WO2020022344A1 - 電源システム、及び管理装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a power supply system including a plurality of cells connected in series, and a management device.
- HV hybrid vehicles
- PSV plug-in hybrid vehicles
- EV electric vehicles
- Lithium-ion batteries require more strict voltage management than other types of batteries because the normal use area and the use prohibited area are close to each other.
- an equalization process for equalizing the capacity among a plurality of cells connected in series is executed (for example, see Patent Literature 1).
- the passive system is the mainstream of the equalization process.
- a discharge resistor is connected to each of a plurality of cells connected in series, and the other cells are discharged so that the voltage of the other cell is adjusted to the voltage of the cell having the lowest voltage.
- An active method is another method of equalization processing.
- a charging circuit is provided, and the other cells are charged so that the voltage of the other cell is adjusted to the highest cell voltage among the plurality of cells connected in series.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technology for improving power efficiency while suppressing complication of a component configuration in an equalization process between a plurality of cells connected in series. is there.
- a power supply system is a plurality of series cell groups connected in series, each series cell group including a plurality of cells connected in series.
- the target series A plurality of active cell balance circuits configured to be capable of selectively charging any one of a plurality of cells included in the series cell group using a voltage between both ends of the group;
- a plurality of second power supply circuits connected to each of the plurality of series cell groups, each second power supply circuit stepping down a voltage between both ends of the target series cell group and supplying power to the target active cell balance circuit.
- a control circuit that performs active balancing between the plurality of serial cell groups and passively balances between the plurality of serial cell groups.
- the second power supply circuit is a power supply circuit with higher efficiency than the first power supply circuit, can also supply power to the voltage detection circuit, and the voltage detection circuit of the series cell group that is consuming power by the passive balancing is:
- the power supply is supplied from the first power supply circuit, and the voltage detection circuit of the series cell group during active cell balancing by the active cell balance circuit is supplied with power from the second power supply circuit.
- the present invention in the equalization processing between a plurality of cells connected in series, it is possible to improve power efficiency while suppressing complication of a component configuration.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a power supply system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example 1 of a first sub management unit.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example 2 of a first sub management unit.
- FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating an example of equalization processing in the power supply system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram summarizing a power supply circuit serving as a power supply source in each state of a voltage detection circuit and an active cell balance circuit.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a power supply system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the power supply system 1 includes a plurality of power storage modules (first power storage module M1 to third power storage module M3 in FIG. 1), a plurality of sub-management units (first sub-management unit 10 to third sub-management unit 30 in FIG. 1). ), And a main management unit 50.
- the first power storage module M1 is formed by connecting a plurality of cells (first cell E1 to fifth cell E5 in FIG. 1) in series, and the second power storage module M2 is formed of a plurality of cells (sixth cell E6 in FIG. 1).
- the third power storage module M3 is formed by connecting a plurality of cells (eleventh cell E11 to fifteenth cell E15 in FIG. 1) in series.
- the configuration of power storage modules M1-M3 shown in FIG. 1 is simplified for simplicity of description, and the actual configuration is such that more cells are required in accordance with the voltage required for power supply system 1. Often it is a configuration connected in series.
- a lithium ion battery cell As each cell, a lithium ion battery cell, a nickel hydrogen battery cell, a lead battery cell, an electric double layer capacitor cell, a lithium ion capacitor cell, or the like can be used.
- a lithium ion battery cell nominal voltage: 3.6 to 3.7 V
- the first power storage module M1 and the first sub management unit 10 constitute one power storage block.
- the first sub management unit 10 includes a first power supply circuit 11, a second power supply circuit 12, a voltage detection circuit 13, and an active cell balance circuit 14, which are mounted on one circuit board.
- the second power storage module M2 and the second sub management unit 20 also constitute one power storage block, and the second sub management unit 20 includes a first power supply circuit 21, a second power supply circuit 22, a voltage detection circuit 23, and an active cell.
- a balance circuit 24 is included.
- the third power storage module M3 and the third sub-management unit 30 also constitute one power storage block, and the third sub-management unit 30 includes a first power supply circuit 31, a second power supply circuit 32, a voltage detection circuit 33, and an active cell.
- the balance circuit 34 is included.
- the first sub-management unit 10-the third sub-management unit 30 and the main management unit 50 are daisy-chain connected by a communication line 40.
- Daisy chain connection refers to a connection method in which a plurality of devices are connected in a line, and is a connection method in which signals are propagated between adjacent devices.
- the connection form of the first sub-management unit 10 to the third sub-management unit 30 and the main management unit 50 is not limited to the daisy-chain type, but may be a ring type, a bus type, a star type, or the like. In this specification, the first sub-management unit 10 to the third sub-management unit 30 and the main management unit 50 are collectively called a management device.
- the first sub-management unit 10-the third sub-management unit 30 and the main management unit 50 are connected via an insulation circuit.
- a DC cut capacitor, a transformer, a photocoupler, or the like can be used as the insulating circuit.
- the voltage detection circuits 13, 23, 33 of the first sub-management unit 10 to the third sub-management unit 30 need to detect a voltage of a plurality of cells connected in series and thus need to increase the voltage.
