JP2010178507A - Battery hybrid system and method for using same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To ensure the sufficiently long running distance of an electric vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A battery hybrid system has a motor-driven machine, a first battery, a second battery, an output changing section for controlling the output of the second battery, a battery information acquiring processing means for acquiring the voltage of the second battery, and an output change control processing means for decreasing the output of the second battery in the output change section so that the voltage of the second battery may not become smaller than a threshold value. Since the output of the second battery is decreased so that the voltage of the second battery may not be smaller than the threshold value, the second battery can be used until the residual capacity becomes completely small. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a battery hybrid system and a method of using the same.

  Conventionally, an electric vehicle includes a hybrid vehicle, an electric vehicle, and the like. For example, a hybrid vehicle includes an engine and a drive motor, drives a drive motor in an urban area, and drives an engine in a suburb. Accordingly, the vehicle can be driven by driving a drive motor. The electric vehicle includes a drive motor, and is driven by driving the drive motor.

  In the electric vehicle, a rechargeable secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery is used as a power source. The drive motor is driven by receiving electric power output (powering output) from the secondary battery when accelerating the electric vehicle or causing the electric vehicle to perform steady running (constant running), and decelerates the electric vehicle. In this case, power is regenerated and input to the secondary battery (regenerative input).

  That is, the secondary battery is discharged as power is output from the secondary battery, and the secondary battery is charged as power is input to the secondary battery.

  However, in the electric vehicle having the above-described configuration, the cruising distance cannot be increased because the weight energy density representing the capacity per unit weight is low.

  Therefore, for example, when a primary battery having a high weight energy density is connected in parallel with the secondary battery and the remaining capacity of the secondary battery is reduced by using the output of the primary battery, the power of the primary battery is reduced. It is conceivable to increase the cruising distance of the electric vehicle by supplying the battery or supplying the electric power of the primary battery and the secondary battery to the drive motor (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-6-283210

  However, in the conventional electric vehicle, when the electric vehicle is running, the remaining capacity of the primary battery gradually decreases, and when the predetermined value is reached, the output cannot be generated, and the power of the primary battery is reduced. Cannot be supplied to the secondary battery, and the power of the primary battery and the secondary battery cannot be supplied to the drive motor. As a result, the cruising distance of the electric vehicle cannot be made sufficiently long.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional electric vehicle and to provide a battery hybrid system and a method of using the same that can sufficiently increase the cruising distance of the electric vehicle.

  Therefore, in the battery hybrid system of the present invention, the electric machine, the first battery, the second battery connected in parallel with the first battery, and the second battery connected in parallel, An output changing unit for controlling the output of the second battery, battery information acquisition processing means for acquiring the voltage of the second battery, and the voltage of the second battery does not become lower than a threshold value. As described above, the output change unit includes output change control processing means for reducing the output of the second battery.

  In another battery hybrid system of the present invention, an output determination processing means for determining whether or not the output of the second battery is smaller than a threshold value, and a case where the output of the second battery is smaller than the threshold value And battery use processing means for terminating the use of the second battery.

  In still another battery hybrid system of the present invention, the output changing unit further includes a switching element for controlling the output of the second battery.

  The output change control processing means changes the duty ratio of the switching element in accordance with a voltage difference between the threshold and the voltage of the second battery when the voltage of the second battery is lower than the threshold. .

  In the method for using the battery hybrid system of the present invention, the electric machine, the first battery, the second battery connected in parallel with the first battery, and the second battery connected in parallel with the second battery, This is applied to a battery hybrid system including an output changing unit for controlling the output of the battery.

  Then, the voltage of the second battery is acquired, and the output of the second battery is reduced in the output changing unit so that the voltage of the second battery does not become lower than the threshold value.

  According to the present invention, in the battery hybrid system, the electric machine, the first battery, the second battery connected in parallel with the first battery, and the second battery connected in parallel, An output changing unit for controlling the output of the second battery; battery information acquisition processing means for acquiring the voltage of the second battery; and the output changing so that the voltage of the second battery does not become lower than a threshold value. Output change control processing means for reducing the output of the second battery in the unit.

  In this case, since the output of the second battery is reduced in the output changing unit so that the voltage of the second battery does not become lower than the threshold value, the second battery may be used until the remaining capacity becomes sufficiently small. it can. Therefore, the cruising distance of the electric vehicle can be made sufficiently long.

  In another battery hybrid system of the present invention, an output determination processing means for determining whether or not the output of the second battery is smaller than a threshold value, and a case where the output of the second battery is smaller than the threshold value And battery use processing means for terminating the use of the second battery.

