Abstract: A sticking diagnosis apparatus for diagnosing a presence of sticking at a positive-electrode relay and at a negative-electrode relay, the sticking diagnosis apparatus including: an obtaining section that obtains, a first voltage value that is a voltage between a point downstream of the positive-electrode relay and a point upstream of the negative-electrode relay and a second voltage value that is a voltage of a diagnosis circuit provided in parallel to the negative-electrode relay; a determination section that when the first voltage value is greater than or equal to a first threshold, determines that the positive-electrode relay is in a state in which the positive-electrode relay remains in the closed state, and when the second voltage value is less than or equal to a second threshold, determines that the negative-electrode relay is in a state in which the negative-electrode relay remains in the closed state.

Abstract: A power supply system is capable of commonizing battery packs and reducing an increase in production costs. The power supply system includes a plurality of battery packs each including a terminating resistor, a control section that performs communication control on each of the battery packs via a communication line, and a harness that connects the terminating resistor included in any one of the battery packs to the communication line. The communication line extends in a predetermined direction along predetermined positions each corresponding to one of the battery packs, and the terminating resistor connected to the communication line is the terminating resistor included in the battery pack corresponding to the predetermined position located at the terminal end of the communication line in the predetermined direction, for example.

Abstract: A control apparatus and a control method are capable of preventing an erroneous protection operation from being performed. The control apparatus includes a plurality of detection sections each detecting the state of one of a plurality of batteries connected to an external load, a determination section that determines whether a detection result of each of the detection sections is valid, and a control section configured to control so as to perform a protection operation based on a determination result of the determination section. The determination section determines the validity of the detection result by comparing the detection results of the plurality of detection sections with one another, for example.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus, a system including the power supply apparatus, and an insulation resistance diagnostic method for diagnosing an insulation resistance of the power supply apparatus are capable of shortening shutdown time of the system. The power supply apparatus that includes a battery and in which electric power supply is performed between the battery and high-voltage equipment includes: a control section configured to control switching of electrical connection/disconnection between the battery and the high-voltage equipment; and an insulation resistance diagnostic section configured to diagnose an insulation resistance of the battery after the battery and the high-voltage equipment are electrically disconnected from each other. For example, in a system including the power supply apparatus, the insulation resistance diagnostic section further diagnoses the insulation resistance of the battery after shutdown of the system is completed.

Abstract: A power conversion system includes a controller to control discharge of a smoothing condenser based on at least one signal received through an input. The at least one signal indicates a failure of a discharge circuit configured to discharge the smoothing condenser The controller controls discharge of stored charge in the smoothing condenser through parasitic resistance components of a power system which includes the smoothing condenser. The power conversion system may be used with an electric vehicle.

Abstract: A power conversion system including a DC main power supply for supplying a DC voltage, boosting circuits for performing a retrogression operation of boosting the DC voltage and comprising driving circuits, an inverter circuit for converting the DC voltage into an AC voltage, a motor/generator for receiving the AC voltage, and a control circuit for outputting a control signal to the driving circuits and stopping an operation of a faulty boosting circuit of the boosting circuits when one of the boosting circuits is faulty, for setting power control values depending on a number of remaining non-faulty boosting circuits of the boosting circuits, and for controlling the remaining non-faulty boosting circuits and the inverter circuit based on the power control values, wherein the inverter circuit and the boosting circuits perform a regeneration operation of supplying regeneration power to the DC main power supply, peripheral equipment, and/or a DC auxiliary power supply.

Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes: a current command value calculator configured to calculate torque and a weak field current command values input to the inverter; and a current command value correction calculator configured to calculate torque and weak field current correction values added to the torque and weak field current command values, wherein when an accumulation of electricity of the electricity storage device is equal to or larger than a reference value, the current command value calculator is configured to calculate the torque and weak field current command values to make a load applied to the engine by the motor generator zero, and the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque and weak field current correction values to make a load applied to the engine by the motor driving system other than the motor generator zero.

Abstract: A method for controlling a motor to enable drive assist of an engine with a high torque in a low rotation speed range as well as synchronized driving in a high rotation speed range. The method includes controlling a motor connected to a low voltage battery. The motor has a reluctance torque higher than a magnetic torque at a time of a highest torque generation. The motor includes a rotor connected to an output shaft of an engine.

Abstract: A power conversion system includes a controller to control discharge of a smoothing condenser based on at least one signal received through an input. The at least one signal indicates a failure of a discharge circuit configured to discharge the smoothing condenser The controller controls discharge of stored charge in the smoothing condenser through parasitic resistance components of a power system which includes the smoothing condenser. The power conversion system may be used with an electric vehicle.

Abstract: An electric vehicle power conversion system may include an exclusive discharge circuit for discharging stored charges of a smoothing condenser. The electric vehicle power conversion system may also include a discharge controller for driving a DC/DC converter if a control circuit for controlling the electric vehicle power conversion system detects a fault of an exclusive discharge circuit, such that the stored charges of the smoothing condenser may be supplied to auxiliary devices or a DC auxiliary power supply and be discharged therethrough.

Abstract: A power conversion system including a DC main power supply for supplying a DC voltage, boosting circuits for performing a retrogression operation of boosting the DC voltage and comprising driving circuits, an inverter circuit for converting the DC voltage into an AC voltage, a motor/generator for receiving the AC voltage, and a control circuit for outputting a control signal to the driving circuits and stopping an operation of a faulty boosting circuit of the boosting circuits when one of the boosting circuits is faulty, for setting power control values depending on a number of remaining non-faulty boosting circuits of the boosting circuits, and for controlling the remaining non-faulty boosting circuits and the inverter circuit based on the power control values, wherein the inverter circuit and the boosting circuits perform a regeneration operation of supplying regeneration power to the DC main power supply, peripheral equipment, and/or a DC auxiliary power supply.

Abstract: A control device for a hybrid vehicle includes: a current command value calculator configured to calculate torque and a weak field current command values input to the inverter; and a current command value correction calculator configured to calculate torque and weak field current correction values added to the torque and weak field current command values, wherein when an accumulation of electricity of the electricity storage device is equal to or larger than a reference value, the current command value calculator is configured to calculate the torque and weak field current command values to make a load applied to the engine by the motor generator zero, and the current command value correction calculator is configured to calculate the torque and weak field current correction values to make a load applied to the engine by the motor driving system other than the motor generator zero.

Abstract: A method for controlling a motor to enable drive assist of an engine with a high torque in a low rotation speed range as well as synchronized driving in a high rotation speed range. The method includes controlling a motor connected to a low voltage battery. The motor has a reluctance torque higher than a magnetic torque at a time of a highest torque generation. The motor includes a rotor connected to an output shaft of an engine.