JP2012029480A - Charger and charging method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve an operation efficiency of a power source device of a charger as well as control harmonic waves emitted from the power source.SOLUTION: A charger includes: multiple power source devices 3 which are connected in parallel and supply charging current for charging a battery 2; a charge monitoring circuit 4 which determines a target value of the charging current for the battery 2 in accordance with the state of the battery 2; and a power source ON/OFF control circuit 10 which turns on or off each of the power source devices 3 so that the sum of a rating output current of each of the power source devices kept turned on reaches the target value. The rating output current of each of the power source devices 3 is set below an allowable variation width for the charging current of the battery 2. The power source ON/OFF control circuit 10, which memorizes an accumulated operating time of each of the power source devices 3, turns on the one having less accumulated operating time among the power source devices 3 preferentially. The power source ON/OFF control circuit 10 obtains the current temperature of each of the power source devices 3 and turns on the one whose current temperature is low among the power source devices 3 preferentially.

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging device and a charging method, and more particularly to a technique for improving the operating efficiency of a power supply device that supplies a charging current of a charger.

  In Patent Document 1, as a method for charging a lithium ion secondary battery using a constant current constant voltage method, the ambient temperature of the secondary battery at the start of charging and the ambient temperature of the secondary battery being charged are detected and charged. The charging current for the secondary battery is controlled based on the change in the ambient temperature of the secondary battery at the start of charging and during charging and the change in the charging current for the secondary battery. Yes.

  Further, Patent Document 2 relates to a power supply system in which DC power from a DC power source such as a solar cell or a fuel cell is converted into AC power by an inverter device connected in parallel and supplied to a system power source. In order to solve the problem that, if generated, the total input power value of the power supply system and the output power value supplied from the DC power supply are not substantially the same, the conversion efficiency is lowered, a plurality of inverters of the same capacity are connected to the DC power supply. The devices are connected in parallel, and consist of a master inverter device for MPPT control and a slave inverter device for constant power control. The master device shares the measured value of its own shared input power value and each active slave device for each predetermined period. The total input power value supplied from the DC power source is calculated by adding the command value of the input power value, and based on this value, the slave device is started in the next cycle. In the parallel operation method of the inverter device that selects the number, command value, and next cycle start candidate, the master device monitors the operating state of each active slave device, and the slave device in the abnormal state calculates the total input power value Are excluded from the next cycle activation candidate frame.

  In Patent Document 3, a plurality of unit component circuits each including a battery unit and a solid switch connected in series and a drive circuit unit for driving the solid switch are connected in series, and adjacent to the negative terminal of each battery unit. Connected between the negative terminal of each battery unit and between the output terminal of the solid switch at the highest potential position and the battery unit at the next potential position, and between the positive terminals of each battery unit below the battery unit at the next potential position. A diode, a positive terminal of the power supply circuit connected to the solid state switch at the highest potential position, a solid state switch connected to the negative terminal of the battery unit at the lowest potential position and driven by the drive circuit unit; A plurality of independent inverters composed of the-terminal of the connected power supply circuit and the central control unit that controls each drive unit collectively. There is described a multi-stage multi-voltage output circuit by the power supply.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-18314 JP 2007-20362 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-115728

  By the way, a power supply device generally used for a charger is designed so that efficiency (AC / DC conversion efficiency) is maximized during operation at a rated output. For this reason, when a power supply device having a capacity equal to or higher than the maximum power required for charging is used, the power supply device always operates at an output lower than the rated power during charging, and the efficiency of the power supply device is reduced. Moreover, since the amount of heat generated by the power supply device increases when the operating efficiency is lowered, it is necessary to employ a large power supply device to compensate for this. Furthermore, when the power supply device is operated at a low output, the harmonic current flowing out to the AC system increases.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a subject, and it aims at providing the charging device and the charging method which can improve the operating efficiency of the power supply device which supplies the charging current of a charger.

  The main invention for achieving the above object is to supply a charging current for charging a storage battery, a plurality of power supply devices connected in parallel, and the charging current to be supplied to the storage battery according to the state of the storage battery A charge monitoring circuit for determining a target value of the power supply, and a power on / off control circuit for turning on or off each of the power supply devices so that a total sum of rated output currents of the power supply devices that are turned on becomes the target value; It shall be provided with.

  Thus, in this invention, the charging current which should be supplied to a storage battery is produced | generated by setting a power supply device to either ON or OFF. Therefore, any of the power supply devices that are turned on operates at the rated output (operation that continues to output the rated output current), and the power supply device can be operated efficiently. Further, since the power supply device can be operated efficiently, heat generation and harmonics during operation can be minimized.

