Charge control circuit and abnormality detection system of secondary battery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12040653-B2
Application number	US-201917283689-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	Oct 25, 2018
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

The safety is ensured in such a manner that with an abnormality detection system of a secondary battery, abnormality of a secondary battery is detected, for example, a phenomenon that lowers the safety of the secondary battery is detected early, and a user is warned or the use of the secondary battery is stopped. The abnormality detection system of the secondary battery determines whether the temperature of the secondary battery is within a temperature range in which normal operation can be performed on the basis of temperature data obtained with a temperature sensor. In the case where the temperature of the secondary battery is high, a cooling device is driven by a control signal from the abnormality detection system of the secondary battery. The abnormality detection system of the secondary battery includes at least a memory means. The memory means has a function of holding an analog signal and includes a transistor using an oxide semiconductor for a semiconductor layer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A charge control circuit of a secondary battery, comprising:
a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the secondary battery;
a first temperature comparison circuit and a second temperature comparison circuit provided with an analog signal from the temperature sensor to generate a pulse signal;
a heating device of the secondary battery which operates in two temperature ranges set by the first temperature comparison circuit;
a cooling device of the secondary battery which operates in two temperature ranges set by the second temperature comparison circuit; and
a memory means which is configured to hold an analog signal,
wherein the memory means comprises a transistor using an oxide semiconductor for a semiconductor layer, a capacitor, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a third wiring,
wherein the transistor comprises a first gate and a second gate,
wherein a first terminal of the transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,
wherein a second terminal of the transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the capacitor,
wherein the first gate of the transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring, and
wherein the second gate of the transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring.

2. The charge control circuit of the secondary battery, according to claim 1 , wherein the first temperature comparison circuit comprises a comparator having two threshold values.

3. The charge control circuit of the secondary battery, according to claim 1 , wherein the charge control circuit of the secondary battery controls turning on and off of a switch for interrupting current for charging the secondary battery.

4. The charge control circuit of the secondary battery, according to claim 1 , wherein the charge control circuit of the secondary battery is provided over a printed circuit board.

5. A charge control circuit of a secondary battery, comprising:
a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the secondary battery;
a temperature comparison circuit provided with an analog signal from the temperature sensor to generate a pulse signal;
an audio device that operates in a temperature range set by the temperature comparison circuit; and
a memory means which is configured to hold an analog signal,
wherein the temperature comparison circuit comprises a comparator having two threshold values,
wherein the memory means comprises a transistor using an oxide semiconductor for a semiconductor layer, a capacitor, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a third wiring,
wherein the transistor comprises a first gate and a second gate,
wherein a first terminal of the transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring,
wherein a second terminal of the transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the capacitor,
wherein the first gate of the transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring, and
wherein the second gate of the transistor is electrically connected to the third wiring.

6. The charge control circuit of the secondary battery, according to claim 5 , wherein the charge control circuit of the secondary battery is provided over a printed circuit board.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Kozuma Munehiro
• Ikeda Takayuki
• Matsuzaki Takanori
• Takahashi Kei
• Mikami Mayumi
• Yamazaki Shunpei

Classifications

• H02J7/80

  including monitoring or indicating arrangements · CPC title

• H02J7/60

  including safety or protection arrangements · CPC title

• H02J7/977 Primary

  of the battery · CPC title

• H02J2105/37

  exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] · CPC title

• H02J7/65 Primary

  against overtemperature · CPC title