JP2022033951A - Charge and discharge device, charge and discharge system, and charge and discharge control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charge and discharge device capable of reducing the number of times of receiving a stop signal from a motor car without excessively narrowing a SOC band of an on-vehicle battery.

SOLUTION: A charge and discharge device 20 comprises: a power conversion unit 21 that performs a charge operation and a discharge operation to an on-vehicle battery 61; and a control unit 22 that controls the power conversion unit 21. The control unit 22 includes a storage unit, and executes the following steps of: storing in the storage unit a charge upper limit value that is an upper limit value of a SOC of the on-vehicle battery 61; setting a charge restriction value of the on-vehicle battery 61 to a value smaller than the charge upper limit value; stopping the charge operation when the SOC of the on-vehicle battery 61 reaches the charge restriction value by the charge operation; storing in the storage unit a discharge lower limit value that is a lower limit value of the SOC of the on-vehicle battery 61; setting the discharge restriction value of the on-vehicle battery 61 to a value larger than the discharge lower limit value; and stopping the discharge operation when the SOC of the on-vehicle battery 61 reaches the discharge restriction value by the discharge operation.

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Description

The present invention relates to a charging / discharging device and a charging / discharging system for charging / discharging an in-vehicle battery.

As a charging / discharging device for charging / discharging an in-vehicle battery, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. The charging / discharging device described in Patent Document 1 uses the generated power obtained by the photovoltaic power generation device and the commercial power supplied from the grid to charge an in-vehicle battery of an electric vehicle such as an electric vehicle. In this charging / discharging device, the user can select a mode in which the in-vehicle battery is charged using only the generated power or a mode in which the in-vehicle battery is charged using both the generated power and the commercial power.

JP-A-2015-228714.

As shown in FIG. 6, a general electric vehicle gives a stop signal regarding normal stop when the SOC of an in-vehicle battery reaches a predetermined upper limit value (for example, SOC 80%) or a predetermined lower limit value (for example, SOC 30%). While transmitting to the charging / discharging device, the contactor is opened based on the instruction from the charging / discharging device to disconnect the in-vehicle battery and the charging / discharging device.

A conventional charging / discharging device that uses the generated power of a photovoltaic power generation device to charge an in-vehicle battery may repeat charging completion (stop) and discharging operation, for example, if the SOC of the in-vehicle battery is close to the upper limit. be. In this case, the contactor is opened and closed many times on the electric vehicle side, which shortens the life of the contactor.

Further, each time the charging / discharging device receives a stop signal from the electric vehicle, the charging / discharging device temporarily disconnects from the electric vehicle and reconnects to the electric vehicle. When reconnecting, the charging / discharging device performs predetermined processing such as insulation diagnosis with the electric vehicle. Therefore, it takes time to restart charging / discharging, and there is a problem that the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device cannot be effectively used during this time.

It is also conceivable to stop the charging / discharging operation from the charging / discharging device side immediately before the upper limit value and the lower limit value so that the SOC of the in-vehicle battery does not reach the upper limit value and the lower limit value. However, the upper limit and lower limit differ depending on the vehicle model and manufacturer, and if the specific value is not notified to the charging / discharging device side, or even if it is notified, the charging / discharging operation is stopped with a value different from the notified value. Sometimes.

Therefore, it is difficult for the charging / discharging device to anticipate the upper limit value and the lower limit value and stop the charging / discharging operation immediately before that. For example, if the charging / discharging operation is stopped with a margin, it is possible to cope with many vehicles (utilizing the surplus solar power), but the SOC band of the in-vehicle battery that can be used is narrowed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is that the number of times of receiving a stop signal from an electric vehicle can be reduced without excessively narrowing the SOC band of the in-vehicle battery. To provide a discharge device and a charge / discharge system.

