Power supply device

Abstract

To provide a power supply device suppressing a large current flowing from a second power storage unit to a first power storage unit.SOLUTION: A power supply device performs one-side charge control for controlling a system main relay, a charging relay, a series connection relay, a parallel connection relay, and first and second neutral point relays so that only a first power storage unit is charged using an external DC power until the voltage of the first power storage unit becomes equal to or higher than the voltage of a second power storage unit before the first and second neutral point relays are turned on and a power storage device is charged using the external DC power.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a power supply device.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as this type of power supply device, a device including a switching unit, a first input unit, and first and second relays has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The switching unit switches whether to connect a first power storage unit (first battery) and a second power storage unit (second battery) in series or in parallel. The first input unit receives power from an external charger connected to the external charger. The first relay is attached to a power line connecting the positive electrode of the first power storage unit and the positive electrode of the second power storage unit. The second relay is attached to a power line connecting the negative electrode of the first power storage unit and the negative electrode of the second power storage unit. In this device, when there is a voltage difference between the first power storage unit and the second power storage unit, the first and second relays are turned on to connect the positive electrodes of the first and second power storage units to each other and connect the negative electrodes of the first and second power storage units to each other. Thereby, it suppresses the occurrence of a difference between the voltage of the first power storage unit and the voltage of the second power storage unit.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Incidentally, in recent years, a power supply device has been proposed that can switch between connecting the first and second energy storage units in series and connecting them in parallel. This power supply device includes a DC charging device having a charging power line, a charging relay, a series connection line, a series connection relay, a parallel connection line, a parallel connection relay, a neutral point line, first and second neutral point relays, and a second capacitor. The charging power line connects the external charging connector to the system main relay and inverter of the power line. The charging relay is attached to the charging power line. The series connection line connects the first and second energy storage units in series. The series connection relay is attached to the series connection line. The parallel connection line connects the first energy storage unit side from the series connection relay of the series connection line to the second energy storage unit side from the negative electrode relay and pre-charge relay of the negative electrode side line of the power line. The parallel connection relay is installed on the parallel connection line. The neutral point line connects the neutral point of the three-phase AC motor to the second energy storage unit side of the series connection relay on the series connection line. The first neutral point relay is installed on the neutral point line. The second neutral point relay is installed on the second energy storage unit side of the neutral point line from the first neutral point relay. The second capacitor is installed between the first and second neutral point relays on the neutral point line, and on the inverter side of the negative electrode relay on the negative electrode line of the power line. In this device, the positive electrode relay of the system main relay, the charging relay, the parallel connection relay, and the first and second neutral point relays are turned ON, while the negative electrode relay of the system main relay, the pre-charge relay, and the series connection relay are turned OFF, connecting the first and second energy storage units in parallel. In a power supply unit, if the voltage of the first energy storage unit is greater than the voltage of the second energy storage unit before the first and second energy storage units are connected in parallel, a relatively large current will flow from the second energy storage unit to the first energy storage unit via the inverter's diodes and motor when the two units are connected in parallel. Such a current can cause malfunctions in the wiring connecting the first and second energy storage units, and it is desirable to suppress it.

[0005] The primary purpose of the power supply device disclosed herein is to suppress the flow of a large current from the second energy storage unit to the first energy storage unit. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The power supply unit of this disclosure employs the following means to achieve the primary objective described above.