- the main management unit 50 normally operates by being supplied with power from a 12V lead battery. In order to absorb this voltage difference, the first sub-management unit 10 to the third sub-management unit 30 and the main management unit 50 need to be insulated from each other.
- the communication between the first sub-management unit 10 and the third sub-management unit 30 and the main management unit 50 can use a predetermined serial communication method.
- a predetermined serial communication method For example, SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit), and UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter) can be used. Further, a communication method unique to a manufacturer may be used.
- the first power supply circuit 11 is connected to both ends of the first power storage module M ⁇ b> 1, steps down a voltage across the first power storage module M ⁇ b> 1, and uses the stepped-down voltage as a power supply voltage to the voltage detection circuit 13.
- the second power supply circuit 12 is connected to both ends of the first power storage module M1, reduces the voltage across the first power storage module M1, and supplies the reduced voltage to the active cell balance circuit 14 as a power supply voltage.
- a power supply circuit with higher efficiency than the first power supply circuit 11 is used for the second power supply circuit 12.
- the first power supply circuit 11 is configured by a linear DC / DC converter
- the second power supply circuit 12 is configured by a switching step-down DC / DC converter.
- a typical linear DC / DC converter is a linear regulator.
- LDO Low Drop Out
- a linear regulator is a regulator that outputs a target stable voltage by causing a variable resistor (for example, an on-resistance of a power MOSFET) inserted between input and output to consume power so that an output voltage maintains a target voltage.
- a variable resistor for example, an on-resistance of a power MOSFET
- energy based on the difference between the input voltage and the output voltage is converted into heat by the variable resistor. Therefore, as the difference between the input voltage and the output voltage increases, the amount of heat generated increases and the conversion efficiency decreases.
- the switching step-down DC / DC converter is a DC / DC converter that outputs a target stable voltage by controlling a duty ratio of a switching element so that an output voltage maintains a target voltage.
- a step-down chopper, an isolated flyback DC / DC converter, an isolated forward DC / DC converter, an isolated push-pull DC / DC converter, or the like can be used.
- the switching type step-down DC / DC converter has higher efficiency than the linear regulator. In particular, when the difference between the input voltage and the output voltage is large, the difference becomes remarkable.
- the linear regulator has a simple circuit configuration and low cost.
- the switching step-down DC / DC converter has a relatively complicated circuit configuration and a high cost as compared with a linear regulator.
- the voltage detection circuit 13 is often configured by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).
- ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- a linear regulator LDO
- a linear regulator is built in an ASIC chip. Since the power consumption of the IC is low, an inexpensive and small linear regulator is often used. Note that the linear regulator may be provided outside the ASIC chip.
- the active cell balance circuit equalizes the voltage / capacity of the plurality of cells E1 to E5 included in the first power storage module M1 by using the active cell balancing method.
- the active cell balance circuit 14 can selectively charge any one of the plurality of cells E1 to E5 included in the first power storage module M1 using the voltage between both ends of the first power storage module M1. is there.
- the active cell balance circuit 14 may be integrated into the ASIC chip, or may be packaged on an IC chip different from the ASIC chip. When a general-purpose ASIC chip is used for the voltage detection circuit 13, the active cell balance circuit 14 is packaged on another IC chip. Note that some circuit elements constituting the active cell balance circuit 14 may be connected outside the package.
- the switching step-down DC / DC converter may be provided inside the IC chip or provided outside the IC chip. You may be.
- the linear regulator and the switching step-down DC / DC converter may be provided in the ASIC chip, or may be provided in the ASIC chip. It may be provided outside the chip.
- the first power supply circuit 11, the second power supply circuit 12, the voltage detection circuit 13, and the active cell balance circuit 14 can be mounted in various ways.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example 1 of the first sub management unit 10.
- the voltage detection circuit 13 is connected to each node of the plurality of cells E1-E5 connected in series by a plurality of voltage lines, and detects a voltage between two adjacent voltage lines, thereby detecting each of the cells E1-E5. The voltage of is detected.
- the voltage detection circuit 13 includes a multiplexer, an A / D converter, and a communication circuit (not shown).
- the multiplexer outputs the voltage values of the plurality of cells E1 to E5 to the AD converter in a predetermined order.
- the AD converter converts an analog signal input from the multiplexer into a digital value and outputs the digital value to the communication circuit.
- the communication circuit transmits the voltage values of the cells E1 to E5 to the main management unit 50 via the communication line 40. Note that the communication circuit may be separately provided outside the voltage detection circuit 13 (ASIC).
- the active cell balance circuit 14 includes a DC / DC converter 14a, a cell selection circuit 14b, and a switch control circuit 14c.
- the cell selection circuit 14b includes a plurality of switches S11-S20.
- the DC / DC converter 14a steps down the voltage across the first power storage module M1 and charges one of the cells E1-E5.
- FIG. 2 shows an example in which the DC / DC converter 14a is configured by an insulated flyback DC / DC converter.
- the isolated flyback DC / DC converter includes a transformer T1, a switch S10, and a diode D1.