In order to solve the above problems, the charging / discharging device according to the present invention is used.
A power conversion unit that charges and discharges the in-vehicle battery of an electric vehicle,
A control unit that controls the power conversion unit and
It is a charging / discharging device equipped with
The control unit
A detection unit that performs a disconnection operation that detects the stop of the charge / discharge operation of the in-vehicle battery and disconnects the connection with the electric vehicle, and a reconnection operation that resumes the connection with the electric vehicle after the disconnection operation. ,
The charge limit value of the vehicle-mounted battery is set to a value smaller than the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery after the stop detection, while the discharge limit value of the vehicle-mounted battery is larger than the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery after the stop detection. The limit value setting part to set the value and the limit value setting part
It is characterized by including a charge / discharge control unit that stops the charge / discharge operation when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery reaches the charge limit value or the discharge limit value.

In this configuration, the limit value setting unit sets the charge limit value to a value smaller than the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery after the stop detection of the charging operation for the vehicle-mounted battery, while setting the discharge limit value to the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery after the stop detection. The charge / discharge control unit stops the charge / discharge operation when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery reaches the charge limit value or the discharge limit value. Therefore, according to this configuration, the number of times of receiving the stop signal from the electric vehicle can be reduced without excessively narrowing the SOC band of the vehicle-mounted battery.

In the above charge / discharge device
The limit value setting unit is
When the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery is equal to or higher than the first threshold value and the first condition that the operation of the power conversion unit at the time of stopping detection is the charging operation is satisfied, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery after the stop detection is satisfied. Is stored as a charge upper limit value, and the charge limit value is set to a value smaller than the charge upper limit value, while
When the second condition that the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery is equal to or less than the second threshold value and the operation of the power conversion unit at the time of stopping detection is the discharge operation is satisfied, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery after the stop detection is satisfied. Can be stored as the lower limit value of discharge, and the discharge limit value can be set to a value larger than the lower limit value of discharge.

In the above charge / discharge device
The limit value setting unit may store the charge upper limit value or the discharge lower limit value after the reconnection operation.

In the above charge / discharge device
The limit value setting unit may store the charge upper limit value or the discharge lower limit value before the disconnection operation.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, the charge / discharge system according to the present invention is used.
A charge / discharge system including a power conditioner device and any of the above charge / discharge devices.
The power conditioner device is
A first converter unit that is connected to the photovoltaic power generation device and the charging / discharging device and supplies the generated power of the solar power generation device to the charging / discharging device.
An inverter unit that is connected to the first converter unit and the load and converts the DC power output from the first converter unit into AC power and supplies it to the load.
It is characterized by including a power conditioner control unit that controls the first converter unit and the inverter unit.

The charge / discharge system further includes a storage battery, and the charge / discharge system includes a storage battery.
The power conditioner device is
An operation of charging the storage battery by using the DC power output from the first converter unit under the control of the power conditioner control unit, which is connected to the storage battery, the first converter unit and the inverter unit. It can be configured to include a second converter unit that performs an operation of supplying the discharge power of the storage battery to the inverter unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a charge / discharge device and a charge / discharge system capable of reducing the number of times of receiving a stop signal from an electric vehicle without excessively narrowing the SOC band of the vehicle-mounted battery.

It is a block diagram of the charge / discharge apparatus and the charge / discharge system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of the control part of the charge / discharge apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart of charge / discharge control which concerns on this invention. It is a graph which shows the fluctuation of SOC of an on-vehicle battery at the time of charge / discharge control which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart of charge / discharge control which concerns on the modification of this invention. It is a graph which shows the change of SOC of an on-vehicle battery at the time of the conventional charge / discharge control.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the charge / discharge device and the charge / discharge system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a charge / discharge system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The charge / discharge system 1 includes a power conditioner device 10, a charge / discharge device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a storage battery 30.

The power conditioner device 10 includes a first converter unit 11, a second converter unit 12, an inverter unit 13, and a power conditioner control unit 14. The power conditioner device 10 is connected to a storage battery 30, a photovoltaic power generation device 40, a load (household load) 50, and a system.

The first converter unit 11 is, for example, a DC / DC converter configured by a step-up chopper circuit. The first converter unit 11 outputs DC power obtained by boosting the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation device 40. The first converter unit 11 performs an MPPT operation (maximum power point tracking operation) with respect to the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 under the control of the power conditioner control unit 14.