[0007] The power supply equipment disclosed herein is A power supply device that supplies power to an inverter for driving a three-phase AC motor, having a plurality of switching elements and diodes connected in parallel to each of the switching elements in opposite directions, A power storage device having a first power storage unit and a second power storage unit, A system main relay having a positive-side relay attached to the positive-side line of the power line connecting the energy storage device and the inverter, a negative-side relay attached to the negative-side line of the power line, and a pre-charge circuit in which a pre-charge resistor and a pre-charge relay are connected in series to bypass the negative-side relay, The first capacitor attached to the aforementioned power line, A charging power line connecting an external charging connector to which external DC power is supplied, the system main relay of the power line, and the inverter; a charging relay attached to the charging power line; a series connection line connecting the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit in series; a series connection relay attached to the series connection line; a parallel connection line connecting the first energy storage unit side from the series connection relay of the series connection line to the second energy storage unit side from the negative electrode relay of the negative electrode side line of the power line and the precharge circuit; and a parallel connection attached to the parallel connection line. A DC charging device that charges the energy storage device using external DC power, comprising: a continuous relay; a neutral point line connecting the neutral point of the three-phase AC motor and the second energy storage unit side of the series connection line from the series connection relay; a first neutral point relay attached to the neutral point line; a second neutral point relay attached to the second energy storage unit side of the neutral point line from the first neutral point relay; and a second capacitor attached between the first neutral point relay and the second neutral point relay of the neutral point line and to the inverter side from the negative electrode relay of the negative electrode side line of the power line and the precharge circuit, A control device that performs one-sided charging control by controlling the system main relay, the charging relay, the series connection relay, the parallel connection relay, and the first and second neutral point relays, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays to charge the energy storage device using the external DC power, so that only the first energy storage unit is charged using the external DC power until the voltage of the first energy storage unit becomes equal to or greater than the voltage of the second energy storage unit. The gist of it is that it is equipped with the following features.

[0008] In the power supply device of this disclosure, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays to charge the energy storage device using external DC power, one-sided charging control is performed to control the system main relay, charging relay, series connection relay, parallel connection relay, and the first and second neutral point relays so that only the first energy storage unit is charged using external DC power until the voltage of the first energy storage unit becomes equal to or greater than the voltage of the second energy storage unit. As a result, when the first and second neutral point relays are turned on after the one-sided charging control has been performed, the application of a forward bias voltage to the diodes of the inverter is suppressed, thereby suppressing the flow of a large current from the second energy storage unit through the inverter's diodes and motor. Consequently, the flow of a large current from the first energy storage unit to the second energy storage unit can be suppressed.

[0009] Furthermore, in the power supply device of the present disclosure, the control device may compare the voltage of the first energy storage unit and the voltage of the second energy storage unit before turning on the first and second neutral point relays to charge the energy storage unit using the external DC power, and execute the one-sided charging control when the voltage of the first energy storage unit is less than the voltage of the second energy storage unit. In this way, the one-sided charging control can be executed after confirming that the voltage of the first energy storage unit is less than the voltage of the second energy storage unit, that is, that a forward bias voltage is applied to the diodes of the inverter when the first and second neutral point relays are turned on.

[0010] Furthermore, in the power supply device of the present disclosure, the control device may, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays to charge the energy storage device using the external DC power, control the system main relay, the charging relay, the series connection relay, the parallel connection relay, and the first and second neutral point relays so that both the first and second capacitors are pre-charged, and then perform the one-sided charging control. In this way, after pre-charging the first and second capacitors, it is possible to more reliably suppress the flow of a large current from the second energy storage unit to the first energy storage unit.

[0011] Furthermore, in the power supply device of the present disclosure, the one-sided charging control may be a control that turns on the charging relay, the positive-side relay and the negative-side relay of the system main relay, the parallel connection relay and the second neutral point relay, and turns off the pre-charge relay, the series connection relay and the first neutral point relay of the system main relay. In this way, by turning on the charging relay, the positive-side relay and the negative-side relay of the system main relay, the parallel connection relay and the second neutral point relay, and turning off the pre-charge relay, the series connection relay and the first neutral point relay of the system main relay, only the first energy storage unit can be charged. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] [Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the power supply unit 20 in this embodiment. [Figure 2] This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the on / off states of each relay during the first charging cycle. [Figure 3] This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the on / off states of each relay during the second charging cycle. [Figure 4] This flowchart shows an example of a post-connection processing routine executed by the control device 60. [Figure 5] This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the current path in the power supply unit 20 when step S110 is performed. [Figure 6] This is an explanatory diagram illustrating the current path in the power supply unit 20 when step S140 is performed. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0013] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the power supply unit 20 of this embodiment. The power supply unit 20 of this embodiment is configured as a device that supplies power to an inverter 24 that drives a motor 22. The power supply unit 20 includes a battery 26 as an energy storage device, a system main relay 28, a first capacitor 34, a DC charging device 40, and a control device 60.

