Power supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12337719-B2
Application number	US-202117643186-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2021
Priority date	Dec 10, 2020
Publication date	Jun 24, 2025
Grant date	Jun 24, 2025

Abstract

A power supply system includes a travel mode selection button which acquires a driver request, mode; a management ECU which sets, based on the driver request mode, any among a plurality of travel modes as a setting mode; and an electronic control unit group which controls the flow of electric power in the power circuit under conditions according to the setting mode. The management ECU calculates a sum of a first output upper limit of a first battery B1 and a second output upper limit of a second battery B2 as a total output upper limit Pt_lim, calculates a reference output upper limit Pr_lim which is the first output upper limit of the battery B1 in a reference state, and in the case of the setting mode being a normal mode and the upper limit Pt_lim being smaller than the upper limit Pr_lim, inhibits switching to a sport mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power supply system comprising:
a rotary electrical machine coupled to a drive wheel of a vehicle;
a first electrical storage device;
a second electrical storage device;
a power circuit connecting the first electrical storage device, the second electrical storage device and the rotary electrical machine;
a travel mode request acquisition unit for acquiring a request for a travel mode of the vehicle;
a travel mode setting unit for setting based on a request acquired by the travel mode request acquisition unit, as a setting mode, any one from among a plurality of travel modes including a first travel mode of driving the rotary electrical machine by output power of the first electrical storage device, and a second travel mode of combining output power of the first electrical storage device and output power of the second electrical storage device, and driving the rotary electrical machine by way of power thus combined;
a control unit for controlling flow of power in the power circuit based on the setting mode;
a total output upper limit acquisition unit for acquiring, as a total output upper limit, a sum of a first output upper limit which is an upper limit for power capable of being outputted from the first electrical storage device and a second output upper limit which is an upper limit for power capable of being outputted from the second electrical storage device; and
a reference output upper limit acquisition unit for acquiring a reference output upper limit which is an upper limit for power capable of being outputted from the first electrical storage device in a reference state,
wherein the travel mode setting unit inhibits a change of the setting mode to the second travel mode, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, and the total output upper limit being smaller than the reference output upper limit, even if the travel mode request acquisition unit acquires a request to change the travel mode to the second travel mode.

2. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrical storage device has lower output weight density and higher energy weight density than the second electrical storage device.

3. The power supply system according to claim 2 , further comprising a notification unit for notifying to a driver of a matter of not being possible to change the setting mode to the second travel mode, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, and the total output upper limit being smaller than the reference output upper limit.

4. The power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the travel mode setting unit, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, the total output upper limit being smaller than the reference output upper limit, and the travel mode request acquisition unit acquiring a request for switching the travel mode from the first travel mode to the second travel mode, combines the output power of the first electrical storage device and the output power of the second electrical storage device, and changes the setting mode from the first travel mode to a third travel mode which drives the rotary electrical machine using power thus combined; and
wherein the control unit, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, controls output power of the first electrical storage device so that system output power which is power outputted to a load circuit including the rotary electrical machine from the power circuit becomes no more than the first output upper limit; in a case of the setting mode being the second travel mode, controls output power of the first electrical storage device and output power of the second electrical storage device so that the system output power becomes no more than the total output upper limit; and in a case of the setting mode being the third travel mode, controls the output power of the first electrical storage device and the output power of the second electrical storage device so that the system output power becomes no more than a third output upper limit decided to be less than the total output upper limit and greater than the first output upper limit.

5. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the reference output upper limit acquisition unit sets a state in which a charge rate is a predetermined reference charge rate as the reference state, and acquires the reference output upper limit.

6. The power supply system according to claim 5 , wherein the reference output upper limit acquisition unit sets a full charge state as the reference state, and acquires the reference output upper limit.

7. The power supply system according to claim 6 , further comprising a notification unit for notifying to a driver of a matter of not being possible to change the setting mode to the second travel mode, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, and the total output upper limit being smaller than the reference output upper limit.

8. The power supply system according to claim 7 , wherein the travel mode setting unit, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, the total output upper limit being smaller than the reference output upper limit, and the travel mode request acquisition unit acquiring a request for switching the travel mode from the first travel mode to the second travel mode, combines the output power of the first electrical storage device and the output power of the second electrical storage device, and changes the setting mode from the first travel mode to a third travel mode which drives the rotary electrical machine using power thus combined; and
wherein the control unit, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, controls output power of the first electrical storage device so that system output power which is power outputted to a load circuit including the rotary electrical machine from the power circuit becomes no more than the first output upper limit; in a case of the setting mode being the second travel mode, controls output power of the first electrical storage device and output power of the second electrical storage device so that the system output power becomes no more than the total output upper limit; and in a case of the setting mode being the third travel mode, controls the output power of the first electrical storage device and the output power of the second electrical storage device so that the system output power becomes no more than a third output upper limit decided to be less than the total output upper limit and greater than the first output upper limit.

9. The power supply system according to claim 5 , further comprising a notification unit for notifying to a driver of a matter of not being possible to change the setting mode to the second travel mode, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, and the total output upper limit being smaller than the reference output upper limit.

10. The power supply system according to claim 9 , wherein the travel mode setting unit, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, the total output upper limit being smaller than the reference output upper limit, and the travel mode request acquisition unit acquiring a request for switching the travel mode from the first travel mode to the second travel mode, combines the output power of the first electrical storage device and the output power of the second electrical storage device, and changes the setting mode from the first travel mode to a third travel mode which drives the rotary electrical machine using power thus combined; and
wherein the control unit, in a case of the setting mode being the first travel mode, controls output power of the first electrical storage device so that system outpu

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suzuki Kenta

Classifications

• B60L3/12

  Recording operating variables {; Monitoring of operating variables} · CPC title

• B60L2210/10

  DC to DC converters · CPC title

• B60L2260/20

  Drive modes; Transition between modes · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• B60L15/20

  for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed · CPC title