Electric storage system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016233693-A1
Application number	US-201415022034-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 28, 2014
Priority date	Dec 18, 2013
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A reference voltage value is calculated by using a current value, a voltage value, and an internal resistance value of an electric storage apparatus. A dischargeable electric power is calculated by using the reference voltage value and a predetermined internal resistance value previously set to be higher than the internal resistance value. The dischargeable electric power is set as an allowable discharge electric power when temporarily increasing the discharge electric power required of the electric storage apparatus. The reference voltage value is calculated from the internal resistance value and is a fixed value regardless of the relationship between the current value and the voltage value. The dischargeable electric power is also constant. Since the predetermined internal resistance value is higher than the internal resistance value, the dischargeable electric power can be set while the deterioration of the electric storage apparatus is taken into account.

First claim

1 . An electric storage system comprising:
a voltage sensor detecting a voltage value of an electric storage apparatus; a current sensor detecting a current value of the electric storage apparatus; and a controller setting an allowable discharge electric power serving as an upper limit electric power to which discharge of the electric storage apparatus is allowed, wherein the controller uses the voltage value at present, the current value at present, and an internal resistance value at present of the electric storage apparatus to calculate a reference voltage value, the reference voltage value being the voltage value when no current flows, the controller uses the reference voltage value and a predetermined internal resistance value to calculate a dischargeable electric power, the predetermined internal resistance value being previously set to be higher than the internal resistance value at present, the dischargeable electric power being an electric power when a discharge electric power of the electric storage apparatus is increased to cause the voltage value to reach a lower limit voltage value, and the controller sets the dischargeable electric power as the allowable discharge electric power when temporarily increasing the discharge electric power required of the electric storage apparatus.

2 . The electric storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller calculates the dischargeable electric power based on the following expression (I):

TWout
=

(

Vb_now
+

Ib_now
×
R_now

)

-
Vb_low

R_old

×
Vb_low

(
I
)

where, in the expression (I), TWout represents the dischargeable electric power, Vb_now represents the voltage value at present, Ib_now represents the current value at present, R_now represents the internal resistance value at present, Vb_low represents the lower limit voltage value, and R_old represents the predetermined internal resistance value.

3 . The electric storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller corrects the internal resistance value at present to a value lower than the internal resistance value at present in calculating the internal resistance value at present to calculate the dischargeable electric power during discharge of the electric storage apparatus.

4 . The electric storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller corrects the internal resistance value at present to a value higher than the internal resistance value at present in calculating the internal resistance value at present to calculate the dischargeable electric power during charge of the electric storage apparatus.

5 . The electric storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller uses the internal resistance value at present instead of the predetermined internal resistance value to calculate the dischargeable electric power when the internal resistance value at present is higher than the predetermined internal resistance value.

6 . An electric storage system comprising:
a voltage sensor detecting a voltage value of an electric storage apparatus; a current sensor detecting a current value of the electric storage apparatus; and a controller setting an allowable charge electric power serving as an upper limit electric power to which charge of the electric storage apparatus is allowed, wherein the controller uses the voltage value at present, the current value at present, and an internal resistance value at present of the electric storage apparatus to calculate a reference voltage value, the reference voltage value being the voltage value when no current flows, the controller uses the reference voltage value and a predetermined internal resistance value to calculate a chargeable electric power, the predetermined internal resistance value being previously set to be higher than the internal resistance value at present, the chargeable electric power being an electric power when a charge electric power of the electric storage apparatus is increased to cause the voltage value to reach an upper limit voltage value, and the controller sets the chargeable electric power as the allowable charge electric power when temporarily increasing the charge electric power required of the electric storage apparatus.

7 . The electric storage system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller calculates the chargeable electric power based on the following expression (II):

TWin
=

(

Vb_now
+

Ib_now
×
R_now

)

-
Vb_high

R_old

×
Vb_high

(
II
)

where, in the expression (II), TWin represents the chargeable electric power, Vb_now represents the voltage value at present, Ib_now represents the current value at present, R_now represents the internal resistance value at present, Vb_high represents the upper limit voltage value, and R_old represents the predetermined internal resistance value.

8 . The electric storage system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller corrects the internal resistance value at present to a value higher than the internal resistance value at present in calculating the internal resistance value at present to calculate the chargeable electric power during discharge of the electric storage apparatus.

9 . The electric storage system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller corrects the internal resistance value at present to a value lower than the internal resistance value at present in calculating the internal resistance value at present to calculate the chargeable electric power during charge of the electric storage apparatus.

10 . The electric storage system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller uses the internal resistance value at present instead of the predetermined internal resista

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suzuki Yusuke

Classifications

• H02J2105/33

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• H02J7/62

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• H02J7/61

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• H02J7/865

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

• H02J7/90 Primary

  Regulation of charging or discharging current or voltage · CPC title