JPH11187586A - Method and system for charging secondary battery - Google Patents

Method and system for charging secondary battery

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JPH11187586A
JPH11187586A JP9351190A JP35119097A JPH11187586A JP H11187586 A JPH11187586 A JP H11187586A JP 9351190 A JP9351190 A JP 9351190A JP 35119097 A JP35119097 A JP 35119097A JP H11187586 A JPH11187586 A JP H11187586A
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Ikuro Hirama
郁朗 平間
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the charging capacity of a secondary battery while shortening the charging time without relying upon intricate circuitry. SOLUTION: A battery cell voltage detecting circuit 5 in a battery pack 19 compares the voltage of a battery cell 8 with the voltage of a high accuracy reference power supply 4 and delivers the voltage through battery cell voltage detecting terminals 131 , 132 to the constant voltage charging circuit 1 in a charger. The charger 15 performs constant current constant voltage charging control of a battery pack 16 using the battery cell voltage obtained through the detecting terminals 131 , 132 as a feedback signal. Since effect of the impedance of overcharge protective circuits 5, 6 built in the battery pack can be eliminated, charging time is shortened and charging capacity is enhanced. Furthermore, the circuitry is simplified because the charger requires no charging voltage detecting circuit.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、二次電池の充電方
法および充電システムに関する。
The present invention relates to a method and a system for charging a secondary battery.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】リチウムイオン電池など非水系の二次電
池は定電流・定電圧充電が行われる。この充電方法では
十分充電した二次電池を充電するとき、充電初期はある
設定した電流で定電流充電を行い、二次電池電圧がある
設定値に達すると、その設定値電圧で定電圧充電を行
い、満充電になるまで充電を行う。
2. Description of the Related Art Non-aqueous secondary batteries such as lithium ion batteries are charged at a constant current and a constant voltage. In this charging method, when charging a sufficiently charged secondary battery, constant current charging is performed at a certain set current in the initial stage of charging, and when the secondary battery voltage reaches a certain set value, constant voltage charging is performed at the set value voltage. And charge until fully charged.

【0003】この充電方法における充電器と電池パック
による従来の充電システムのブロック図を図7に示す。
電池パック22は電池セル8と、高精度基準電源4を含
む電池セル電圧検出回路5と、過充電検出回路6と、過
充電保護スイッチ7を備える。また、充電器11には高
精度基準電源41 を含む充電電圧検出回路3と、定電圧
充電回路1と定電流充電回路2を備える。
FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a conventional charging system using a charger and a battery pack in this charging method.
The battery pack 22 includes a battery cell 8, a battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 including the high-precision reference power supply 4, an overcharge detection circuit 6, and an overcharge protection switch 7. Also, includes a charging voltage detection circuit 3 including a high precision reference power supply 4 1, a constant voltage charging circuit 1 and the constant current charging circuit 2 to the charger 11.

【0004】定電圧・定電流充電を行うリチウムイオン
電池などの非水系二次電池は、過充電による性能劣化が
顕著で、破裂などの危険を伴うため、これらの二次電池
を用いた電池パックには過充電保護回路が内蔵される。
過充電保護回路は電池セル電圧検出回路5と過充電検出
回路6と過充電保護スイッチ7によって構成される回路
を指す。
[0004] Non-aqueous secondary batteries such as lithium ion batteries that perform constant voltage / constant current charging are significantly deteriorated in performance due to overcharging, and are accompanied by dangers such as rupture. Therefore, battery packs using these secondary batteries are required. Has a built-in overcharge protection circuit.
The overcharge protection circuit indicates a circuit configured by the battery cell voltage detection circuit 5, the overcharge detection circuit 6, and the overcharge protection switch 7.

【0005】まず、過充電保護回路の動作について説明
する。電池セル電圧検出回路5は電池セル電圧を監視
し、ある値に設定された基準電源4の電圧値と比較しそ
の比較値を出力する。この出力は過充電検出回路6に入
力され、保護スイッチ7のオン/オフを制御する。
First, the operation of the overcharge protection circuit will be described. The battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 monitors the battery cell voltage, compares it with the voltage value of the reference power supply 4 set to a certain value, and outputs the comparison value. This output is input to the overcharge detection circuit 6 and controls ON / OFF of the protection switch 7.

【0006】この過充電保護回路は過充電などによって
電池セル電圧があらかじめ設定した過充電検出電圧より
も高くなると保護スイッチ7をオフするように働く。
The overcharge protection circuit operates to turn off the protection switch 7 when the battery cell voltage becomes higher than a preset overcharge detection voltage due to overcharge or the like.

【0007】次に、充電時の動作について説明する。充
電器21に内蔵された充電電圧検出回路3は、充電時に
電池パック22の端子92 と接続される充電器の出力端
子9 1 の電圧と、定電圧充電時の設定電圧を決定する高
精度基準電源41 の電圧を比較し比較値を出力する。こ
の出力は定電圧充電回路1へ入力される。この充電電圧
検出回路3で検出された電池パック端子電圧が基準電源
1 により決定される設定電圧よりも低いとき、定電流
充電回路2により、電池パック12を定電流充電する。
充電により電池パック22の端子電圧が上がり、充電電
圧検出回路3が電池パック22の端子電圧が設定電圧に
達したことを検出すると、定電流充電回路2に代わり定
電圧充電回路1が動作し、電池パック22を定電圧充電
する。このとき、充電電圧検出回路3の出力信号は定電
圧充電制御を行うためのフィードバック信号となる。し
たがって電池パック22を定電圧充電するときの充電電
圧値とその設定精度は、充電器21内蔵の充電電圧検出
回路3と高精度基準電源4 1 の精度によって決定され
る。
Next, the operation at the time of charging will be described. Filling
The charging voltage detection circuit 3 built in the electric appliance 21
Terminal 9 of battery pack 22Two Output terminal of charger connected to
Child 9 1 And the high voltage that determines the set voltage during constant-voltage charging.
Accuracy reference power supply 41 And outputs a comparison value. This
Is input to the constant voltage charging circuit 1. This charging voltage
The battery pack terminal voltage detected by the detection circuit 3 is a reference power supply.
41 Constant current when it is lower than the set voltage determined by
The charging circuit 2 charges the battery pack 12 at a constant current.
The charging causes the terminal voltage of the battery pack 22 to rise,
The pressure detection circuit 3 sets the terminal voltage of the battery pack 22 to the set voltage.
When it detects that it has reached
The voltage charging circuit 1 operates to charge the battery pack 22 at a constant voltage.
I do. At this time, the output signal of the charging voltage detection circuit 3 is constant.
It is a feedback signal for performing pressure charging control. I
Therefore, the charging power when the battery pack 22 is charged at a constant voltage.
The voltage value and its setting accuracy are determined by the charging voltage detection built in the charger 21.
Circuit 3 and high precision reference power supply 4 1 Determined by the accuracy of
You.

