Method for determining the actual amount of energy available in an energy storage module
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01R-031/36
G01R-019/00
H02J-007/06
H02J-007/16
출원번호
US-0689662
(2010-01-19)
등록번호
US-8265891
(2012-09-11)
우선권정보
DE-10 2007 034 044 (2007-07-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Froeschl, Joachim
Handschuh, Tobias
Reischl, Sebastian
Mai, Alexander
출원인 / 주소
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
대리인 / 주소
Crowell & Moring LLP
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초록▼
The amount of energy actually available in an energy storage module having a plurality of individual storage elements connected in series is determined. An upper and/or a lower limit voltage for the energy storage module is determined dynamically. During a charging operation of the energy storage mo
The amount of energy actually available in an energy storage module having a plurality of individual storage elements connected in series is determined. An upper and/or a lower limit voltage for the energy storage module is determined dynamically. During a charging operation of the energy storage module, in the event that a maximally permissible upper cell voltage is reached on at least one storage cell, the upper limit voltage of the energy storage module is determined by summing all cell voltages of all storage elements existing at that point-in-time. During a discharging operation, if a minimally permissible lower cell voltage is reached on at least one storage element, the lower limit voltage is determined by summing all cell voltages existing at that point-in-time. The actually available amount of energy is computed as a function of the determined limit voltage or voltages and of the determined actual storage capacity.
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1. A method for determining an amount of energy actually available in an energy storage module having a plurality of individual storage cells connected in series, the method comprising the acts of: determining dynamically, by a control unit operatively coupled with the energy storage module, an uppe
1. A method for determining an amount of energy actually available in an energy storage module having a plurality of individual storage cells connected in series, the method comprising the acts of: determining dynamically, by a control unit operatively coupled with the energy storage module, an upper and a lower limit voltage for the energy storage module, wherein the following acts occur; (a) during a charging operation of the energy storage module, upon reaching a maximally permissible upper cell voltage on at least one storage cell, the upper limit voltage of the energy storage module is determined by summing all cell voltages existing at that point-in-time for all of the plurality of individual storage cells; and(b) during a discharging operation of the energy storage module, upon reaching a minimally permissible lower cell voltage on at least one storage cell, the lower limit voltage of the energy module is determined by summing all cell voltages existing at that point-in-time for all of the plurality of individual storage cells;determining, by the control unit, the amount of energy actually available in the energy storage module as a function of a determined actual storage capacity and the upper limit voltage and the lower limit voltage of the energy storage module. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the actual storage capacity of the energy storage module is determined by reading out a stored capacity value. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the stored capacity value is a variable capacity value. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the actual storage capacity of the energy storage module is determined by dynamically determining the capacity value by one of measuring and computing. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of determining the upper and/or the lower limit value of the energy storage module is carried out by reading out a stored voltage value. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of dynamically determining the upper and/or the lower limit voltage is carried out by at least one of measuring and computing. 7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the act of: generating a diagnostic signal as a function of a number of operating conditions of the energy storage module in which the minimally permissible lower cell voltage of a storage cell is reached within a predetermined time period or a particular operating mode of the electric system. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the energy storage module supplies an electric machine of a hybrid vehicle. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the maximally permissible upper cell voltage is a manufacturer-specific maximally permissive upper voltage, and the minimally permissible lower cell voltage is a manufacturer-specific minimally permissive lower voltage. 10. An electric system, comprising: an energy storage module having a plurality of individual storage cells connected in series, the energy storage module being operatively configurable for supplying an electric machine of a hybrid vehicle;a control unit operatively coupled with the energy storage module, the control unit including a non-transitory computer readable medium containing program code segments thatdetermines dynamically, during a discharging operation of the energy storage module, upon reaching a minimally permissible lower cell voltage on at least one storage cell, a lower limit voltage of the energy storage module by summing all cell voltages existing at that point-in-time for all of the plurality of individual storage cells; anddetermines the amount of energy actually available in the energy storage module as a function of a determined actual storage capacity and the lower limit voltage of the energy storage module. 11. The electric system according to claim 10, wherein the minimally permissible lower cell voltage is a manufacturer-specific minimally permissive lower voltage. 12. A method for determining an amount of energy actually available in an energy storage module having a plurality of individual storage cells connected in series, the method comprising the acts of: determining dynamically, by a control unit operatively coupled with the energy storage module, a lower limit voltage for the energy storage module, wherein during a discharging operation of the energy storage module, upon reaching a minimally permissible lower cell voltage on at least one storage cell, the lower limit voltage of the energy module is determined by summing all cell voltages existing at that point-in-time for all of the plurality of individual storage cells; anddetermining, by the control unit, the amount of energy actually available in the energy storage module as a function of a determined actual storage capacity and the lower limit voltage of the energy storage module. 13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the act of: generating a diagnostic signal as a function of a number of operating conditions of the energy storage module in which the minimally permissible lower cell voltage of a storage cell is reached within a predetermined time period or a particular operating mode of the electric system. 14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the minimally permissible lower cell voltage is a manufacturer-specific minimally permissive lower voltage.
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