  In this case, when the output of the second battery becomes smaller than the threshold value, the use of the second battery is terminated. Therefore, the use of the second battery is continued until the remaining capacity becomes sufficiently small. Can do.

It is a figure which shows the battery hybrid system in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the inverter control part in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the battery hybrid system in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the primary battery output process means in embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a battery hybrid system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, 10 is a booster circuit control unit as a control device and as a first control unit, 11 is a drive motor as an electric machine, 13 is a load connected to the drive motor 11 and current. An inverter as a conversion unit, 14 is a power supply unit connected to the inverter 13, and 90 is an inverter control unit as a second control unit that controls the inverter 13 to drive the drive motor 11. In the present embodiment, the inverter control unit 90 is built in the inverter 13, but may be arranged independently of the inverter 13.

  The drive motor 11 is mechanically connected to a drive wheel (not shown) via an output shaft (not shown), and is driven by power supplied from the power supply unit 14 via the inverter 13 during power running. Then, a drive motor torque is generated and sent to the drive wheel. During regeneration, electric power is regenerated by receiving rotation from the drive wheel and supplied to the power supply unit 14 via the inverter 13.

  The inverter 13 includes a DC / DC converter (not shown) as a voltage conversion unit and a plurality of transistors (not shown) as, for example, six switching elements. The DC / DC converter outputs the output voltage of the power supply unit 14. The voltage is changed to a predetermined voltage, and each of the transistors is turned on / off by a drive signal sent from the booster circuit control unit 10 to convert a DC current supplied from the power supply unit 14 into a three-phase AC current. , Supplied to the drive motor 11. Each of the transistors is unitized to form a transistor module (IGBT) for each phase. In this embodiment, the DC / DC converter is built in the inverter 13, but can be arranged independently of the inverter 13.

  The power supply unit 14 includes a secondary battery 15 as a rechargeable first battery and a main battery 15, a primary battery 16 as a non-chargeable second battery and an auxiliary battery, and A booster circuit 18 is provided as an output changer for changing the voltage Vs of the primary battery 16 and as a voltage changer. The secondary battery 15, the primary battery 16 and the booster circuit 18 are connected to each other and to the inverter 13. Are connected in parallel. The booster circuit controller 10 reads the remaining capacity SOCm of the secondary battery 15 as the first battery information and the remaining capacity SOCs of the primary battery 16 as the second battery information. The remaining capacities SOCm and SOCs represent the amount of electricity charged to each capacity (battery capacity) of the secondary battery 15 and the primary battery 16 as a percentage. The booster booster controller 10 reads an accelerator opening α as an acceleration index detected by an accelerator opening sensor as an acceleration index detector disposed on an accelerator pedal (not shown).

  The booster circuit control unit 10, the drive motor 11, the inverter 13, the power supply unit 14, the secondary battery 15, the primary battery 16, the booster circuit 18, the inverter control unit 90, and the like constitute a battery hybrid system.

  In the present embodiment, the secondary battery 15 is an energy density. In the present embodiment, a battery having a low weight energy density and a high output density, for example, a lithium ion battery is used, and the primary battery 16 has an output. A battery having a low density and a high weight energy density, such as an air battery, is used.

  In the present embodiment, the secondary battery 15 is used as the first battery and the main battery. However, instead of the secondary battery 15, a primary different from the primary battery 16 is used. A battery can be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the primary battery 16 is used as the second battery and as the auxiliary battery. However, instead of the primary battery 16, the secondary battery 15 is different. A secondary battery can be used.

  The primary battery 16 is small in size and light in weight because of its high weight energy density, and is detachably disposed on the main body of the electric vehicle, that is, the vehicle main body. In the air battery, air is used for the positive electrode and metal such as aluminum or zinc is used for the negative electrode, and electric power is generated by causing a chemical reaction between oxygen in the air and the metal.

  In the present embodiment, the inverter 13 and the booster circuit 18 are provided independently, but the inverter 13 and the booster circuit 18 may be integrated to form an inverter unit. In the present embodiment, the secondary battery 15 or the primary battery 16 and the booster circuit 18 are disposed independently. However, the secondary battery unit is integrated with the secondary battery 15 and the booster circuit 18. The primary battery 16 and the booster circuit 18 can be integrated to form a primary battery unit.

  Further, the booster circuit 18 receives a PWM command as a drive signal for changing the output from the booster circuit control unit 10, changes the voltage Vs, and applies the changed voltage to the inverter 13 as an output voltage. In this case, the booster circuit 18 can not only increase (boost) the voltage Vs but also function as a step-down circuit to lower (decrease) the voltage Vs.

