WO2014061422A1 - 電圧検出装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a voltage detection device, and more particularly, to a voltage detection device that detects voltages across a plurality of unit cells connected in series with each other.
- an assembled battery mounted on a hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle is composed of a plurality of unit cells connected in series with each other, a high voltage such as 200 V is generated at both ends thereof, and the generated power is supplied to a drive motor. To do. In such an assembled battery, it is necessary to detect and monitor the voltage across each unit battery so as not to be overdischarged or overcharged.
- the voltage detection device 100 is a device that detects the voltage across each of a plurality of unit batteries C 11 to C mn (m and n are arbitrary integers) constituting a battery pack BH connected in series. It is. That is, the assembled battery BH includes n blocks CB 1 to CB n .
- the voltage detection device 100 outputs a plurality of battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n that detect the voltages at both ends of each of the unit batteries C 11 to C mn and outputs a detection command to each of the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n.
- a main microcomputer 300 that receives a detection voltage by 20n.
- Each said battery monitoring IC 201 ⁇ 20n in order to lower the breakdown voltage, provided for each unit cell C 11 ⁇ block CB 1 obtained by dividing the C mn multiple ⁇ CB n, receives power from blocks CB 1 ⁇ CB n It is working.
- the main microcomputer 300 operates by receiving power supply from a low voltage battery different from the assembled battery BH.
- I / F As an insulation interface method, a daisy chain method with high expandability is used.
- the daisy chain system can communicate with one insulation interface (I / F) 400, and can easily cope with the increase / decrease of the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n.
- the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n are cascade-connected to each other, and only the highest potential battery monitoring IC 20n, which is one of the plurality of battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n, is connected to the main microcomputer 300. Communication is established via the insulating I / F 400. According to the above configuration, the battery monitoring IC 20n communicates directly with the main microcomputer 300 via the insulation I / F 400, and the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20 (n ⁇ 1) are battery monitoring ICs 202 to 20n on the higher potential side than themselves. In addition, communication with the main microcomputer 300 is performed via the insulation I / F 400.
- the battery monitoring IC 20n that communicates with the main microcomputer 300
- the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20 (n-1) that do not communicate directly with the main microcomputer 300 only by communication between the battery monitoring ICs.
- the battery monitoring IC 20n that communicates directly with the main microcomputer 300 needs to supply power to the insulation I / F 400 for communication with the main microcomputer 300, which increases current consumption.
- the battery monitoring IC 201 only communicates with the battery monitoring IC 202 on the high potential side, and the current consumption is reduced by the amount of no communication with the battery monitoring IC on the low potential side.
- the current consumption varies for each of the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n due to the individual difference of the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n.
- the current consumption varies for each of the blocks CB 1 to CB n that supply power to the battery monitoring ICs 201 to 20n.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a voltage detection device that prevents variations in unit cells by making the current consumption of each voltage detection unit constant. It is in.
- a plurality of unit cells connected in series with each other are provided corresponding to each of a plurality of divided blocks, and the corresponding blocks
- a voltage detection unit that operates by receiving power supply from the unit, detects a voltage across each of the unit batteries constituting the corresponding block, a control unit that receives a detection result from the voltage detection unit, and a plurality of the voltages
- An insulation interface that connects any one of the detection units and the control unit in a communicable manner, and a voltage detection apparatus in which a plurality of the voltage detection units are connected in a communicable manner, the control unit
- the voltage detection unit connected in parallel to each of the blocks except for the block corresponding to the voltage detection unit that is communicably connected via the insulation interface.
- Which further comprises a current consumption body for uniform current consumption is provided in.
- one of the plurality of cascade-connected voltage detection units located on one end side and the control unit include What is communicatively connected via the isolation interface is provided.
- the current consumer connected in parallel to each other is provided with a larger current flow than the other current consumer.
- the first aspect it is possible to prevent variations in unit batteries by providing a current consumer and making the current consumption of each voltage detector constant.
- one of the one end side of the plurality of cascade-connected voltage detection units and the control unit are communicably connected via the insulation interface, so that all the voltage detection units have the same configuration. Can be.