The second converter unit 12 is, for example, a bidirectional DC / DC converter configured by a bidirectional chopper circuit. The second converter unit 12 charges and discharges the storage battery 30 under the control of the power conditioner control unit 14.

The inverter unit 13 is, for example, a bidirectional AC / DC converter. In the inverter unit 13, the AC terminal side is connected to the load 50 and the system (not shown), and the DC terminal side is connected to the first converter unit 11 and the second converter unit 12. The inverter unit 13 converts the system power into direct current and supplies it to the second converter unit 12, or converts the DC power input to the DC terminal into alternating current and supplies it to the load 50 or the system.

The power conditioner control unit 14 is composed of a microcomputer and / or a dedicated IC. The power conditioner control unit 14 controls the first converter unit 11, the second converter unit 12, and the inverter unit 13 while switching between a plurality of operation modes.

The power conditioner device 10 includes an economic mode and a green mode as operating modes. The economic mode is a mode that emphasizes economic efficiency by outputting all the surplus power generated by the photovoltaic power generation device 40 to the grid side and selling the power. On the other hand, in the green mode, the surplus power generated by the solar power generation device 40 is used to charge an electric vehicle 60 such as an electric vehicle or a plug-in hybrid vehicle connected to the charging / discharging device 20, or the storage battery 30 is charged. It is a mode to be used for. In the present embodiment, the charging of the electric vehicle 60 is prioritized, and the storage battery 30 is charged only when the electric vehicle 60 is not charged.

When the operation mode is the green mode and the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 is larger than the power consumption of the load 50, the surplus of the generated power is preferentially supplied to the electric vehicle 60. For example, when the generated power is 4 kW and the power consumption of the load 50 is 3 kW, the surplus 1 kW is supplied to the electric vehicle 60. On the other hand, when the operation mode is the green mode and the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 is smaller than the power consumption of the load 50, the shortage of the generated power is compensated from the electric vehicle 60. For example, when the generated power is 2 kW and the power consumption of the load 50 is 3 kW, the shortage of 1 kW is supplied from the electric vehicle 60.

As described above, when the operation mode is the green mode, the charging operation and the discharging operation of the electric vehicle 60 are frequently switched depending on the situation of the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 and the power consumption of the load 50.

The charging / discharging device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention is, for example, a V2H (Vehicle to Home) stand, and includes a power conversion unit 21 and a control unit 22. The charging / discharging device 20 is connected to the electric vehicle 60 by a charging cable.

The power conversion unit 21 is composed of, for example, a bidirectional DC / DC converter, and performs charge / discharge operations (charging operation and discharging operation) on the vehicle-mounted battery 61 of the electric vehicle 60. A contactor 62 is interposed in the power line connecting the charging cable and the vehicle-mounted battery 61.

The control unit 22 is composed of a microcomputer and / or a dedicated IC, and communicates with each other (for example, CAN communication) with the power conditioner control unit 14 and the vehicle control unit 63 of the electric vehicle 60.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 22 includes a communication unit 23, a charge / discharge control unit 24, and a limit value setting unit 25. The limit value setting unit 25 includes a storage unit 26.

The communication unit 23 communicates with the power conditioner control unit 14 and the vehicle control unit 63. The information received by the communication unit 23 (for example, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 and various command signals) can be shared by the charge / discharge control unit 24 and the limit value setting unit 25. The communication unit 23 receives a stop signal related to normal stop from the vehicle control unit 63 to cancel the connection with the electric vehicle 60, and resumes the connection with the electric vehicle 60 after the disconnection operation. Perform "connection operation". As described above, in the present embodiment, the communication unit 23 functions as the “detection unit” of the present invention.

The disconnection operation includes an operation of opening the contactor 62 through an opening command by the vehicle control unit 63 (an operation of sending an opening command of the contactor 62 to the vehicle control unit 63) and an operation of disconnecting communication with the vehicle control unit 63. And are included. The reconnection operation includes an operation of resuming communication with the vehicle control unit 63 and an operation of closing the contactor 62 through a closing command by the vehicle control unit 63 (an operation of sending a closing command of the contactor 62 to the vehicle control unit 63). Is included.

