes a pair of lead terminals, and
a part of one of the pair of lead terminals is formed in a narrow line shape to be the at least one of the plurality of disconnection units.

5. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the flowing of a current at a value more than or equal to the predetermined value in the corresponding power storage unit is caused by a current flowing from a power storage unit other than the corresponding power storage unit among the plurality of power storage units.

6. The power storage device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of power storage units is an electrolytic capacitor including a liquid electrolyte.

7. A power supply device comprising:
the power storage device according to claim 1 ; and
a power supply circuit.

8. A moving body comprising:
the power storage device according to claim 1 ; and
a main body of the moving body configured to utilize an output of the power storage device.

9. A capacitor comprising an electrolyte, wherein:
the capacitor is one of a plurality of power storage units included in a power storage device,
the power storage device further includes a plurality of disconnection units each connecting to a corresponding power storage unit in the plurality of power storage units,
the plurality of power storage units are electrically connected in parallel between a pair of connection points,
each of the plurality of disconnection units is configured to electrically disconnect between the corresponding power storage unit and at least one of the pair of connection points in accordance with flowing of a current at a value more than or equal to a predetermined value in the corresponding power storage unit, and
the predetermined value is 3 times or more and 20 times or less of a rated current of the corresponding power storage unit.

10. A method for protecting a power storage device,
the power storage device including a plurality of power storage units electrically connected in parallel between a pair of connection points,
the method comprising a step of electrically disconnecting between at least one of the plurality of power storage units and at least one of the pair of connection points in accordance with flowing of a current at a value more than or equal to a predetermined value in the at least one of the plurality of power storage units;
wherein the predetermined value is 3 times or more and 20 times or less of a rated current of the corresponding power storage unit.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujiyama Terumi

Classifications

• H01G9/0003 Primary

  Protection against electric or thermal overload; cooling arrangements; means for avoiding the formation of cathode films (H01G9/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01G9/14

  Structural combinations {or circuits} for modifying, or compensating for, electric characteristics of electrolytic capacitors · CPC title

• H01G9/145

  Liquid electrolytic capacitors (H01G11/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01G11/16 Primary

  against electric overloads, e.g. including fuses · CPC title

• B60L3/00

  Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption (methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells B60L58/00) · CPC title