Abstract:
A monitoring apparatus includes: a monitoring portion that monitors a voltage of each of battery cells connected in series, each of the battery cells having an electrode terminal; and a wiring portion that connects the monitoring portion and the electrode terminal. The wiring portion includes a first flexible substrate and a second substrate that have flexibility and are integrally linked with each other. A linking part where the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate are linked is bent. The first flexible substrate is connected with the electrode terminal. The second flexible substrate is connected with the monitoring portion. One of the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate includes an arm. Another of the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate other than the one including the arm includes a slit. The arm is fixed to the slit, causing the linking part to be reinforced.
Abstract:
A voltage monitoring device monitors voltage of a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells connected in series. This device is provided with a capacitor circuit including a pair of independent terminals, a plurality of capacitors connected in series between the pair of independent terminals, and at least one connecting terminal arranged between adjacent capacitors of the capacitors. In the device, first input-side switches connect the pair of independent terminals to first electrode terminals of the battery cells, and second input-side switches connect the connecting terminal to second electrode terminals among the electrode terminals other than the first electrode terminal. The first electrode terminals are arranged at a predetermined interval that covers a predetermined number of the electrode terminals corresponding to the number of the connecting terminal. The number of the second input-side switches is less than the number of the electrode terminals other than the first electrode terminals.
Abstract:
In an identifier assignment system for assigning identifiers to respective voltage monitors to be connected to respective battery units, each measuring unit measures elapsed time information indicative of an elapsed time that has elapsed since a predetermined point of time after an activation of the corresponding voltage monitor based on power supplied from the corresponding battery unit connected to the corresponding voltage monitor. Each measuring unit is also configured to wirelessly transmit the elapsed time information about the corresponding voltage monitor. A comparison unit performs a comparison task of comparing the elapsed times of the respective voltage monitors with each other. An assignment unit is configured to assign unique identifiers to the respective voltage monitors in accordance with a result of the comparison task.
Abstract:
A fault detection system is provided which includes power lines connecting between a DC power supply and electric equipment, switches respectively provided to the power lines, a capacitor connected to the power lines at a position where a distance to the electric equipment is shorter than a distance between the switches and the electric equipment, a charging unit charging the capacitor before the switches are turned on, a detection section connected to the power line at a connecting point where a distance to the DC power supply is shorter than a distance between the switches and the DC power supply, and detecting a change in an electric potential of the connecting point, and a determination section determining whether a short-circuit fault has occurred in any one of the switches based on a difference in the electric potential of the connecting point between before and after the capacitor is charged.
Abstract:
An electric power system includes a plurality of combinations of one of electric loads, which transmit/receive electric power, and one of power converters which is connected to the one of the electric loads and performs power conversion operation according to a predetermined switching synchronization signal so that electric power is transmitted/received to/from the electric load, the combinations being connected to a predetermined intermediate point so as to be parallel to each other, and a power conversion control unit which controls operations of the power converters. The power conversion control unit variably sets switching phases of the power converters depending on operating conditions of the power converters.
Abstract:
A monitoring device includes a monitoring section and a wiring section for electrically connecting the monitoring section and a battery cell. A first and a second electrode terminal groups are reversely arranged. The wiring section includes a first wiring section for electrically connecting the first electrode terminal group and the monitoring section, and a second wiring section for electrically connecting the second electrode terminal group and the monitoring section. The first wiring section has a first substrate and a first wiring pattern, and the second wiring section has a second substrate and a second wiring pattern. The second substrate has a lateral connecting space where a first end side of the second wiring pattern is disposed and a longitudinal connecting space where a second end side of the second wiring pattern is disposed, and the second substrate is bent such that the spaces are opposed to each other.
Abstract:
A monitoring device includes a first monitoring section that monitors voltages of the plurality of battery cells connected in series and a first wiring section electrically connects the monitoring section and a plurality of battery cells. A first electrode terminal group and a second electrode terminal group in which a plurality of positive terminals and a plurality of negative terminals are aligned and alternate in a longitudinal direction are aligned in a horizontal direction by aligning the plurality of battery cells in the longitudinal direction. The first wiring section is provided with a front wiring section and a back wiring section having a both-end wiring pattern electrically connected to electrode terminals of two battery cells positioned at both ends of the plurality of battery cells aligned in the longitudinal direction and an even-number wiring pattern connected to electrode terminals of even-numbered battery cells in an aligning order.
Abstract:
A monitoring system is applied to an electrical system, which includes a DC power source and an electrical apparatus that is connected to the DC power source by a pair of electric power leads incorporating respective switches. To detect leakage current from the DC power source, a low-frequency AC signal is applied via a large-capacitance capacitor to a specific connection position, between a first terminal of the DC power source and the corresponding switch, and the resultant voltage of that signal is measured. To detect a short-circuit failure of one or both of the switches, a high-frequency AC signal is applied via a low-capacitance capacitor to the specific connection position, and the resultant signal voltage is measured. Judgement as to occurrence of leakage current and/or short-circuit failure is based on the measured signal voltage values.
Abstract:
A connection part which connects a terminal part and a processing part include an equalization resistor that is inserted into each main line and a 0-Ω resistor that is a short circuit line for short circuiting a main line of a first terminal and a main line of a second terminal. In the terminal part, the second terminal s unused, and a battery cell adjacent to a high-potential side of a stack bar is connected between the first terminal and a third terminal.
Abstract:
In a battery monitoring system, an input current flowing through an input portion of an isolator member is larger than an output current flowing through an output portion of the isolator member. The output portion is electrically isolated from the input portion. The input and output portions of the isolator member are connected respectively to first and second circuits included in a group of the control circuit and the plurality of monitoring circuits. The first and second circuits are selected for the isolator member, The first and second circuits respectively serve as a sender and a receiver. The isolator member transfers serial data sent from the sender to the receiver while the sender and the receiver are electrically isolated from each other. The isolator is mounted on a substrate included in the control and monitoring substrates. The receiver is mounted on the substrate.