  Another one of the present invention is the above-described charging device, wherein each of the rated output currents of the power supply device is equal to or less than a change width allowed for the charging current of the storage battery.

  Thus, as the power supply device, the rated output current is less than the allowable change width for the charging current of the storage battery, so that the charging current supplied by the turned on power supply device is the charging current of the storage battery. It is possible to prevent deviation from an allowable change range.

  Another aspect of the present invention is the above-described charging device, wherein the power supply on / off control circuit stores the accumulated operation time of each of the power supply devices, and gives priority to the power supply device with a short accumulated operation time. To turn it on.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the power supply device with a short accumulated operating time is preferentially turned on, only a specific power supply device is frequently used and the life is shorter than other power supply devices. It is possible to prevent the entire life from being shortened.

  Another one of the present invention is the above-described charging device, wherein the power on / off control circuit stores the accumulated operation time of each of the power devices, and gives priority to the power supply device having a long accumulated operation time. To turn it off.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the power supply device having a long cumulative operation time of the power supply device is preferentially turned off, only the specific power supply device is frequently used and the life is shortened compared to the other power supply devices. It is possible to prevent the entire life from being shortened.

  Another aspect of the present invention is the above-described charging device, wherein the power on / off control circuit acquires a current temperature of each of the power devices and gives priority to the power device having the low current temperature. Let's turn it on.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the power supply device having a low current temperature is preferentially turned on, a specific power supply device (a power supply device having a high current temperature may be a frequently used power supply device). Can be prevented from being overused. In addition, it is possible to avoid the use of a power supply device that may cause some failure (a power supply device that is currently at a high temperature may have some failure). According to this, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of failures due to the shortening of the life of the specific power supply device, and to extend the life of the charging device. In addition, it is possible to avoid the use of a power supply device in which any failure occurs.

  Another aspect of the present invention is the above-described charging device, wherein the power on / off control circuit obtains a current temperature of each of the power devices and gives priority to the power device having the higher current temperature. Turn off.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the power supply device having a high current temperature is preferentially turned off, so that a specific power supply device (a power supply device having a high current temperature may be a frequently used power supply device). Can be prevented from being overused. In addition, it is possible to avoid the use of a power supply device that may cause some failure (a power supply device that is currently at a high temperature may have some failure). According to this, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of failures due to the shortening of the life of the specific power supply device, and to extend the life of the charging device. In addition, it is possible to avoid the use of a power supply device in which any failure occurs.

  Another aspect of the present invention is the above-described charging device, wherein the state of the storage battery is the current charging current, the current voltage of the storage battery, and the current temperature of the storage battery. Based on at least one of the above.

  In addition, the subject which this application discloses, and its solution method are clarified by the column of the form for inventing, and drawing.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the operating efficiency of the power supply device which supplies the charging current of a charger can be improved.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a charging device 1. FIG. 2 is a switching-type power supply circuit shown as an example of the power supply device 3. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a charge monitoring circuit 4. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating functions of a charge monitoring circuit 4. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power supply monitoring circuit 5. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a power on / off control circuit 10. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating functions of a power on / off control circuit 10. It is a figure which shows the record structure of the measured value database 721. It is a figure showing the record composition of operation information database. It is a flowchart explaining on-off control processing S1000. It is a figure explaining the judgment method of the necessity change of the operating number of the power supply devices 3. FIG. It is a figure explaining the relationship between charging time, the target value of charging current, and the sum total of the charging current actually supplied to the storage battery 2 from the power supply device 3. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a charging device 1 for a storage battery 2 (secondary battery), which will be described as an embodiment. In the following description, it is assumed that the storage battery 2 is mounted on an electric vehicle or used in a stationary power storage device, but the use of the storage battery 2 is not necessarily limited. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the secondary battery (lithium ion secondary battery) is assumed as the kind of the storage battery 2, for example, a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel metal hydride battery, a metal lithium battery, a lithium polymer battery, a lead storage battery, etc. Other types may also be used.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the charging device 1 supplies a charging current for charging the storage battery 2, a plurality of power supply devices 3 connected in parallel (power supply devices (1) to (n)), and the state of the storage battery 2. The power monitoring apparatus 4 determines the target value of the charging current to be supplied to the storage battery 2 according to the power supply apparatus, and the power supply apparatus so that the sum of the rated output currents of the power supply apparatuses 3 that are turned on becomes the target value of the charging current. 3 is controlled by a power on / off control circuit 10 for turning on / off each of the power source 3, a power source monitoring circuit 5 for monitoring each state (temperature, output voltage, output current, etc.) of the power source device 3, and a power source on / off control circuit 10. A switch circuit 7 is provided for controlling power supply from the power supply 6 to each power supply device 3 (on / off of each power supply device 3).

