Power system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9776622-B2
Application number	US-201415325719-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2014
Priority date	Jul 14, 2014
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A power management device of a power system manages the power generation quantity of the whole power system. A power generation control device controls a power generation device using a power generation command value (Ifccon1req) of the power generation device, said power generation command value having been acquired from the power management device via a first signal system, and a parameter (Ibat) that is directly acquired from a parameter acquisition unit via a second signal system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electric power system comprising:
a power generation device;
an energy storage device;
a drive motor driven by electric power from the power generation device and the energy storage device;
a power generation control unit configured to control a power generation amount of the power generation device;
a parameter acquisition unit configured to obtain a parameter regarding an input to, or an output from the energy storage device;
an electric power management unit provided separately from the power generation control unit;
a first signal system connecting the power generation control unit and the electric power management unit; and
a second signal system bypassing the electric power management unit and connecting the power generation control unit and the parameter acquisition unit,
wherein the electric power management unit is configured to manage an amount of power generation of the electric power system as a whole, and
the power generation control unit is configured to use a power generation command value of the power generation device obtained from the electric power management unit through the first signal system and the parameter obtained from the parameter acquisition unit through the second signal system to control the power generation device.

2. The electric power system according to claim 1 , wherein the power generation control unit is configured to correct a power generation command value of the power generation device obtained from the electric power management unit through the first signal system or a limit value of the power generation command value, using the parameter obtained from the parameter acquisition unit through the second signal system, to control the power generation device.

3. The electric power system according to claim 2 , wherein the power generation control unit is configured to obtain the power generation command value of the power generation device from the electric power management unit through the first signal system at a first cycle;
the parameter is obtained from the parameter acquisition unit through the second signal system at a second cycle which is shorter than the first cycle; and
control of the power generation device using the power generation command value corrected using the parameter is implemented at a third cycle which is smaller than the first cycle.

4. The electric power system according to claim 1 , wherein the power generation control unit is configured to limit an output from the power generation device when input electric power to the energy storage device exceeds an input electric power threshold value, or to increase the output from the power generation device when output electric power from the energy storage device exceeds an output electric power threshold value.

5. The electric power system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the power generation device includes a fuel cell, and
the power generation control unit includes:
a first converter provided for the fuel cell; and
a first converter control unit configured to control the first converter, and
the electric power system includes:
a second converter provided for the energy storage device; and
a second converter control unit configured to control the second converter,
when the input electric power to the energy storage device exceeds the input electric power threshold value, the first converter control unit is configured to limit an output current of the fuel cell, and change an output current limit value of the fuel cell based on the input electric power threshold value of the energy storage device; or
when the output electric power from the energy storage device exceeds the output electric power threshold value, the first converter control unit is configured to increase the output current of the fuel cell, and change an output current limit value of the fuel cell based on the output electric power threshold value of the energy storage device.

6. The electric power system according to claim 5 , wherein the input electric power threshold value or the output electric power threshold value of the energy storage device is determined based on a remaining capacity of the energy storage device or a temperature of the energy storage device.

7. The electric power system according to claim 5 , wherein the first converter control unit is configured to correct outputs of the fuel cell based on a deviation between the input electric power and the input electric power threshold value of the energy storage device or a deviation between the output electric power and the output electric power threshold value of the energy storage device.

8. The electric power system according to claim 5 , wherein a load which is different from the drive motor is connected to a power line connecting the energy storage device and the second converter; and
the first converter control unit is configured to estimate input electric power to the energy storage device or output electric power from the energy storage device based on primary electric power of the second converter.

9. The electric power system according to claim 5 , wherein the first converter control unit is configured to estimate the input electric power to the energy storage device or the output electric power from the energy storage device based on secondary electric power of the second converter.

10. An electric power system comprising:
a power generation device;
an energy storage device;
a drive motor driven by electric power from the power generation device and the energy storage device;
a motor control unit configured to control an output from the drive motor;
a power generation control unit configured to control a power generation amount of the power generation device;
a parameter acquisition unit configured to obtain a parameter regarding an input to, or an output from the energy storage device;
an electric power management unit provided separately from the motor control unit and the power generation control unit;
a first signal system connecting the motor control unit and the electric power management unit; and
a second signal system bypassing the electric power management unit and connecting the motor control unit and the parameter acquisition unit,
wherein the motor control unit is configured to use an output command value of the drive motor obtained from the electric power management unit through the first signal system and the parameter obtained from the parameter acquisition unit through the second signal system to control the drive motor.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kazuno Shuichi
• Kojima Yasushi
• Sakai Yasutaka
• Saeki Hibiki

Classifications

• B60W2710/08

  Electric propulsion units · CPC title

• B60L2240/42

  related to electric machines · CPC title

• B60W20/13 Primary

  in order to stay within battery power input or output limits; in order to prevent overcharging or battery depletion · CPC title

• B60K1/02

  comprising more than one electric motor · CPC title

• B60W20/15

  Control strategies specially adapted for achieving a particular effect · CPC title