JP5817632B2 - In-vehicle battery device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an in-vehicle battery device, and more particularly, to an in-vehicle battery device including a high-voltage battery and a junction block including a relay that connects and disconnects the high-voltage battery and a driving device for traveling. .

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed an electric vehicle including a sensor for detecting submersion or flooding of a high-voltage battery used as a driving source for traveling, or a plurality of sensors for detecting submersion or flooding of a part of a vehicle body (for example, a patent Reference 1). In this electric vehicle, a sensor is attached at a position where the state just before the electrode terminal gets wet, such as a lower part of the electrode terminal of the high-voltage battery. In addition, in this electric vehicle, when a submersion or flooding of a part of the vehicle body is detected, for example, the high voltage battery is immediately shut off according to the submersion or flooding detection result of the high voltage battery, After the low voltage battery is charged with electric power, the high voltage battery is shut off.

JP 2010-220290 A

  As a battery device mounted on an electric vehicle, there is a battery device including a high voltage battery and a junction block including a relay for connecting and disconnecting the high voltage battery and a traveling motor, and the like around the junction block. When liquid such as water enters, electrical leakage is likely to occur in the junction block, etc., so liquid such as water in the junction block can be configured with the simplest possible structure while suppressing an increase in the number of parts and cost. It is desired to be able to detect the intrusion of water.

  The in-vehicle battery device of the present invention is mainly intended to enable detection of liquid intrusion into a junction block with a simpler configuration.

  The on-vehicle battery device of the present invention employs the following means in order to achieve the main object described above.

The in-vehicle battery device of the present invention is
An in-vehicle battery device comprising: a high-voltage battery; and a junction block including a relay for connecting and releasing the connection between the high-voltage battery and a driving device for traveling,
The relay has a negative terminal connected to a ground line connected to a ground point and a positive terminal connected to a low voltage line held at a predetermined low voltage lower than the voltage of the high voltage battery. And
A liquid detection unit including a predetermined portion of the liquid detection wiring and the ground line, which is disposed in the case of the junction block and connected to the low voltage line via a resistor;
A voltage detection unit for detecting a voltage between a connection point of the resistor and the wiring for liquid detection and the ground point;
It is a summary to provide.

  In the in-vehicle battery device of the present invention, the relay for connecting and releasing the connection between the high voltage battery and the driving device for traveling is composed of a negative terminal connected to the ground line connected to the ground point, and the high voltage battery. A positive-side terminal connected to a low-voltage line held at a predetermined low voltage lower than the first voltage. Then, a liquid detection unit including a predetermined portion of a liquid detection wiring and a ground line, which are arranged in the case of the junction block and connected to the low voltage line via a resistor, and the connection of the resistance and liquid detection wiring A voltage detection unit that detects a voltage between the point and the ground point. Normally, the voltage detected by the voltage detector is proportional to the resistance and the resistance value between the connection point of the wiring for liquid detection and the ground point among the voltage between the low voltage line and the ground point. The voltage is divided. On the other hand, when a conductive liquid enters the liquid detection unit and a leakage occurs in a predetermined portion of the liquid detection wiring and the ground line, the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit is lower than normal. Therefore, by determining that the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit is equal to or lower than the threshold value, it is possible to detect the intrusion of the liquid into the case of the junction block. Moreover, since the ground line is shared by the relay and the liquid detection unit, it is possible to detect liquid intrusion into the case of the junction block with a simpler configuration.

  In such an in-vehicle battery device according to the present invention, the junction block has a hole formed at a position above the liquid detection unit in the vertical upper surface of the case, and the lower surface faces the vertical upper surface of the case. It is also possible to have a liquid collection tray that is arranged in such a manner that a hole is formed at a position opposite to the hole of the case on the lower surface and is formed to open vertically upward. If it carries out like this, the liquid which permeated from the perpendicular | vertical upper direction and was collected by the liquid collection tray can be guide | induced to a liquid detection part through the hole part of a liquid collection tray, and the hole part of a case. As a result, before leakage occurs between the power line (high voltage line) connecting the high voltage battery and the driving device for traveling in the junction block case and the low voltage line, the liquid into the junction block case It is possible to make it easier to detect the intrusion of water.

It is a block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the vehicle-mounted battery apparatus 20 as one Example of this invention. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the outline of each configuration of a main body 62 and a water collection tray 68 of a junction block 60. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an outline of a configuration of a junction block 60. FIG. It is a side view of the junction block 60 of FIG.