  Note that it is not necessary that all of the above-described configurations of the charging device 1 are accommodated in the same casing. The circuit configuration shown in the figure is merely an example, and the power supply on / off control circuit 10 may have the functions of the charge monitoring circuit 4 and the power supply monitoring circuit 5, for example.

  The power supply device 3 is a switching or linear power supply device (for example, an AC adapter (AC adapter (AC) (AC adapter)) that generates a DC charging current by an alternating current supplied from an AC power supply 6 (for example, a commercial power supply such as a single-phase 100 V or a three-phase 200 V). -DC converter)).

  The rated output current of each power supply device 3 is equal to or less than the allowable change range (charge current variable range) for the charging current of the storage battery 2. For example, if the allowable change width for the charging current of the storage battery 2 is 1 A, the power supply device 3 having a rated output current of 1 A or less is selected. In addition, the said change width is suitably determined, for example according to the kind (principle, function, capacity | capacitance, etc.) of the storage battery 2, and a charging system.

  FIG. 2 shows a switching type power supply circuit shown as an example of the power supply device 3. As shown in the figure, the power supply circuit includes a rectifier circuit 31, a PWM control circuit 32 (PWM: Pluse Width Modulation), a high-frequency transformer 33, and a rectifier circuit 34.

  Of these, the rectifier circuit 31 is a circuit that converts alternating current supplied from the alternating current power source 6 into direct current, and is configured using a rectifier bridge or the like. The PWM control circuit 32 is a circuit that converts the output of the rectifier circuit 31 into a high-frequency pulse, and is configured using a switching element whose on / off timing is controlled by a circuit that controls the output voltage of the power supply device 3. The high frequency transformer 33 transmits the energy of the high frequency pulse generated by the PWM control circuit 32 to the rectifier circuit 34. The rectifier circuit 34 is a circuit that converts alternating current input via the high-frequency transformer 33 into direct current, and is configured using a rectifier diode, a smoothing capacitor, or the like.

  The charge monitoring circuit 4 shown in FIG. 1 is a circuit that determines a target value of the charging current to be supplied to the storage battery 2 according to the state of the storage battery 2. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the charge monitoring circuit 4. As shown in the figure, the charge monitoring circuit 4 includes a CPU 41, a memory 42, a communication circuit 43, a current measurement circuit 44, a voltage measurement circuit 45, and a temperature measurement circuit 46. Among these, the CPU 41 is a central processing unit that performs overall control of the charge management circuit 4. The memory 42 stores programs executed by the CPU 41 and various data. The communication circuit 43 is a communication interface that performs communication with the power on / off control circuit 10. The current measuring circuit 44 is a circuit that measures the charging current of the storage battery 2. The voltage measurement circuit 45 is a circuit that acquires the voltage between the terminals of the storage battery 2. The temperature measurement circuit 46 is a circuit that measures the temperature of the storage battery 2.

  FIG. 4 shows the function of the charge monitoring circuit 4. As shown in the figure, the charge monitoring circuit 4 includes a measurement value acquisition unit 411, a target value determination unit 412, and a target value notification unit 413. These functions are realized by hardware included in the charge monitoring circuit 4 or when the CPU 41 reads out and executes a program stored in the memory 42.

  Among these, the measured value acquisition part 411 acquires the charging current of the storage battery 2, the voltage between terminals of the storage battery 2, and the temperature of the storage battery 2 in real time.

  The target value determination unit 412 determines a target value of the charging current of the storage battery 2 based on the charging current of the storage battery 2 measured by the measurement value acquisition unit 411, the voltage between the terminals of the storage battery 2, and the temperature of the storage battery 2. As an algorithm for determining these target values, an appropriate algorithm is selected according to the type of the storage battery 2 and the charging method (for example, constant current method).

  The power supply monitoring circuit 5 monitors the current state (output voltage, output current, temperature, etc.) of the power supply device 3. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the power supply monitoring circuit 5. As shown in the figure, the power supply monitoring circuit 5 includes an output voltage measurement circuit 51, an output current measurement circuit 52, and a temperature measurement circuit 53.