[0014] The motor 22 is configured as a well-known three-phase AC motor, comprising, for example, a rotor with permanent magnets attached to its outer surface and a stator around which three-phase coils are wound. The inverter 24 is composed of six transistors T1 to T6 as switching elements and six diodes D1 to D6 connected in parallel to the transistors T1 to T6 in the opposite direction. The transistors T1 to T6 are arranged in pairs, with two on each side, so as to be the source and sink sides with respect to the positive and negative buses that the inverter 24 shares as a power line 30. Each of the three-phase coils (U-phase, V-phase, W-phase) of the motor 22 is connected to each of the connection points between the pairs of transistors T1 to T6. The inverter 24 rotates the motor 22 by controlling the ratio of the on-times of the pairs of transistors T1 to T6 while a voltage is acting between the positive and negative buses, thereby forming a rotating magnetic field in the three-phase coils. A first smoothing capacitor 34 is connected to the power line 30.

[0015] The battery 26 comprises a first battery 26a as a first energy storage unit and a second battery 26b as a second energy storage unit having the same terminal voltage as the first battery 26a, and is connected to the power line 30. The first battery 26a and the second battery 26b are configured as, for example, lithium-ion secondary batteries or nickel-metal hydride secondary batteries.

[0016] The system main relay 28 is connected to the power line 30. The system main relay 28 comprises a positive-side relay SMRB, a negative-side relay SMRG, and a precharge circuit. The positive-side relay SMRB is mounted on the positive-side line 30B of the power line 30. The negative-side relay SMRG is mounted on the negative-side line 30G of the power line 30. The precharge circuit consists of a precharge resistor R and a precharge relay SMRP connected in series to bypass the negative-side relay SMRG.

[0017] The DC charging device 40 includes an external charging connector 42, a charging power line 43, a charging relay 44, a series connection line 45, a series connection relay DCR, a parallel connection line 46, a parallel connection relay DCRNG, a neutral point line 47, first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB, and a second capacitor 48. The external charging connector 42 is connected to an external DC power source, and DC power (external DC power) is supplied from the outside. The charging power line 43 is connected to the external charging connector 42 and is also connected between the system main relay 28 and the inverter 24 of the power line 30. The charging relay 44 is attached to the charging power line 43. The series connection line 45 connects the first battery 26a and the second battery 26b in series. The series connection relay DCR is attached to the series connection line 45. The parallel connection line 46 connects the side of the first battery 26a from the series connection relay DCR of the series connection line 45 and the side of the second battery 26b from the negative side relay SMRG or the pre-charge circuit of the negative side line 30G of the power line 30. The parallel connection relay DCRNG is attached to the parallel connection line 46. The neutral point line 47 connects the neutral point of the motor 22 and the side of the second battery 26b from the series connection relay DCR of the series connection line 45. The first neutral point relay DCRN is attached to the neutral point line 47. The second neutral point relay DCRNB is attached to the side of the second battery 26b from the first neutral point relay DCRN of the neutral point line 47. The second capacitor 48 is attached between the first neutral point relay DCRN and the second neutral point relay DCRNB of the neutral point line and on the side of the inverter 24 from the negative side relay SMRG and the pre-charge circuit of the negative side line 30G of the power line 30.