  Next, the form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using an Example.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a configuration of an in-vehicle battery device 20 as an embodiment of the present invention. The battery device 20 according to the embodiment is configured as a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery or a nickel metal hydride battery, and is a drive that is a drive source of a vehicle having a high voltage battery 22 with a rated voltage of, for example, 200 V or 250 V, an engine, a motor, and the like. Junction block 60 including system main relay SMR arranged on power line 24 connecting apparatus 12 and high-voltage battery 22 to connect and release connection between high-voltage battery 22 and drive apparatus 12, and an electronic device for controlling the entire apparatus And a control unit 70.

  The system main relay SMR includes a positive side relay SMRB attached to the positive side line of the power line 24 and a negative side relay SMRG attached to the negative side line of the power line 24. The positive side relay SMRB has a positive side terminal 30a and a negative side terminal 30b for driving the relay, and the voltage between the positive side terminal 30a and the negative side terminal 30b is equal to or higher than a predetermined operating voltage. The relay is configured as a general relay that is turned on (connected) and turned off (released) when the voltage between the positive terminal 30a and the negative terminal 30b becomes less than the operating voltage with hysteresis. The positive terminal 30a is connected to a reference voltage line 36 having a reference potential (+ B) of, for example, several volts, which is higher than the operating voltage with respect to the ground point (ground) 39 and sufficiently lower than the rated voltage of the high voltage battery 22 via the switch 31. The negative terminal 30 b is connected to the ground line 38 connected to the ground point 39. The negative side relay SMRG is also configured as a general relay having a positive side terminal 32a and a negative side terminal 32b. The positive side terminal 32a is connected to the reference voltage line 36 via the switch 33, and the negative side The terminal 32b is connected to the ground line 38. The positive electrode side relay SMRB and the negative electrode side relay SMBG thus configured are provided in the main body 62 of the junction block 60 attached to the high voltage battery 22. The reference potential of the reference voltage line 36 is held at a constant value by a low voltage system including a low voltage battery (not shown) to which power from the high voltage battery 22 is stepped down and supplied.

  In addition to the positive side relay SMRB and the negative side relay SMRG, one end of the junction block 60 is connected to the reference voltage line 36 via the pull-up resistor 44 and the other end is connected to the ground line via the resistor 46. A liquid detection line 42 connected to 38 is provided, and the liquid detection unit 48 includes a predetermined part of the liquid detection line 42 and the ground line 38 (part surrounded by a one-dot chain line on the right side in FIG. 1). Is configured.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the main body 62 and the water collecting tray 68 of the junction block 60. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of the junction block 60. 4 is a side view of the junction block 60 of FIG. As shown in the figure, the junction block 60 includes a main body 62 configured to include a positive side relay SMRB, a negative side relay SMRG, and a liquid detection unit 48 (see FIG. 4) in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case 63, and a case 63 ( A box-shaped water collecting tray 68 in which one side of the lower surface is joined to one side of the vertical upper surface (upper surface in the figure) of the main body 62 and only the upper surface of the six surfaces is open. A rectangular hole is formed on the upper surface of the case 63 constituting the main body 62 at a position along one side of the joint portion between the main body 62 and the water collection tray 68 and above the liquid detection unit 48 in the case 63. 64 is formed. In addition, a rectangular hole 65 is formed along the lower surface of the case 63 also on the side surface on the joint portion side between the main body 62 and the water collecting tray 68 among the four side surfaces of the case 63. The water collecting tray 68 is disposed such that the lower surface thereof faces the vertical upper surface of the case 63 (main body 62), and the lower surface of the water collecting tray 68 is disposed at a position facing the hole 64 of the case 63. A rectangular hole 69 is formed along one side. Further, the water collection tray 68 is joined to the main body 62 at one side of the lower surface in contact with the upper end of the negative side relay SMRG protruding upward from the upper surface of the case 63 (main body 62). With the joint portion with the tray 68 as a fulcrum, it is attached with an inclination to the upper surface of the case 63 (main body 62). The junction block 60 of the embodiment is attached to the upper surface of the high-voltage battery 22 with the opening of the water collection tray 68 facing upward, and when water enters or scatters around the high-voltage battery 22 mounted on the vehicle. In addition, water is collected by the water collection tray 68 and water is collected in the liquid detection unit 48 through the hole 69 and the hole 64 of the case 63 (main body 62) by the inclination of the water collection tray 68, or the case 63 (main body 62). The water can be collected in the liquid detection part 48 through the hole part 65). Specifically, in the case 63 (main body 62) of the junction block 60, as shown in FIG. 4, the water collected through the hole 69 of the water collecting tray 68 and the hole 64 of the case 63 (main body 62). However, it is guided by the guide portion 66 having a downward slope and falls into a water collection box 67 containing predetermined portions of the liquid detection line 42 and the ground line 38. Further, the water that has entered from the hole 65 on the side surface of the case 63 (main body 62) is likely to gather in the water collection box 67 whose upper surface and the side surface on the hole 65 side of the six surfaces are open. In other words, the liquid detection unit 48 includes predetermined portions of the liquid detection line 42 and the ground line 38 and the water collection box 67.

