JP2008302825A - Power source device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To assure proper supply of power to an electric load by proper redundancy of a power source circuit even at the time of battery failure of a lead storage battery or the like, or at the time of a ground fault of a wire harness for connection of the battery to an electric load or a boosting circuit. <P>SOLUTION: A first electromagnetic relay 51 is provided to open/close a main power source circuit, and an auxiliary battery 41 is connected by an auxiliary feed line 42 to a main power source circuit on the side of the electric load by means of the first electromagnetic relay 51 to be continuous. In a case where failure of a main battery 1 or a ground fault of the main power source circuit is detected, the first electromagnetic relay 51 is opened. Otherwise, the first electromagnetic relay 51 is kept closed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a power supply device for a vehicle mounted on an automobile or the like, and in particular, a vehicle mounted on a vehicle having an electric load that requires a large current, such as an electric power steering device or an electric motor of a steer-by-wire device. The present invention relates to a power supply device.

  In an electric power steering device for a vehicle such as an automobile, in order to generate an auxiliary steering force for reducing a manual steering force applied to a steering wheel by a driver, particularly in a steer-by-wire device, all steering necessary for steering is performed. In order to generate a force, a high output (large current) electric motor is used.

  In order to respond to the high output demand of such an in-vehicle electric motor, a booster circuit by a DC-DC converter that boosts the voltage of power supplied from a battery such as an in-vehicle lead storage battery is incorporated in the power supply circuit of the electric motor There is. By incorporating this booster circuit, the influence of the voltage change on the input side can be minimized and stable power supply can be achieved.

When such a booster circuit is provided in a vehicle, the booster circuit is disposed in the vicinity of the power control inverter that drives the electric motor (see, for example, Patent Document 1), and the booster circuit is disposed in the vicinity of the battery power supply ( Patent Document 2) is known.
JP 2004-276841 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-212659

  However, in the prior arts such as Patent Documents 1 and 2, when a battery such as a lead storage battery fails or a wire harness connecting the battery and the electric load or the booster circuit is grounded, power is appropriately supplied to the electric load due to a voltage drop. Cannot be supplied.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that even if a battery such as a lead storage battery breaks down or a wire harness connecting the battery and the electric load or the booster circuit is grounded, the power supply circuit is appropriately redundant to prevent the electric load. To ensure proper power supply.

  A vehicle power supply device according to the present invention includes an in-vehicle main battery and an auxiliary battery, a main power circuit that electrically connects the main battery and the in-vehicle electric load, and first switch means that opens and closes the main power circuit, An auxiliary power supply path for electrically connecting the auxiliary battery to the main power circuit on the electric load side from the first switch means, a failure of the main battery, and the main power source on the main battery side from the first switch means A main power circuit failure detecting means for detecting at least one of circuit ground faults; and a main battery failure or a ground fault of the main power circuit detected by the main power circuit fault detecting means. And a control means for opening one switch means, and closing the first switch means in other cases.

  In this case, if the power supply by the main battery is not normally performed due to a failure of the main battery or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first switch means, the first switch means is opened. Thus, the main power supply circuit on the main battery side and the main battery are disconnected from the electric load, and power supply to the electric load by the auxiliary battery is maintained.

  A vehicle power supply device according to the present invention includes an in-vehicle main battery and an auxiliary battery, a main power circuit that electrically connects the main battery, the in-vehicle electric load, and the in-vehicle generator, and the auxiliary battery in the middle of the main power circuit. An auxiliary power circuit that is electrically connected to the auxiliary power circuit, first switch means that opens and closes the main power circuit on the electric load side from a connection point of the auxiliary power circuit, and the first switch that is in the middle of the auxiliary power circuit An auxiliary power supply path that is conductively connected to the main power supply circuit on the electrical load side from the means, and a second that opens and closes the auxiliary power supply circuit on the main power supply circuit side from a connection point between the auxiliary power supply circuit and the auxiliary power supply path And a main power supply circuit failure detecting means for detecting at least one of a main battery failure and a ground fault of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first switch means. When a failure of the main battery or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit is detected by the switch means failure detection means for detecting a contact failure of the first switch means and the main power supply circuit failure detection means, When the contact failure of the first switch means is detected by the switch means failure detection means, the first switch means is opened and the second switch means is opened. The switch means is closed, and in other cases, the first switch means and the control means for closing the second switch means are provided.

