Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle, method of estimating state of charge of secondary battery, and method of controlling vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆,二次电池的充电状态估计方法,车辆控制方法
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Application No.: US12864577Application Date: 2008-10-17
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Publication No.: US08509975B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Junta Izumi
- Applicant: Junta Izumi
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2008-037757 20080219
- International Application: PCT/JP2008/068837 WO 20081017
- International Announcement: WO2009/104305 WO 20090827
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; G01R19/00 ; H02J7/00 ; H02J7/04

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising a chargeable/dischargeable battery, a current sensor for detecting the current from the battery, and a control unit for estimating the charged state of the battery and controlling the charging/discharging of the battery according to the charged state. In a first operation mode in which charging and discharging cycles are repeated, the control unit estimates the open-circuit voltage of the battery, and determines the charged state on the basis of the value which is obtained by correcting the open-circuit voltage according to the polarization. In a second operation mode in which either one of charging and discharging is continued, the control unit determines the charged state on the basis of the result of integration of the current detected by the current sensor. Hence, the charged and discharged amperehours are large, thereby providing a vehicle which can effectively utilize the secondary battery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100318252A1 VEHICLE, METHOD OF ESTIMATING STATE OF CHARGE OF SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2010-12-16
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