  The output voltage measurement circuit 51 measures the output voltage of each power supply device 3 in real time, and inputs the measured value to the power supply on / off control circuit 10. The output current measuring circuit 52 measures the output current of each power supply device 3 in real time, and inputs the measured value to the power on / off control circuit 10. The temperature measurement circuit 53 measures the temperature of each power supply device 3 in real time, and inputs the measured value to the power on / off control circuit 10.

  The switch circuit 7 is an AC switch that controls the supply of power from the AC power supply 6 to each power supply device 3 (on / off of each power supply device 3). The switch circuit 7 is configured using, for example, a thyristor (SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier)).

  The power supply on / off control circuit 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a circuit that turns on or off each of the power supply devices 3 so that the sum of the rated output currents of the power supply devices 3 that are turned on becomes the target value of the charging current. is there.

  FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the power on / off control circuit 10. As shown in the figure, the power on / off control circuit 10 includes a CPU 11, a memory 12, a communication circuit 13, a timer circuit 14, and a control circuit 15. The CPU 11 is a central processing unit that performs overall control of the power on / off control circuit 10. The memory 12 stores programs executed by the CPU 11 and various data. The communication circuit 43 is a communication interface that performs communication with the charge monitoring circuit 4. The timer circuit 14 is a circuit that provides the current date and time and measures time, and is configured using an RTC (Real Time Clock) or the like. The control circuit 15 is a circuit that controls the operation of the switch circuit 7 by transmitting a signal for turning on or off the power supply from the AC power supply 6 to the power supply device 3.

  FIG. 7 shows the function of the power on / off control circuit 10. As shown in the figure, the power on / off control circuit 10 includes a target value receiving unit 711, a switch circuit control unit 712, a measured value management unit 713, and an operation information management unit 714. These functions are realized by hardware provided in the charge monitoring circuit 4 or by the CPU 11 reading and executing a program stored in the memory 12. As shown in the figure, the power on / off control circuit 10 manages a measurement value database 721 and an operation information database 722.

  Among the functions shown in FIG. 7, the target value receiving unit 711 receives the target value of the charging current notified from the charge monitoring circuit 4. The switch circuit control unit 712 controls the switch circuit 7 according to the target value of the charging current received by the target value receiving unit 711 to turn on or off the power supply from the AC power supply 6 to the power supply device 3. The measurement value management unit 713 receives information indicating the current state (output voltage, output current, temperature, etc.) of each power supply device 3 sent from the power supply monitoring circuit 5, and receives the received information of the power supply device 3. The measured value database 721 is stored in association with an identifier (hereinafter referred to as a power supply device ID).

  FIG. 8 shows a record configuration of the measurement value database 721. As shown in the figure, the record of the measurement value database 721 includes a power supply device ID 81 in which a power supply device ID is set, and a measurement value type in which information indicating a measurement value type (output voltage, output current, temperature, etc.) is set. 82, the measurement value 83 in which the measurement value sent from the power supply monitoring circuit 5 is set, and the measurement date and time 84 in which the acquisition date and time of the measurement value acquired from the timing circuit 14 is set.

  Among the functions shown in FIG. 7, the operation information management unit 714 manages the accumulated operation time of each power supply device 3 in the operation information database 722. Note that the cumulative operating time of each power supply device 3 is, for example, the time until the switch circuit control unit 712 turns on the power supply device 3 and then turns off again by the time counting circuit 14, Obtained by accumulating.

  FIG. 9 shows the record structure of the operation information database 722. As shown in the figure, the record of the operation information database 722 includes a power supply ID 91 in which a power supply ID is set, and the power supply 3 is currently operating (ON: power is supplied from the AC power supply 6. ) Of the operation state 92 in which information indicating whether or not is set, the cumulative operation time 93 in which the cumulative operation time is set, and the last update date and time 94 in which the last update date and time of the setting contents of the cumulative operation time 93 are set. Includes each item.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining processing performed by the power on / off control circuit 10 (hereinafter referred to as on / off control processing S1000). Hereinafter, the on / off control process S1000 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The target value receiving unit 711 of the power on / off control circuit 10 monitors in real time whether or not the target value of the charging current has been received from the charge monitoring circuit 4 (S1011). The notification of the target value from the charge monitoring circuit 4 to the power on / off control circuit 10 is performed, for example, at intervals of several μS to several mS. When the target value of the charging current is received from the charge monitoring circuit 4 (S1011: YES), the process proceeds to S1012. When the target value is not received (S1011: NO), it is continuously monitored whether the target value is received.

