ELECTRICAL CHARGING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240088702A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18517157

    申请日:2023-11-22

    CPC classification number: H02J7/02 H02M3/33569 H02J2207/20

    Abstract: An electrical charging apparatus working to electrically charge an electrical storage device includes an electrical power converter and a controller. The electrical power converter converts an alternating-current input voltage into a direct-current voltage and outputs it to the electrical storage device. The controller works to control the electrical power converter to pulsate the charging current supplied from the electrical power converter to the electrical storage device. The controller also controls the electrical power converter to set a pulsation frequency of the charging current to an integral multiple of the frequency of the input voltage and also to bring a phase difference between a zero-crossing time of the input voltage and a time when the charging current is minimized to be smaller than or equal to one-eighth of one cycle of the input voltage.

    ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170117596A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-27

    申请号:US15331370

    申请日:2016-10-21

    Inventor: Shunichi KUBO

    Abstract: An abnormality determination apparatus is applied to a battery pack including blocks composed of battery cells connected in series, and a connecting member that connect blocks to one another in series. In the blocks and the connecting member, a first detection circuit detects a voltage of a first series circuit including the connecting member. A closed-circuit forming unit forms a closed circuit so as to allow a current to flow to the connecting member. The closed circuit includes the connecting member, at least one of the battery cells, and a diode connected in parallel to connecting member. When a charge-discharge current is not flowing to the battery pack, a first abnormality determining unit determines whether or not an open abnormality has occurred in the connecting member, based on a detection value from the first detection circuit in a state in which the closed-circuit forming unit is forming the closed circuit.

    INVERTER CONTROL DEVICE AND PROGRAM

    公开(公告)号:US20250149997A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-08

    申请号:US19001708

    申请日:2024-12-26

    Abstract: An inverter control device includes: a determination section determining whether a rise in temperature of a temperature-raising object is required; and a control section performing, in response the rise in temperature being determined to be required, a temperature-raising control including a first mode and a second mode executed after the first mode. In the first mode and the second mode, in the phases, the upper arm switch section in a first specific phase is turned on while the upper arm switch section in a phase other than the first specific phase is turned off. In the first mode, in the phases, the lower arm switch section in a second specific phase is turned on while the lower arm switch section in a phase other than the second specific phase is turned off. In the second mode, the respective lower arm switch sections in the phases are turned off.

    POWER CONVERSION DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250105750A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-27

    申请号:US18975468

    申请日:2024-12-10

    Abstract: A power conversion device includes low voltage terminals and high voltage terminals. The power conversion device includes: a voltage increasing operation unit increasing the voltage input to the low voltage terminals and outputting the increased voltage to the high voltage terminals, a voltage decreasing operation unit decreasing the voltage input to the high voltage terminals and outputting the decreased voltage to the low voltage terminals, and a control unit performing a temperature increasing operation to increase a temperature of a temperature increasing object, by causing the voltage increasing operation unit to perform a voltage increasing operation and the voltage decreasing operation unit to perform a voltage decreasing operation.

    POWER CONVERSION DEVICE
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240174089A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18432844

    申请日:2024-02-05

    Abstract: A power conversion device is applicable to three or more charge storage units connected in series. The power conversion device includes: a rotating electric machine including a stator winding; an inverter including upper and lower arm switches and connecting the stator winding and the charge storage units; a high potential path connected to a high potential terminal of the upper arm switch; a low potential path connected to a low potential terminal of the lower arm switch; a neutral point path connected to a neutral point of the stator winding; and neutral point switches installed individually corresponding to cell connection points each between a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of adjacent charge storage units in the charge storage units, the neutral point switches connecting the cell connection points and the neutral point path.

    BATTERY SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220352569A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17863696

    申请日:2022-07-13

    Abstract: In a battery system including an assembled battery having a plurality of battery cells connected in series, each of a plurality of monitoring units includes a voltage classification unit configured to classify a terminal voltage between each pair of input terminals in the monitoring unit as a cell voltage or as a zero voltage that is a terminal voltage of substantially zero. The input terminals in each of all or all but one of the monitoring units include at least one specific terminal pair for acquiring the zero voltage at a different position and/or include a different number of specific terminal pairs for acquiring the zero voltage. Each of the plurality of monitoring units further includes an identifier generation unit configured to generate an identifier based on at least one of the position of the at least one specific terminal pair and the number of specific terminal pairs.

    BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220320612A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17844946

    申请日:2022-06-21

    Abstract: In a battery monitoring system including a plurality of battery modules each including one or more cells, the battery modules are connected in series to each other. The battery monitoring system monitors the state of each cell based on the voltage value of the cell and the current value of the battery modules. A current detection unit detects the current value. Each voltage detection unit is associated with the corresponding one of the battery modules and detects the voltage value. Each slave unit is associated with the corresponding one of the battery modules, and wirelessly transmits information including synchronous current and voltage values detected by the current detection unit and the voltage detection unit. A master unit receives the information transmitted from the slave units. A central monitoring unit receives the information received by the master unit.

    BATTERY SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    BATTERY SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20200235442A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16744462

    申请日:2020-01-16

    Abstract: In a battery system including an assembled battery having a plurality of battery cells connected in series, each of a plurality of monitoring units includes a voltage classification unit configured to classify a terminal voltage between each pair of input terminals in the monitoring unit as a cell voltage or as a zero voltage that is a terminal voltage of substantially zero. The input terminals in each of all or all but one of the monitoring units include at least one specific terminal pair for acquiring the zero voltage at a different position and/or include a different number of specific terminal pairs for acquiring the zero voltage. Each of the plurality of monitoring units further includes an identifier generation unit configured to generate an identifier based on at least one of the position of the at least one specific terminal pair and the number of specific terminal pairs.

    CONTROL DEVICE FOR POWER CONVERTER AND TANGIBLE COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

    公开(公告)号:US20250167705A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US19007873

    申请日:2025-01-02

    Abstract: A control device is applied to a system including a power storage unit, a plurality of power converters, a rotating electric machine having windings electrically connected to each of the power converters, and a heat transfer unit that transfers heat generated in at least one of the power converters to a target to be heated. The control device includes a determination unit that determines whether there is a temperature increase request for a target to be heated, and a control unit that, when it is determined that there is a temperature increase request, performs switching control of each power converter so as to pass AC d-axis and q-axis currents through the windings while maintaining a rotor of the rotating electric machine in a stopped state from rotating.

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