Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power supply system for electrically powered vehicle and method for controlling the same
- Patent Title (中): 电动车辆电源系统及其控制方法
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Application No.: US12989364Application Date: 2008-10-31
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Publication No.: US08527126B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Masaya Yamamoto , Norihiko Kato , Haruki Sato
- Applicant: Masaya Yamamoto , Norihiko Kato , Haruki Sato
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-ken
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2008/069860 WO 20081031
- International Announcement: WO2010/050038 WO 20100506
- Main IPC: B60L11/18
- IPC: B60L11/18

Abstract:
A power supply system includes a main power storage device and a plurality of sub power storage devices. A converter is connected to selected one of the sub power storage devices to convert voltage between the selected sub power storage device and an electric power feeding line bidirectionally. When a request for switching the selected sub power storage device in use is generated, a converter steps up voltage on the electric power feeding line to a predetermined voltage, and thereafter a process for switching relays is performed. The predetermined voltage is higher than any of a voltage output from the main power storage device and a voltage output from a sub power storage device to be newly connected to the converter. Further, during the process for switching connection of the relays, upper limits on electric power input/output to/from the selected sub power storage device are set to 0.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110040436A1 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2011-02-17
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