【0008】また、充電時間を短縮する充電方法に図8
のパルス充電方式がある。定電圧充電時の充電電圧を高
めに設定し、充電動作を間欠的にパルス充電を行うもの
である。この方法では、図7の定電流・定電圧充電回路
と同様の、充電器内蔵の充電回路、電池パック内蔵の保
護回路に加え、パルス充電を行うために充電器31にパ
ルス制御回路11とパルス充電スイッチ12を備える。
FIG. 8 shows a charging method for shortening the charging time.
Pulse charging method. The charging voltage at the time of constant voltage charging is set higher, and the charging operation is performed intermittently by pulse charging. According to this method, in addition to a charging circuit with a built-in charger and a protection circuit with a built-in battery pack similar to the constant current and constant voltage charging circuit of FIG. A charge switch 12 is provided.

【0009】また、このパルス充電方式において、充電
器に内蔵するスイッチ素子を省略し、電池パックに内蔵
する過充電保護のためのスイッチ素子でパルス充電動作
を行う方法が特開平7−105983に記載されてい
る。このシステムでは充電器に内蔵されるパルス充電の
ための図8におけるパルス充電スイッチ12が不要とな
り、システムを簡略化しているが、依然として充電器に
パルス制御回路11を必要とし、前述の定電流・定電圧
充電方式より回路が複雑となる欠点がある。
Further, in this pulse charging system, a method of omitting a switch element built in a charger and performing a pulse charging operation with a switch element built in a battery pack for overcharge protection is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-105983. Have been. In this system, the pulse charging switch 12 in FIG. 8 for pulse charging built in the charger is not required, and the system is simplified. However, the pulse control circuit 11 is still required in the charger, and the above-described constant current / current There is a disadvantage that the circuit is more complicated than the constant voltage charging method.

【0010】[0010]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】過充電保護回路と過充
電保護スイッチを内蔵する電池パックを充電するとき、
充電電流が流れると、過充電保護回路と過充電保護スイ
ッチの電圧降下の影響により、電池パック端子電圧は電
池セル電圧よりやや高い値となる。上述した図7および
図8のシステムによる定電流・定電圧充電では、充電器
に内蔵される充電電圧検出回路3は、電池パックの端子
電圧を充電電圧として検出し、その出力によって電池パ
ック端子電圧に対して定電圧充電制御を行うので、電池
セルに対しては、充電器で設定されている定電圧充電値
よりも低い電圧で充電されることになる。このときの充
電電圧と充電電流の時間変化を図9に示す。
When charging a battery pack containing an overcharge protection circuit and an overcharge protection switch,
When the charging current flows, the battery pack terminal voltage becomes slightly higher than the battery cell voltage due to the influence of the voltage drop of the overcharge protection circuit and the overcharge protection switch. In the constant current / constant voltage charging by the above-described systems of FIGS. 7 and 8, the charging voltage detection circuit 3 incorporated in the charger detects the terminal voltage of the battery pack as the charging voltage, and outputs the battery pack terminal voltage based on the output. , The battery cell is charged with a voltage lower than the constant voltage charge value set in the charger. FIG. 9 shows a time change of the charging voltage and the charging current at this time.

【0011】定電流・定電圧充電を行うリチウムイオン
二次電池などの非水系の二次電池では、充電電圧が適性
値より低いと総充電容量が低下する。逆に適性値より高
い電圧で充電すると、電池の劣化を招き、破壊に至るこ
ともある。したがって安易に充電電圧を高くすることは
できない。
In a non-aqueous secondary battery such as a lithium ion secondary battery that performs constant current and constant voltage charging, if the charging voltage is lower than an appropriate value, the total charging capacity decreases. Conversely, charging at a voltage higher than the appropriate value may cause deterioration of the battery, possibly leading to destruction. Therefore, the charging voltage cannot be easily increased.

【0012】また、電池パック内蔵の過充電保護回路と
過充電保護スイッチ7のインピーダンスの影響は、図9
より充電初期の定電流充電時Aに、電池バック端子電圧
と電子セル端子電圧の間に最も大きな誤差を生む。その
ため電池セル端子電圧が定電圧充電の設定電圧まで上が
っていないときに、電池パック端子電圧は定電圧充電の
設定電圧に達し、定電流充電から定電圧充電に切り換わ
る。すなわち、電池セル8は、端子電圧が適切な充電電
圧よりも低くまだ定電流充電を行う余裕を残した状態
で、定電圧充電が行われ図9のように充電電流Bが低下
する。そのため、満充電に達するまで余計に時間がかか
るという弊害を生む。
The influence of the impedance of the overcharge protection circuit built into the battery pack and the impedance of the overcharge protection switch 7 is shown in FIG.
At the time of constant current charging A in the initial stage of charging, the largest error occurs between the battery back terminal voltage and the electronic cell terminal voltage. Therefore, when the battery cell terminal voltage has not risen to the set voltage for constant voltage charging, the battery pack terminal voltage reaches the set voltage for constant voltage charging, and switches from constant current charging to constant voltage charging. That is, the battery cell 8 is charged at a constant voltage in a state where the terminal voltage is lower than an appropriate charging voltage and there is still room for constant current charging, and the charging current B decreases as shown in FIG. For this reason, there is an adverse effect that extra time is required until the battery is fully charged.

【0013】従来の定電流・定電圧充電では、電池パッ
ク端子電圧に対して充電電圧検出と定電圧制御を行うた
めに、上記のように電池セルの持つ容量を十分に引き出
せない上に、充電時間が長くなるという欠点が生じてい
る。一方、この誤差を見込んであらかじめ電池パック端
子に対してやや高めの充電電圧設定を行うと、上記の弊
害を改善することはできるが、安全性と電池性能の低下
防止対策が難しくなる。
In the conventional constant-current / constant-voltage charging, since the charging voltage is detected and the constant voltage is controlled with respect to the battery pack terminal voltage, the capacity of the battery cell cannot be sufficiently extracted as described above. The disadvantage is that the time is lengthened. On the other hand, if a slightly higher charging voltage is set in advance for the battery pack terminal in anticipation of this error, the above-mentioned adverse effects can be improved, but it is difficult to take measures to prevent a decrease in safety and battery performance.

