Battery system and battery cell management device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016294019-A1
Application number	US-201315037231-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2013
Priority date	Dec 16, 2013
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A battery system includes: a battery cell group composed of one or more battery cells; a battery cell management device that is provided corresponding to each battery cell group and acquires a measurement result concerning a charge state of each battery cell of the battery cell group; and a battery pack management device that performs radio communication with the battery cell management device. In the radio communication, a plurality of radio frequencies can be used.

First claim

1 . A battery system comprising:
a battery cell group composed of one or more battery cells; a battery cell management device that is provided corresponding to each battery cell group and acquires a measurement result concerning a charge state of each battery cell of the battery cell group; and a battery pack management device that performs radio communication with the battery cell management device, wherein in the radio communication, a plurality of radio frequencies including a first radio frequency and a second radio frequency can be used, and the battery cell management device uses the first radio frequency to transmit, to the battery pack management device, first transmission information including dynamic information for controlling a state of each battery cell of the battery cell group and uses the second radio frequency to transmit, to the battery pack management device, second transmission information including static information for managing each battery cell of the battery cell group.

2 . A battery system comprising:
a battery cell group composed of one or more battery cells; a battery cell management device that is provided corresponding to each battery cell group and acquires a measurement result concerning a charge state of each battery cell of the battery cell group; and a battery pack management device that performs radio communication with the battery cell management device, wherein in the radio communication, a plurality of radio frequencies can be used, and the battery pack management device changes a radio frequency to be used in the radio communication depending on at least one of a communication distance from the battery cell management device and application of the battery system.

3 . The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the battery cell management device includes a radio communication section that receives a radio signal transmitted from the battery pack management device on one of the plurality of radio frequencies and transmits a radio signal to the battery pack management device on one of the plurality of radio frequencies, the battery pack management device successively transmits a non-modulated carrier wave to the battery cell management device on one of the plurality of radio frequencies, the battery cell management device uses the radio communication section to change impedance with respect to the non-modulated carrier wave transmitted from the battery pack management device at a predetermined timing according to a measurement result of a state of each battery cell of the battery cell group to transmit by radio the measurement result of a state of each battery cell of the battery cell group to the battery pack management device using on one of the plurality of radio frequencies.

4 . The battery system according to claim 3 , wherein
the battery cell management device includes a measurement circuit that measures a state of each battery cell of the battery cell group and an antenna that receives the non-modulated carrier wave transmitted from the battery pack management device, and the radio communication section changes impedance of the antenna according to a state of each battery cell of the battery cell group measured by the measurement circuit.

5 . The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the battery cell management device transmits, to the battery pack management device, information different for each radio frequency used in the radio communication.

6 . (canceled)

7 . The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein
the battery cell management device includes:
a measurement circuit that measures a state of each battery cell of the battery cell group;
a power supply circuit that generates a power supply voltage based on power supplied from the battery cells of the battery cell group;
an antenna that receives a radio signal transmitted from the battery pack management device on one of the plurality of radio frequencies and transmitting a radio signal to the battery pack management device on one of the plurality of radio frequencies; and
a radio communication section that modulates/demodulates the radio signal transmitted/received through the antenna.

8 . (canceled)

9 . (canceled)

10 . The battery system according to claim 1 , wherein the first radio frequency is a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz band, and
the second radio frequency is a radio frequency of 900 MHz band.

11 . The battery system according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of radio frequencies include at least one of a radio frequency of 2.4 GHz band and a radio frequency of 900 MHz band.

Assignees

• Hitachi Ltd

Inventors

• Yamauchi Shuko
• Yamazoe Takanori

Classifications

• H02J4/25

  for transfer of electric power between AC and DC networks, e.g. for supplying the DC section within a load from an AC mains system · CPC title

• H02J7/42

  with electronic devices having internal batteries, e.g. mobile phones · CPC title

• H01M10/425 Primary

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title

• G01R31/392

  Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health · CPC title

• H04Q2209/40

  using a wireless architecture · CPC title