- the primary winding and the secondary winding of the transformer T1 are connected with opposite polarities.
- the DC / DC converter 14a is not limited to an insulated flyback DC / DC converter, but may be any DC / DC converter capable of stepping down and outputting the voltage between both ends of the first power storage module M1. It may be.
- this type of DC / DC converter in addition to the above-mentioned isolated flyback DC / DC converter, an isolated forward DC / DC converter and the like are known.
- Both ends of the primary winding of the transformer T1 are connected to both ends of the first power storage module M1.
- Switch S10 is inserted between one end of the primary winding and one end of power storage module M1.
- a diode D1 for rectification is connected to one end of the secondary winding of the transformer T1.
- the secondary winding of the transformer T1 and both ends of any one of the cells E1 to E5 are connected via the switches S11 to S20.
- a voltage line is connected to each node of the plurality of cells E1 to E5.
- the first voltage line, the third voltage line, and the fifth voltage line are connected by a positive electrode line Lp1
- the second voltage line, the fourth voltage line, and the sixth voltage line are connected by a negative electrode line Lm1.
- Switches S11 to S16 are inserted between the first voltage line and the sixth voltage line, respectively.
- the terminal on the current output side of the secondary winding of the transformer T1 and the positive electrode wiring Lp1 are connected via a switch S17, and the terminal between the current output side of the secondary winding and the negative electrode wiring Lm1 is connected via a switch S18.
- the current input side terminal of the secondary winding of the transformer T1 is connected to the positive wiring Lp1 via a switch S20, and the current input terminal of the secondary winding is connected to the negative wiring Lm1 via a switch S19. Connected.
- the switch control circuit 14c based on the control signal of the equalization processing input from the main management unit 50 via the communication line 40 and the voltage detection circuit 13, switches the switch S10 of the isolated flyback DC / DC converter and the cell On / off of the plurality of switches S11-S20 of the selection circuit 14b is controlled.
- FIG. 2 shows an example in which, of the voltage detection circuit 13 and the active cell balance circuit 14, only the voltage detection circuit 13 has a communication function.
- the active cell balance circuit 14 can receive a control signal for equalization processing without passing through the voltage detection circuit 13.
- the switch control circuit 14c controls the two switches, the switches S17 / S18, and the switches S19 / S20, which are inserted into the two voltage lines connected to the nodes at both ends of the cell to be charged, to the ON state.
- the switches S11, S12, S17, and S19 are controlled to be on.
- the switch S12, the switch S13, the switch S18, and the switch S20 are controlled to be turned on.
- the ON time of each cell follows the charging time of each cell included in the control signal of the equalization process received from the main management unit 50.
- the switch control circuit 14c may be configured to control the switch S10 by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). Note that depending on the circuit configuration, the ground of the switch control circuit 14c may have a different potential from the ground of the circuit including the switch S10. In the case of such a configuration, the control signal from the switch control circuit 14c is insulated through the insulating circuit.
- PWM Pulse Width Modulation
- the isolated flyback DC / DC converter steps down the voltage across the first power storage module M1 and outputs a charging voltage.
- a charging current flows in accordance with the voltage of the cell.
- the switch S10 By controlling the switch S10 by PWM, the amount of the charging current can be adjusted. .
- the output of the isolated flyback DC / DC converter can be adjusted by the turns ratio of the primary winding and the secondary winding of the transformer T1 and the duty ratio of the switch S10.
- CC-CV constant current / constant voltage system
- Any configuration may be used.
- the first sub-management unit 10 includes a discharge switch S2 and a discharge resistor R1 connected in series as a discharge circuit.
- the discharge switch S2 and the discharge resistor R1 connected in series are connected between both ends of the first power storage module M1.
- the discharge resistor R1 is a resistor for discharging the capacity stored in the first power storage module M1.
- the discharge switch S2 is connected between the first power storage module M1 and the discharge resistor R1, and can discharge the capacity stored in the first power storage module M1 to the discharge resistor R1 in an ON state.
- the discharge circuit is used for passive balancing between the first power storage module M1 and the third power storage module M3.
- the voltage detection circuit 13 controls on / off of the discharge switch S2 based on a control signal of the equalization processing received from the main management unit 50 via the communication line 40.
- the power switch S1 is connected between the output terminal of the second power circuit 12 and the power input terminal of the voltage detection circuit 13.
- the voltage detection circuit 13 can receive power from the second power circuit 12.
- the voltage detection circuit 13 can selectively receive power from both the first power supply circuit 11 and the second power supply circuit 12.
- the configuration of the second sub-management unit 20 and the third sub-management unit 30 is the same as the configuration of the first sub-management unit 10, and thus the description is omitted.
- at least one temperature sensor for example, a thermistor
- Each communication circuit (not shown) of the first sub-management unit 10 to the third sub-management unit 30 transmits the temperature values of the plurality of cells to the main management unit 50 in addition to the voltage values of the plurality of cells.
- the first power storage module M1 to the third power storage module M3 are connected in series to form one power storage unit.
- a series circuit of a total of 15 cells is formed.
- the number of series cells is increased.
- a series circuit of 100 cells in total may be formed.