The charge / discharge control unit 24 controls the charge / discharge operation of the power conversion unit 21. When the charge / discharge control unit 24 receives the stop signal from the vehicle control unit 63, the charge / discharge operation is stopped, and the charge / discharge operation is restarted after the reconnection operation of the communication unit 23.

Further, the charge / discharge control unit 24 stops the charging operation of the power conversion unit 21 when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the following "charge limit value", and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the following "discharge limit value". When it reaches, the discharge operation of the power conversion unit 21 is stopped.

The limit value setting unit 25 stores the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 after receiving the stop signal in the storage unit 26 as a “charge upper limit value” or a “discharge lower limit value”. Specifically, when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 is equal to or higher than the first threshold value (70% in the present embodiment) and the operation of the power conversion unit 21 at the time of receiving the stop signal is the charging operation, the limit value setting unit 25 , The SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 is stored in the storage unit 26 as a “charge upper limit value”. On the other hand, when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery is equal to or less than the second threshold value (30% in this embodiment) and the operation of the power conversion unit 21 at the time of receiving the stop signal is a discharge operation, the limit value setting unit 25 is the vehicle-mounted battery. The SOC of 61 is stored in the storage unit 26 as a “discharge lower limit value”.

Then, the limit value setting unit 25 sets the "charge limit value" to a value smaller than the charge upper limit value, and sets the "discharge limit value" to a value larger than the discharge lower limit value. In the present embodiment, the charge limit value is set to a value of the charge upper limit value −5%, and the discharge limit value is set to a value of the discharge lower limit value + 5%. The set "charge limit value" and "discharge limit value" are stored in the storage unit 26.

With reference to FIG. 1 again, the vehicle control unit 63 of the electric vehicle 60 stops when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches a predetermined upper limit value (for example, SOC 80%) or a predetermined lower limit value (for example, SOC 30%). The signal is transmitted to the control unit 22 of the charging / discharging device 20.

Upon receiving the stop signal, the control unit 22 of the charge / discharge device 20 stops the charge / discharge operation and instructs the vehicle control unit 63 to open the contactor 62. Upon receiving the release command from the control unit 22, the vehicle control unit 63 opens the contactor 62 to electrically shut off the vehicle-mounted battery 61 from the charging / discharging device 20. Here, if the contactor 62 is opened and closed many times a day, the life of the contactor 62 is shortened.

In the present embodiment, after the charge / discharge limit value is set, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 does not reach the upper limit value or the lower limit value, so that the number of times the stop signal is transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63 (the contactor 62 opens or the contactor 62 is opened). The number of times it closes) can be suppressed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the charge / discharge control method of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 performed by the control unit 22 will be described. Here, it is assumed that the operation mode of the power conditioner device 10 is the green mode, and the surplus power generated by the photovoltaic power generation device 40 can be used for charging the in-vehicle battery 61.

When the charge / discharge operation is started, the control unit 22 controls the power conversion unit 21 so that the charge / discharge operation is performed in the band of the charge / discharge limit value (S1). In the present embodiment, the default value of the "charge limit value" is SOC 100%, the default value of the "discharge limit value" is SOC 10%, and these values are stored in the storage unit 26.

The control unit 22 subsequently determines whether or not a stop signal has been received from the vehicle control unit 63 (S2), and when the stop signal is received (YES in S2), the power conversion unit 21 stops the charge / discharge operation. The sequence operation is performed (S3). The control unit 22 performs an operation of sending an opening command of the contactor 62 and an operation of disconnecting communication with the vehicle control unit 63 as a disconnection operation.

Next, the control unit 22 determines whether or not the first condition regarding the upper limit value of charging is satisfied (S4). The first condition is that the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 immediately before the disconnection operation is equal to or higher than the first threshold value (70% in this embodiment), and the operation of the power conversion unit 21 at the time of receiving the stop signal is the charging operation. be. Based on this determination, the control unit 22 can infer that the vehicle-mounted battery 61 is in a fully charged (or nearly fully charged) state.

