Power source system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9694695-B2
Application number	US-201514829450-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2015
Priority date	Aug 29, 2014
Publication date	Jul 4, 2017
Grant date	Jul 4, 2017

Abstract

A power source system provides: an electrical generator including a rectifying circuit configured by one or more rectifying diodes for allowing electric conduction from a ground side to a battery side; a fuse arranged between the electrical generator and a battery; and a driving apparatus including a circuit configured by one or more semiconductor elements having one or more parasitic diodes for allowing electrical conduction from the ground side to the battery side, and a load. The number of parasitic diodes to be connected in series between a ground and the fuse in the driving apparatus is larger than the number of rectifying diodes to be connected in series between the ground and the battery side in the electrical generator. In addition, the circuit switches electrical conduction in the load.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power source system, comprising:
an electrical generator including a rectifying circuit configured by one or more rectifying diodes for allowing electric conduction from a ground side to a battery side;
a fuse arranged between the electrical generator and a battery; and
a driving apparatus, which is connected to the electrical generator in parallel at a side of the fuse opposite to the battery, including: a circuit configured by one or more semiconductor elements having one or more parasitic diodes for allowing electrical conduction from the ground side to the battery side; and
a load,
wherein the number of the parasitic diodes in the driving apparatus to be connected in series in a forward direction between a ground and the fuse is larger than the number of the rectifying diodes in the electrical generator to be connected in series between the ground and the battery side,
wherein the parasitic diodes are configured to allow a short current flowing through the rectifying diodes to melt down the fuse so as to prevent current flow through the driving apparatus when the battery is connected in reverse, and
wherein the circuit switches electrical conduction in the load.

2. The power source system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the semiconductor element includes one or more driving elements configuring an inverter to be connected in a bridge manner, and a power source relay arranged at the battery side of the inverter.

3. The power source system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the driving apparatus drives a driving object through torque outputted from a rotary electrical machine as the load to control an electrical power steering apparatus for assisting a driver's steering operation of a steering member.

4. The power source system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second fuse that is arranged between the driving apparatus and one side of the fuse, which is opposite to another side of the fuse where the battery is located.

5. The power source system according to claim 1 ,
wherein a forward bias voltage for conducting the parasitic diodes connected in series in the forward direction is larger than a forward bias voltage for conducting the rectifying diodes connected in series.

6. The power source system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fuse is configured to melt down when a current flows through the rectifying diodes connected in series.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Yamamoto Toshihisa
• Kabune Hideki

Classifications

• B60L11/1803 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• Y02T10/7005

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H02M7/48

  using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode · CPC title

• H02P29/024

  Detecting a fault condition, e.g. short circuit, locked rotor, open circuit or loss of load · CPC title

• H02M1/10

  Arrangements incorporating converting means for enabling loads to be operated at will from different kinds of power supplies, e.g. from AC or DC · CPC title