Abstract: When a voltage value of an electrical storage device becomes higher than a predetermined voltage value for identifying an overcharged state of the electrical storage device, calculation of a heat generation amount of the electrical storage device based on a current value is started. When the calculated heat generation amount is larger than a predetermined amount, it is determined that the electrical storage device is in an abnormal state (abnormal state related to heating). Because the electrical storage device enters an easily heated state when the voltage value becomes higher than the predetermined voltage value, the heat generation amount may be monitored by starting calculation of the heat generation amount. Once the voltage value becomes higher than the predetermined voltage value, irrespective of a high/low relationship between the voltage value and the predetermined voltage value, the abnormal state may be determined by monitoring the heat generation amount.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a controller. The controller is configured to; a) control charging and discharging of an electrical storage device upon reception of an output of a current sensor and a voltage sensor, b) calculate a control current value by subtracting an offset value from a detected value of the current sensor, c) calculate a first determination result and a second determination result, respectively obtained by determining whether the electrical storage device is being charged or discharged based on the control current value, and based on a change in a remaining amount of charge of the electrical storage device, and d) when the first determination result and the second determination result differ from each other, change the offset value such that the first determination result coincides with the second determination result.

Abstract: A control system for a battery includes a current sensor and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a first error and a second offset error of the current sensor respectively based on outputs of the current sensor just before a stop of the electronic control unit and at startup of the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to correct an output of the current sensor by using a first error when a temperature of the current sensor at startup of the electronic control unit is higher than or equal to a threshold temperature, and correct the output of the current sensor by using a second error when the temperature of the current sensor at startup of the electronic control unit is lower than the threshold temperature.

Abstract: When a catalyst temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature on a second or subsequent start of an engine since system activation of a vehicle, a catalyst warm-up request is output for the purpose of warming up a catalyst in a catalytic converter. An output limit Wout of a battery is not increased in response to a second or subsequent output of the catalyst warm-up request, while being increased in response to a first output of the catalyst warm-up request. Accordingly, the catalyst warm-up in response to the second or subsequent output of the catalyst warm-up request since the system activation suppresses excessive output of electric power from the battery and thereby suppresses deterioration of the battery. Catalyst warm-up is performed in response to the second or subsequent output of the catalyst warm-up request. This suppresses deterioration of emission.

Abstract: In the present invention, in a vehicle equipped with an engine, a dynamo-electric machine, and a secondary cell as a power storage device, when supplying of electric power from the engine to the power storage device is stopped, an indicator value indicating the degree to which the ion concentration in an electrolytic solution is biased by discharging of the power storage device is acquired, a shift position is acquired from a shift lever mechanism of the vehicle, the acquired shift position is the neutral position, and the acquired indicator value exceeds a threshold value at which cell degradation occurs, the charging/discharging control device for an onboard secondary cell according to the present invention causes a notification means to issue a notification as a warning to change from the neutral position to another shift position.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a controller. The controller is configured to; a) control charging and discharging of an electrical storage device upon reception of an output of a current sensor and a voltage sensor, b) calculate a control current value by subtracting an offset value from a detected value of the current sensor, c) calculate a first determination result and a second determination result, respectively obtained by determining whether the electrical storage device is being charged or discharged based on the control current value, and based on a change in a remaining amount of charge of the electrical storage device, and d) when the first determination result and the second determination result differ from each other, change the offset value such that the first determination result coincides with the second determination result.

Abstract: A control system for a battery includes a current sensor and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to calculate a first error and a second offset error of the current sensor respectively based on outputs of the current sensor just before a stop of the electronic control unit and at startup of the electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to correct an output of the current sensor by using a first error when a temperature of the current sensor at startup of the electronic control unit is higher than or equal to a threshold temperature, and correct the output of the current sensor by using a second error when the temperature of the current sensor at startup of the electronic control unit is lower than the threshold temperature.

Abstract: When a voltage value of an electrical storage device becomes higher than a predetermined voltage value for identifying an overcharged state of the electrical storage device, calculation of a heat generation amount of the electrical storage device based on a current value is started. When the calculated heat generation amount is larger than a predetermined amount, it is determined that the electrical storage device is in an abnormal state (abnormal state related to heating). Because the electrical storage device enters an easily heated state when the voltage value becomes higher than the predetermined voltage value, the heat generation amount may be monitored by starting calculation of the heat generation amount. Once the voltage value becomes higher than the predetermined voltage value, irrespective of a high/low relationship between the voltage value and the predetermined voltage value, the abnormal state may be determined by monitoring the heat generation amount.

Abstract: When a catalyst temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature on a second or subsequent start of an engine since system activation of a vehicle, a catalyst warm-up request is output for the purpose of warming up a catalyst in a catalytic converter. An output limit Wout of a battery is not increased in response to a second or subsequent output of the catalyst warm-up request, while being increased in response to a first output of the catalyst warm-up request. Accordingly, the catalyst warm-up in response to the second or subsequent output of the catalyst warm-up request since the system activation suppresses excessive output of electric power from the battery and thereby suppresses deterioration of the battery. Catalyst warm-up is performed in response to the second or subsequent output of the catalyst warm-up request. This suppresses deterioration of emission.

Abstract: A plurality of voltage switching circuits 41 are provided in a switching unit 40 to relatively change a reference voltage to plural levels, thus detecting a spontaneous change of the reference voltage. A range of relative change in the reference voltage by the plurality of voltage switching circuits 41 is set to a usage voltage range 81 or 82 as a part of a total voltage range 80 of each of cells 1a to 1d. This eliminates the need to provide voltage switching circuits 41 required to relatively change the reference voltage over the total voltage range of each of the cells 1a to 1d, making it possible to minimize the number of the voltage switching circuits 41 for each of the cells 1a to 1d. Thus, it is possible to prevent the size of a battery pack control apparatus 2 from increasing.

Abstract: A first monitor circuit 50 and a second monitor circuit 60 each having an identical configuration are provided in a voltage monitor. A threshold switching section 41 switches a threshold of each of switching units 51 and 61 provided in the respective monitor circuits 50 and 60 to a same value. Each of comparators 53 and 63 compares the threshold with a reference voltage to output a result of the comparison. A fault detecting section 42 compares the respective outputs from the comparators 53 and 63 with each other to detect a characteristic shift of the threshold of each of the monitor circuits 50 and 60.

Abstract: A battery system includes a discharge amount obtaining portion that obtains a discharge amount (determination zone discharge amount) from a determination start voltage until a predetermined determination end voltage of a battery; an internal resistance obtaining portion that obtains an internal resistance value of the battery; a correlation map in which a combination of internal resistance value information and determination zone discharge amount information for a battery that is the same kind as a target of a determination and in which lithium deposition has not occurred is stored for each degree of age-related deterioration of the battery; and a deposition determining portion that determines a degree of lithium deposition in the target battery by comparing the determination zone discharge amount during the determination of the target battery with the internal resistance value during the determination of the target battery on the same scale by converting at least one via the correlation map.

Abstract: Until an elapse of a predetermined time changed in accordance with a temperature of the secondary battery from the time of IG-off, the battery voltage is detected cyclically, and an open circuit voltage in a state where the polarization is cancelled is sequentially estimated based on a shift of the battery voltage. In a case where the IG switch is turned on after the elapse of the predetermined time, the battery voltage detected at the time of IG-on is assumed to be the open circuit voltage, and then an initial SOC at the time of starting use of the secondary battery is estimated. In a case where the IG switch is turned on before the elapse of the predetermined time, the estimated opening circuit voltage at that time point is regarded as the open circuit voltage, and the initial SOC of the secondary battery is estimated.

Abstract: A determination system for determining whether metal lithium is precipitated in a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a discharging unit that causes the lithium ion secondary battery to perform constant current discharge until a voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery becomes a voltage corresponding to a predetermined low state of charge; a natural increase acquisition unit that acquires a natural increase in voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery after the constant current discharge is terminated; and a precipitation determining unit the compares the acquired natural increase with a predetermined threshold, that determines that the metal lithium is not precipitated when the natural increase is larger than or equal to the threshold, and that determines that the metal lithium is precipitated when the natural increase is smaller than the threshold.

Abstract: A determination system for determining whether metal lithium is precipitated in a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a discharging unit that causes the lithium ion secondary battery to perform constant current discharge until a voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery becomes a voltage corresponding to a predetermined low state of charge; a natural increase acquisition unit that acquires a natural increase in voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery after the constant current discharge is terminated; and a precipitation determining unit the compares the acquired natural increase with a predetermined threshold, that determines that the metal lithium is not precipitated when the natural increase is larger than or equal to the threshold, and that determines that the metal lithium is precipitated when the natural increase is smaller than the threshold.

Abstract: A diagnostic device diagnoses a lithium ion battery including a plurality of battery blocks. If a condition is established for starting a diagnosis, the diagnostic device starts discharging the battery, and after each battery block has a voltage decreased to a measurement starting voltage until the block has the voltage decreased to a measurement ending voltage the block discharges an amount of power, which the diagnostic device calculates for the battery block. If all blocks each discharge power in an amount larger than a brand-new product threshold value the diagnostic device determines that the battery is in a brand new condition. If all blocks each discharge power in an amount larger than a uselessness threshold value the diagnostic device determines that the battery is useful. If at least one block discharges power in an amount smaller than the uselessness threshold value the diagnostic device determines that the battery is useless.

Abstract: A battery system includes a discharge amount obtaining portion that obtains a discharge amount (determination zone discharge amount) from a determination start voltage until a predetermined determination end voltage of a battery; an internal resistance obtaining portion that obtains an internal resistance value of the battery; a correlation map in which a combination of internal resistance value information and determination zone discharge amount information for a battery that is the same kind as a target of a determination and in which lithium deposition has not occurred is stored for each degree of age-related deterioration of the battery; and a deposition determining portion that determines a degree of lithium deposition in the target battery by comparing the determination zone discharge amount during the determination of the target battery with the internal resistance value during the determination of the target battery on the same scale by converting at least one via the correlation map.

Abstract: A plurality of voltage switching circuits 41 are provided in a switching unit 40 to relatively change a reference voltage to plural levels, thus detecting a spontaneous change of the reference voltage. A range of relative change in the reference voltage by the plurality of voltage switching circuits 41 is set to a usage voltage range 81 or 82 as a part of a total voltage range 80 of each of cells 1a to 1d. This eliminates the need to provide voltage switching circuits 41 required to relatively change the reference voltage over the total voltage range of each of the cells 1a to 1d, making it possible to minimize the number of the voltage switching circuits 41 for each of the cells 1a to 1d. Thus, it is possible to prevent the size of a battery pack control apparatus 2 from increasing.

Abstract: A first monitor circuit 50 and a second monitor circuit 60 each having an identical configuration are provided in a voltage monitor. A threshold switching section 41 switches a threshold of each of switching units 51 and 61 provided in the respective monitor circuits 50 and 60 to a same value. Each of comparators 53 and 63 compares the threshold with a reference voltage to output a result of the comparison. A fault detecting section 42 compares the respective outputs from the comparators 53 and 63 with each other to detect a characteristic shift of the threshold of each of the monitor circuits 50 and 60.

Abstract: A determination system for determining whether metal lithium is precipitated in a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a discharging unit that causes the lithium ion secondary battery to perform constant current discharge until a voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery becomes a voltage corresponding to a predetermined low state of charge; a natural increase acquisition unit that acquires a natural increase in voltage of the lithium ion secondary battery after the constant current discharge is terminated; and a precipitation determining unit the compares the acquired natural increase with a predetermined threshold, that determines that the metal lithium is not precipitated when the natural increase is larger than or equal to the threshold, and that determines that the metal lithium is precipitated when the natural increase is smaller than the threshold.