- the current consumer provided in one of the plurality of cascade-connected voltage detection units on the other end side is provided such that a larger current flows than the other current consumer. Therefore, it is possible to make the current consumption of each voltage detector constant.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the voltage detection apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the battery monitoring IC constituting the voltage detection device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the main microcomputer shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional voltage detection device.
- the voltage detection device 1 is a device that detects the voltage across each of a plurality of unit cells C 11 to C mn that are connected in series to each other to form the assembled battery BH.
- Each of the unit batteries C 11 to C mn (m and n are arbitrary integers) is composed of one secondary battery in the present embodiment, but may be composed of a plurality of secondary batteries.
- the assembled battery BH is used as a power source for the electric motor in, for example, a hybrid electric vehicle that uses an engine and an electric motor (both not shown) as a travel drive source.
- the assembled battery BH is connected to both ends thereof with the electric motor as a load as necessary, and an alternator or the like (not shown) as a charger as necessary.
- the unit cells C 11 to C mn are divided into n blocks CB 1 to CB n . That is, the assembled battery BH includes n blocks CB 1 to CB n . Each of the blocks CB 1 to CB n is composed of m unit batteries.
- the voltage detection apparatus 1 includes battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n as n voltage detection units for detecting voltages across the unit batteries C 11 to C mn , and battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n. And a main microcomputer 3 as a control unit that outputs a voltage detection command to the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n. It said battery monitoring IC 21 ⁇ 2n are provided for each block CB 1 ⁇ CB n, operating by receiving power supply from the blocks CB 1 ⁇ CB n. Further, the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n detect the voltages across the unit batteries C 11 to C mn constituting the corresponding blocks CB 1 to CB n .
- the main microcomputer 3 operates by receiving power supply from a low voltage battery (not shown) that is electrically insulated from the assembled battery BH.
- the voltage detection device 1 is a so-called daisy chain type device, and the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n are connected to each other in cascade through the communication line 5.
- the communication line 5 is connected between the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n, and a transmission line 51 for transmitting data from the battery monitoring ICs 22 to 2n to the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n-1) adjacent to the low potential side.
- Each of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n ⁇ 1) includes a receiving line 52 for transmitting data to the battery monitoring ICs 22 to 2n adjacent to the high potential side.
- the communication line 6 is provided with an insulation I / F 4, and communication between the battery monitoring IC 2 n and the main microcomputer 3 can be performed in an electrically insulated state.
- the insulating I / F 4 for example, a light medium such as a photocoupler including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and a magnetic medium such as a magnetic coupler are known.
- the communication line 6 includes a transmission line 61 for transmitting data to the battery monitoring IC 2n and a receiving line 62 for receiving data from the battery monitoring IC 2n. It is provided so that communication can be performed.
- the arbitrary battery monitoring IC 2p will be described here as a representative (p is an arbitrary integer between 1 and n).
- the battery monitoring IC 2p is connected to the terminals V 1 to V m to which the + side of each of the unit batteries C 1p to C mp constituting the corresponding block CB p is connected and to the ⁇ side of the unit battery C 1p.
- a terminal V SS1 to be operated a terminal V SS1 to be operated .
- the battery monitoring IC 2p also has a changeover switch 7 for connecting one of the terminals V 1 to V m to an input of an A / D converter 8 to be described later, and an A / D conversion for converting the input analog voltage to digital.
- a control logic circuit 9 for controlling the changeover switch 7, a control unit 10 for controlling the A / D converter 8 and the control logic circuit 9, the A / D converter 8, the control logic circuit 9 and the control unit.
- 10 includes a power supply circuit 11 for generating a power supply voltage to be supplied to 10, a cutoff switch S, and a power supply terminal V DD .
- the power supply circuit 11 generates a power supply voltage of a predetermined voltage from the voltage across the corresponding block CB p, and supplies the generated power supply voltage A / D converter 8, the control logic circuit 9 and the control unit 10.