  For this purpose, the booster circuit 18 includes a coil L, a diode D, a field effect transistor Tr as a switching element, and a capacitor C.

  The coil L and the diode D are arranged in series between the positive-side terminals of the secondary battery 15 and the primary battery 16, and one end of the coil L and the positive-side terminal of the primary battery 16 are connected to the coil. The other end of L and the anode of the diode D are connected to the cathode of the diode D and the terminal on the positive electrode side of the secondary battery 15. The field effect transistor Tr is disposed between a connection portion p1 between the other end of the coil L and the anode of the diode D and the ground GND, and the drain of the field effect transistor Tr and the connection portion p1 However, the source of the field effect transistor Tr and the ground GND are connected, and the gate of the field effect transistor Tr and the booster circuit booster circuit controller 10 are connected. Further, the capacitor C is disposed between the connection part p3 between the cathode of the diode D and the positive terminal of the secondary battery 15 and the ground GND, and one end of the capacitor C and the connection part p3 are connected to each other. The other end of the capacitor C and the ground GND are connected.

  A current sensor 22 (A) as a current detection unit is connected in series with the primary battery 16, and a voltage sensor 23 (V) as a voltage detection unit is connected in parallel with the primary battery 16. The current of the primary battery 16 as the battery information, that is, the current Is flowing through the coil L is detected, and the voltage sensor 23 detects the voltage Vs of the primary battery 16 as the fourth battery information. In addition, a current sensor 24 (A) as a current detection unit is connected in series with the secondary battery 15, and a voltage sensor 25 (V) as a voltage detection unit is connected in parallel with the secondary battery 15. The current Im of the secondary battery 15 as the fifth battery information is detected, and the voltage Vm of the secondary battery 15 as the sixth battery information is detected by the voltage sensor 25. Further, a current sensor 26 (A) as a current detection unit is connected in series with the inverter 13, and a voltage sensor 27 (V) as a voltage detection unit is connected in parallel with the inverter 13, and input to the inverter 13 by the current sensor 26. Current, i.e., the inverter current Ii, is detected, and the voltage sensor 27 detects the voltage input to the inverter 13, i.e., the inverter voltage Vi.

  Output change control processing means (not shown) of the booster circuit control unit 10 performs output change control processing, calculates a duty ratio for switching the field effect transistor Tr, and calculates a PWM command based on the duty ratio. To the gate of the field effect transistor Tr.

  When the field effect transistor Tr is turned on, a current flows through the coil L, and when the field effect transistor Tr is turned off, no current flows through the coil L. However, a diode is used to prevent a change in magnetic flux generated at this time. A high voltage is generated at the cathode of D. When switching of the field effect transistor Tr, that is, on / off is repeated, a high voltage is repeatedly generated on the cathode side of the diode D, and the high voltage is smoothed by the capacitor C, and is applied to the output terminal tm1 of the booster circuit 18. The higher the switching duty ratio, the higher the output ratio, and the lower the duty ratio, the lower the output voltage is generated.

  Next, the operation of the inverter control unit 90 when driving the drive motor 11 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the inverter control unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, an information acquisition processing unit (not shown) of the inverter control unit 90 performs an information acquisition process and reads the accelerator opening α detected by the accelerator opening sensor. Next, vehicle request torque calculation processing means (not shown) of the inverter control unit 90 performs vehicle request torque calculation processing, reads the magnetic pole position θM of the drive motor 11 detected by a position detection unit such as a resolver (not shown), and the magnetic pole A vehicle speed v is calculated based on the position θM. The vehicle required torque calculation processing means calculates the vehicle required torque based on the vehicle speed v and the accelerator opening α.

  Subsequently, a current command value calculation processing unit (not shown) of the inverter control unit 90 performs a current command value calculation process, reads the inverter voltage Vi detected by the voltage sensor 27, and calculates it based on the magnetic pole position θM. The rotation speed of the drive motor 11, that is, the drive motor rotation speed NM is read, and a current command value is calculated based on the inverter voltage Vi and the drive motor rotation speed NM.

  Then, an IGBT control processing unit (not shown) of the inverter control unit 90 performs an IGBT control process and drives the inverter 13 based on the current command value. As a result, U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase three-phase currents are supplied to the drive motor 11, and the drive motor 11 is driven.

Next, a flowchart will be described.
Step S1: The accelerator opening α is read.
Step S2 Calculate the vehicle required torque.
Step S3 Read the inverter voltage Vi.
Step S4 Read the drive motor rotational speed NM.
Step S5: Calculate a current command value.
Step S6: The IGBT control process is performed and the process is terminated.