[0018] The control device 60 is configured as a microprocessor centered around a CPU, although not shown in the figure. In addition to the CPU, it includes a ROM for storing processing programs, a RAM for temporarily storing data, a flash memory, input / output ports, communication ports, and the like. Signals from various sensors are input to the control device 60 via the input ports. Examples of the signals input to the control device 60 include the rotational position θm from a rotational position detection sensor (e.g., resolver) 23 that detects the rotational position of the rotor of the motor 22, the phase currents flowing through the three-phase coils (U-phase, V-phase, W-phase) of the motor 22, the voltage VH from a voltage sensor 34a that detects the voltage of the first capacitor 34, the voltage VL from a voltage sensor 48a that detects the voltage of the second capacitor 48, and the like. Further, a communication line for communicating with an external power source is also connected to the control device 60 via the external charging connector 42.

[0019] Various control signals are output from the control device 60 via the output ports. Examples of the signals output from the control device 60 include switching control signals to the transistors T1 to T6 of the inverter 24, drive control signals to the system main relay 28, drive control signals to the charging relay 44, drive control signals to the series connection relay DCR, drive control signals to the parallel connection relay DCRNG, drive control signals to the first neutral point relay DCRN, drive control signals to the second neutral point relay DCRNB, and the like.

[0020] When an external power source is connected to the external charging connector 42 of the DC charging device 40, the control device 60 receives the voltage Vd (external DC voltage Vd) of the DC power supplied by the external power source. When the external DC voltage Vd is equal to the rated voltage V1 of the battery 26 when the first battery 26a and the second battery 26b are connected in series, the control device 60 charges the battery 26 by first charging using the DC charging device 40. When the external DC voltage Vd is 0.5 times the rated voltage V1, the control device 60 charges the battery 26 by second charging using the DC charging device 40. Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the on / off state of each relay during first charging. In the figure, thick lines indicate the current path. During the first charge, as shown in Figure 2, the control device 60 turns on the positive-side relay SMRB and negative-side relay SMRG of the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, and the series connection relay DCR, while turning off the parallel connection relay DCRNG, the pre-charge relay SMRP of the system main relay 28, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB. Therefore, during the first charge, the battery 26 is charged using the charging power line 43, the power line 30, and the series connection line 45 with the first battery 26a and the second battery 26b connected in series. Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the on / off state of each relay during the second charge. In the figure, the thick lines indicate the current path. During the second charge, the control device 60 turns on the positive side relay SMRB and negative side relay SMRG of the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, the parallel connection relay DCRNG, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB, while turning off the pre-charge relay SMRP and the series connection relay DCR of the system main relay 28. Therefore, during the second charge, the first battery 26a and the second battery 26b are connected in parallel. The first battery 26a is then charged by a current path that goes from the positive side line of the charging power line 43, through the positive side line 30B of the power line 30, the first battery 26a, the parallel connection line 46, the negative side line 30G of the power line 30, and back to the negative side line of the charging power line 43.The second battery 26b is charged by a current path that returns to the negative terminal line of the charging power line 43 via the positive terminal line 30B of the power line 30, one of the diodes D1 to D3 of the inverter 24, the motor 22, the neutral point line 47, the second battery 26b, and the negative terminal line 30G of the power line 30.

[0021] Next, the operation of the power supply unit 20 configured in this way, in particular, the operation before the second charge of the battery 26 is performed, will be described. Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a post-connection processing routine executed by the control device 60. The control device 60 executes this routine when an external power supply is connected to the external charging connector 42 and the external DC voltage Vd is 0.5 times the rated voltage V1. Before the execution of this routine, the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, the series connection relay DCR, the parallel connection relay DCRNG, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB are all turned off.