When the control unit 22 determines that the first condition is satisfied (YES in S4), the control unit 22 performs a reconnection operation (S5). Specifically, the control unit 22 performs an operation of performing a predetermined process such as an insulation diagnosis with the electric vehicle 60, an operation of resuming communication with the vehicle control unit 63, and an operation of sending a closing command of the contactor 62. conduct.

The control unit 22 that has resumed communication with the vehicle control unit 63 receives information regarding the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 from the vehicle control unit 63, and stores the SOC as a "charge upper limit value" in the storage unit 26 (S6). As a result, the control unit 22 can store the SOC value of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 when the stop signal is transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63, in other words, the upper limit value of the SOC set by the vehicle control unit 63. ..

Next, the control unit 22 sets the “charge limit value” to a value smaller than the “charge upper limit value” (in the present embodiment, the charge upper limit value −5%) (S7). The set "charge limit value" is stored in the storage unit 26. When the "charge upper limit value" is SOC 80%, the "charge limit value" is SOC 75%, and when the "discharge limit value" is not updated from the default value, the charge / discharge limit value band is SOC 10% to 75%. Will be.

The control unit 22 for which the charge limit value is set waits until the discharge operation is started. When the charging operation is performed after the discharging operation is started (returning to "charge / discharging operation start"), the operation is performed below the charge limit value (S1), and the state waits when the SOC reaches 75%. Since the "charge upper limit value" is SOC 80%, the control unit 22 stops the charging operation of the power conversion unit 21 before the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the "charge upper limit value", that is, before the stop signal is transmitted. Can be made to. If the charging operation is to be performed immediately after the discharging operation is started (when the SOC exceeds 75%), the charging operation is not performed and the standby state is set.

Further, even when the control unit 22 receives a standby signal related to a standby command from the power conditioner control unit 14 before the "charge limit value" is updated from SOC 80% to 75%, the power conversion unit 21 is charged. Stop the discharge operation and put it in the standby state. Further, the control unit 22 is in a standby state even when the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50 and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the “charge limit value”.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S4 that the first condition is not satisfied (NO in S4), it is determined whether or not the second condition regarding the lower limit of discharge is satisfied (S8). The second condition is that the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery immediately before the disconnection operation is equal to or less than the second threshold value (30% in this embodiment), and the operation of the power conversion unit 21 at the time of receiving the stop signal is the discharge operation. be. As a result, the control unit 22 can infer that the vehicle-mounted battery 61 is in an empty (or near empty) state.

When the control unit 22 determines that the second condition is satisfied (YES in S8), the control unit 22 performs a reconnection operation (S9). The control unit 22 that has resumed communication with the vehicle control unit 63 by the reconnection operation receives information about the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 from the vehicle control unit 63, and stores the SOC in the storage unit 26 as a “discharge lower limit value”. (S10). As a result, the control unit 22 can store the SOC value of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 when the stop signal is transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63, in other words, the lower limit value of the SOC set by the vehicle control unit 63. ..

Next, the control unit 22 sets the “discharge limit value” to a value larger than the “discharge lower limit value” (in the present embodiment, the discharge lower limit value + 5%) (S11). The set "discharge limit value" is stored in the storage unit 26. When the "discharge lower limit value" is SOC 30%, the "discharge limit value" is SOC 35%, and when the "charge limit value" is updated to SOC 75%, the charge / discharge limit value band is SOC 35% to 75%. It becomes.

The control unit 22 for which the discharge limit value is set waits until the charging operation is started. When the discharge operation is performed after the charge operation is started (returning to "charge / discharge operation start"), the operation is performed below the discharge limit value (S1), and the state waits when the SOC reaches 35%. Since the "lower limit of discharge" is 30% SOC, the control unit 22 stops the discharge operation of the power conversion unit 21 before the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the "lower limit of discharge", and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 is "charged". The charging operation of the power conversion unit 21 can be stopped before the "upper limit value" is reached. If the discharge operation is to be performed immediately after the charge operation is started (when the SOC is less than 35%), the state is set to a standby state without performing the discharge operation.