  Next, the operation of the battery hybrid system in which the primary battery 16 can be used until the remaining capacity SOCs of the primary battery 16 becomes sufficiently small in the battery hybrid system having the above configuration will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the battery hybrid system in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the primary battery output processing means in the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, battery information acquisition processing means (not shown) of the booster circuit control unit 10 performs battery information acquisition processing, and reads the remaining capacity SOCm of the secondary battery 15, the voltage Vs of the primary battery 16, and the current Is of the primary battery 16. get.

  Subsequently, a first battery use processing unit (not shown) of the booster circuit control unit 10 performs a first battery use process and starts using the secondary battery 15. Then, the remaining capacity determination processing means (not shown) of the booster circuit control unit 10 performs the remaining capacity determination process. As the secondary battery 15 is used, the remaining capacity SOCm is a lower limit SOCL as a threshold value, this embodiment. In the case, it is determined whether or not it has become smaller than 30 [%].

  When the remaining capacity SOCm becomes smaller than 30 [%], the second battery usage processing means (not shown) of the booster circuit control unit 10 performs the second battery usage processing and starts using the primary battery 16.

  Subsequently, the output change control processing means adjusts the duty ratio in the booster circuit 18 so that the voltage Vs does not become lower than the lower limit voltage VsL as a preset threshold value, and controls the output Ws of the primary battery 16.

  A switch (not shown) is disposed between the secondary battery 15 and the primary battery 16, for example, between the primary battery 16 and the coil L. When the use of the primary battery 16 is started, if the voltage Vs of the primary battery 16 is higher than the voltage Vm of the secondary battery 15, the switch is turned on and the secondary battery 15 and the primary battery 16 are connected. Power is supplied from the primary battery 16 to the secondary battery 15 simply by connection. On the other hand, when the voltage Vs of the primary battery 16 is lower than the voltage Vm of the secondary battery 15, the primary battery 16 can be connected only by turning on the switch and connecting between the secondary battery 15 and the primary battery 16. There is no supply of power to the secondary battery 15, and power is supplied from the primary battery 16 to the secondary battery 15 when the voltage Vs is made higher than the voltage Vm by the booster circuit 18.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, the primary battery 16 is used at the point A (the remaining capacity SOCs is 100 [%], the output Ws is the value Ws1, and the current Is is the value Is1). When the driving motor 11 is started to drive the electric vehicle, the remaining capacity SOCs of the primary battery 16 gradually decreases. At this time, if the output Ws is maintained at the value Ws1, it is necessary to flow as much current Is as the voltage Vs decreases, and the value of the current Is gradually increases.

  When the remaining capacity SOCs reaches 30% in the state of the point B ′, the output Ws cannot be maintained at the value Ws1 thereafter. Therefore, the primary battery 16 cannot be used when the remaining capacity SOCs is 30 [%].

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, after the use of the primary battery 16 is started in the state of the point A, the output Ws of the primary battery 16 is reduced as the remaining capacity SOCs decreases, and the remaining capacity SOCs is reduced to 30 [ The state B is formed when the remaining capacity SOCs reaches 10%. That is, as the remaining capacity SOCs decreases, the value of the output Ws of the power supply unit 14 is decreased. Therefore, the remaining capacity SOCs is the minimum value that can be theoretically used. In the present embodiment, 0%. The primary battery 16 can continue to be used until. During this time, the voltage Vs of the primary battery 16 is set so as not to be lower than the lower limit voltage VsL.

For this purpose, the output calculation processing means of the output change control processing means performs output calculation processing, reads the voltage Vs and the current Is, and outputs the output Ws of the primary battery 16.
Ws = Vs · Is
Is calculated.

  Subsequently, the output determination processing means of the output change control processing means performs output determination processing, and determines whether or not the output Ws is smaller than a lower limit output WsL as a preset threshold value. When the output Ws is smaller than the lower limit output WsL, the second battery use processing unit ends the use of the primary battery 16, and the not-shown notification processing unit of the booster circuit control unit 10 performs notification processing, and the output Ws is The fact that it has become smaller than the lower limit output WsL and that the use of the primary battery 16 has been finished is displayed on a display unit (not shown) disposed on the instrument panel of the electric vehicle, and is notified to the driver who is the operator.

  When the output Ws is equal to or higher than the lower limit output WsL, the duty ratio Duty in the booster circuit 18 is adjusted so that the voltage Vs does not become lower than the lower limit voltage VsL as the remaining capacity SOCs decreases.