- eight or more power storage modules including 5-20 cells connected in series are connected in series to form one power storage unit.
- a power storage module including five cells connected in series is described as an example, but the number of cells included in the power storage module is preferably designed according to the withstand voltage of the ASIC or the power supply circuit. .
- the main management unit 50 includes a microcomputer and a nonvolatile memory (for example, an EEPROM or a flash memory).
- the non-volatile memory includes an SOC (State ⁇ Of ⁇ Charge) -OCV (Open ⁇ Circuit ⁇ Voltage) map.
- SOC State ⁇ Of ⁇ Charge
- OCV Open ⁇ Circuit ⁇ Voltage
- the main management unit 50 estimates the SOC and SOH (StateOHOf Health) of the cells E1-E15 based on the voltage values, temperature values, and current values of the cells E1-E15.
- the SOC can be estimated by, for example, the OCV method or the current integration method.
- the OCV method is a method of estimating an SOC based on the OCV of a detected cell and characteristic data of an SOC-OCV curve held in a nonvolatile memory.
- the current integration method is a method of estimating the SOC based on the OCV at the start of charging / discharging of the detected cell and the integrated value of the detected current.
- SOH is defined by the ratio of the current full charge capacity to the initial full charge capacity, and a lower value (closer to 0%) indicates that the deterioration is progressing.
- the deterioration of the secondary battery can be approximated by the sum of storage deterioration and cycle deterioration.
- Storage deterioration is deterioration that progresses with time according to the temperature at each time point and the SOC at each time point, regardless of whether charging or discharging is in progress. As the SOC at each time point is higher (closer to 100%) or the temperature at each time point is higher, the storage deterioration rate increases.
- Cycle deterioration is deterioration that progresses as the number of times of charging and discharging increases. Cycle deterioration depends on the used SOC range, temperature, and current rate. The cycle deterioration rate increases as the used SOC range becomes wider, the temperature becomes higher, or the current rate becomes higher. As described above, the deterioration of the secondary battery greatly depends on the use environment, and as the use period increases, the variation in the capacity of the cells E1 to E15 increases.
- the main management unit 50 acquires the voltage values of the cells E1 to E15 from the plurality of voltage detection circuits 13, 23, and 33, and executes the equalization processing.
- the main management unit 50 uses the plurality of active cell balance circuits 14, 24, and 34 to perform active balancing among the plurality of cells E1-E5, E6-E10, and E11-E15 included in the plurality of power storage modules M1-M3, respectively. I do.
- the main management unit 50 performs passive balancing between the plurality of power storage modules M1 to M3.
- the capacity of the cell having the smallest capacity among the plurality of cells E1 to E5 is charged to the capacity of the cell having the largest capacity.
- the capacities of cells other than the cell to be charged decrease.
- the capacity of the cell being charged reaches the capacity of the cell with the largest capacity, charging of the cell is terminated.
- the main management unit 50 obtains / estimates the OCV / SOC of the plurality of cells E1 to E5 and specifies the cell having the lowest OCV / SOC.
- the main management unit 50 transmits a control signal to the switch control circuit 14c so that the cell is charged.
- the main management section 50 allows the plurality of cells E1-E5 OCV / SOC can be substantially matched.
- the main management unit 50 calculates a target value of the OCV / SOC of the cells E1 to E5 by dividing the OCV / SOC of the first power storage module M1 by the number of cells. Note that a more accurate target value can be calculated by dividing the value obtained by subtracting the expected loss due to charging by the active cell balance circuit 14 from the OCV / SOC of the first power storage module M1 by the number of cells.
- the main management unit 50 charges cells having an OCV / SOC lower than the target value in order to the target value.
- the order of charging may be in the order of low OCV / SOC or in any order. Thereby, the main management unit 50 can make the OCV / SOC between the cells E1 to E5 substantially coincide.
- a chargeable amount / dischargeable amount may be used instead of the OCV / SOC as the target value of the active balancing.
- the main management unit 50 acquires / estimates the OCV / SOC of the plurality of power storage modules M1 to M3 and specifies the power storage module with the lowest OCV / SOC.
- the main management unit 50 determines each discharge time of the other plurality of power storage modules in order to match the OCV / SOC of the other plurality of power storage modules with the power storage module having the lowest OCV / SOC.
- the main management unit 50 calculates a discharge capacity based on a difference between the current OCV / SOC of each power storage module and the OCV / SOC to be equalized.
- the main management unit 50 determines each discharge time based on the calculated discharge capacity and the amount of power consumed by the first power supply circuit and the discharge resistor R1 of each power storage block. The greater the power consumption of each power storage block, the shorter the discharge time.
- the main management unit 50 controls on / off of each of the discharge switches S2 of the other plurality of power storage modules based on each of the determined discharge times.
- a current flows from the power storage module to the discharge resistor R1, and the OCV / SOC of the power storage module decreases.
- the passive balancing ends. Note that the target value of the passive balancing may use the chargeable amount / dischargeable amount instead of the OCV / SOC.
- the passive balancing between the plurality of power storage modules M1-M3 is performed after the active balancing among the plurality of cells E1-E5, E6-E10, and E11-E15 respectively included in the plurality of power storage modules M1-M3 is completed.