  In this case, if the power supply by the main battery is not normally performed due to a failure of the main battery or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first switch means, the main power supply circuit on the main battery side and the main power supply circuit The battery is disconnected from the electric load and the auxiliary battery, and power supply to the electric load by the auxiliary battery is maintained. Further, when a contact failure occurs in the first switch means, the first switch means is opened and the second switch means is closed, and an electric load by the main battery is provided with a bypass path by an auxiliary power circuit and an auxiliary power supply path. The power supply to is backed up.

  The vehicle power supply device according to the present invention includes an in-vehicle main battery and an auxiliary battery, a main power circuit that electrically connects the main battery to the in-vehicle electric load and the in-vehicle generator, and the auxiliary battery that is connected to the main power circuit. An auxiliary power circuit that is conductively connected in the middle, first switch means that opens and closes the main power circuit on the electric load side from a connection point between the auxiliary power circuit, and the first power source circuit that is in the middle of the auxiliary power circuit An auxiliary power supply path that is conductively connected to the main power supply circuit on the electric load side from the switch means, and a second power supply circuit that opens and closes the auxiliary power supply circuit on the main power supply circuit side from a connection point between the auxiliary power supply circuit and the auxiliary power supply path. Second switch means, third switch means for opening and closing the auxiliary power circuit on the auxiliary battery side from a connection point of the auxiliary power circuit and the auxiliary power supply path, failure of the main battery, and the Main power circuit failure detecting means for detecting at least one of ground faults of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from one switch means, and switch means failure detecting means for detecting poor contact of the first switch means And an auxiliary battery failure detecting means for detecting a failure of the auxiliary battery, and when the main power supply circuit failure detecting means detects a failure of the main battery or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit, the first switch If the contact failure of the first switch means is detected by the switch means failure detecting means, the first switch means and the second switch means are closed and the third switch means is closed. The switch means is opened to close the second switch means and the third switch means, and the auxiliary battery failure detection means causes the auxiliary battery to fail. Is detected, the third switch means is opened to close the first switch means and the second switch means; otherwise, the first switch means to And control means for closing all of the third switch means.

  In this case, when the auxiliary battery fails, the third switch means is opened, the auxiliary battery is disconnected, and the adverse effect of the auxiliary battery failure on the main power supply circuit side is avoided.

  The vehicle power supply device according to the present invention preferably includes a diode that is provided in the middle of the auxiliary power supply path and allows only a current flow from the auxiliary battery toward the electric load.

  In this case, the forward threshold voltage of the diode prevents the main battery current from flowing through the auxiliary power supply path to the electric load.

  In the vehicular power supply apparatus according to the present invention, when a plurality of the electric loads are conductively connected in parallel to the main power supply circuit, preferably for each electric load in order to prevent a current from flowing around. Each of the provided auxiliary power supply paths has a diode that allows only a current flow from the auxiliary battery toward the electric load.

  The vehicle power supply device according to the present invention has fourth switch means connected in parallel with the diode, and the control means opens the fourth switch means when no forward current flows through the diode. When the forward current flows through the diode, the fourth switch means is closed.

  In this case, in a state where forward current flows through the diode, the fourth switch means is closed, and power is supplied through the fourth switch means, thereby eliminating the influence of the voltage drop due to the diode. .

  According to the vehicle power supply device of the present invention, the main power supply circuit on the main battery side is grounded due to the failure of the main battery or the first switch means such as the wire harness connecting the main battery and the electric load. When the power supply by the main battery is not normally performed, the first switch means is opened, so that the main power circuit on the main battery side and the main battery are disconnected from the electric load, and the main battery failure, ground fault The power supply to the electric load is maintained by the auxiliary battery with redundancy.

  Below, Embodiment 1 of the vehicle power supply device by this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.