Further, even when the control unit 22 receives a standby signal related to a standby command from the power conditioner control unit 14 before the “discharge limit value” is updated from SOC 30% to 35%, the power conversion unit 21 is charged. Stop the discharge operation and put it in the standby state. Further, the control unit 22 also enters the standby state when the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 <the power consumption of the load 50 and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the “discharge limit value”.

By the way, when the vehicle control unit 63 transmits a stop signal to the control unit 22 even if the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 does not reach the upper limit value or the lower limit value when charging / discharging of several hundred W or less continues for a predetermined time. There is. In this case, the control unit 22 determines that the first condition is not satisfied in the determination in step S4 (NO in S4), and determines that the second condition is not satisfied in the determination in step S8 (NO in S8). ). Then, the control unit 22 shifts to the standby state without performing a reconnection operation, without storing the charge upper limit value and the discharge lower limit value, and without storing the charge / discharge limit value (S12).

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, fluctuations in the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 during charge / discharge control of the control unit 22 will be described. Here, too, the operation mode of the power conditioner device 10 is set to the green mode.

In the time zone (a), since the control unit 22 receives the standby signal from the power conditioner control unit 14 and is in the standby state, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 remains constant and does not change.

In the time zone (b), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 is less than the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a discharging operation to discharge the vehicle-mounted battery 61. Therefore, the SOC of the in-vehicle battery 61 is reduced.

In the time zone (c), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a charging operation and uses the surplus of the generated power to generate an in-vehicle battery. Charge 61. Therefore, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 increases. When the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches a predetermined upper limit value, a stop signal is transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63 to the control unit 22.

In the time zone (d), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 receives the standby signal from the power conditioner control unit 14 and is in the standby state. Therefore, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 remains constant and does not change. The control unit 22 stores the "charge upper limit value" in this time zone and sets the "charge limit value".

In the time zone (e), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 is less than the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a discharging operation to discharge the vehicle-mounted battery 61. Therefore, the SOC of the in-vehicle battery 61 is reduced.

In the time zone (f), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a charging operation and uses the surplus of the generated power to generate an in-vehicle battery. Charge 61. Therefore, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 increases. When the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the "charge limit value", the control unit 22 stops the charging operation of the power conversion unit 21. In this case, the stop signal is not transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63 to the control unit 22, and the contactor 62 remains closed.

In the time zone (g), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50, and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 has reached the “charge limit value”. Therefore, the control unit 22 is in the standby state, and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 remains constant and does not change.

In the time zone (h), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 is less than the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a discharging operation to discharge the vehicle-mounted battery 61. Therefore, the SOC of the in-vehicle battery 61 is reduced. When the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches a predetermined lower limit value, a stop signal is transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63 to the control unit 22.

In the time zone (i), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 <the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 receives the standby signal from the power conditioner control unit 14 and is in the standby state. Therefore, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 remains constant and does not change. The control unit 22 stores the "discharge lower limit value" in this time zone and sets the "discharge limit value".

In the time zone (j), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a charging operation and uses the surplus of the generated power to generate an in-vehicle battery. Charge 61. Therefore, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 increases.

In the time zone (k), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 is less than the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a discharging operation to discharge the vehicle-mounted battery 61. Therefore, the SOC of the in-vehicle battery 61 is reduced. When the SOC of the in-vehicle battery 61 reaches the "discharge limit value", the control unit 22 stops the discharge operation of the power conversion unit 21. In this case, the stop signal is not transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63 to the control unit 22, and the contactor 62 remains closed.

In the time zone (l), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40 <the power consumption of the load 50, and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 has reached the “discharge limit value”. Therefore, the control unit 22 is in the standby state, and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 remains constant and does not change.

In the time zone (m), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50, and the control unit 22 causes the power conversion unit 21 to perform a charging operation and uses the surplus of the generated power to generate an in-vehicle battery. Charge 61. Therefore, the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 increases. When the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the "charge limit value", the control unit 22 stops the charging operation of the power conversion unit 21. In this case, the stop signal is not transmitted from the vehicle control unit 63 to the control unit 22, and the contactor 62 remains closed.

In the time zone (n), the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device 40> the power consumption of the load 50, and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 has reached the “charge limit value”. Therefore, the control unit 22 is in the standby state, and the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 remains constant and does not change.