  In step S1012, the switch circuit control unit 712 of the power supply on / off control circuit 10 compares the target value received from the charge monitoring circuit 4 with the sum of the rated output currents of the respective power supply devices 3 that are currently turned on. So that the operating state (ON or OFF) of each power supply device 3 is appropriately set so that the power supply device 3 becomes the target value (approaching the target value). It is determined whether or not the change is necessary (whether it is necessary to increase or decrease the number of operating power supply devices 3).

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a specific method of the above determination when the rated output currents of the respective power supply devices 3 are all 1A and the change width of the charging current described above is 1A. The power on / off control circuit 10 stores, for example, a table shown in the figure or an algorithm for generating the contents of the table shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 11, in this example, when the target value of the charging current changes by 1 A, the number of the power supply devices 3 is changed one by one. The switch circuit control unit 712 determines whether or not the number of operating power supply devices 3 needs to be changed, for example, in light of the table shown in FIG.

  In S1012, if it is determined that a change is necessary (S1012: YES), the process proceeds to S1013. If it is determined that it is not necessary (S1012: NO), the process returns to S1011.

  In S1013, the process branches depending on whether the number of operating power supply devices 3 is increased or decreased. When increasing the number of operating power supply devices 3 (S1013: increase), the process proceeds to S1021, and when decreasing (S1013: decrease), the process proceeds to S1031.

  In S1021, the switch circuit control unit 712 selects one power supply device 3 from the power supply devices 3 that are not currently operating (off) according to a predetermined selection criterion, and turns on the selected power supply device 3. Here, the predetermined selection criteria include, for example, preferentially selecting the power supply device 3 with the shortest accumulated operating time, preferentially selecting the one with the lowest current temperature, and the most elapsed time since the last time it was turned off. There is something like selecting the long one.

  Here, as described above, the power supply device 3 with a short cumulative operation time is selected with priority, or the power supply device 3 with the longest elapsed time since the last time it was turned off is selected, so that the specific power supply device 3 is selected. As a result, it is possible to prevent the life of the battery charger 1 from being shortened and the life of the entire charging device 1 from being shortened. Further, as described above, if the current temperature is the lowest, the power supply device 3 may have some trouble (has high heat due to an abnormality). Use can be avoided.

  In S1022, the switch circuit control unit 712 sets the content of the operation state 92 of the operation information database 722 of the power supply device 3 that is turned on to “on”.

  In S1023, the switch circuit control unit 712 determines whether or not the number of power supply devices 3 corresponding to the target value (the number corresponding to the target value in FIG. 11) is operating. If the number corresponding to the target value is not operating (S1023: NO), the process returns to S1021 and further selects and turns on another power supply device 3. On the other hand, if the number corresponding to the target value is operating (S1023: YES), the process returns to S1011 and the reception monitoring of the target value is resumed.

  On the other hand, in S1031, the switch circuit control unit 712 selects one power supply device 3 from the currently operating (on) power supply devices 3 according to a predetermined selection criterion, and turns off the selected power supply device 3. Here, the predetermined selection criteria include, for example, preferentially selecting the power supply device 3 having a long accumulated operation time, and preferentially selecting the one having the highest current temperature. In addition, when the power supply device 3 having a long accumulated operation time is selected with priority as described above, only a specific power supply device 3 is frequently used and the life is shortened compared to other power supply devices 3. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the life of the entire charging device 1 from being shortened. In addition, when the current highest temperature is selected preferentially as described above, there is a possibility that some kind of trouble has occurred (high heat is generated due to an abnormality). Can be avoided.

  In S1032, the switch circuit control unit 712 sets the content of the operation state 92 of the operation information database 722 of the power supply device 3 that has been turned off to “off”.

  In S1033, the switch circuit control unit 712 determines whether or not the number of power supply devices 3 corresponding to the target value (the number corresponding to the target value in FIG. 11) is operating. If the number corresponding to the target value is not in operation (S1033: NO), the process returns to S1031, and another power supply device 3 is selected and turned off. On the other hand, if the number corresponding to the target value is operating (S1023: YES), the process returns to S1011 and the reception monitoring of the target value is resumed.

  An example of the relationship (change) of the charging time, the target value of the charging current, and the total sum of the charging current actually supplied from the power supply device 3 to the storage battery 2 when the on / off control process S1000 described above is performed. As shown in FIG. In the figure, the broken line is the target value of the charging current transmitted from the charge monitoring circuit 4 to the power supply on / off device 10, and the solid line is the sum of the charging currents output from the power supply device 3. As shown in the figure, the power supply on / off control circuit 10 controls the output of the power supply device 3 by the on / off control of the power supply device 3, so that the sum of the charge currents is a step with respect to the target value of the charge current that varies linearly. The shape has changed (stepped).

