Power supply system, flying object, and method for controlling power supply system
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTomoyo Matsumoto
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Abstract
A power supply system includes: a power converter for converting electric power of any one of a plurality of batteries and supplying the converted electric power to one or more second loads; a switch capable of selectively connecting any one of the plurality of batteries to the power converter; and a controller for comparing remaining capacities of the respective batteries, and when the difference between the highest remaining capacity and the lowest remaining capacity exceeds a predetermined threshold, controlling the switch to connect the power converter to the battery having the highest remaining capacity.
Claims7
A power supply system comprising:
- a plurality of electric circuits including a plurality of batteries, respectively, the plurality of electric circuits each including one or more first loads;
- a power converter configured to convert electric power of any one of the plurality of batteries and supply the converted electric power to one or more second loads;
- a switch configured to selectively connect any one of the plurality of batteries to the power converter;
- and
- a controller configured to compare remaining capacities of the respective batteries, and when a difference between a highest remaining capacity and a lowest remaining capacity exceeds a predetermined threshold, control the switch to connect the power converter to the battery having the highest remaining capacity.
A flying object comprising a power supply system,
- wherein the power supply system includes:
- a plurality of electric circuits including a plurality of batteries, respectively, the plurality of electric circuits each including one or more first loads;
- a power converter configured to convert electric power of any one of the plurality of batteries and supply the converted electric power to one or more second loads;
- a switch configured to selectively connect any one of the plurality of batteries to the power converter;
- and
- a controller configured to compare remaining capacities of the respective batteries, and when a difference between a highest remaining capacity and a lowest remaining capacity exceeds a predetermined threshold, control the switch to connect the power converter to the battery having the highest remaining capacity.
A method for controlling a power supply system,
- wherein the power supply system includes:
- a plurality of electric circuits including a plurality of batteries, respectively, the plurality of electric circuits each including one or more first loads;
- a power converter configured to convert electric power of any one of the plurality of batteries and supply the converted electric power to one or more second loads;
- a switch configured to selectively connect any one of the plurality of batteries to the power converter;
- and
- a controller configured to control the switch,
- the method causing the controller to execute:
- comparing remaining capacities of the respective batteries;
- and
- when a difference between a highest remaining capacity and a lowest remaining capacity exceeds a predetermined threshold, controlling the switch to connect the power converter to the battery having the highest remaining capacity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.