- the cutoff switch S is provided between the positive side of the block CB p and the power supply circuit 11.
- Shutdown switch S is turned on and off the supply of voltage across the block CB p with respect to the power supply circuit 11 is a switch for turning on and off the power supply to the battery monitoring IC2p. Further, the positive side of the power supply voltage generated by the power supply circuit 11 is output from the power supply terminal V DD .
- the voltage detection device 1 described above includes a power supply line 12, an insulation I / F 13, and n level shift circuits 14.
- the shutoff switches S can be turned on and off all at once according to the output of the power signal from the main microcomputer 3.
- One end of the power supply line 12 is connected to the main microcomputer 3, and the other end is branched into a plurality of branches and connected to the bases of the transistors constituting the cutoff switches S of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n.
- the insulation I / F 13 is provided at one end of the power supply line 12 before branching, and couples the cutoff switch S and the main microcomputer 3 in an electrically insulated state.
- the n level shift circuits 14 are provided in each branched part of the power supply line 12 and convert the power signal transmitted from the main microcomputer 3 into an appropriate signal level for turning on / off the cutoff switch S.
- the battery monitoring IC2n power supply terminal V DD and the block CB n - between the side pressure of the insulating I / F4,13 is connected, the high pressure side of the insulating I / F4,13 is from the block CB n Operating with power supply.
- the low voltage side of the insulation I / Fs 4 and 13 is operated by receiving power from a low voltage battery (not shown).
- the power supply terminals V DD of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n ⁇ 1) excluding the battery monitoring IC 2n and the negative side of the blocks CB 1 to CB n ⁇ 1 corresponding to the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n ⁇ 1). Are connected to pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 as current consumers.
- the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 are connected in parallel to the blocks CB 1 to CB n-1 .
- the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 respectively pass currents from the blocks CB 1 to CB n-1 corresponding to the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n-1) and are consumed by the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n. It is a resistor for making the current to be made uniform.
- the current consumption of the battery monitoring IC 2n connected to the main microcomputer 3 is the largest. Further, the current consumption in the battery monitoring IC 21 on the lowest potential side (the other end side) among the plurality of battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n connected in cascade is minimized.
- the voltage detection device 1 according to the present invention adds the above-described pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 , so that the current consumption of each of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n depends on the current consumed by the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1. Therefore, the current consumption of the other battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n ⁇ 1) is increased so as to match the current consumption of the battery monitoring IC 2n that is the maximum current consumption. As a result, the current consumption is adjusted so as to be uniform without variation.
- the resistance values of the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 are determined so that the current consumption of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n is uniform. More specifically, since the current consumption of the battery monitoring IC 21 is the smallest as described above, the current flowing through the pull-down resistor R 1 provided in the battery monitoring IC 21 is larger than the current flowing through the other pull-down resistors R 2 to R n ⁇ 1. The resistance value is such that a large current flows.
- the main microcomputer 3 starts voltage detection processing in response to a trigger such as turning on or off the ignition switch.
- a trigger such as turning on or off the ignition switch.
- the main microcomputer 3 transmits a power signal to the power line 12 (step S1).
- the cutoff switches S of all the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n are turned on, the power supply voltage from the power supply circuit 11 is supplied to each part of each of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n, and the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n operate.
- a power supply voltage is also output from the power supply terminal V DD, and current starts to flow through the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n ⁇ 1 .
- the main microcomputer 3 sequentially outputs a voltage detection command to each of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n, and causes the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n to detect the + side voltage of the unit batteries C 11 to C mn (step S2).
- the control unit 10 of each of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n determines whether or not the destination is itself.
- the voltage detection command is transferred to the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n ⁇ 1) adjacent to the low potential side.
- the control logic circuit 9 is controlled, and the terminals V 1 to V m are sequentially connected to the input of the A / D converter 8 by the changeover switch 7.
- the A / D converter 8 sequentially A / D converts the voltages input to the terminals V 1 to V m
- the control unit 10 sequentially transmits the detected voltages to the main microcomputer 3.