【0014】また図8の充電システムによるパルス充電
においては、間欠的な充電動作により、充電電圧を高め
に設定しても、電池の安全性および電池劣化防止性に影
響を与えずに充電時間の短縮および充電容量の向上をは
かることができる。しかし図8に示すように、この方法
を実現するための充電器はパルス制御回路とパルス充電
スイッチからなるスイッチング制御回路を必要とするこ
とから、その構成は非常に複雑なものとなるという欠点
がある。
In the pulse charging by the charging system shown in FIG. 8, even if the charging voltage is set to be higher due to the intermittent charging operation, the charging time can be reduced without affecting the battery safety and the battery deterioration preventing performance. Shortening and improvement of charging capacity can be achieved. However, as shown in FIG. 8, since the charger for realizing this method requires a switching control circuit including a pulse control circuit and a pulse charging switch, there is a disadvantage that the configuration becomes very complicated. is there.

【0015】本発明の目的は、複雑な回路によらずに、
充電容量を向上し、充電時間を短縮することのできる、
二次電池充電方法およびシステムを提供することであ
る。
[0015] The object of the present invention is not to use a complicated circuit,
Improve charging capacity and shorten charging time.
An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery charging method and system.

【0016】[0016]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の二次電池の充電
方法は、二次電池パックの電池セルを充電器により充電
する二次電池の充電方法において、前記二次電池パック
の電池セルの電圧を検出する段階と、前記段階により検
出された前記電池セルの電圧に応じて前記充電器により
前記電池セルの充電を制御する段階とを有する。
According to the present invention, there is provided a method of charging a secondary battery, the method comprising: charging a battery cell of a secondary battery pack with a charger; Detecting a voltage; and controlling charging of the battery cell by the charger in accordance with the voltage of the battery cell detected in the step.

【0017】前記電池セルの電圧を検知する段階は、前
記検知された電池セルの電圧を送出する段階を有し、前
記電池セルの充電を制御する段階は、前記送出された電
池セルの電圧を接続端子で受取り、該電池セル電圧に応
じて前記電池セルの充電を制御するものであってもよ
い。
The step of detecting the voltage of the battery cell includes the step of transmitting the detected voltage of the battery cell, and the step of controlling charging of the battery cell includes the step of controlling the voltage of the transmitted battery cell. It may receive at a connection terminal and control charging of the battery cell according to the battery cell voltage.

【0018】前記二次電池パックの電池セルの電圧を検
出する段階は、電池セル電圧の基準電圧を生成する段階
と、前記電池セルの電圧を計って前記電池セル電圧の基
準電圧と比較する段階と、前記比較結果を前記充電器に
送出する段階とを有し、前記充電器により前記電池セル
の充電を制御する段階は、前記比較結果を前記接続端子
で受取る段階と、前記接続端子を通じて得られる前記比
較結果をもとに前記電池セル電圧を検知し、該電池セル
電圧をフィードバック信号として前記電池セルの充電を
定電流充電から定電圧充電に切り換えて行う段階とを有
することが望ましい。
The step of detecting the voltage of the battery cell of the secondary battery pack includes the step of generating a reference voltage of the battery cell voltage and the step of measuring the voltage of the battery cell and comparing the measured voltage with the reference voltage of the battery cell voltage. And sending the comparison result to the charger, and controlling the charging of the battery cell by the charger includes receiving the comparison result at the connection terminal, and obtaining the comparison result through the connection terminal. Detecting the battery cell voltage based on the comparison result obtained and switching the charging of the battery cell from constant current charging to constant voltage charging using the battery cell voltage as a feedback signal.

【0019】本発明の二次電池充電システムは、二次電
池セルを有する二次電池パックと、前記二次電池セルを
充電するための充電器とからなる二次電池充電システム
において、前記二次電池パックは前記二次電池セルの電
圧を検出する電池セル電圧検出回路を有し、前記充電器
は前記電池セル電圧検出回路の検出結果に応じて前記電
池セルの充電を制御する。
The secondary battery charging system according to the present invention is a secondary battery charging system comprising: a secondary battery pack having secondary battery cells; and a charger for charging the secondary battery cells. The battery pack has a battery cell voltage detection circuit for detecting a voltage of the secondary battery cell, and the charger controls charging of the battery cell according to a detection result of the battery cell voltage detection circuit.

【0020】前記充電器は、充電される電池セルの電圧
値を前記二次電池パックから受取るための接続端子を有
し、該接続端子を通して得られる電池セル電圧をフィー
ドバック信号として前記電池セルの定電圧充電を行うも
のであってもよい。
The charger has a connection terminal for receiving the voltage value of the battery cell to be charged from the secondary battery pack, and uses the battery cell voltage obtained through the connection terminal as a feedback signal to set the battery cell constant. Voltage charging may be performed.

【0021】前記二次電池パックは、充電および放電の
ための正負の端子と、基準電池セル電圧を生成する高精
度基準電源と、前記電池セルの電圧と前記高精度基準電
源が生成した基準電圧をと比較する電池セル電圧検出回
路と、前記検出された電池セル電圧を前記充電器へフィ
ードバック信号として送るための正負の接続端子と、前
記電池セル電圧検出回路の出力を入力とし、設定値と比
較する過充電検出回路と、前記過充電検出回路が設定値
より高い電池セル電圧を検出したときに充電電流を遮断
する過充電源保護スイッチとを有するものを含む。
The secondary battery pack has positive and negative terminals for charging and discharging, a high-precision reference power supply for generating a reference battery cell voltage, a voltage of the battery cell and a reference voltage generated by the high-precision reference power supply. A battery cell voltage detection circuit that compares the battery cell voltage detection circuit, a positive / negative connection terminal for sending the detected battery cell voltage to the charger as a feedback signal, and an output of the battery cell voltage detection circuit as inputs, and a set value. The circuit includes an overcharge detection circuit for comparison, and an overcharge source protection switch that shuts off a charging current when the overcharge detection circuit detects a battery cell voltage higher than a set value.