For this purpose, the voltage determination processing means of the output change control processing means performs voltage determination processing to determine whether the voltage Vs is equal to or lower than the lower limit voltage VsL. When the voltage Vs is equal to or lower than the lower limit voltage VsL, the difference calculation processing means of the output change control processing means performs a difference calculation process, and a voltage difference δVs between the lower limit voltage VsL and the voltage Vs.
δVs = VsL−Vs
The duty ratio calculation processing means of the output change control processing means performs a duty ratio calculation process to change and reduce the duty ratio Duty in the PWM command in correspondence with the voltage difference δVs. When the value of the duty ratio Duty after being reduced is Duty 'and the proportionality constant is k1, the value Duty' is
Duty ′ = Duty−k1 · δVs
To be.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when the remaining capacity SOCm of the secondary battery 15 becomes small, the use of the primary battery 16 is started, and the duty ratio Duty in the PWM command is kept so that the voltage Vs does not become lower than the lower limit voltage VsL. The primary battery 16 is continued to be used while gradually decreasing. Therefore, primary battery 16 can be used until remaining capacity SOCs becomes sufficiently small, and the cruising distance of the electric vehicle can be made sufficiently long.

  Then, when the output Ws becomes smaller than the lower limit output WsL, the use of the primary battery 16 is terminated, so that the use of the primary battery 16 can be continued until the remaining capacity SOCs becomes sufficiently small.

Next, a flowchart will be described.
Step S11: Read the remaining capacity SOCm of the secondary battery 15.
Step S12: It is determined whether the remaining capacity SOCm is smaller than 30 [%]. When the remaining capacity SOCm is smaller than 30 [%], the process proceeds to step S13, and when it is 30 [%] or more, the process returns to step S11.
Step S13: The voltage Vs of the primary battery 16 is read.
Step S14 Read the current Is of the primary battery 16.
Step S15: The output Ws of the primary battery 16 is calculated.
Step S16: It is determined whether the output Ws is smaller than the lower limit output WsL. If the output Ws is smaller than the lower limit output WsL, the process proceeds to step S17. If the output Ws is greater than or equal to the lower limit output WsL, the process proceeds to step S19.
Step S17: Use of the primary battery 16 is terminated.
Step S18 A notification process is performed, and the process ends.
Step S19: It is determined whether the voltage Vs is lower than the lower limit voltage VsL. When the voltage Vs is equal to or lower than the lower limit voltage VsL, the process proceeds to step S20, and when higher than the lower limit voltage VsL, the process returns to step S13.
Step S20: A value obtained by subtracting the voltage Vs from the lower limit voltage VsL is set to a voltage difference δVs.
Step S21: The value obtained by subtracting the value k1 · δVs from the duty ratio Duty is set as the duty ratio Duty.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can change variously based on the meaning of this invention, and does not exclude them from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Booster circuit control part 11 Drive motor 13 Inverter 14 Power supply part 15 Secondary battery 16 Primary battery 18 Booster circuit 90 Inverter control part Duty Duty ratio SOCL Lower limit value Tr Field effect transistor Vs, Vsp Voltage VsL Lower limit voltage Ws Output WsL Lower limit output (delta) Vs Voltage difference

Claims (4)

  An electric machine, a first battery, a second battery connected in parallel with the first battery, and an output connected in parallel with the second battery to control the output of the second battery A changing unit, battery information acquisition processing means for acquiring the voltage of the second battery, and an output for reducing the output of the second battery in the output changing unit so that the voltage of the second battery does not become lower than a threshold value. A battery hybrid system comprising change control processing means.   Output determination processing means for determining whether or not the output of the second battery has become smaller than a threshold value, and battery use for terminating the use of the second battery when the output of the second battery has become smaller than the threshold value The battery hybrid system according to claim 1, further comprising a processing unit.   The output changing unit includes a switching element for controlling the output of the second battery, and the output change control processing means is configured to detect the threshold and the second battery when the voltage of the second battery is lower than the threshold. The battery hybrid system according to claim 1, wherein a duty ratio of the switching element is changed in accordance with a voltage difference from the voltage of the switching element.   An electric machine, a first battery, a second battery connected in parallel to the first battery, and an output changing unit for controlling the output of the second battery connected in parallel to the second battery In the method of using the battery hybrid system comprising: a voltage of the second battery is acquired, and the output of the second battery is reduced in the output changing unit so that the voltage of the second battery does not become lower than a threshold value. Use of a battery hybrid system characterized by the above.

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