- the detection voltage transmitted from the battery monitoring IC 2n is directly transmitted to the main microcomputer 3.
- the detection voltage transmitted from the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2 (n ⁇ 1) is transmitted to the main microcomputer 3 via the battery monitoring ICs 22 to 2n on the higher potential side than itself.
- the + side voltages of the unit batteries C 11 to C mn are sequentially transmitted to the main microcomputer 3.
- step S 3 When the main microcomputer 3 finishes detecting the voltages across all the unit batteries C 11 to C mn , it stops transmitting the power signal (step S 3). As a result, the cutoff switches S of all the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n are turned off, the supply of the power supply voltage from the power supply circuit 11 is cut off, and the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n stop operating. Further, the output of the power supply voltage from the power supply terminal V DD is cut off according to the turning-off of the cut-off switch S, and the current flowing through the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 is also cut off.
- the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 by providing the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 and making the current consumption of each of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n constant, it is possible to prevent variations in the unit cells C 11 to C mn . Therefore, the variation in consumption current due to the increase in consumption current for power supply to the insulation I / F 4 for communication with the main microcomputer 3 is eliminated.
- the variation in the current consumption of each of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n due to the presence or absence of the communication connection to the low potential side is eliminated. Is done.
- the current consumption variation due to the absence of communication with the low potential side IC of the battery monitoring IC 21 is eliminated. Further, the variation in current consumption due to individual differences between the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n is eliminated. As a result, it is possible to prevent variations in the voltages across the blocks CB 1 to CB n . Therefore, the use range of the battery capacity normally used for charging and discharging is not narrowed, and the battery capacity can be used effectively without waste, leading to an improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency. Further, the equalizing discharge for adjusting the variation of the unit batteries C 11 to C mn is unnecessary or less frequently, and in the case of the resistance consumption type discharging, the battery capacity is not wasted.
- the battery monitoring IC 2n which is one of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n connected in cascade, and the main microcomputer 3 are communicably connected via the insulating I / F 4. Therefore, all the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n can have the same configuration. Therefore, a common IC can be used as the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n.
- a terminal for connecting to the main microcomputer 3 in addition to the battery monitoring ICs 23 and 21 is provided. It is necessary to provide a battery monitoring IC 22 having a large number of terminals.
- the pull-down resistor R 1 provided in the battery monitoring IC 21 that is one of the other ends of the plurality of cascade-connected battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n is replaced with the other pull-down resistors R 2 to It is provided so that a current larger than R n-1 flows. For this reason, it is possible to make the current consumption of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n constant.
- the battery monitoring IC 2n on the highest potential side is directly connected to the main microcomputer 3 via the insulation I / F 4.
- the present invention is not limited to this. Any one of the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n may be connected to the main microcomputer 3 so as to be communicable.
- the battery monitoring IC 21 on the lowest potential side is connected to the main microcomputer 3 via the insulation I / F 4. Also good.
- the number of unit batteries constituting each of the blocks CB 1 to CB n is the same for each m, but the number of unit batteries is different for each of the blocks CB 1 to CB n. Also good.
- the pull-down resistors R 1 to R n-1 are provided in order to make the current consumed by the battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n uniform. If it is a current circuit or an electric element, it may not be a resistor.
- a plurality of unit batteries (C 11 to C mn ) connected in series with each other are provided corresponding to each of the divided blocks (CB 1 to CB n ), and power is supplied from the corresponding blocks.
- Voltage detectors battery monitoring ICs 21 to 2n
- a control unit main microcomputer 3 for receiving a detection result from the voltage detection unit
- An insulation interface (4) for connecting any one of the plurality of voltage detection units and the control unit in a communicable manner;
- a voltage detection device (1) in which a plurality of the voltage detection units are connected in a communicable manner, Parallel to each of the blocks (CB 1 to CB n-1 ), excluding the block (CB n ) corresponding to the voltage detection unit (battery monitoring IC 2n) connected to the control unit via the insulation interface.