[0022] When this routine is executed, the control device 60 turns on the parallel connection relay DCRNG, the positive side relay SMRB of the system main relay 28, and the second neutral point relay DCRNB (step S100). Next, the control device 60 turns on the pre-charge relay SMRP of the system main relay 28 (step S110). Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the current path in the power supply unit 20 when step S110 is executed. In the figure, the thick solid line shows the outline of the first current path Pc1. The thick dashed line shows the outline of the second current path Pc2. When the parallel connection relay DCRNG, the positive side relay SMRB of the system main relay 28, the second neutral point relay DCRNB, and the pre-charge relay SMRP of the system main relay 28 are turned on, the first current path Pc1 and the second current path Pc2 are formed as shown in the figure. The first current path Pc1 is the path from the first battery 26a back to the first battery 26a via the positive terminal line 30B of the power line 30, the first capacitor 34, the negative terminal line 30G of the power line 30, and the parallel connection line 46. The first capacitor 34 is precharged (charged) by the current flowing through the first current path Pc1, and its voltage VH increases. The second current path Pc2 is the path from the second battery 26b back to the second battery 26b via the neutral point line 47, the second capacitor 48, and the negative terminal line 30G of the power line 30. The second capacitor 48 is precharged (charged) by the current flowing through the second current path Pc2, and its voltage VL increases.

[0023] Next, the control device 60 receives the voltage VH from the voltage sensor 34a and the voltage VL from the voltage sensor 48a as input (step S120). Then, the control device 60 determines whether the voltage VH is greater than or equal to the voltage VL (step S130). If the voltage VH is greater than or equal to the voltage VL, it turns on the negative side relay SMRG of the system main relay 28 (step S150), turns off the pre-charge relay SMRP of the system main relay 28 (step S160), and turns on the first neutral point relay DCRN (step S170). Then, the control device 60 performs the second charge (step S180) and terminates this routine.

[0024] In step S130, when voltage VH is less than voltage VL, the charging relay 44 is turned on (step S140). Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the current path in the power supply unit 20 when step S140 is performed. In the figure, the thick solid line shows the schematic of the third current path Pc3. When the charging relay 44 is turned on with the parallel connection relay DCRNG, the positive side relay SMRB of the system main relay 28, the second neutral point relay DCRNB, and the pre-charge relay SMRP of the system main relay 28 all turned on, the third current path Pc3 is formed as shown in the figure. The third current path Pc3 is a current path that returns from the positive side line of the charging power line 43 to the negative side line of the charging power line 43 via the positive side line 30B of the power line 30, the first battery 26a, the parallel connection line 46, and the negative side line 30G of the power line 30. By forming the third current path Pc3 in this way, one-sided charging is performed, charging only the first battery 26a, which increases the voltage VH.

[0025] When the charging relay 44 is turned on, the system waits in step S130 until the voltage VH is equal to or greater than the voltage VL (steps S130, S140). When the voltage VH is equal to or greater than the voltage VL, the negative side relay SMRG of the system main relay 28 is turned on (step S150), the pre-charge relay SMRP of the system main relay 28 is turned off (step S160), and the first neutral point relay DCRN is turned on (step S170). The control device 60 then performs the second charge (step S180) and terminates this routine. Thus, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB to charge the battery 26 using external DC power, one-sided charging control is performed by controlling the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, the series connection relay DCR, the parallel connection relay DCRNG, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB so that only the first battery 26a is charged using external DC power until the voltage VH of the first battery 26a becomes equal to or greater than the voltage VL of the second battery 26b. This suppresses the application of a forward bias voltage to the diodes D1 to D3 of the inverter 24. As a result, a large current flows from the second battery 26b to the first battery 26a.

[0026] According to the power supply device 20 of the present disclosure described above, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB to charge the battery 26 using external DC power, the voltage VH of the first battery 26a and the voltage VL of the second battery 26b are compared, and when the voltage VH of the first battery 26a is less than the voltage VL of the second battery 26b, the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, and the series-connected relay are used to charge only the first battery 26a using external DC power until the voltage VH of the first battery 26a becomes equal to or greater than the voltage VL of the second battery 26b. -By performing one-sided charging control that controls the DCR, the parallel-connected relay DCRNG, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB, it is possible to suppress the flow of a large current from the second battery 26b to the first battery 26a. Furthermore, one-sided charging control can be performed after confirming that the voltage VH of the first battery 26a is less than the voltage VL of the second battery 26b, that is, that a forward bias voltage is applied to the diodes D1 to D3 of the inverter 24 when the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB are turned on.