- the passive balancing and the active balancing may be performed concurrently.
- the above-described active balancing is energy transfer between cells in each power storage module, the voltage across each power storage module basically does not fluctuate during execution of active balancing. Strictly, it is reduced by the loss caused by the active cell balance circuit 14.
- the main management unit 50 can determine the target value of passive balancing between the plurality of power storage modules M1 to M3 at the start of active balancing. Active balancing is performed in a power storage block that requires active balancing, and passive balancing is performed in a power storage block that does not require active balancing. When the active balancing ends in the power storage block in which the active balancing is being performed, the storage block is switched to the passive balancing.
- active balancing is a process for minimizing the loss due to cell balancing, it is required that the power of the power storage module is not consumed as much as possible during execution of active balancing.
- passive balancing is a process of equalizing the OCV / SOC between the plurality of power storage modules M1 to M3 by discharging, increasing the power consumption of the power storage module can terminate the passive balancing earlier.
- the main management unit 50 activates both the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit for the sub-management unit of the power storage block during passive balancing, and turns off the power switch S1. Is transmitted.
- the power storage block during passive balancing power is supplied from the first power supply circuit to the voltage detection circuit, and power is supplied from the second power supply circuit to the active cell balance circuit.
- the first power supply circuit is a low-efficiency power supply circuit, power consumption of the power storage module can be increased.
- the OCV / SOC of the power storage module can be reduced at an early stage.
- the power consumption of the power storage module becomes larger.
- the voltage across the power storage module is about 80 V and the power supply voltage of the voltage detection circuit is about 5 V, 15/16 of the power output from the power storage module to the first power supply circuit is converted to heat. Will be.
- the main management unit 50 controls the sub-management unit of the storage block during active balancing to stop the first power supply circuit, activate the second power supply circuit, and turn on the power supply switch S1.
- the main management unit 50 controls the sub-management unit of the storage block during active balancing to stop the first power supply circuit, activate the second power supply circuit, and turn on the power supply switch S1.
- the second power supply circuit is a high-efficiency power supply circuit, power consumption of the power storage module can be suppressed.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example 2 of the first sub management unit 10.
- the discharge switch S2 and the discharge resistor R1 are omitted as compared with the configuration example 1 shown in FIG.
- the discharge switch S2 and the discharge resistor R1 can be omitted.
- the configuration example 2 is easily adopted. Note that the configuration example 1 has a larger discharge load than the configuration example 2, so that the discharge time can be shortened.
- FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams showing an example of the equalization process in the power supply system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the state of the capacity of the cells E1-E15 before the equalization processing.
- the capacity of the eighth cell E8 is reduced. There may be a case where a cell having a large self-discharge amount occurs due to aging deterioration or individual variation.
- the eighth cell E8 is a cell having a larger self-discharge amount than the other cells E1-E7 and E9-E15.
- the main management unit 50 performs active balancing between the cells E6-E10 included in the second power storage module M2.
- FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a state of the capacity of the cells E1-E15 after the active balancing between the cells E6-E10 included in the second power storage module M2 is completed. Since active balancing is completed in the second power storage module M2, the capacity of the other cells E6-E7 and E9-E10 in the second power storage module M2 decreases with the charging of the eighth cell E8.
- the main management unit 50 performs passive balancing between the first power storage module M1 and the third power storage module M3. Specifically, the main management unit 50 stores the capacities of the first power storage module M1 and the third power storage module M3 in the voltage detection circuit 13 of the first power storage module M1 and the voltage detection circuit 33 of the third power storage module M3. It is instructed to discharge to the capacity of the power storage module M2.
- FIG. 4C is a diagram showing the state of the capacity of the cells E1-E15 after the passive balancing between the first power storage module M1 and the third power storage module M3 is completed.
- FIG. 4C shows a state where the capacities of all the cells E1 to E15 are substantially the same.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram summarizing a power supply circuit serving as a power supply source in each state of the voltage detection circuit and the active cell balance circuit.
- the voltage detection circuit receives power supply from the second power supply circuit.
- the active cell balance circuit does not need to operate and is stopped.
- the voltage detection circuit receives power supply from the second power supply circuit. Even during execution of active balancing, it is not necessary to increase the power consumption of the power storage module. Therefore, it is possible to suppress useless power consumption of the entire power storage block by receiving power supply from the second power supply circuit instead of the first power supply circuit. it can.
- the active cell balance circuit receives power from the second power supply circuit.
- the voltage detection circuit receives power supply from the first power supply circuit.
- the power consumption of the power storage module can be increased, and the capacity of the power storage module can be quickly reduced.
- the active cell balance circuit has stopped.
- active balancing is performed between a plurality of cells in each power storage module, and passive balancing is performed between a plurality of power storage modules.
- passive balancing is performed between a plurality of power storage modules.
- the voltage detection circuit receives the power supply from the first power supply circuit that consumes a large amount of power. Except during the execution of the passive balancing, the voltage detection circuit supplies the power supply from the first power supply circuit that consumes a small amount of power. Receive. As a result, passive balancing can be completed early, and power efficiency in other periods can be improved.