【0022】[0022]

【発明の実施の形態】次に、本発明の実施の形態につい
て図面を参照して説明する。
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

【0023】図1は本発明の二次電池の充電方法の第1
の実施形態のフローチャートである。
FIG. 1 shows a first method of charging a secondary battery according to the present invention.
9 is a flowchart of the embodiment.

【0024】第1の実施形態の二次電池の充電方法は図
1に示すように、まず、二次電池パックの電池セルの電
圧を検出する(ステップ1)。次に、検出された電池セ
ル電圧を充電器に向けて送出する(ステップ2)。続い
て送出された電池セル電圧を充電器の接続端子で受取る
(ステップ3)。続いて充電器に受取った電子セル電圧
に応じて二次電池の電池セルの充電を制御させる(ステ
ップ4)。
As shown in FIG. 1, in the method of charging a secondary battery according to the first embodiment, first, a voltage of a battery cell of a secondary battery pack is detected (step 1). Next, the detected battery cell voltage is transmitted to the charger (step 2). Subsequently, the transmitted battery cell voltage is received at the connection terminal of the charger (step 3). Subsequently, charging of the battery cell of the secondary battery is controlled according to the electronic cell voltage received by the charger (step 4).

【0025】この実施形態の充電方法では、比較的簡単
な充電システムによって二次電池の充電容量を向上し、
かつ、充電時間を短縮することができる。
In the charging method of this embodiment, the charging capacity of the secondary battery is improved by a relatively simple charging system.
In addition, the charging time can be reduced.

【0026】図2は本発明の二次電池の充電方法の第2
の実施形態のフローチャートである。
FIG. 2 shows a second method of charging a secondary battery according to the present invention.
9 is a flowchart of the embodiment.

【0027】第2実施形態の二次電池の充電方法は図2
に示すように、まず、二次電池パックの電池セルの基準
電圧を高精度基準電源によって生成する(ステップ1
1)。次に電池セルの電圧と高精度基準電源が生成した
電圧とを比較し(ステップ12)、比較値を充電器に向
けて送出する(ステップ13)。続いて比較値を充電器
の接続端子で受取る(ステップ14)。続いて充電器は
比較値から電池セル電圧を検知する(ステップ15)。
続いて検知した電池セル電圧をフィードバックとして電
池セルの定電圧充電を行う(ステップ16)。
The charging method of the secondary battery of the second embodiment is shown in FIG.
First, a reference voltage of the battery cell of the secondary battery pack is generated by a high-precision reference power supply (step 1).
1). Next, the voltage of the battery cell is compared with the voltage generated by the high-precision reference power supply (step 12), and the comparison value is sent to the charger (step 13). Subsequently, the comparison value is received at the connection terminal of the charger (step 14). Subsequently, the charger detects the battery cell voltage from the comparison value (step 15).
Subsequently, constant voltage charging of the battery cell is performed using the detected battery cell voltage as feedback (step 16).

【0028】この実施形態の充電方法では、比較的簡単
な充電システムによって二次電池の充電容量を向上し、
かつ充電時間を短縮することができる。
In the charging method of this embodiment, the charging capacity of the secondary battery is improved by a relatively simple charging system.
In addition, the charging time can be reduced.

【0029】図3は図2の充電方法が適用された二次電
池充電システムの第1実施形態のブロック図、図4は図
3の二次電池充電システムの詳細図。図5は図3の二次
電池充電システムの充電特性を示すグラフである。
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a secondary battery charging system to which the charging method of FIG. 2 is applied, and FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the secondary battery charging system of FIG. FIG. 5 is a graph showing charging characteristics of the secondary battery charging system of FIG.

【0030】この実施形態の二次電池充電システムは図
3に示すように、充電器15と電池パック16とからな
り、充電器15は図7の二次電池充電システムの充電器
21の高精度基準電源41 を含む充電電圧検出科回路3
に代って電池セル電圧検出端子(+)131 と電池セル
電圧検出端子(−)141 が設けられ、電池パック16
は図7の電池パック22に電池セル電圧検出端子(+)
132 と電池セル電圧検出端子(−)142 が設けら
れ、電池セル電圧検出端子(+)132 には電池セル電
圧検出回路5の出力の1つが接続され、電池セル電圧検
出端子(−)14 2 は電池セル8の一極に接続されてい
る。
The secondary battery charging system of this embodiment is
As shown in FIG. 3, the charger 15 and the battery pack 16
The charger 15 is a charger of the secondary battery charging system of FIG.
21 high-precision reference power supplies 41 Voltage detection circuit 3 including
Instead of battery cell voltage detection terminal (+) 131 And battery cells
Voltage detection terminal (-) 141 Is provided, and the battery pack 16
Is a battery cell voltage detection terminal (+) on the battery pack 22 of FIG.
13Two And battery cell voltage detection terminal (-) 14Two Provided
Battery cell voltage detection terminal (+) 13Two Has a battery cell
One of the outputs of the pressure detection circuit 5 is connected, and the battery cell voltage detection is performed.
Output terminal (-) 14 Two Is connected to one pole of the battery cell 8
You.

【0031】充電器15と電池パック16は充電端子
(+)91 ,92 と充電端子(−)101 ,102 で接
続されているほかに、電池セル電圧検出端子(+)13
1 ,132 と電池セル電圧検出端子(−)141 ,14
2 で接続されている。
The charger 15 and the battery pack 16 are connected by charging terminals (+) 9 1 and 9 2 and charging terminals (−) 10 1 and 10 2 , and a battery cell voltage detecting terminal (+) 13
1 , 13 2 and battery cell voltage detection terminals (−) 14 1 , 14
Connected by two .

【0032】充電器15内蔵の定電圧充電回路1は定電
流・定電圧供給回路であって、電池セル電圧検出端子1
1 ,132 ,141 ,142 を通して電池パック16
から送られてくる、電池パック内蔵の電池セル電圧検出
回路5の出力をフィードバック信号として定電圧充電を
行う。そのため電池セル8に対して正確な定電圧充電制
御を行うことができる。また、高精度基準電源4を含む
電池セル電圧検出回路5を過充電保護回路と充電電圧検
出回路として共用する機能を果たすため、充電器の回路
を簡略化することができる。
The constant voltage charging circuit 1 built in the charger 15 is a constant current / constant voltage supply circuit.
3 1, 13 2, 14 1, 14 2 through the battery pack 16
The constant voltage charging is performed using the output of the battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 built in the battery pack sent from the control unit as a feedback signal. Therefore, accurate constant voltage charging control can be performed on the battery cells 8. Further, since the function of sharing the battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 including the high-precision reference power supply 4 as the overcharge protection circuit and the charging voltage detection circuit is achieved, the circuit of the charger can be simplified.