[0027] Furthermore, in the power supply device 20 of this disclosure, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB to charge the battery 26 using external DC power, the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, the series connection relay DCR, the parallel connection relay DCRNG, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB are controlled so that both the first and second capacitors 34 and 48 are precharged. After this, one-sided charging control is performed, thereby more reliably suppressing the flow of a large current from the second battery 26b to the first battery 26a after the first and second capacitors 34 and 48 have been precharged.

[0028] Furthermore, in the power supply device 20 of this disclosure, the one-sided charging control is configured to turn on the charging relay 44, the positive-side relay SMRB and negative-side relay SMRG of the system main relay 28, the parallel-connected relay DCRNG and the second neutral point relay DCRNB, and to turn off the pre-charge relay SMRP, the series-connected relay DCR and the first neutral point relay DCRN of the system main relay 28, thereby enabling charging of only the first battery 26a.

[0029] In the above embodiment, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB to charge the battery 26 using external DC power, the voltage VH of the first battery 26a and the voltage VL of the second battery 26b are compared, and one-sided charging control is performed when the voltage VH of the first battery 26a is less than the voltage VL of the second battery 26b. However, one-sided charging control may also be performed by controlling the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, the series connection relay DCR, the parallel connection relay DCRNG, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB so that only the first battery 26a is charged using external DC power until the voltage VH of the first battery 26a becomes equal to or greater than the voltage VL of the second battery 26b, without comparing the voltage VH of the first battery 26a and the voltage VL of the second battery 26b.

[0030] In the above-described embodiment, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB to charge the battery 26 using external DC power, the system main relay 28, the charging relay 44, the series connection relay DCR, the parallel connection relay DCRNG, and the first and second neutral point relays DCRN and DCRNB are controlled so that both the first and second capacitors 34 and 48 are precharged, and then one-sided charging control is performed. However, one-sided charging control may be performed without precharging the first and second capacitors 34 and 48.

[0031] In the embodiment described above, the power supply device 20 includes a battery 26 having a first battery 26a and a second battery 26b, but at least one of the first battery 26a and the second battery 26b may be a capacitor.

[0032] The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the section on the main elements of the embodiment and the means for solving the problem will be explained. In the embodiment, the first battery 26a corresponds to the "first energy storage unit", the second battery 26b corresponds to the "second energy storage unit", the battery 26 corresponds to the "energy storage device", the positive electrode relay SMRB corresponds to the "positive electrode relay", the negative electrode relay SMRG corresponds to the "negative electrode relay", the pre-charge resistor R corresponds to the "pre-charge resistor", the pre-charge relay SMRP corresponds to the "pre-charge relay", the system main relay 28 corresponds to the "system main relay", the first capacitor 34 corresponds to the "first capacitor", the charging power line 43 corresponds to the "charging power line", and the charging relay 4 4 corresponds to the "charging relay," the series connection line 45 corresponds to the "series connection line," the series connection relay DCR corresponds to the "series connection relay," the parallel connection line 46 corresponds to the "parallel connection line," the parallel connection relay DCRNG corresponds to the "parallel connection relay," the neutral point line 47 corresponds to the "neutral point line," the first neutral point relay DCRN corresponds to the "first neutral point relay," the second neutral point relay DCRNB corresponds to the "second neutral point relay," the second capacitor 48 corresponds to the "second capacitor," the DC charging device 40 corresponds to the "DC charging device," and the control device 60 corresponds to the "control device."

[0033] Furthermore, the correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the section on means for solving the problem is merely an example to specifically explain the form in which the embodiment implements the invention described in the section on means for solving the problem, and does not limit the elements of the invention described in the section on means for solving the problem. In other words, the interpretation of the invention described in the section on means for solving the problem should be based on the description in that section, and the embodiment is merely one specific example of the invention described in the section on means for solving the problem.