  The electronic control unit 70 is configured as a microcomputer centering on a CPU (not shown). In addition to the CPU, a ROM that stores processing programs, a RAM that temporarily stores data, an input port, an output port, communication Provided with a port or the like, and various control signals based on signals input from various sensors for detecting the state of the engine and motor of the drive device 12 and signals input from various sensors for detecting the state of the high voltage battery 22 are sent to the engine and motor. Output to the drive controller. Further, the electronic control unit 70 has a connection point 43 between the pull-up resistor 44 and the liquid detection line 42 and a ground point 39 (that is, a part of the ground line 38 closer to the ground point 39 than a predetermined part). The voltage Vw from the voltage sensor 49 that detects the voltage (that is, the potential of the connection point 43 with respect to the ground point 39) is input via the input port. In addition, a control signal for turning on and off the switches 31 and 33 is output from the electronic control unit 70 via an output port. Therefore, the voltage Vw from the voltage sensor 49 is a pull-up resistor 44 and a resistor 46 in which the voltage (reference potential) of the reference voltage line 36 with respect to the ground point 39 is connected in series in a normal time when no abnormality such as leakage occurs. Thus, the voltage is proportional to the resistance 46 divided by. Also, the electronic control unit 70 turns on and off the switches 31 and 33 to connect the positive side terminals SMa and the positive side terminals 30a and 32a of the negative side relay SMRG to / from the reference voltage line 36, respectively. be able to. In FIG. 1, the switches 31 and 33, the pull-up resistor 44, and the voltage sensor 49 are shown as being configured separately from the electronic control unit 70, but some or all of them are electronic. It may be configured integrally with the control unit 70.

  In the battery device 20 of the embodiment configured as described above, water enters the liquid detection unit 48 and leakage between the liquid detection line 42 and the ground line 38 occurs at predetermined portions of the liquid detection line 42 and the ground line 38. When this occurs, the potential at the connection point 43 between the pull-up resistor 44 and the liquid detection line 42 decreases, and the voltage Vw detected by the voltage sensor 49 decreases, so that the voltage Vw falls below a predetermined threshold value. When the liquid detection unit 48 determines that a leakage has occurred, it can be detected that water has entered the case 63 (main body 62) of the junction block 60. In the embodiment, when water intrusion into the junction block 60 is detected in this way, a warning lamp (not shown) provided in the passenger compartment is turned on.

  Generally, a junction block includes a relay that connects and disconnects a high-voltage power line that connects a high-voltage battery and a driving device, so that a high-voltage power line and a low-voltage excitation signal for driving the relay are included. The junction block performs its function by causing water to leak into the junction block so as to straddle the lines (each line connecting the switches 31 and 33 and the positive terminals 30a and 32a in the embodiment). It may become an abnormal condition that cannot be done. In order to avoid such an abnormal state, it may be possible to attach a liquid detection sensor outside the junction block. In this case, however, the number of parts increases, leading to an increase in cost, and an external liquid detection sensor. If water enters the junction block before the intrusion of water is detected, the intrusion cannot be detected. On the other hand, in the battery device 20 of the embodiment, since the ground line 38 is shared by the positive side relay SMRB and the negative side relay SMRG and the liquid detection unit 48, the pull-up resistor 44 and the like without using a new ground line. The liquid detection unit 48 can be configured only by disposing the liquid detection line 42 together with the resistor 46, and an increase in the number of parts and an increase in cost can be suppressed. In addition, since the liquid detection unit 48 is provided in the case 63 (main body 62) of the junction block 60, before the leakage occurs between the high voltage power line 24 and the low voltage line in the junction block 60, the junction block 60 is provided. It is possible to easily detect the intrusion of water into the inside. Moreover, a water collection tray 68 is attached so as to cover the main body 62 of the junction block 60 and water from above is collected and dropped onto the liquid detection unit 48, or water is collected from the side surface of the main body 62 to the liquid detection unit 48. Therefore, it is possible to detect water intrusion into the junction block 60 more reliably before leakage occurs between the high voltage power line 24 and the low voltage line in the junction block 60. .