【0033】次に、図4を参照してさらに、詳細を説明
する。
Next, details will be described with reference to FIG.

【0034】まず、電池パック16に内蔵される保護回
路は電池セル電圧検出回路5と、過充電検出回路6と、
過充電保護スイッチ7と、正負の電池セル電圧検出端子
から構成されている。
First, a protection circuit built in the battery pack 16 includes a battery cell voltage detection circuit 5, an overcharge detection circuit 6,
It comprises an overcharge protection switch 7 and positive and negative battery cell voltage detection terminals.

【0035】電池セル電圧検出回路5は、電池セル電圧
を電池セル電圧検出抵抗RB1とRB2によって抵抗分
割した電池セル電圧値と、高精度基準電源4の電圧値を
充電電圧検出抵抗RB3とRB4によって抵抗分割した
基準電圧値とを比較する誤差アンプ18を有し、その出
力は電池セル電圧検出端子(+)132 ,131 を通し
て充電器17の定電圧充電回路1に入力される。また、
この誤差アンプ18のゲインはゲイン設定抵抗RB7に
よって決まる。電池セル電圧検出抵抗RB1,RB2と
高精度基準電源4と充電電圧検出抵抗RB3,RB4
は、電池セル8の適切な充電電圧付近で誤差アンプ18
が動作するように設定されている。
The battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 uses a battery cell voltage value obtained by dividing the battery cell voltage by the battery cell voltage detection resistors RB1 and RB2, and a voltage value of the high-precision reference power supply 4 by the charging voltage detection resistors RB3 and RB4. It has an error amplifier 18 for comparing the reference voltage value by resistance-dividing, its output is input to the constant voltage charging circuit 1 of the battery cell voltage detection terminal (+) 13 2, 13 1 through the charger 17. Also,
The gain of the error amplifier 18 is determined by the gain setting resistor RB7. Battery cell voltage detection resistors RB1 and RB2, high-precision reference power supply 4, and charging voltage detection resistors RB3 and RB4
Near the appropriate charging voltage of the battery cell 8.
Is set to work.

【0036】過充電検出回路6は、抵抗RB1とRB2
によって抵抗分割された、電池セル電圧値と、高精度基
準電源4の電圧値を過充電検出抵抗RB5とRB6によ
って抵抗分割した基準電圧値とを比較するコンパレータ
19を有し、その出力は過充電保護スイッチ7のゲート
に接続される。電池セル電圧検出抵抗RB1,RB2と
高精度基準電源4と過充電検出抵抗RB5,RB6は、
電池セル電圧が過充電電圧に達したときにコンパレータ
19を動作させ、過充電保護スイッチ7をオフするよう
に設定される。
The overcharge detection circuit 6 includes resistors RB1 and RB2.
The comparator 19 compares the battery cell voltage value divided by the resistance with the reference voltage value obtained by dividing the voltage value of the high-precision reference power supply 4 by the overcharge detection resistors RB5 and RB6. Connected to the gate of protection switch 7. The battery cell voltage detection resistors RB1 and RB2, the high precision reference power supply 4, and the overcharge detection resistors RB5 and RB6 are:
When the battery cell voltage reaches the overcharge voltage, the comparator 19 is operated and the overcharge protection switch 7 is turned off.

【0037】次に充電器15について説明する。充電器
15は、定電圧充電回路1と定電流充電回路2と正負の
充電端子91 ,101 と電池セル検出端子131 ,13
2 から構成される。
Next, the charger 15 will be described. The charger 15 includes a constant voltage charging circuit 1, a constant current charging circuit 2, positive and negative charging terminals 9 1 and 10 1, and battery cell detection terminals 13 1 and 13.
Consists of two .

【0038】定電流充電回路2は、NPN形の定電流制
御トランジスタQC1を有し、そのベース・エミッタ間
に定電流・定電圧制御抵抗RC1が接続される。ここ
で、定電流充電回路2による定電流値はトランジスタQ
C1のベース・エミッタ間電圧と抵抗RC1の抵抗値に
よって決まる。
The constant current charging circuit 2 has an NPN type constant current control transistor QC1, and a constant current / constant voltage control resistor RC1 is connected between its base and emitter. Here, the constant current value of the constant current charging circuit 2 is the transistor Q
It is determined by the base-emitter voltage of C1 and the resistance of resistor RC1.

【0039】定電圧充電回路1は、NPN形の定電流・
定電圧制御トランジスタQC2と、そのベースを駆動す
るNPN形の定電圧制御トランジスタQC3を有し、定
電圧・定電流制御トランジスタQC2のコレクタ・ベー
ス間には定電圧・定電流制御トランジスタ駆動抵抗RC
2が、定電圧制御トランジスタQC3のエミッタには定
電圧制御抵抗RC3が接続される。定電圧制御トランジ
スタQC3のベースは、電池セル電圧検出端子(+)1
1 を通して電池パック16の電池セル電圧検出回路5
の出力によって駆動され、電池セル電圧が電池パック1
6の電池セル電圧検出回路5で設定した充電電圧で一定
に保たれるように駆動される。
The constant voltage charging circuit 1 is an NPN type constant current
It has a constant voltage control transistor QC2 and an NPN-type constant voltage control transistor QC3 for driving its base. A constant voltage / constant current control transistor driving resistor RC is provided between the collector and base of the constant voltage / constant current control transistor QC2.
2 has a constant voltage control resistor RC3 connected to the emitter of the constant voltage control transistor QC3. The base of the constant voltage control transistor QC3 is a battery cell voltage detection terminal (+) 1
3 battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 in 1 through the battery pack 16
The battery cell voltage is driven by the output of
6 is driven so as to be kept constant at the charging voltage set by the battery cell voltage detecting circuit 5.