- the discharge resistor R1 and the discharge switch S2 can be omitted, so that the circuit area and cost can be reduced.
- one voltage detection circuit is provided for one power storage module.
- a configuration in which a plurality of voltage detection circuits are provided for one power storage module is also possible.
- two voltage detection circuits are provided for a power storage module including 20 cells connected in series, and each voltage detection circuit detects a voltage of 10 cells.
- active cell balancing is performed for each of a plurality of cells (10 in this example) managed by one voltage detection circuit.
- two independent active balancing are executed in one power storage block.
- the number of discharge resistors is not limited to one, and a configuration in which a discharge resistor is added for each cell is not excluded.
- the embodiments may be specified by the following items.
- a plurality of series cell groups (M1-M3) connected in series, each series cell group (M1-M3) comprising a plurality of series-connected cells (E1-E5, E6-E10, E11-E15). ), The plurality of series cell groups (M1-M3), A plurality of voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33) connected to the plurality of series cell groups (M1-M3), respectively, wherein each of the voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33) is a target serial cell.
- a plurality of active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) connected to the plurality of series cell groups (M1-M3), respectively, wherein each of the active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) is a target serial cell circuit.
- any one of the cells (E1-E5, E6-E10, E11-E15) included in the series cell group (M1-M3) is determined using the voltage between both ends of the cell group (M1-M3).
- Said plurality of active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) configured to be selectively chargeable;
- the voltage value of each cell (E1-E5, E6-E10, E11-E15) is obtained from the plurality of voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33), and the plurality of active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) are obtained.
- Active balancing is performed between a plurality of cells (E1-E5, E6-E10, E11-E15) respectively included in the plurality of serial cell groups (M1-M3), and the plurality of serial cell groups (M1-M3)
- the second power supply circuit (12, 22, 32) is a power supply circuit with higher efficiency than the first power supply circuit (11, 21, 31), and supplies power to the voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33).
- the voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33) of the series cells consuming power by the passive balancing receive power supply from the first power supply circuit (11, 21, 31),
- the voltage detecting circuits (13, 23, 33) of the series cells (M1-M3) during active cell balancing by the active cell balancing circuits (14, 24, 34) are connected to the second power supply circuits (12, 22, 32).
- a power supply system (1) characterized by receiving power supply from the power supply system. According to this, it is possible to realize the equalization processing with improved power efficiency while suppressing the complexity of the component configuration. Further, the time required for passive balancing can be reduced, and the power efficiency during active balancing can be improved.
- the first power supply circuit (11, 21, 31) is a linear DC / DC converter
- the power consumption of the power storage module (M1-M3) can be increased during passive balancing to reduce the time required for passive balancing, and the power of the power storage module (M1-M3) can be reduced during active balancing. Consumption can be reduced.
- a plurality of discharge circuits (R1, S2) connected to the plurality of series cell groups (M1-M3), respectively, wherein each discharge circuit (R1, S2) is connected to a target series cell group (M1-M3).
- the control circuit (50) passively balances the plurality of series cell groups (M1-M3) using the plurality of discharge circuits (R1, S2).
- System (2) According to this, the discharge load can be increased, and the time required for passive balancing can be reduced.
- the voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33) of the series cell group (M1-M3) other than during power consumption due to the passive balancing receive power from the second power supply circuit (12, 22, 32).
- the power supply system (1) according to any one of items 1 to 4, characterized in that: According to this, the time required for passive balancing can be shortened, and the power efficiency during periods other than passive balancing can be improved.
- a plurality of active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) connected to the plurality of series cell groups (M1-M3), respectively, wherein each of the active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) is a target serial cell circuit.
- any one of the cells (E1-E5, E6-E10, E11-E15) included in the series cell group (M1-M3) is determined using the voltage between both ends of the cell group (M1-M3).
- Said plurality of active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) configured to be selectively chargeable;
- the voltage value of each cell (E1-E5, E6-E10, E11-E15) is obtained from the plurality of voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33), and the plurality of active cell balance circuits (14, 24, 34) are obtained.
- Active balancing is performed between a plurality of cells (E1-E5, E6-E10, E11-E15) respectively included in the plurality of serial cell groups (M1-M3), and the plurality of serial cell groups (M1-M3)
- the second power supply circuit (12, 22, 32) is a power supply circuit with higher efficiency than the first power supply circuit (11, 21, 31), and supplies power to the voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33).
- the voltage detection circuits (13, 23, 33) of the series cells (M1-M3) that are consuming power by the passive balancing receive power supply from the first power supply circuit (11, 21, 31),
- the voltage detecting circuits (13, 23, 33) of the series cells (M1-M3) during active cell balancing by the active cell balancing circuits (14, 24, 34) are connected to the second power supply circuits (12, 22, 32).