As described above, after the control unit 22 stores the "charge upper limit value" and sets the "charge limit value", the control unit 22 stops the charging operation when the SOC of the in-vehicle battery 61 reaches the "charge limit value". The SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 never reaches the upper limit. Similarly, after the control unit 22 stores the "discharge lower limit value" and sets the "discharge limit value", the control unit 22 stops the discharge operation when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 reaches the "discharge limit value". The SOC of the battery 61 never reaches the lower limit.

Further, in the present embodiment, the charge limit value is set to a value of the charge upper limit value −5%, and the discharge limit value is set to a value of the discharge lower limit value + 5%. The charge upper limit value is substantially the same as the upper limit value set by the vehicle control unit 63, and the discharge lower limit value is substantially the same as the lower limit value set by the vehicle control unit 63. That is, in the present embodiment, the charge limit value is set to the upper limit value −5%, and the discharge limit value is set to the lower limit value + 5%, which is almost the same state.

Therefore, according to the charging / discharging device 20 and the charging / discharging system 1 according to the present embodiment, the number of times of receiving the stop signal from the electric vehicle 60 can be reduced without excessively narrowing the SOC band of the vehicle-mounted battery 61.

Although the embodiment of the charge / discharge device and the charge / discharge system according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

Regarding the charge / discharge control method performed by the control unit 22, in the above embodiment, the "charge upper limit value" or the "discharge lower limit value" is stored after the reconnection operation of the communication unit 23, but the disconnection operation of the communication unit 23 is performed. The "charge upper limit value" or "discharge lower limit value" may be stored before.

For example, the charge / discharge control method performed by the control unit 22 can be changed as shown in FIG. In the charge / discharge control method shown in FIG. 5, in step S6, the control unit 22 receives information regarding the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 from the vehicle control unit 63, and stores the SOC in the storage unit 26 as a “charge upper limit value”. (S6). Next, the control unit 22 sets the “charge limit value” to the charge upper limit value −5% (S7), and then performs the discontinuity operation (S3-1) and the reconnection operation (S5).

Further, in step S10, the control unit 22 receives information regarding the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 from the vehicle control unit 63, and stores the SOC as a “discharge lower limit value” in the storage unit 26 (S10). Next, the control unit 22 sets the “discharge limit value” to the discharge lower limit value + 5% (S11), and then performs the disconnection operation (S3-2) and the reconnection operation (S9).

Further, the control unit 22 determines that the first condition is not satisfied in the determination of step S4 (NO in S4), and determines that the second condition is not satisfied in the determination of step S8 (NO in S8). ), Perform the disconnection operation (S3-3). Next, the control unit 22 shifts to the standby state without performing a reconnection operation, without storing the charge upper limit value and the discharge lower limit value, and without storing the charge / discharge limit value (S12).

In this way, when the "charge upper limit value" or "discharge lower limit value" is stored before the disconnection operation of the communication unit 23, the "charge upper limit value" is stored in the storage unit 26 after the charging of the in-vehicle battery 61 is stopped. The time until it is done is shorter than that of the above embodiment. The SOC of the in-vehicle battery 61 may decrease as time passes after the charging is stopped. However, according to the charge / discharge control method shown in FIG. 5, even if the SOC decreases, the influence thereof is suppressed as compared with the above embodiment. can do. As a result, the band of the charge / discharge limit value can be made wider than that of the above embodiment.

The "charge limit value" of the present invention may be set to a value smaller than the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 after receiving the stop signal, and the "discharge limit value" of the present invention is the vehicle-mounted battery 61 after receiving the stop signal. It may be set to a value larger than the SOC of.

It is preferable to set how much the charge limit value should be reduced and how much the discharge limit value should be increased according to the capacity of the in-vehicle battery 61 and the like. The closer the charge / discharge limit value is to the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery 61 after receiving the stop signal, the wider the band of the charge / discharge limit value can be, but the charge / discharge limit depends on the accuracy of the SOC detected by the vehicle control unit 63. There is a possibility that the value and the upper and lower limit values will overlap and the stop signal will be transmitted again.