【0040】次に、この充電システムによる充電動作に
ついて説明する。図5はその充電時間に対する充電電圧
と充電電流を示している。充電初期、電池セル電圧が低
い間は、電池パック16内の電池セル電圧検出回路5
(誤差アンプ18)の出力は低く、充電器15の定電圧
充電回路1は動作せず、定電流充電回路2により定電流
充電(図5のC)が行われる。充電が進み、電池セル電
圧があらかじめ設定された充電電圧に達すると、電池パ
ック16の電池セル電圧検出回路5の出力により、充電
器15の定電圧充電回路1のトランジスタQC3とQC
2をドライブし、定電圧充電が行われる(図5のD)。
Next, a charging operation by this charging system will be described. FIG. 5 shows the charging voltage and the charging current with respect to the charging time. At the beginning of charging, while the battery cell voltage is low, the battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 in the battery pack 16
The output of the (error amplifier 18) is low, the constant voltage charging circuit 1 of the charger 15 does not operate, and the constant current charging circuit 2 performs constant current charging (C in FIG. 5). When charging proceeds and the battery cell voltage reaches a preset charging voltage, the output of the battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 of the battery pack 16 causes the transistors QC3 and QC of the constant voltage charging circuit 1 of the charger 15 to output.
2 is driven to perform constant voltage charging (D in FIG. 5).

【0041】このとき、電池セル電圧が設定された充電
電圧より上がると、電池セル電圧検出回路5の誤差アン
プ18の出力が上がり、電池セル電圧検出端子131
13 2 を通して伝えられたその信号により、充電器15
の定電圧充電回路1のトランジスタQC3のベース電圧
が上がり、抵抗RC3によりコレクタ電流が増える。そ
の結果抵抗RC2による電圧降下が大きくなりトランジ
スタQC2のベース電圧を下げ、充電電圧を下げる方向
に動作する。逆に電池セル電圧が設定された電圧より下
がると、逆の動作により充電電圧を上げる方向に動作す
る。
At this time, the charging in which the battery cell voltage is set
When the voltage rises, the error of the battery cell voltage detection circuit 5 is canceled.
The output of the pump 18 rises and the battery cell voltage detection terminal 131 ,
13 Two The signal transmitted through the charger 15
Voltage of the transistor QC3 of the constant voltage charging circuit 1 of FIG.
Rise, and the collector current increases due to the resistor RC3. So
As a result, the voltage drop due to the resistor RC2 increases,
Direction to lower the base voltage of the star QC2 and lower the charging voltage
Works. Conversely, the battery cell voltage is lower than the set voltage.
When the voltage drops, the reverse operation is performed to increase the charging voltage.
You.

【0042】また、充電中に充電器15の故障など何ら
かの問題により、充電電圧が電池パック19の過充電検
出回路6で設定した過充電電圧より高くなると、コンパ
レータ19の出力がロウになり、電池パック16の過充
電保護スイッチ7がオフし、充電経路を遮断することに
より充電を強制的に停止する。
When the charging voltage becomes higher than the overcharging voltage set by the overcharge detecting circuit 6 of the battery pack 19 due to some problem such as a failure of the charger 15 during charging, the output of the comparator 19 becomes low, and the battery becomes low. The overcharge protection switch 7 of the pack 16 is turned off, and the charging is forcibly stopped by cutting off the charging path.

【0043】この一連のフィードバック系により充電電
圧は一定に保たれる。低電圧充電時の充電電流は電池の
充電状態によって決まり、次第に減少して満充電になる
と充電電流は流れなくなり、充電は完了する。
The charging voltage is kept constant by this series of feedback systems. The charging current at the time of low voltage charging is determined by the state of charge of the battery. When the charging current gradually decreases and becomes full, the charging current stops flowing and the charging is completed.

【0044】図6は、図2の二次電池充電方法が適用さ
れた二次電池充電システムの第2実施形態のブロック詳
細図である。
FIG. 6 is a detailed block diagram of a second embodiment of a secondary battery charging system to which the secondary battery charging method of FIG. 2 is applied.

【0045】この二次電池充電システムは図4の充電器
5に代って充電器17が用いられている。充電器17で
は定電流充電回路1および定電圧充電回路2は可変三端
子レギュレータIC1と充電電流設定抵抗RC1と定電
圧制御抵抗RC2と低電圧制御トランジスタQC1によ
り構成されている。
In this secondary battery charging system, a charger 17 is used instead of the charger 5 shown in FIG. In the charger 17, the constant current charging circuit 1 and the constant voltage charging circuit 2 include a variable three-terminal regulator IC1, a charging current setting resistor RC1, a constant voltage control resistor RC2, and a low voltage control transistor QC1.

【0046】抵抗RC1とRC2は可変三端子レギュレ
ータIC1のOUT−ADJ間に接続され、定電圧制御
トランジスタQC1は可変三端子レギュレータIC1の
ADJと電池セル検出端子(−)との間に接続される。
また、電池セル電圧検出端子(+)131 はトランジス
タQC1のベースに抵抗RC3を介して接続される。充
電端子(+)91 は抵抗RC1とRC2の間に接続され
る。
The resistors RC1 and RC2 are connected between OUT-ADJ of the variable three-terminal regulator IC1, and the constant voltage control transistor QC1 is connected between ADJ of the variable three-terminal regulator IC1 and the battery cell detection terminal (-). .
The battery cell voltage detection terminal (+) 13 1 is connected via a resistor RC3 to the base of the transistor QC1. Charging terminal (+) 9 1 is connected between the resistors RC1 and RC2.

【0047】充電初期、電池セル電圧が近い間は低電圧
制御トランジスタQC1はオフしており、可変三端子レ
ギュレータIC1のOUT−ADJ間電圧と抵抗RC1
で決まる定電流が電池パック16に供給される。このと
き、充電電圧は電池セル16の状態によって決まり、次
第に上昇する。充電が進み電池セル電圧が定電圧充電を
行うべき電圧値まで上がると、定電圧制御トランジスタ
QC1がオンし、定電流充電モードから定電圧充電モー
ドへ移行する。
At the beginning of charging, while the battery cell voltage is close, the low voltage control transistor QC1 is off, and the voltage between OUT-ADJ of the variable three-terminal regulator IC1 and the resistance RC1
Is supplied to the battery pack 16. At this time, the charging voltage is determined by the state of the battery cell 16 and gradually increases. When charging proceeds and the battery cell voltage rises to a voltage value at which constant-voltage charging should be performed, the constant-voltage control transistor QC1 turns on, and the mode shifts from the constant-current charging mode to the constant-voltage charging mode.