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直列に接続される複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)であって、各直列セル群(M1-M3)が、直列に接続される複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)を含んでいる、前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)と、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)であって、各電圧検出回路(13、23、33)が、対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)に含まれる複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)の各電圧を検出する、前記複数の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)と、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数の第1電源回路(11、21、31)であって、各第1電源回路(11、21、31)が対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)の両端電圧を降圧して、対象の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)に電源を供給する、前記複数の第1電源回路(11、21、31)と、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)であって、各アクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)が対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)の両端電圧を用いて、当該直列セル群(M1-M3)に含まれる複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)のうちの任意の1つを選択的に充電することが可能に構成されている、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)と、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数の第2電源回路(12、22、32)であって、各第2電源回路(12、22、32)が対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)の両端電圧を降圧して、対象のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)に電源を供給する、前記複数の第2電源回路(12、22、32)と、
前記複数の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)から各セル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)の電圧値を取得し、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)を用いて前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)にそれぞれ含まれる複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)間をアクティブバランシングし、前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)間をパッシブバランシングする制御回路(50)とを備え、
前記第2電源回路(12、22、32)は、前記第1電源回路(11、21、31)より高効率の電源回路であり、前記電圧検出回路(13、23、33)にも電源を供給可能であり、
前記パッシブバランシングによる電力消費中の直列セル群の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)は、前記第1電源回路(11、21、31)から電源供給を受け、
前記アクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)によるアクティブセルバランス中の直列セル群(M1-M3)の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)は、前記第2電源回路(12、22、32)から電源供給を受けることを特徴とする電源システム(1)。
これによれば、部品構成の複雑化を抑えつつ電力効率を向上させた均等化処理を実現することができる。また、パッシブバランシングにかかる時間を短縮させることができるとともに、アクティブバランシング中の電力効率を向上させることができる。
[項目2]
前記第1電源回路(11、21、31)は、リニア方式のDC/DCコンバータであり、
前記第2電源回路(12、22、32)は、スイッチング方式のDC/DCコンバータであることを特徴とする項目1に記載の電源システム(1)。
これによれば、パッシブバランシング中は蓄電モジュール(M1-M3)の電力消費を大きくして、パッシブバランシングにかかる時間を短縮させることができるとともに、アクティブバランシング中は蓄電モジュール(M1-M3)の電力消費を抑えることができる。
[項目3]
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数の放電回路(R1、S2)であって、各放電回路(R1、S2)が対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)に蓄積された容量を放電することが可能に構成されている、前記複数の放電回路(R1、S2)をさらに備え、
前記制御回路(50)は、前記複数の放電回路(R1、S2)を用いて前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)間をパッシブバランシングすることを特徴とする項目1または2に記載の電源システム(2)。
これによれば、放電負荷を増加させることができ、パッシブバランシングにかかる時間を短縮させることができる。
[項目4]
前記放電回路(R1、S2)は、
前記直列セル群(M1)に蓄積された容量を放電するための1つの抵抗(R1)と、
前記直列セル群(M1)と前記抵抗(R1)との間に接続されたスイッチ(S2)と、
を含むことを特徴とする項目3に記載の電源システム(1)。
これによれば、放電用の抵抗とスイッチの数を減らすことができる。
[項目5]
前記パッシブバランシングによる電力消費中であるとき以外の直列セル群(M1-M3)の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)は、前記第2電源回路(12、22、32)から電源供給を受けることを特徴とする項目1から4のいずれか1項に記載の電源システム(1)。
これによれば、パッシブバランシングにかかる時間を短縮させることができるとともに、パッシブバランシング以外の期間の電力効率を向上させることができる。
[項目6]
直列に接続される複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)であって、各直列セル群(M1-M3)が、直列に接続される複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)を含んでいる、前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)を管理する管理装置(10-30、50)であって、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)であって、各電圧検出回路(13、23、33)が、対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)に含まれる複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)の各電圧を検出する、前記複数の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)と、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数の第1電源回路(11、21、31)であって、各第1電源回路(11、21、31)が対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)の両端電圧を降圧して、対象の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)に電源を供給する、前記複数の第1電源回路(11、21、31)と、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)であって、各アクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)が対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)の両端電圧を用いて、当該直列セル群(M1-M3)に含まれる複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)のうちの任意の1つを選択的に充電することが可能に構成されている、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)と、