  The vehicle power supply device of the present embodiment includes a main battery 1 and an auxiliary battery 41 as on-vehicle power supplies. The main battery 1 supplies power to the electric power steering system 3 through a long wire harness 2. An auxiliary power supply unit 4 including an auxiliary battery 41 is provided in the vicinity of the steering control unit 31 of the electric power steering system 3.

  The main battery 1 is, for example, a rechargeable in-vehicle battery using a lead-acid battery, and has a rated voltage of 12V. A vehicle-mounted generator (alternator) 12 driven by a vehicle engine (not shown) is connected to the main battery 1 via a rectifier (rectifier) 13. The main battery 1 is charged with electric power generated by the generator 12.

A cell motor 11 is connected to the main battery 1 as one of in-vehicle electric loads. The cell motor 11 is supplied with power from the main battery 1 and starts an engine (not shown).
The main battery 1 is connected to an electric component 15 of a fuel injection ignition system and other electric components 16 such as a room lamp and a headlight via an electromagnetic relay 14. The main battery 1 also supplies power to these.

  When the steering wheel W is steered, the electric power steering system 3 detects an electric motor (electric load) 33 that generates an auxiliary steering force for reducing the manual steering force of the steering wheel 32 and a manual steering torque. A steering torque sensor 34, a steering angle sensor 35 that detects the rotation angle of the steering wheel 31, and a steering control unit 31 are provided.

  The steering control unit 31 calculates a target value of the motor current based on the steering torque and the steering angle acquired by the steering torque sensor 34 and the steering angle sensor 35, and the target value and current detection are performed in the drive circuit 36 including a power control inverter. The current value of the current supplied to the electric motor 33 is controlled so that the deviation from the actual current value A0 detected by the device 37 becomes small. In this current control, when a large auxiliary steering force is required, the target value of the motor current increases and a large current is required.

  The auxiliary power unit 4 functions as a sub power source of the electric power steering system 3 that requires a large current, and includes an auxiliary battery 41, a bidirectional converter 42, a current detector 44, a voltage detector 45, And a controller (control means) 43.

  The auxiliary battery 41 is a rechargeable secondary battery, for example, a lithium ion battery. The auxiliary battery 41 using a lithium ion battery can charge and discharge a voltage (for example, 16 V) higher than the voltage of the main battery 1 (usually 12 V).

  The auxiliary power unit 4 includes an input terminal 4A to which the wire harness 2 from the main battery 1 is connected, an output terminal 4B to which the wire harness 5 toward the electric power steering system 3 is connected, an input terminal 4A and an output terminal 4B. A current detector 44 that detects a current value A1 of a current flowing through the internal wiring 46 (the connection terminal N side of the input terminal 4A), and a voltage of a current flowing through the internal wiring 46 (the connection terminal N side of the input terminal 4A) And a voltage detector 45 for detecting the value V1. In the present embodiment, the wire harness 2, the wire harness 5, and the internal wiring 46 are collectively referred to as a main power supply circuit.

  The bidirectional converter 42 is a DC / DC converter capable of voltage conversion in both directions of step-up and step-down, and has a charge input terminal Cin, a charge output terminal Cout, a discharge input terminal Din, and a discharge output terminal Dout. The bidirectional converter 42 boosts the voltage between the charge input terminal Cin and the charge output terminal Cout, and steps down the voltage between the discharge input terminal Din and the discharge output terminal Dout.

  The charging input terminal Cin is conductively connected to a connection point N in the middle of the internal wiring 46 by an auxiliary power circuit (wiring) 47. Both the charge output terminal Cout and the discharge input terminal Din are conductively connected to the auxiliary battery 41. The discharge output terminal Dout is conductively connected to the internal wiring 46 at the connection point M on the output terminal 4B side from the connection point N by the auxiliary power supply line 48.

  As a result, the bidirectional converter 42 boosts the voltage of the current from the connection point N to charge the auxiliary battery 41, drops the voltage of the discharge current of the auxiliary battery 41 to an appropriate voltage, and sends it to the connection point M. .

  The step-down by the bidirectional converter 42 is performed based on the voltage value V1 of the internal wiring 46 on the input terminal 4A side from the connection point N detected by the voltage detector 45. The boost current generated thereby is sent to the connection point M.