【0048】このとき、電池セル電圧が設定された充電
電圧より上がると、定電圧制御トランジスタQC1に流
れるコレクタ電流が増加し、可変三端子レギュレータI
C1のADJ端子の電位が下がり、充電電圧を下げよう
とする。逆に電池セル電圧が設定された充電電圧より下
がると、ADJ端子の電位は上がり、充電電圧を上げよ
うとする。このような一連のフォードバック動作によ
り、図5に示す第1実施形態と同様に充電電圧は電池セ
ル8に対して一定に保たれる。
At this time, when the battery cell voltage rises above the set charging voltage, the collector current flowing through the constant voltage control transistor QC1 increases, and the variable three-terminal regulator I
The potential of the ADJ terminal of C1 decreases, and the charging voltage is reduced. Conversely, when the battery cell voltage falls below the set charging voltage, the potential of the ADJ terminal rises and attempts to increase the charging voltage. By such a series of feedback operations, the charging voltage is kept constant with respect to the battery cells 8 as in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

【0049】また、充電器の故障などにより定電圧充電
制御がうまく機能せず、充電電圧が上がりすぎると、過
充電検出回路6のコンパレータ19の出力はロウとな
り、過充電保護スイッチ7をオフし、充電電流の流れる
経路を遮断し充電を強制的に停止する。
When the constant voltage charge control does not function well due to a failure of the charger or the like and the charge voltage becomes too high, the output of the comparator 19 of the overcharge detection circuit 6 becomes low and the overcharge protection switch 7 is turned off. In addition, the charging current flow path is interrupted to forcibly stop charging.

【0050】このような一連の充電動作において、充電
電圧の検出精度、充電電圧の設定は電池パック16内蔵
の電池セル電圧検出回路5の基準電源4と電池セル電圧
検出抵抗の精度および設定値によって決まる。定電流充
電時の充電電流の精度と設定値は充電器17の定電流制
御抵抗RC1の精度と設定値によって決まる。リチウム
イオン電池に代表される非水系二次電池は、過充電に弱
く、定電圧充電時の電圧設定に高い精度が要求される。
一方、充電電流は任意に選べる範囲が広く、高い精度は
必要ない。
In such a series of charging operations, the detection accuracy of the charging voltage and the setting of the charging voltage depend on the accuracy and set values of the reference power supply 4 and the battery cell voltage detecting resistor of the battery cell voltage detecting circuit 5 built in the battery pack 16. Decided. The accuracy and the set value of the charging current during the constant current charging are determined by the accuracy and the set value of the constant current control resistor RC1 of the charger 17. Non-aqueous secondary batteries typified by lithium ion batteries are vulnerable to overcharging and require high accuracy in voltage setting during constant voltage charging.
On the other hand, the charging current has a wide range that can be arbitrarily selected, and high accuracy is not required.

【0051】[0051]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように本発明は、電池パッ
ク内蔵の電池セル電圧検出回路の出力を充電器の定電圧
充電のための充電器へフィードバック信号として使用す
ることにより、充電電圧の制御は、電池パックの端子電
圧ではなく、電池セル電圧に対して機能するため、保護
回路や保護スイッチのインピーダンスの影響による充電
電圧の誤差は発生しないので、電池セルに対して効率よ
く充電を行うことができ、過充電に対する安全性を維持
したまま、充電時間を短縮することができる効果があ
る。また、電池セルが適切な電圧値で充電されるため、
充電容量を上げることができ、さらに充電器の定電圧充
電制御のための高精度基準電源と充電電圧検出抵抗を含
む充電電圧検出回路が不要なので、充電器の充電回路を
簡略化することができるという効果がある。
As described above, the present invention uses the output of the battery cell voltage detecting circuit built in the battery pack as a feedback signal to the charger for constant voltage charging of the charger, thereby controlling the charging voltage. Works on the battery cell voltage, not on the terminal voltage of the battery pack, so there is no charge voltage error due to the influence of the impedance of the protection circuit and protection switch. This has the effect of shortening the charging time while maintaining safety against overcharging. Also, since the battery cells are charged with an appropriate voltage value,
The charging capacity can be increased, and a charging voltage detection circuit including a high-precision reference power supply and a charging voltage detection resistor for constant voltage charging control of the charger is not required, so that the charging circuit of the charger can be simplified. This has the effect.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の二次電池の充電方法の第1実施形態の
フローチャートである。
FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for charging a secondary battery according to the present invention.

【図2】本発明の二次電池の充電方法の第2実施形態の
フローチャートである。
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of the method for charging a secondary battery according to the present invention.

【図3】図2の充電方法が適用された本発明の二次電池
充電システムの第1実施形態のブロック図である。
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a secondary battery charging system of the present invention to which the charging method of FIG. 2 is applied.

【図4】図3の二次電池充電システムの詳細図である。FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the secondary battery charging system of FIG.

【図5】図3の二次電池充電システムの充電特性を示す
グラフである。
FIG. 5 is a graph showing charging characteristics of the secondary battery charging system of FIG.

【図6】図2の充電方法が適用された本発明の二次電池
充電システムの第2実施形態の詳細ブロック図である。
FIG. 6 is a detailed block diagram of a second embodiment of the secondary battery charging system of the present invention to which the charging method of FIG. 2 is applied.

【図7】二次電池充電システムの第1従来例のブロック
図である。
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a first conventional example of a secondary battery charging system.

【図8】二次電池充電システムの第2従来例のブロック
図である。
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a second conventional example of a secondary battery charging system.