前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)のそれぞれに接続される複数の第2電源回路(12、22、32)であって、各第2電源回路(12、22、32)が対象の直列セル群(M1-M3)の両端電圧を降圧して、対象のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)に電源を供給する、前記複数の第2電源回路(12、22、32)と、
前記複数の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)から各セル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)の電圧値を取得し、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)を用いて前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)にそれぞれ含まれる複数のセル(E1-E5、E6-E10、E11-E15)間をアクティブバランシングし、前記複数の直列セル群(M1-M3)間をパッシブバランシングする制御回路(50)とを備え、
前記第2電源回路(12、22、32)は、前記第1電源回路(11、21、31)より高効率の電源回路であり、前記電圧検出回路(13、23、33)にも電源を供給可能であり、
前記パッシブバランシングによる電力消費中の直列セル群(M1-M3)の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)は、前記第1電源回路(11、21、31)から電源供給を受け、
前記アクティブセルバランス回路(14、24、34)によるアクティブセルバランス中の直列セル群(M1-M3)の電圧検出回路(13、23、33)は、前記第2電源回路(12、22、32)から電源供給を受けることを特徴とする管理装置(10-30、50)。
これによれば、部品構成の複雑化を抑えつつ電力効率を向上させた均等化処理を実現することができる。また、パッシブバランシングにかかる時間を短縮させることができるとともに、アクティブバランシング中の電力効率を向上させることができる。
第2サブ管理部、 30 第3サブ管理部、 40 通信線、 50 メイン管理部、
E1-E15 セル、 11,21,31 第1電源回路、 12,22,32 第2電源回路、 13,23,33 電圧検出回路、 14,24,34 アクティブセルバランス回路、 14a DC/DCコンバータ、 14b セル選択回路、 14c スイッチ制御回路、 R1 放電抵抗、 S1 電源切替スイッチ、 S2 放電スイッチ、 T1 トランス、 D1 ダイオード、 S10-S20 スイッチ。
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- 直列に接続される複数の直列セル群であって、各直列セル群が、直列に接続される複数のセルを含んでいる、前記複数の直列セル群と、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数の電圧検出回路であって、各電圧検出回路が、対象の直列セル群に含まれる複数のセルの各電圧を検出する、前記複数の電圧検出回路と、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数の第1電源回路であって、各第1電源回路が対象の直列セル群の両端電圧を降圧して、対象の電圧検出回路に電源を供給する、前記複数の第1電源回路と、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数のアクティブセルバランス回路であって、各アクティブセルバランス回路が対象の直列セル群の両端電圧を用いて、当該直列セル群に含まれる複数のセルのうちの任意の1つを選択的に充電することが可能に構成されている、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路と、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数の第2電源回路であって、各第2電源回路が対象の直列セル群の両端電圧を降圧して、対象のアクティブセルバランス回路に電源を供給する、前記複数の第2電源回路と、
前記複数の電圧検出回路から各セルの電圧値を取得し、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路を用いて前記複数の直列セル群にそれぞれ含まれる複数のセル間をアクティブバランシングし、前記複数の直列セル群間をパッシブバランシングする制御回路とを備え、
前記第2電源回路は、前記第1電源回路より高効率の電源回路であり、前記電圧検出回路にも電源を供給可能であり、
前記パッシブバランシングによる電力消費中の直列セル群の電圧検出回路は、前記第1電源回路から電源供給を受け、
前記アクティブセルバランス回路によるアクティブセルバランス中の直列セル群の電圧検出回路は、前記第2電源回路から電源供給を受けることを特徴とする電源システム。 - 前記第1電源回路は、リニア方式のDC/DCコンバータであり、
前記第2電源回路は、スイッチング方式のDC/DCコンバータであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の電源システム。 - 前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数の放電回路であって、各放電回路が対象の直列セル群に蓄積された容量を放電することが可能に構成されている、前記複数の放電回路をさらに備え、
前記制御回路は、前記複数の放電回路を用いて前記複数の直列セル群間をパッシブバランシングすることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の電源システム。 - 前記放電回路は、
前記直列セル群に蓄積された容量を放電するための1つの抵抗と、
前記直列セル群と前記抵抗との間に接続されたスイッチと、
を含むことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の電源システム。 - 前記パッシブバランシングによる電力消費中であるとき以外の直列セル群の電圧検出回路は、前記第2電源回路から電源供給を受けることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれか1項に記載の電源システム。
- 直列に接続される複数の直列セル群であって、各直列セル群が、直列に接続される複数のセルを含んでいる、前記複数の直列セル群を管理する管理装置であって、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数の電圧検出回路であって、各電圧検出回路が、対象の直列セル群に含まれる複数のセルの各電圧を検出する、前記複数の電圧検出回路と、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数の第1電源回路であって、各第1電源回路が対象の直列セル群の両端電圧を降圧して、対象の電圧検出回路に電源を供給する、前記複数の第1電源回路と、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数のアクティブセルバランス回路であって、各アクティブセルバランス回路が対象の直列セル群の両端電圧を用いて、当該直列セル群に含まれる複数のセルのうちの任意の1つを選択的に充電することが可能に構成されている、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路と、
前記複数の直列セル群のそれぞれに接続される複数の第2電源回路であって、各第2電源回路が対象の直列セル群の両端電圧を降圧して、対象のアクティブセルバランス回路に電源を供給する、前記複数の第2電源回路と、
前記複数の電圧検出回路から各セルの電圧値を取得し、前記複数のアクティブセルバランス回路を用いて前記複数の直列セル群にそれぞれ含まれる複数のセル間をアクティブバランシングし、前記複数の直列セル群間をパッシブバランシングする制御回路とを備え、
前記第2電源回路は、前記第1電源回路より高効率の電源回路であり、前記電圧検出回路にも電源を供給可能であり、
前記パッシブバランシングによる電力消費中の直列セル群の電圧検出回路は、前記第1電源回路から電源供給を受け、
前記アクティブセルバランス回路によるアクティブセルバランス中の直列セル群の電圧検出回路は、前記第2電源回路から電源供給を受けることを特徴とする管理装置。
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