  As a result, even if the current value A0 of the electric motor 33 increases, the increase in the current value A1 of the current flowing from the main battery 1 to the wire harness 2 is suppressed, and the voltage drop (V0) due to the electrical resistance in the wire harness 2 is suppressed. -V1) can be kept small. For this reason, the operating voltage of the electric motor 33 becomes high, sufficient electric power is supplied to the electric motor 33, and the output of the electric motor 33 can be improved.

  A first electromagnetic relay 51 is connected between connection points N and M of the internal wiring 46 as a first switch means for opening and closing the main power supply circuit. In other words, the auxiliary power supply path 48 described above electrically connects the auxiliary battery 41 to the main power supply circuit (internal wiring 46) on the side of the electric motor 33 that is an electric load from the first electromagnetic relay 51.

  The controller 43 uses a current detector 44 as a main power supply circuit failure detection means to determine the backflow of current from the connection point N to the main battery 1 side on the main battery 1 side. From the electromagnetic relay 51, at least one of the ground faults of the main power supply circuit (exclusively, the wire harness 2) on the main battery 1 side is detected. The controller 43 opens the first electromagnetic relay 51 when the failure of the main battery 1 or the ground fault of the main power supply circuit is detected by the above-described main power supply circuit failure detection means, and in other cases (main power supply When normal, the first electromagnetic relay 51 is controlled to be closed.

  According to the present embodiment, the first electromagnetic relay 51 is closed and the first electromagnetic relay 51 is closed when the main battery 1 is in a normal state and there is no ground fault in the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first electromagnetic relay 51 as described above. In response to the electric current A0 of the electric motor 33, electric power is supplied from the main battery 1 and the auxiliary battery 41 to the electric motor 33.

  On the other hand, the power supply to the electric motor 33 by the main battery 1 is normal due to the failure of the main battery 1 or the grounding of the main power circuit on the main battery side from the first electromagnetic relay 51 such as the wire harness 2. The first electromagnetic relay 51 is opened when the state is not performed. As a result, the main power supply circuit on the main battery 1 side and the main battery 1 are disconnected from the electric motor 33, and normal power supply to the electric motor 33 by the auxiliary battery 41 due to redundancy causes failure of the main battery 1, It is maintained without being disturbed by the ground fault. As a result, the output of the electric motor 33 is guaranteed.

  Next, a vehicle power supply device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1, and description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the bidirectional converter 42 is a two-terminal type of a main power supply circuit side terminal 42A and an auxiliary battery side terminal 42B, and the main power supply circuit side terminal 42A includes a charge input terminal Cin and a discharge output terminal Dout. The auxiliary battery side terminal 42B also serves as the charge output terminal Cout and the discharge input terminal Din.

  The auxiliary battery side terminal 42 </ b> B is conductively connected to the auxiliary battery 41. The main power supply circuit side terminal 42 </ b> A is conductively connected to the connection point N in the middle of the internal wiring 46 by the auxiliary power supply circuit 47. That is, the auxiliary power supply circuit 47 electrically connects the auxiliary battery 41 to the connection point N in the middle of the internal wiring 46. The auxiliary power supply line 48 is conductively connected in the middle of the auxiliary power supply circuit 47 with a connection point L. In other words, the auxiliary power supply line 48 is electrically connected in the middle of the auxiliary power supply circuit 47 (connection point L) to the internal wiring 46 on the side of the electric motor 33 that is an electric load from the first electromagnetic relay 51.

  In the middle of the auxiliary power supply circuit (wiring) 47 on the main power supply circuit side from the connection point L between the auxiliary power supply circuit (wiring) 47 and the auxiliary power supply path 48 (auxiliary power supply circuit (wiring) 47 between the connection points N and L). Is connected to a second electromagnetic relay 52 as second switch means for opening and closing the auxiliary power circuit (wiring) 47.

  In the middle of the auxiliary power supply line 48, a diode 55 that allows only a current flow from the connection point L to the connection point N, that is, only allows a current flow from the auxiliary battery 41 side to the electric motor 33 side, is connected. Has been.