- a connected current consumer for equalizing the current consumed by the voltage detector
- a voltage detection apparatus further comprising: [2] One (battery monitoring IC 2n) located on one end side of the plurality of voltage detection units connected in cascade and the control unit are communicably connected via the insulation interface. [1] The voltage detection apparatus described in 1. [3] The current consumer (pull-down resistor) connected in parallel to a block (CB 1 ) corresponding to one (battery monitoring IC 21) located on the other end side of the plurality of voltage detection units connected in cascade. R 1) is, the voltage detecting device according to another of the current consumption body (pull-down resistor R 2 ⁇ R n-1) large current flows than [2].
- the voltage detection apparatus of the present invention it is possible to prevent variations in unit cells by providing a current consumer and making the current consumption of each voltage detection unit constant.
- the present invention that exhibits this effect is useful in the field of voltage detection devices that detect the voltages across a plurality of unit cells connected in series with each other.
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(1)メインマイコン3と通信する電池監視IC2nについて、メインマイコン3と通信のための絶縁I/F4、13への電源供給のための消費電流増加分に起因するばらつき
(2)電池監視IC21の低電位側の電池監視ICとの通信がないことに起因するばらつき
(3)電池監視IC21~2nごとの個体差によって発生する消費電流のばらつき
前記電圧検出部からの検出結果を受け取る制御部(メインマイコン3)と、
複数の前記電圧検出部のうちのいずれか1つと前記制御部とを通信可能に接続する絶縁インタフェース(4)と、
を備え、複数の前記電圧検出部が通信可能に縦続接続された電圧検出装置(1)であって、
前記制御部と前記絶縁インタフェースを介して通信可能に接続された前記電圧検出部(電池監視IC2n)に対応するブロック(CBn)を除く、ブロック(CB1~CBn-1)それぞれに並列に接続された、前記電圧検出部で消費する電流を均一にするための電流消費体(プルダウン抵抗R1~Rn-1)
を更に備える電圧検出装置。
[2] 縦続接続された複数の前記電圧検出部のうちの一端側に位置する1つ(電池監視IC2n)と前記制御部とが前記絶縁インタフェースを介して通信可能に接続されている
[1]に記載の電圧検出装置。
[3] 縦続接続された複数の前記電圧検出部のうちの他端側に位置する1つ(電池監視IC21)に対応するブロック(CB1)に並列に接続された前記電流消費体(プルダウン抵抗R1)が、他の前記電流消費体(プルダウン抵抗R2~Rn-1)よりも大きな電流が流れる
[2]に記載の電圧検出装置。
3 メインマイコン(制御部)
4 絶縁I/F(絶縁インタフェース)
21~2n 電池監視IC(電圧検出部)
C11~Cmn 単位電池
CB1~CBn ブロック
R1~Rn-1 プルダウン抵抗(電流消費体)
Claims (3)
- 互いに直列接続された複数の単位電池が区分けされた複数のブロック毎に対応して設けられると共に、対応するブロックからの電源供給を受けて動作し、当該対応するブロックを構成する前記単位電池それぞれの両端電圧を検出する電圧検出部と、
前記電圧検出部からの検出結果を受け取る制御部と、
複数の前記電圧検出部のうちのいずれか1つと前記制御部とを通信可能に接続する絶縁インタフェースと、
を備え、複数の前記電圧検出部が通信可能に縦続接続された電圧検出装置であって、
前記制御部と前記絶縁インタフェースを介して通信可能に接続された前記電圧検出部に対応するブロックを除く、ブロックそれぞれに並列に接続された、前記電圧検出部で消費する電流を均一にするための電流消費体
を更に備える電圧検出装置。 - 縦続接続された複数の前記電圧検出部のうちの一端側に位置する1つと前記制御部とが前記絶縁インタフェースを介して通信可能に接続されている
請求項1に記載の電圧検出装置。 - 縦続接続された複数の前記電圧検出部のうちの他端側に位置する1つに対応するブロックに並列に接続された前記電流消費体が、他の前記電流消費体よりも大きな電流が流れる
請求項2に記載の電圧検出装置。
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