  According to the in-vehicle battery device 20 of the embodiment described above, the system main relay SMR for connecting and releasing the connection between the high voltage battery 22 and the driving device 12 for traveling is connected to the ground line 39. , And negative electrode side terminals 30 b and 32 b connected to 38, and positive electrode side terminals 30 a and 32 a connected to a reference voltage line 36 held at a reference voltage lower than the voltage of the high voltage battery 22. A liquid detection unit 48 including a predetermined portion of a liquid detection line 42 and a ground line 38 disposed in the case 63 of the junction block 60 and connected to the reference voltage line 36 via a pull-up resistor 44, and a pull And a voltage sensor 49 that detects a voltage Vw between the connection point 43 of the up resistor 44 and the liquid detection line 42 and the ground point 39. Therefore, by determining that the voltage Vw detected by the voltage sensor 49 is equal to or lower than the threshold value, it is possible to detect the intrusion of the conductive liquid into the case 63 of the junction block 60. In addition, since the ground line 38 is shared by the system main relay SMR and the liquid detector 48, it is possible to detect liquid intrusion into the case 63 of the junction block 60 with a simpler configuration.

  Further, in the in-vehicle battery device 20 of the embodiment, the junction block 60 has a hole 64 formed at a position above the liquid detection unit 48 in the vertical upper surface of the case 63, and the lower surface is the vertical of the case 63. Since the hole 69 is formed at a position facing the upper surface and facing the hole 64 of the case 63 on the lower surface, the water collecting tray 68 is formed so that the vertical upper side is opened. Water that has entered from the vertically upper side and collected by the water collecting tray 68 can be guided to the liquid detecting unit 48 through the hole 69 of the water collecting tray 68 and the hole 64 of the case 63. As a result, before leakage occurs between the power line 24 (high voltage line) connecting the high voltage battery 22 and the driving device 12 for traveling within the case 63 of the junction block 60 and the low voltage line, the junction block It is possible to easily detect the intrusion of the liquid into the 60 cases 63.

  In the in-vehicle battery device 20 of the embodiment, the junction block 60 is configured by attaching the water collection tray 68 to the main body 62, but may not include the water collection tray 68.

  The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems will be described. In the embodiment, the high voltage battery 22 corresponds to a “high voltage battery”, the junction block 60 corresponds to a “junction block”, the liquid detector 48 corresponds to a “liquid detector”, and the voltage sensor 49 corresponds to a “voltage detector”. Is equivalent to. The correspondence between the main elements of the embodiment and the main elements of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problem is the same as that of the embodiment described in the column of means for solving the problem. Therefore, the elements of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems are not limited. That is, the interpretation of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems should be made based on the description of the column, and the examples are those of the invention described in the column of means for solving the problems. It is only a specific example.

  As mentioned above, although the form for implementing this invention was demonstrated using the Example, this invention is not limited at all to such an Example, In the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it is with various forms. Of course, it can be implemented.

  The present invention can be used in the manufacturing industry of in-vehicle battery devices.

  12 drive device, 20 battery device, 22 high voltage battery, 24 power line, 30a, 32a positive terminal, 30b, 32b negative terminal, 31, 33 switch, 36 reference voltage line, 38 ground line, 39 ground point, 42 liquid Detection line, 43 connection point, 44 pull-up resistor, 46 resistor, 48 liquid detection part, 49 voltage sensor, 60 junction block, 62 body, 63 case, 64, 65, 69 hole, 66 guide part, 67 water collecting box , 68 Water collecting tray, 70 Electronic control unit, SMR system main relay, SMRB positive side relay, SMRG negative side relay.

Claims (1)

An in-vehicle battery device comprising: a high-voltage battery; and a junction block including a relay for connecting and releasing the connection between the high-voltage battery and a driving device for traveling,
The relay has a negative terminal connected to a ground line connected to a ground point and a positive terminal connected to a low voltage line held at a predetermined low voltage lower than the voltage of the high voltage battery. And
A liquid detection unit including a predetermined portion of the liquid detection wiring and the ground line, which is disposed in the case of the junction block and connected to the low voltage line via a resistor;
A voltage detection unit for detecting a voltage between a connection point of the resistor and the wiring for liquid detection and the ground point;
Equipped with a,
The junction block has a hole formed at a position above the liquid detection unit in a vertical upper surface of the case, and a lower surface thereof is disposed so as to face the vertical upper surface of the case. Having a water collection tray in which a hole is formed at a position facing the hole and the upper part is opened vertically;
In-vehicle battery device.

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