Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110300415 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system includes a battery pack configured to include at least a plurality of battery cells that are connected in series, a monitor that monitors a state of the plurality of battery cells, and a controller to which an output of the monitor is supplied, a battery pack module in which the battery pack in a first order to the battery pack in an Nth order are connected in series, and an integrated controller that is connected with the battery pack in the first order of the battery pack module. Isolators are respectively disposed among the battery pack in the first order to the battery pack in the Nth order, and a signal is transmitted from the battery pack in an order of n−1 (N≧n≧2) to the battery pack in an order of n via one of the isolators. | 12-08-2011 |
20120056595 | ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE, CHARGE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - There is provided an electric circuit including a semiconductor switch that is inserted in a positive side power line; and converting means for converting an input voltage input to an input side terminal to a predetermined output voltage and for outputting the output voltage from an output side terminal, wherein the output side negative terminal of the converting means is connected to the positive side power line, and the output side positive terminal of the converting means is connected to a terminal that controls an opening and closing of the semiconductor switch. | 03-08-2012 |
20120150375 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS, CONNECTION APPARATUS, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A power storage apparatus having a battery unit housed in a case includes external terminals of positive and negative poles for providing, from outside the case, electrical connection to corresponding positive and negative poles of the battery unit; and electronic parts, wherein only when a connection with the battery unit is cut from at least one of the external terminals of both the poles, the electronic parts can be accessed. | 06-14-2012 |
20130002030 | BATTERY MONITOR CIRCUIT, STORAGE APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLE, AND POWER SYSTEM - A battery monitor circuit includes a first monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a first group, a second monitoring unit for detecting voltages of battery cells in a second group, and a current cancellation unit for canceling a difference between first and second currents that flow through the first and second monitoring units, respectively. One terminal of a series connection of the battery cells in the first and second groups and one terminal of the first monitoring unit are connected, the other terminal of the first monitoring unit and one terminal of the second monitoring unit are connected, and the other terminal of the second monitoring unit and the other terminal of the series connection are connected. The current cancellation unit is disposed between a connection point between the first and second monitoring units and a middle connection point in the middle of the series connection. | 01-03-2013 |
20130202930 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND OUTPUT CONTROLLER - A connection mode of a plurality of arbitrarily connected storage units is detected and the plurality of storage units is controlled according to the detected connection mode. | 08-08-2013 |
20130249446 | STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND POWER SYSTEM - Discharge is stopped when a voltage of a battery becomes smaller than a defined value or a remaining capacity of the battery reaches 0, and further, when power to a system cannot be maintained, the system is automatically shut down to be put into a shutdown state. | 09-26-2013 |
20130264865 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLYING APPARATUS, ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLYING METHOD, INVERTER, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present disclosure provides an electric power supplying apparatus including: an electric storage device; and a control portion configured to control processing for mixing an output from the electric storage device, and an electric power of an external electric power system with each other in accordance with at least one of a peak shift command, a load electric power, and a remaining capacity of the electric storage device, wherein an alternating current electric power is formed in the mixing processing. When the electric power supplying apparatus further includes an electric power generating apparatus, processing for mixing an output from the electric power generating apparatus, an output from the electric storage device, and an electric power of the external electric power system with one another, is controlled. | 10-10-2013 |
20130320927 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY SWITCHING METHOD - A power supply apparatus includes a plurality of power storage modules that are connected in parallel and a backup power storage module that is connected in parallel with the plurality of power storage modules. When charging or discharging of at least one of the power storage modules is disabled, charging of the other power storage modules is inhibited, discharging of the backup power storage module is permitted, states of charge of the backup power storage module and the other power storage modules are detected, and charging of the backup power storage module and the other power storage modules is permitted in accordance with the detected states of charge. | 12-05-2013 |