  In addition, a field effect transistor (EFT) 54 is connected to the auxiliary power supply line 48 as a fourth switch means in parallel with the diode 55.

  The controller 43, as a main power supply circuit failure detection means, discriminates the backflow of the current to the main battery 1 side by the current detector 44, and the main battery 1 side from the failure of the main battery 1 and the first electromagnetic relay 51 by the backflow discrimination. At least one of the ground faults of the main power supply circuit (exclusively, the wire harness 2) is detected.

  The controller 43 serves as a switch means failure detecting means, the voltage value V1 detected by the voltage detector 45 and the electric motor 33 side from the first electromagnetic relay 51 detected by the current detector 38 provided in the steering control unit 31. The contact failure of the contact of the first electromagnetic relay 51 is detected based on the current value of the first electromagnetic relay 51 and the voltage value on the electric motor 33 side of the first electromagnetic relay 51 detected by the voltage detector 38. Specifically, when the voltage value V1 detected by the voltage detector 45 is normal but the current value detected by the current detector 38 or the voltage value detected by the voltage detector 38 is small. Is determined as a contact failure of the contact of the first electromagnetic relay 51.

  The controller 43 opens both the first electromagnetic relay 51 and the second electromagnetic relay 52 when a failure of the main battery 1 or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit is detected by the above-described main power supply circuit failure detection means. When the field effect transistor 54 is turned on and the contact failure of the contact of the first electromagnetic relay 51 is detected by the above-described switch means failure detection means, the first electromagnetic relay 51 is opened and the second electromagnetic relay 51 is opened. The electromagnetic relay 52 is closed. In other cases, the first electromagnetic relay 51 and the second electromagnetic relay 52 are both closed.

  Further, the controller 43 turns off the field effect transistor 54 when no forward current flows through the diode 55, and turns on the field effect transistor 54 when the forward current flows through the diode 55.

  According to the present embodiment, when there is no failure of the main battery 1, a ground fault of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first electromagnetic relay 51, and a contact failure of the contact of the first electromagnetic relay 51, the first Since the electromagnetic relay 51 is closed, the electric power is supplied from the main battery 1 and the auxiliary battery 41 to the electric motor 33 according to the current value A0 of the electric motor 33 as described above. The second electromagnetic relay 52 is also closed, and the auxiliary battery 41 is charged as usual.

  The diode 55 provided in the auxiliary power supply line 48 suppresses the current of the main battery 1 from flowing through the auxiliary power supply line 48 to the electric motor 33 due to the forward threshold voltage. When electric power from the auxiliary battery 41 is required, forward current flows through the diode 55 from the auxiliary battery 41, and electric power is supplied from the auxiliary battery 41 to the electric motor 33, the field effect transistor 54 is turned off. From the state to the on state, the electric motor 33 is supplied with electric power for powering the auxiliary battery 41 through the field effect transistor 54. As a result, the backup power is supplied to the electric motor 33 by eliminating the influence of the voltage drop caused by the diode 55.

  On the other hand, the power supply to the electric motor 33 by the main battery 1 is normal due to the failure of the main battery 1 or the grounding of the main power circuit on the main battery side from the first electromagnetic relay 51 such as the wire harness 2. If the first electromagnetic relay 51 and the second electromagnetic relay 52 are opened, the main power supply circuit on the main battery 1 side and the main battery 1 are disconnected from the electric motor 33 and the auxiliary power supply circuit 47. It is.

  By this disconnection, a forward current flows through the diode 55 from the auxiliary battery 41, and power is supplied from the auxiliary battery 41 to the electric motor 33 in an uninterruptible manner. When the forward current flows through the diode 55, the field effect transistor 54 transitions from the off state to the on state, and power supply for powering the auxiliary battery 41 through the field effect transistor 54 is performed to the electric motor 33. As a result, the backup power is supplied to the electric motor 33 by eliminating the influence of the voltage drop caused by the diode 55. By these operations, even if the main battery 1 fails or a ground fault occurs in the main power circuit on the main battery side from the first electromagnetic relay 51, the output of the electric motor 33 is guaranteed.