[0034] While embodiments for implementing this disclosure have been described above, this disclosure is not limited in any way to these embodiments, and can of course be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of this disclosure. [Industrial applicability]

[0035] This invention can be used in industries such as the manufacturing of power supply devices. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0036] 20 Power supply, 22 Motor, 24 Inverter, 26 Battery, 26a First battery, 26b Second battery, 28 System main relay, 30 Power line, 30B Positive side line, 30G Negative side line, 34 First capacitor, 34a, 48a Voltage sensor, 40 DC charger, 42 External charge connector, 43 Charging power line, 44 Charging relay, 45 Series connection line, 46 Parallel connection line, 47 Neutral point line, 48 Second capacitor, 60 Control unit, D1~D6 Diodes, DCR Series connection relay, DCRN First neutral point relay, DCRNB Second neutral point relay, DCRNG Parallel connection relay, Pc1 First current path, Pc2 Second current path, Pc3 Third current path, R Precharge resistor, SMRB Positive side relay, SMRG Negative side relay, SMRP Pre-charge relay, R pre-charge resistor, T1-T6 transistors.

Claims

1. A power supply device that supplies power to an inverter for driving a three-phase AC motor, having a plurality of switching elements and diodes connected in parallel to each of the switching elements in opposite directions, A power storage device having a first power storage unit and a second power storage unit, A system main relay having a positive-side relay attached to the positive-side line of the power line connecting the energy storage device and the inverter, a negative-side relay attached to the negative-side line of the power line, and a pre-charge circuit in which a pre-charge resistor and a pre-charge relay are connected in series to bypass the negative-side relay, The first capacitor attached to the aforementioned power line, A charging power line connecting an external charging connector to which external DC power is supplied, the system main relay of the power line, and the inverter; a charging relay attached to the charging power line; a series connection line connecting the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit in series; a series connection relay attached to the series connection line; a parallel connection line connecting the first energy storage unit side from the series connection relay of the series connection line to the second energy storage unit side from the negative electrode relay of the negative electrode side line of the power line and the precharge circuit; and a parallel connection attached to the parallel connection line. A DC charging device that charges the energy storage device using external DC power, comprising: a continuous relay; a neutral point line connecting the neutral point of the three-phase AC motor and the second energy storage unit side of the series connection line from the series connection relay; a first neutral point relay attached to the neutral point line; a second neutral point relay attached to the second energy storage unit side of the neutral point line from the first neutral point relay; and a second capacitor attached between the first neutral point relay and the second neutral point relay of the neutral point line and to the inverter side from the negative electrode relay of the negative electrode side line of the power line and the precharge circuit, A control device that performs one-sided charging control, controlling the system main relay, the charging relay, the series connection relay, the parallel connection relay, and the first and second neutral point relays, before turning on the first and second neutral point relays to charge the energy storage device using the external DC power, so that only the first energy storage unit is charged using the external DC power until the voltage of the first energy storage unit becomes equal to or greater than the voltage of the second energy storage unit, A power supply unit equipped with the following features.

2. A power supply device according to claim 1, Before turning on the first and second neutral point relays to charge the energy storage device using the external DC power, the control device compares the voltage of the first energy storage unit with the voltage of the second energy storage unit, and executes the one-sided charging control when the voltage of the first energy storage unit is less than the voltage of the second energy storage unit. power supply.

3. A power supply device according to claim 1 or 2, Before turning on the first and second neutral point relays to charge the energy storage device using the external DC power, the control device controls the system main relay, the charging relay, the series connection relay, the parallel connection relay, and the first and second neutral point relays so that both the first and second capacitors are pre-charged, and then executes the one-sided charging control. power supply.

4. A power supply device according to claim 1 or 2, The aforementioned one-sided charging control is a control that turns on the charging relay, the positive-side relay and the negative-side relay of the system main relay, the parallel connection relay and the second neutral point relay, and turns off the pre-charge relay, the series connection relay and the first neutral point relay of the system main relay. power supply.

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