Electric power control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024270015-A1
Application number	US-202418594439-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 4, 2024
Priority date	Jan 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 15, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Space-saving in an automobile or the like provided with a battery is achieved. Design flexibility of an automobile or the like can be improved. An electric power control method or an electric power control system capable of utilizing electric power efficiently is provided. It is an electric power control system of an automobile including a car body, a first battery, a second battery, and a control unit. The control unit obtains states of charge of the first battery and the second battery, determines whether or not a difference between remaining capacities of the first battery and the second battery exceeds a predetermined value, and controls transmission of electric power between the first battery and the second battery, in the case where the difference in the remaining capacities exceeds the predetermined value, to be made such that the remaining capacities are close to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle comprising:
a wheel comprising a rim portion, a disk portion, a first electric power transmission mechanism, and a battery; an electric power control unit; and a second electric power transmission mechanism electrically connected to the first electric power transmission mechanism, wherein the battery includes an electrolyte solution which comprises an organic solvent, wherein the first electric power transmission mechanism is provided in the disk portion, wherein the first electric power transmission mechanism is electrically connected to the battery, wherein the second electric power transmission mechanism is electrically connected to the first electric power transmission mechanism in a state of the wheel rotating, and wherein the electric power control unit is configured to control charge and discharge of the battery using the first electric power transmission mechanism and the second electric power transmission mechanism.

2 . A vehicle comprising:
a wheel comprising a rim portion, a disk portion, a first electric power transmission mechanism, and a battery; an electric power control unit; and a second electric power transmission mechanism electrically connected to the first electric power transmission mechanism, wherein the battery includes an electrolyte solution which comprises an organic solvent, wherein the first electric power transmission mechanism is provided in the disk portion, wherein the first electric power transmission mechanism is electrically connected to the battery, wherein the first electric power transmission mechanism is configured to wirelessly transmit and receive electric power, wherein the second electric power transmission mechanism is configured to wirelessly transmit and receive electric power, and wherein the electric power control unit is configured to control charge and discharge of the battery using the first electric power transmission mechanism and the second electric power transmission mechanism.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Yoshizumi Kensuke
• Tajima Ryota

Classifications

• H02J7/50

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• H02J7/52 Primary

  for charge balancing, e.g. equalisation of charge between batteries · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M2010/4271

  Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing · CPC title