  When contact failure of the contact of the first electromagnetic relay 51 is detected, the first electromagnetic relay 51 is opened while the second electromagnetic relay 52 is closed. As a result, the first electromagnetic relay 51 is connected via the N point-L point-M point by the internal wiring 46 (on the main battery 1 side from the first electromagnetic relay 51), the auxiliary power supply circuit 47, and the auxiliary power supply line 48. A bypassed power supply path is secured, and power is supplied from the main battery 1 and the auxiliary battery 41 to the electric motor 33 in accordance with the current value A0 of the electric motor 33 as in the normal state.

  When the field effect transistor 54 is of a MOS type or the like and includes a parasitic diode in parallel with the switching unit, the parasitic diode can function as the above-described diode 55 and the diode 55 can be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when there are a plurality of electric loads with a common power source, such as a first electric motor 61 and a second electric motor 62, the first electric motor 61, The second electric motor 62 is individually connected to the main battery 1 by the wire harness 2A, the wire harness 2B, the internal wirings 46A and 46B, and the wire harnesses 5A and 5B. In this case, the first electromagnetic relays 51A and 51B are provided in each of the internal wirings 46A and 46B, and the second power supply circuits 47A and 47B on the auxiliary battery 41 side from the branch points (connection points) Na and Nb are secondly connected. The electromagnetic relays 52A and 52B are provided. Further, the auxiliary power supply circuits 47A and 47B are provided with diodes 57A and 57B that allow only the flow of current flowing to the auxiliary battery 41 side so as to avoid interference between the auxiliary power supply circuits 47A and 47B.

  The auxiliary power supply line 48 is provided with field effect transistors 54A and 54B and diodes 55A and 55B individually for each electric load.

  As a result, current wraparound in the auxiliary power supply line 48 can be prevented in advance.

  Next, Embodiment 3 of the vehicle power supply device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4, parts corresponding to those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2, and description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, a fourth electromagnetic relay 56 is provided in place of the field effect transistor 54. The fourth electromagnetic relay 56 opens and closes in the same manner as the field effect transistor 54 and functions in the same manner as the field effect transistor 54.

  In the present embodiment, a third electromagnetic relay 53 is added to the auxiliary power circuit 47 closer to the auxiliary battery 41 than the connection point L of the auxiliary power circuit 47.

  The controller 43 includes auxiliary battery failure detection means for detecting a failure of the auxiliary battery 41 in addition to the main power supply circuit failure detection means and switch means failure detection means described in the above embodiment. The auxiliary battery failure detection means energizes the electric motor 33 from the auxiliary battery 41 in the failure diagnosis mode, based on the current detected by the current detector 37 at that time.

  The controller 43 opens the third electromagnetic relay 53 only when a failure of the auxiliary battery 41 is detected, and closes the third electromagnetic relay 53 otherwise.

  Thereby, when the auxiliary battery 41 fails, the auxiliary battery 41 is disconnected by opening the third electromagnetic relay 53, and it is avoided that an adverse effect due to the failure of the auxiliary battery 41 reaches the main power supply circuit side.

  The first electromagnetic relay 51, the second electromagnetic relay 52, and the fourth electromagnetic relay 56 instead of the field effect transistor 54 operate in the same manner as in the second embodiment. Thereby, also in embodiment, the effect similar to Embodiment 2 is acquired.

1 is a block diagram showing Embodiment 1 of a power supply system to which a vehicle power supply device according to the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows Embodiment 2 of the electric power supply system with which the vehicle power supply device by this invention was applied. It is a block diagram which shows other embodiment of the electric power supply system with which the vehicle power supply device by this invention was applied. It is a block diagram which shows Embodiment 3 of the electric power supply system with which the vehicle power supply device by this invention was applied.

