Abstract:
An apparatus, which controls the temperature of a secondary battery formed by combination of a plurality of single cells or a plurality of battery modules each made by series connection of multiple single cells, prevents variations in the temperature or voltage of the single cells or the battery modules, which could otherwise be caused when the secondary battery is heated. A temperature control section controls the quantity of heat by means of which a heater heats a secondary battery formed by combination of a plurality of battery modules made by series connection of multiple single cells. The temperature control section detects a rate of temporal changes in an open circuit voltage of the secondary battery. When a detected rate of temporal changes in open circuit voltage has exceeded a predetermined threshold voltage value, the heater is controlled to thus diminish the quantity of heat used for heating the secondary battery.
Abstract:
A temperature elevating apparatus of a secondary battery (10) includes a ripple generator (20) and a controller (30). Ripple generator (20) is connected to secondary battery (10), and is configured to actively generate ripple current (1) of a predetermined frequency in secondary battery (10). Controller (30) controls ripple generator (20) to elevate a temperature of the secondary battery by generating ripple current (1) in secondary battery (10). Here, the predetermined frequency is set to be a frequency in a frequency region where an absolute value of an impedance of secondary battery (10) relatively decreases based on frequency characteristics of the impedance of secondary battery (10).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively control deterioration and a damage of a battery generated under a prescribed temperature environment.SOLUTION: An electric vehicle 1 has a battery 10 that can charge power supplied from an external power supply, and an electric load that is supplied with the power from the external power supply or the battery 10. Then a vehicle control device 40 controls, when a prescribed temperature condition is satisfied, the battery 10, the external power supply and the electric load in an electrically interrupted state. In addition, when the prescribed temperature condition is satisfied, the power is supplied from the external power supply to a temperature control device 13 and the temperature control device 13 is operated.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molten salt battery device and a control method for the molten salt battery device, by which a molten salt battery can be easily heated up, stand-by time can be shortened and energy required to heat up the molten salt battery can be reduced.SOLUTION: A molten salt battery device 1 comprises a plurality of molten salt battery units 3 and an auxiliary battery (power source) 41 operable at room temperature. Each molten salt battery unit 3 includes a heater. Upon startup of the molten salt battery device 1, the auxiliary battery 41 supplies power to the heater of one molten salt battery unit 3, causing the one molten salt battery unit 3 to be heated up and to become operable. The one molten slat battery unit 3 that has become operable supplies power to heaters of other molten salt battery units 3, causing the other molten salt battery units 3 to be heated up and to become operable. By this configuration, the molten salt batteries are easily heated up without requiring a large amount of energy, shortening start-up time of the molten salt battery device 1.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose charge power control of a battery for surely achieving a setting intention of the timer charge reservation time in association with an operation of a battery heater in a charger connection state.SOLUTION: A control program in the figure is executed while a charger is connected. When it is not during the timer charge reservation time (S11) but is during battery heating (S12), a battery storage state at the start of battery heating is turned to a battery holding capacity SOChold (S14, S15), and charge power to the battery is controlled so as to keep SOC at the SOChold. When it is during the timer charge reservation time (S11), the charge power to the battery is controlled so as to turn the SOC to a full charge state SOCfull (S16). Even when the SOC tends to be temporarily deteriorated due to sudden increase of heater power consumption immediately after heating is started, by keeping SOC=SOChold, the SOC can be turned to the full charge state as intended during the timer reservation charge time, a charge ratio using inexpensive midnight power is maximized, and a running cost is suppressed.
Abstract:
A battery warming circuit is a circuit installed in a vehicle provided with an inverter circuit, which is supplied with direct current electrical power from a secondary battery, and a 3-phase alternating current motor, and this circuit includes: a switch control unit, which has first and second terminals connected to control terminals of first and second switching elements, and controls turning the first and second switching elements on and off; an accumulation unit which has a third terminal connected to the other end of a specific coil, and accumulates back electromotive force generated in the specific coil by turning the second switching element on and off, with the first switching element being turned on; and a charging control unit which is provided between the positive electrode of the secondary battery and the accumulation unit, and supplies electrical power accumulated in the accumulation unit to the secondary battery.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that, with a case (the storage unit) housing a storage unit kept in contact with a heat transfer member, the case may sometimes be supercooled through a heat transfer member. SOLUTION: The device is provided with the case housing a storage unit, the heat transfer member capable of coming in contact with the case, and a drive mechanism capable of operating between a first state in which the case and the heat transfer member are in contact with each other, and a second state in which the case and the heat transfer member are kept out of contact with each other, by relatively moving the case and the heat transfer member. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT