Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Aoshima

Yoshinori Aoshima has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160185248
    Abstract: A battery control system connected to a battery, which controls charge/discharge at the battery, includes: a current detection unit that measures a current value by detecting a charge/discharge current flowing through the battery; a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage at the battery; a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature at the battery; an effective current value calculation unit that calculates, based upon the current value measured by the current detection unit, an effective current value in a predetermined time window; and a charge/discharge restriction unit that imposes a first charge/discharge restriction so as to restrict the charge/discharge current based upon the effective current value calculated by the effective current value calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicants: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori AOSHIMA, Hiroshi MORIKAWA, Masayuki TAKADA, Kenichiro TSURU, Shigeyuki KIYOTA, Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Toyoki IGUCHI, Hiroaki HASHIMOTO, Yasuyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160176308
    Abstract: A battery control system connected to a battery, which controls charge/discharge at the battery, includes: a current detection unit that measures a current value by detecting a charge/discharge current flowing through the battery; a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage at the battery; a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature at the battery; a temperature history recording unit that records temperature history pertaining to the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit; and a charge/discharge restriction unit that restricts the charge/discharge current in a low-temperature state based upon the temperature history recorded by the temperature history recording unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicants: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi MORIKAWA, Yoshinori AOSHIMA, Masayuki TAKADA, Kenichiro TSURU, Shigeyuki KIYOTA, Yoshiyuki TANAKA, Toyoki IGUCHI, Hiroaki HASHIMOTO, Yasuyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9293937
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes an assembled battery including a plurality of electric cells connected in series; an assembled battery control unit that estimates internal resistances of the plurality of electric cells, or a magnitude relationship of the internal resistances of the plurality of electric cells; an assembled battery control unit that calculates such a discharge quantity that an SOC after the electric cells have been discharged becomes lower as the internal resistance of the electric cells, which is estimated by the assembled battery control unit, is larger, or as the magnitude relationship of the internal resistances of the electric cells is estimated to be larger by the assembled battery control unit, for each of the electric cells; and electric cell control units that discharge each of the plurality of electric cells on the basis of the discharge quantity calculated by the assembled battery control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Youhei Kawahara, Ryouhei Nakao, Akihiko Kudo, Akihiko Emori, Keiichiro Okawa, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20150301115
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery control device that can appropriately verify the results of the estimation of the state of charge of a battery. This battery control device is provided with a charged state calculation unit that calculates the state of charge of the battery and a charged state verification unit that verifies the results of the calculation. The charged state verification unit calculates the charged state using a calculation procedure that is not being used by the charged state calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichiro OHKAWA, Ryohei NAKAO, Youhei KAWAHARA, Naoyuki IGARASHI, Yoshinori AOSHIMA
  • Patent number: 9035611
    Abstract: A battery system for a vehicle is provided with discharge circuits (R1, 129A through 129D, 128A through 128D) that discharge battery cells (BC1 through BC4) via measurement lines of those battery cells (BC1 through BC4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Kikuchi, Akihiko Kudo, Gosuke Shibahara, Yoshinori Aoshima, Kenji Kubo, Yasuo Uemura
  • Publication number: 20150108991
    Abstract: A battery control device calculates at least one of an allowable current and an allowable power during charge/discharge of a battery from a no-load voltage and an internal resistance of the battery, and corrects at least one of the no-load voltage and the internal resistance according to the states of charge/discharge of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoshima, Hiroshi Morikawa, Kenji Nakai, Keiichiro Ohkawa
  • Patent number: 8957686
    Abstract: A voltage measurement device, includes: a multiplexer that includes a plurality of input terminals at which voltage signals are inputted; a control circuit that performs voltage measurement by acquiring the voltage signal at a selected input terminal from the multiplexer; and a decision circuit that makes a decision as to whether or not an abnormality has occurred, based upon voltage values measured by the control circuit, wherein: the plurality of input terminals include input terminals at which voltage signals from a plurality of subjects of measurement are inputted, and an input terminal at which a potential for diagnosis is inputted; the control circuit, when performing voltage measurement for the plurality of subjects of measurement, measures voltages at the input terminals at which the voltage signals from the plurality of subjects of measurement are inputted, and a voltage at the input terminal at which the potential for diagnosis is inputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ueda, Yoshinori Aoshima, Akihiko Kudo
  • Publication number: 20140368206
    Abstract: A battery control device includes an acquisition portion that acquires measured values on the battery state every predetermined period, and a determination processing portion that determines the battery state. The determination processing portion determines that the battery state is abnormal when the number of times the measured value is out of a given range reaches a threshold until the measured value is acquired a predetermined standard number of times. If the number of times the measured value is out of range is less than the threshold when the measured number is acquired the standard number of times, the determination of the battery state is performed for an extended period until the number of times the measured value is out of the range reaches the threshold, or until the measured number is within the range, based on the measured value acquired more than the standard number of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD.,
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoshima, Keiichiro Ohkawa
  • Patent number: 8829717
    Abstract: A battery control device for a battery module includes a plurality of integrated circuits. Each integrated circuit includes: a constant voltage circuit that lowers a total voltage of a battery cell group corresponding to the integrated circuit to an integrated circuit internal voltage; a signal generation circuit that generates, based upon a first signal provided by a higher-order control circuit, a second signal assuming a wave height value different from a wave height value of the first signal and outputs the second signal; and a startup circuit that includes a first comparator assuming a first decision-making threshold value corresponding to the first signal and a second comparator assuming a second decision-making threshold value corresponding to the second signal, and starts up the constant voltage circuit in response to a change in an output from at least either the first comparator or the second comparator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Kudo, Mutsumi Kikuchi, Gosuke Shibahara, Akihiko Emori, Yasuo Uemura, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Kenji Kubo, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20140184169
    Abstract: A battery control apparatus is provided which can keep an inter-terminal voltage of each single cell within a permitted range while permitted power is controlled in units of a battery pack. The battery control apparatus of the invention restricts the permitted power of the battery pack according to a degree of closeness of a close circuit voltage of the single cell to an upper limit or a lower limit of the permitted range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tsuru, Akinori Tada, Hiroshi Morikawa, Keiichiro Ohkawa, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20140159739
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system, comprises a battery state detection circuit that detects battery states of a plurality of battery cells that are connected in series, based on respective cell voltages of the plurality of battery cells, and a control circuit that monitors state of a battery cell, based on each cell voltage of the plurality of battery cells. The control circuit inputs pseudo voltage information to the battery state detection circuit, and thereby diagnoses whether or not the battery state detection circuit is operating normally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko KUDO, Mutsumi KIKUCHI, Gosuke SHIBAHARA, Akihiko EMORI, Yasuo UEMURA, Tatsumi YAMAUCHI, Kenji KUBO, Masahito SONEHARA, Masahiko AMANO, Yoshinori AOSHIMA
  • Patent number: 8723527
    Abstract: A battery monitoring system, comprises a battery state detection circuit that detects battery states of a plurality of battery cells that are connected in series, based on respective cell voltages of the plurality of battery cells, and a control circuit that monitors state of a battery cell, based on each cell voltage of the plurality of battery cells. The control circuit inputs pseudo voltage information to the battery state detection circuit, and thereby diagnoses whether or not the battery state detection circuit is operating normally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Kudo, Mutsumi Kikuchi, Gosuke Shibahara, Akihiko Emori, Yasuo Uemura, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Kenji Kubo, Masahito Sonehara, Masahiko Amano, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Publication number: 20140042973
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes an assembled battery including a plurality of electric cells connected in series; an assembled battery control unit that estimates internal resistances of the plurality of electric cells, or a magnitude relationship of the internal resistances of the plurality of electric cells; an assembled battery control unit that calculates such a discharge quantity that an SOC after the electric cells have been discharged becomes lower as the internal resistance of the electric cells, which is estimated by the assembled battery control unit, is larger, or as the magnitude relationship of the internal resistances of the electric cells is estimated to be larger by the assembled battery control unit, for each of the electric cells; and electric cell control units that discharge each of the plurality of electric cells on the basis of the discharge quantity calculated by the assembled battery control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Youhei Kawahara, Ryouhei Nakao, Akihiko Kudo, Akihiko Emori, Keiichiro Okawa, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Patent number: 8583389
    Abstract: A plurality of resistance value tables of a battery group with respect to temperature and SOC of the assembled battery, which are measured in advance when currents of different change patterns flow in the assembled battery, are stored. A resistance value for the assembled battery is calculated, based upon its voltage and current. From among the plurality of resistance value tables, a resistance value table is selected so that it corresponds to the change pattern of the current flowing in the assembled battery when the voltage and the current of the assembled battery were measured, and a resistance value is searched for from that resistance value table corresponding to the temperature and the SOC of the assembled battery. Then the calculated resistance value and the one from the table are compared to determine the life of the assembled battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Aoshima, Masahiro Ueda, Youhei Kawahara, Kouji Higashimoto
  • Patent number: 8513918
    Abstract: A vehicle battery control system includes: a battery module that is constituted with a plurality of cells that are connected in series; a cell controller that detects each voltage at the plurality of cells; and a battery control unit that detects a total voltage of the battery module based on a signal from a voltage sensor disposed between a contactor connected to the battery module and an inverter equipment connected to the contactor and calculates a battery state of the battery module based upon the detected total voltage. And the battery control unit calculates the battery state based upon a total value of voltages at the plurality of cells detected by the cell controller in place of the total voltage when the contactor is in an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ueda, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Patent number: 8486548
    Abstract: A battery storage system includes: a plurality of battery modules that are electrically connected in series and in parallel, each comprising a plurality of battery cells; a plurality of sensors provided to each of the plurality of battery modules, that output at least signals corresponding to voltage and current of the each of the battery modules; a plurality of first control devices each of which is provided to the each of the plurality of battery modules, and obtains a power that can be inputted and outputted to and from the each of the battery modules based upon the voltage and current obtained from the output signals of the sensors of the each of the battery modules; and a second control device that performs overall control of the plurality of first control devices, and if a fault of a sensor in any one of the plurality of battery modules has occurred, the second control device obtains a total power that can be inputted and outputted to and from the all of the battery modules, based upon powers each of wh
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Ueda, Yoshinori Aoshima
  • Patent number: 8466708
    Abstract: A state detection device for power supply system comprises: a measurement unit that obtains current, voltage, and temperature at a chargeable and dischargeable power storage unit as measurement values; a storage unit that stores property information of the power storage unit; an arithmetic unit that uses different methods to calculate first and second states of charge for the power storage unit based upon the measurement values and the property information; a conflict detection unit that detects a conflict in an event that a difference between the first state of charge and the second state of charge is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold; and a correction unit that corrects the property information during charging or discharging of the power storage unit in response to the conflict having been detected by the conflict detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd
    Inventors: Youhei Kawahara, Yoshinori Aoshima, Kenichiro Tsuru, Akihiko Kudo, Akihiko Emori, Tatsumi Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20120223722
    Abstract: A voltage measurement device, includes: a multiplexer that includes a plurality of input terminals at which voltage signals are inputted; a control circuit that performs voltage measurement by acquiring the voltage signal at a selected input terminal from the multiplexer; and a decision circuit that makes a decision as to whether or not an abnormality has occurred, based upon voltage values measured by the control circuit, wherein: the plurality of input terminals include input terminals at which voltage signals from a plurality of subjects of measurement are inputted, and an input terminal at which a potential for diagnosis is inputted; the control circuit, when performing voltage measurement for the plurality of subjects of measurement, measures voltages at the input terminals at which the voltage signals from the plurality of subjects of measurement are inputted, and a voltage at the input terminal at which the potential for diagnosis is inputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro UEDA, Yoshinori Aoshima, Akihiko Kudo
  • Patent number: 8207704
    Abstract: A cell controller having excellent productivity is provided. A cell-con 80 has 12 ICs IC-1 to IC-12 mounted on a substrate, and these ICs detect voltages of respective cells constituting a cell pack, perform capacity adjustment on the respective cells, and are mounted two by two on rectangular longer sides of a rectangular continuous straight line L-L? defined on a substrate from the IC-1 on a highest potential side to the IC-12 on a lowest potential side continuously in order of potential differences of the corresponding cell packs. Distances between the rectangular shorter sides of the rectangular continuous straight line L-L? are the same. On the cell-con 80, between the IC-1 to IC-12 having different ground voltages, each of the ICs has signal output terminals connected to signal input terminals of a lower order IC respectively in an electrically non-insulated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kai, Tunemi Aiba, Akihiko Kudo, Yoshinori Aoshima, Akihiko Emori
  • Publication number: 20120052345
    Abstract: A cell controller having excellent productivity is provided. A cell-con 80 has 12 ICs IC-1 to IC-2 mounted on a substrate, and these ICs detect voltages of respective cells constituting a cell pack, perform capacity adjustment on the respective cells, and are mounted two by two on rectangular longer sides of a rectangular continuous straight line L-L? defined on a substrate from the IC-1 on a highest potential side to the IC-12 on a lowest potential side continuously in order of potential differences of the corresponding cell packs. Distances between the rectangular shorter sides of the rectangular continuous straight line L-L? are the same. On the cell-con 80, between the IC-1 to IC-12 having different ground voltages, each of the ICs has signal output terminals connected to signal input terminals of a lower order IC respectively in an electrically non-insulated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI VEHICLE ENERGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KAI, Tunemi AIBA, Akihiko KUDO, Yoshinori AOSHIMA, Akihiko EMORI