Explanation of symbols

1 Main battery 2 Wire harness (power supply path)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Electric power steering system 4 Auxiliary power supply unit 5 Wire harness 15, 16 Electrical component 31 Steering control unit 33 Electric motor (electric load)
37 Current detector 38 Voltage detector 41 Auxiliary battery 42 Bidirectional converter 43 Controller 44 Current detector 45 Voltage detector 46 Internal wiring 47 Auxiliary power circuit 48 Auxiliary power supply line 51 First electromagnetic relay 52 Second electromagnetic relay 53 Third electromagnetic relay 54 Field effect transistor 55 Diode 56 Fourth electromagnetic relay

Claims (6)

An in-vehicle main battery and an auxiliary battery;
A main power supply circuit for conductively connecting the main battery and the in-vehicle electric load;
First switch means for opening and closing the main power circuit;
An auxiliary power supply path for electrically connecting the auxiliary battery to the main power circuit on the electric load side from the first switch means;
Main power supply circuit failure detection means for detecting at least one of a main battery failure and a ground fault of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first switch means;
When the main power supply circuit failure detecting means detects a failure of the main battery or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit, the first switch means is opened, otherwise the first switch means Control means for closing
A vehicle power supply device comprising: An in-vehicle main battery and an auxiliary battery;
A main power supply circuit for conductively connecting the main battery to an in-vehicle electric load and an in-vehicle generator;
An auxiliary power circuit for electrically connecting the auxiliary battery in the middle of the main power circuit;
First switch means for opening and closing the main power supply circuit on the electric load side from a connection point with the auxiliary power supply circuit;
An auxiliary power supply path that is electrically connected to the main power circuit on the electric load side from the first switch means in the middle of the auxiliary power circuit;
Second switch means for opening and closing the auxiliary power circuit on the main power circuit side from a connection point between the auxiliary power circuit and the auxiliary power supply path;
Main power supply circuit failure detection means for detecting at least one of a main battery failure and a ground fault of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first switch means;
Switch means failure detecting means for detecting a contact failure of the first switch means;
When the main power supply circuit failure detection means detects a failure of the main battery or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit, the first switch means and the second switch means are opened, and the switch means failure detection means When the contact failure of the first switch means is detected by the above, the first switch means is opened and the second switch means is closed; otherwise, the first switch means is closed. Control means for closing the switch means and the second switch means;
A vehicle power supply device comprising: An in-vehicle main battery and an auxiliary battery;
A main power supply circuit for conductively connecting the main battery to an in-vehicle electric load and an in-vehicle generator;
An auxiliary power circuit for electrically connecting the auxiliary battery in the middle of the main power circuit;
First switch means for opening and closing the main power supply circuit on the electric load side from a connection point with the auxiliary power supply circuit;
An auxiliary power supply path that conducts the middle of the auxiliary power supply circuit from the first switch means to the main power supply circuit on the electric load side;
A second switch means for opening and closing the auxiliary power circuit on the main power circuit side from a connection point between the auxiliary power circuit and the auxiliary power supply path;
Third switch means for opening and closing the auxiliary power circuit on the auxiliary battery side from a connection point between the auxiliary power circuit and the auxiliary power supply path;
Main power supply circuit failure detection means for detecting at least one of a main battery failure and a ground fault of the main power supply circuit on the main battery side from the first switch means;
Switch means failure detecting means for detecting a contact failure of the first switch means;
Auxiliary battery failure detection means for detecting a failure of the auxiliary battery;
When the main power supply circuit failure detecting means detects a main battery failure or a ground fault of the main power supply circuit, the first switch means and the second switch means are opened and the third switch is opened. And when the contact failure of the first switch means is detected by the switch means failure detection means, the first switch means is opened and the second switch means and the third switch means are opened. When the auxiliary battery failure detection means detects a failure of the auxiliary battery, the third switch means is opened and the first switch means and the second switch means are closed. Otherwise, control means for closing all of the first switch means to the third switch means,
A vehicle power supply device comprising:   4. The vehicle power supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a diode that is provided in the middle of the auxiliary power supply path and allows only a current flow from the auxiliary battery toward the electric load. 5. .   A plurality of the electric loads connected to the main power supply circuit in parallel with each other, and each of the auxiliary power supply paths provided for each electric load allows only a current flow from the auxiliary battery to the electric load. The vehicle power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: A fourth switch means connected in parallel with the diode;
The control means opens the fourth switch means when no forward current flows through the diode, and closes the fourth switch means when a forward current flows through the diode. The vehicle power supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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