Further, in the above embodiment, the disconnection operation is performed when the stop signal from the electric vehicle 60 is received, but the arrangement is not limited to this, and the disconnection operation is performed when the control unit 22 determines that the stop condition is satisfied. May be done. Specifically, when the control unit 22 can make a determination instead of the vehicle control unit 63 to only transmit a stop signal regarding normal stop based on the information regarding the vehicle-mounted battery 61, the electric vehicle 60 can be used. If the control unit 22 determines that the stop condition is satisfied instead of receiving the stop signal, the disconnection operation may be performed. Alternatively, when the control unit 22 determines that the stop condition is satisfied at the same time as receiving the stop signal from the electric vehicle 60, the disconnection operation may be performed. That is, if the control unit 22 detects the stop of the charge / discharge operation of the in-vehicle battery 61 by receiving the stop signal from the electric vehicle 60 and / or by determining that the stop condition is satisfied, the control unit 22 performs the disconnection operation. good.

The "power conditioner device" of the present invention may not be provided with the storage battery 30, or may be further provided with another power generation device in addition to the solar power generation device 40, or may be replaced with the solar power generation device 40. It may be equipped with another power generation device.

1 Charge / discharge system 10 Power conditioner device 11 1st converter unit 12 2nd converter unit 13 Inverter unit 14 Power conditioner control unit 20 Charge / discharge device 21 Power conversion unit 22 Control unit 23 Communication unit (detection unit)
24 Charge / discharge control unit 25 Limit value setting unit 26 Storage unit 30 Storage battery 40 Solar power generation device 50 Load 60 Electric vehicle 61 In-vehicle battery 62 Contactor 63 Vehicle control unit

Claims (4)

A power converter that charges and discharges the in-vehicle battery of an electric vehicle,
A control unit that controls the charging operation and the discharging operation of the power conversion unit,
It is a charging / discharging device equipped with
The control unit includes a storage unit.
A process of storing the upper limit of charging, which is the upper limit of SOC of the in-vehicle battery, in the storage unit,
The process of setting the charge limit value of the in-vehicle battery to a value smaller than the charge upper limit value, and
A process of stopping the charging operation when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery reaches the charging limit value by the charging operation.
A process of storing the lower limit of discharge, which is the lower limit of SOC of the in-vehicle battery, in the storage unit.
The process of setting the discharge limit value of the in-vehicle battery to a value larger than the discharge lower limit value, and
A process of stopping the discharge operation when the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery reaches the discharge limit value due to the discharge operation.
A charging / discharging device characterized by performing. A charging / discharging system including a power conditioner device and the charging / discharging device according to claim 1.
The power conditioner device is connected to the charge / discharge device, the photovoltaic power generation device, and a load, and operates to supply the generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device to the charge / discharge device and converts the input DC power into AC power. A charge / discharge system characterized by performing an operation of converting and supplying to the load. Including more storage batteries,
The charging / discharging system according to claim 2, wherein the power conditioner device performs an operation of charging the storage battery and an operation of discharging the storage battery by using the DC electric power. It is performed by a charging / discharging device including a power conversion unit that performs a charging operation and a discharging operation on an in-vehicle battery of an electric vehicle, and a control unit that controls the charging operation and the discharging operation of the power conversion unit including a storage unit. It is a charge / discharge control method that is used.
A step of storing the charge upper limit value, which is the upper limit value of the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery, in the storage unit by the control unit.
A step of setting the charge limit value of the vehicle-mounted battery to a value smaller than the charge upper limit value by the control unit, and
When the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery reaches the charge limit value due to the charging operation, the step of stopping the charging operation by the control unit and the step of stopping the charging operation.
A step of storing the discharge lower limit value, which is the lower limit value of the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery, in the storage unit by the control unit.
A step of setting the discharge limit value of the vehicle-mounted battery to a value larger than the discharge lower limit value by the control unit, and
When the SOC of the vehicle-mounted battery reaches the discharge limit value due to the discharge operation, the step of stopping the discharge operation by the control unit and the step of stopping the discharge operation.
A charge / discharge control method comprising.

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