  As described above, the charging device 1 of the present embodiment is configured to generate a charging current to be supplied to the storage battery 2 by setting the power supply device 3 to either on or off. Any of the power supply devices 3 that are turned on operates at the rated output (operation that continues to output the rated output current), whereby the power supply device 3 can be operated efficiently. In addition, since the power supply device 3 operates efficiently at the rated output, the generation of heat and harmonics from the power supply device 3 can be suppressed.

  Further, by using, for example, a general-purpose AC adapter used for a commercially available electric product or the like as the power supply device 3, the charging device 1 of the present embodiment can be realized at low cost without relying on expensive power electronics elements. Can do. In addition, since many AC adapters of high quality and high performance are supplied to the market due to long-term development, it is possible to realize the charging device 1 with high reliability and high performance. Since general-purpose AC adapters of various types and various capacities are supplied to the market, it is possible to easily and inexpensively realize the charging device 1 corresponding to various storage batteries 2 having different types and capacities. .

  In addition, when the value of the rated output current of the power supply device 3 is close to the allowable range of change in the charging current of the storage battery 2, the target value is obtained when it takes a long time to switch the number of operating power supply devices 3. There is a possibility that the deviation from exceeds the above range of change. Therefore, the rated output current of the power supply device 3 is preferably set to a sufficiently small value with respect to the change width.

  The above description of the embodiment is for facilitating the understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. It goes without saying that the present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and that the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

  For example, in the above description, the case where the charging method is the constant current method has been described. However, the mechanism described in the present embodiment is not limited to various other charging methods (constant current constant voltage method (CVCC (Constant Voltage Constant Current)). Method, two-stage low voltage charging method, trickle charging method, -Δ controlled constant current charging method, dT / dt controlled constant current charging method, step charging method, timer charging method, quasi constant current charging method, constant voltage charging method, intermittent The present invention can be extended and applied to a case where charging is performed by a constant current method such as a charging method.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charging apparatus 2 Storage battery 3 Power supply apparatus 4 Charging monitoring circuit 5 Power monitoring circuit 6 AC power supply 7 Switch circuit 10 Power supply on / off control circuit 711 Target value receiving part 712 Switch circuit control part 713 Measurement value management part 714 Operating information management part 721 Measurement value Database 722 Operation information database

Claims (9)

A plurality of power supply devices connected in parallel for supplying a charging current for charging the storage battery;
A charge monitoring circuit for determining a target value of the charging current to be supplied to the storage battery according to the state of the storage battery;
A power supply on / off control circuit that turns on or off each of the power supply devices so that the sum of the rated output currents of the power supply devices that are turned on becomes the target value. The charging device according to claim 1,
The charging device, wherein the rated output current of each of the power supply devices is equal to or less than a change width allowed for the charging current of the storage battery. The charging device according to claim 1,
The power supply on / off control circuit stores a cumulative operation time of each of the power supply devices, and preferentially turns on the power supply device with a short cumulative operation time. The charging device according to claim 1,
The power supply on / off control circuit stores a cumulative operation time of each of the power supply devices, and preferentially turns off the power supply device with a long cumulative operation time. The charging device according to claim 1,
The power on / off control circuit acquires a current temperature of each of the power supply devices, and preferentially turns on the power supply device having a low current temperature.
A charging device characterized by that. The charging device according to claim 1,
The power on / off control circuit acquires a current temperature of each of the power supply devices and preferentially turns off the power supply device having a high current temperature.
A charging device characterized by that. The charging device according to claim 1,
The state of the storage battery is grasped based on at least one of the charging current that is currently supplied, the current voltage of the storage battery, and the current temperature of the storage battery. A plurality of power supply devices that supply a charging current for charging a storage battery are connected in parallel,
In accordance with the state of the storage battery, a charge monitoring circuit for determining a target value of the charging current to be supplied to the storage battery is provided,
A charging method, comprising: a power on / off control circuit that turns on or off each of the power supply devices so that a sum of rated output currents of the power supply devices that are turned on becomes the target value. The charging method according to claim 8, wherein
The charging method according to claim 1, wherein the rated output current of each of the power supply devices is equal to or less than a change width allowed for the charging current of the storage battery.

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