Power storage pack, electric moving body, charging device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12062932-B2
Application number	US-202117907265-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2021
Priority date	Apr 1, 2020
Publication date	Aug 13, 2024
Grant date	Aug 13, 2024

Abstract

Controller ( 12 ) of power storage pack ( 10 ) communicates with controller ( 32 ) of electric moving body ( 30 ) in a state where power storage pack ( 10 ) is mounted to the electric moving body. Communication wiring (Lc 1 ) connects a node of power line (Lp 1 ) on power source terminal (Tp) side relative to first switch (RYp) and controller ( 12 ) of power storage pack ( 10 ). Overvoltage protection circuit ( 19 ) turns off second switch (SWc) inserted into communication wiring (Lc 1 ) upon detecting an overvoltage of power line (Lp 1 ) during communication between controller ( 12 ) of power storage pack ( 10 ) and controller ( 32 ) of the electric moving body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power storage pack comprising:
a power storage unit for supplying power to an electric moving body;
a power line connecting between the power storage unit and a power source terminal for charging and discharging;
a first switch inserted into the power line;
a controller that communicates with a controller of the electric moving body in a state where the power storage pack is mounted to the electric moving body or communicate with a controller of a charging device in a state where the power storage pack is mounted to a charging slot of the charging device;
a communication wiring that connects between a node of the power line closer to the power source terminal relative to the first switch and the controller of the power storage pack;
a second switch inserted into the communication wiring; and
an overvoltage protection circuit that protects the controller of the power storage pack from overvoltage,
wherein
the controller of the power storage pack that performs communication with the controller of the electric moving body or the controller of the charging device using the power line and the communication wiring, the controller of the power storage pack causing the first switch to be turned off and the second switch to be turned on, and
the overvoltage protection circuit turns off the second switch upon detecting an overvoltage of the power line during communication between the controller of the power storage pack and the controller of the electric moving body or the controller of the charging device.

2. The power storage pack according to claim 1 , wherein
the overvoltage protection circuit includes
a voltage dividing resistor for detecting a voltage of the node of the power line, and
a third switch that turns on the second switch when a divided voltage of the voltage dividing resistor exceeds a threshold voltage.

3. The power storage pack according to claim 2 , wherein
the second switch and the third switch are PNP transistors,
the voltage dividing resistor is connected between a positive wiring and a negative wiring of the power line,
an emitter of the third switch is connected to the positive wiring of the power line, a collector of the third switch is connected to the negative wiring of the power line via a resistor, and a base of the third switch is connected to a voltage dividing point of the voltage dividing resistor, and
an emitter of the second switch is connected to the positive wiring of the power line, a collector of the second switch is connected to the controller of the power storage pack, and a base of the second switch is connected to the collector of the third switch.

4. The power storage pack according to claim 1 , wherein
upon receiving identification information from the controller of the electric moving body or the controller of the charging device via the power line and the communication wiring, the controller of the power storage pack transmits a signal including the identification information by near-field communication, and
a signal transmitted in the near-field communication is used by the controller of the electric moving body or the controller of the charging device to authenticate whether or not the power storage pack mounted into the electric moving body or the charging slot and a communication partner of the near-field communication are identical.

5. An electric moving body comprising:
a motor;
a power line that connects between the motor and a power source terminal that receives power supply from an outside;
a first switch inserted into the power line;
a controller that communicates with a controller of a power storage pack in a state where the power storage pack for supplying power to the motor is mounted to the electric moving body;
a communication wiring that connects between a node of the power line closer to the power source terminal relative to the first switch and the controller of the electric moving body;
a second switch inserted into the communication wiring; and
an overvoltage protection circuit that protects the controller of the electric moving body from overvoltage,
wherein
the controller of the electric moving body that performs communication with the controller of the power storage pack using the power line and the communication wiring, the controller of the electric moving body causing the first switch to be turned off and the second switch to be turned on, and
the overvoltage protection circuit turns off the second switch upon detecting an overvoltage of the power line during communication between the controller of the electric moving body and the controller of the power storage pack.

6. The electric moving body according to claim 5 , wherein
the controller of the electric moving body
transmits identification information to the controller of the power storage pack via the power line and the communication wiring when the power storage pack is mounted to the electric moving body, and
collates whether or not identification information included in a received signal matches the transmitted identification information when receiving a signal transmitted by near-field communication, and authenticates that the power storage pack mounted to the electric moving body and a communication partner of the near-field communication are identical when the identification information included in the received signal matches the transmitted identification information.

7. A charging device comprising:
a charging slot;
a power line that connects between a charging source and a power source terminal of the charging slot;
a power line that connects between the charging slot and a charging source;
a first switch inserted into the power line;
a controller that communicates with a controller of a power storage pack in a state where the power storage pack is mounted into the charging slot;
a communication wiring that connects between a node of the power line closer to the power source terminal relative to the first switch and the controller of the charging device;
a second switch inserted into the communication wiring; and
an overvoltage protection circuit that protects a controller of the charging device from overvoltage,
wherein
the controller of the charging device performs communication with the controller of the power storage pack using the power line and the communication wiring, the controller of the charging device causing the first switch to be turned off and the second switch to be turned on, and
the overvoltage protection circuit turns off the second switch upon detecting an overvoltage of the power line during communication between the controller of the charging device and the controller of the power storage pack.

8. The charging device according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller of the charging device
transmits identification information to the controller of the power storage pack via the power line and the communication wiring when the power storage pack is mounted to the charging slot, and
receives a signal transmitted by near-field communication to collate whether or not identification information included in the signal received matches the identification information transmitted, and authenticates that the power storage pack mounted to the charging slot and a communication partner of the near-field communication are identical when the identification information included in the signal received matches the identification information transmitted.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kuranuki Masaaki
• Hamamoto Katsuaki
• Nagase Ryosuke

Classifications

• H02J7/865

  Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply (H02J7/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/44

  between battery management systems and power sources · CPC title

• H02J7/64 Primary

  against overvoltage · CPC title

• H02J13/1331

  using wireless data transmission · CPC title

• H02J7/663

  using battery or load disconnect circuits (H02J9/002 takes precedence) · CPC title