【図9】図7の二次電池充電システムの充電特性を示す
グラフである。
FIG. 9 is a graph showing charging characteristics of the secondary battery charging system of FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 定電圧充電回路 2 定電流充電回路 4 高精度基準電源(電池パック内蔵) 5 電池セル電圧検出回路 6 過充電検出回路 7 過充電保護スイッチ 8 電池セル 91 ,92 充電端子(+) 101 ,102 充電端子(−) 131 ,132 電池セル電圧検出端子(+) 141 ,142 電池セル電圧検出端子(−) 15,17 充電器 16 電池パック 18 誤差アンプ 19 コンパレータ RB1,RB2,RB3,RB4,RB5,RB6,R
B7 抵抗 RC1,RC2,RC3 抵抗 QC1,QC2,QC3 トランジスタ IC1 可変三端子レギュレータ C 定電流充電 D 定電圧充電
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 constant voltage charging circuit 2 constant current charging circuit 4 high precision reference power supply (built-in battery pack) 5 battery cell voltage detection circuit 6 overcharge detection circuit 7 overcharge protection switch 8 battery cell 9 1 , 9 2 charging terminal (+) 10 1 , 10 2 Charging terminal (−) 13 1 , 13 2 Battery cell voltage detecting terminal (+) 14 1 , 14 2 Battery cell voltage detecting terminal (−) 15, 17 Charger 16 Battery pack 18 Error amplifier 19 Comparator RB1, RB2, RB3, RB4, RB5, RB6, R
B7 Resistance RC1, RC2, RC3 Resistance QC1, QC2, QC3 Transistor IC1 Variable three-terminal regulator C Constant current charging D Constant voltage charging

Claims (6)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 二次電池パックの電池セルを充電器によ
り充電する二次電池の充電方法において、 前記二次電池パックの電池セルの電圧を検出する段階
と、 前記段階により検出された前記電池セルの電圧に応じて
前記充電器により前記電池セルの充電を制御する段階と
を有することを特徴とする二次電池の充電方法。
1. A method for charging a secondary battery in which a battery cell of a secondary battery pack is charged by a charger, comprising: detecting a voltage of a battery cell of the secondary battery pack; and detecting the battery detected by the step. Controlling the charging of the battery cell by the charger according to the voltage of the cell.
【請求項2】 前記電池セルの電圧を検知する段階は、
前記検知された電池セルの電圧を送出する段階を有し、 前記電池セルの充電を制御する段階は、 前記送出された電池セルの電圧を接続端子で受取り、該
電池セル電圧に応じて前記電池セルの充電を制御する請
求項1記載の二次電池の充電方法。
2. The step of detecting the voltage of the battery cell,
Transmitting the detected voltage of the battery cell, controlling the charging of the battery cell, receiving the transmitted voltage of the battery cell at a connection terminal, and setting the battery according to the battery cell voltage. The method for charging a secondary battery according to claim 1, wherein charging of the cell is controlled.
【請求項3】 前記二次電池パックの電池セルの電圧を
検出する段階は、 電池セル電圧の基準電圧を生成する段階と、 前記電池セルの電圧を計って前記電池セル電圧の基準電
圧と比較する段階と、 前記比較結果を前記充電器に送出する段階とを有し、 前記充電器により前記電池セルの充電を制御する段階
は、 前記比較結果を前記接続端子で受取る段階と、 前記接続端子を通じて得られた前記比較結果をもとに前
記電池セル電圧を検知し、該電池セル電圧をフィードバ
ック信号として前記電池セルの充電を定電流充電から定
電圧充電に切り換えて行う段階とを有する請求項1記載
の二次電池の充電方法。
Detecting a voltage of a battery cell of the secondary battery pack; generating a reference voltage of the battery cell voltage; measuring a voltage of the battery cell and comparing the measured voltage with the reference voltage of the battery cell voltage. And transmitting the comparison result to the charger; controlling charging of the battery cell by the charger; receiving the comparison result at the connection terminal; and the connection terminal Detecting the battery cell voltage based on the comparison result obtained through the above, and performing charging of the battery cell by switching from constant current charging to constant voltage charging using the battery cell voltage as a feedback signal. 2. The method for charging a secondary battery according to claim 1.
【請求項4】 二次電池セルを有する二次電池パック
と、前記二次電池セルを充電するための充電器とからな
る二次電池充電システムにおいて、 前記二次電池パックは前記二次電池セルの電圧を検出す
る電池セル電圧検出回路を有し、 前記充電器は前記電池セル電圧検出回路の検出結果に応
じて前記電池セルの充電を制御することを特徴とする二
次電池充電システム。
4. A secondary battery charging system, comprising: a secondary battery pack having secondary battery cells; and a charger for charging the secondary battery cells, wherein the secondary battery pack comprises the secondary battery cells. A secondary battery charging system, comprising: a battery cell voltage detection circuit that detects a voltage of the battery cell; and the charger controls charging of the battery cell according to a detection result of the battery cell voltage detection circuit.
【請求項5】 前記充電器は、充電される電池セルの電
圧値を前記二次電池パックから受取るための接続端子を
有し、該接続端子を通して得られる電池セル電圧をフィ
ードバック信号として前記電池セルの充電を定電流充電
から定電圧充電に切り換えて行う請求項4記載の二次電
池充電システム。
5. The battery charger has a connection terminal for receiving a voltage value of a battery cell to be charged from the secondary battery pack, and uses the battery cell voltage obtained through the connection terminal as a feedback signal as the feedback signal. 5. The secondary battery charging system according to claim 4, wherein the charging of the secondary battery is switched from constant current charging to constant voltage charging.
【請求項6】 前記二次電池のパックは、 充電および放電のための正負の端子と、 基準電池セル電圧を生成する高精度基準電源と、 前記電池セルの電圧と前記高精度基準電源が生成した基
準電圧をと比較する電池セル電圧検出回路と、 前記検出された電池セル電圧を前記充電器へフィードバ
ック信号として送るための正負の接続端子と、 前記電池セル電圧検出回路の出力を入力とし、設定値と
比較する過充電検出回路と、 前記過充電検出回路が設定値より高い電池セル電圧を検
出したときに充電電流を遮断する過充電源保護スイッチ
とを有する請求項5記載の二次電池充電システム。
6. The secondary battery pack includes: a positive / negative terminal for charging and discharging; a high-precision reference power supply for generating a reference battery cell voltage; a battery cell voltage and the high-precision reference power supply; A battery cell voltage detection circuit that compares the reference voltage with the battery cell voltage detection circuit, a positive / negative connection terminal for sending the detected battery cell voltage to the charger as a feedback signal, and an output of the battery cell voltage detection circuit as an input, 6. The secondary battery according to claim 5, further comprising: an overcharge detection circuit that compares the set value with an overcharge detection circuit; and an overcharge source protection switch that shuts off a charging current when the overcharge detection circuit detects a battery cell voltage higher than the set value. Charging system.
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