US 12,542,314 B2 · Temperature raising device, method of controlling temperature raising device, and storage medium

Abstract

A temperature raising device includes an alternating current (AC) generation circuit including a first capacitor having a first end connected to a positive electrode side of a power storage having an inductance component, a second capacitor having a first end connected to a negative electrode side of the power storage, a parallel switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in parallel, and a series switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in series, and a controller configured to alternately switch the state between a first state in which the parallel switch unit is in a conductive state and the series switch unit is in a non-conductive state and a second state in which the parallel switch unit is in the non-conductive state and the series switch unit is in the conductive state.

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Dependent claims

A temperature raising device including

an alternating current (AC) generation circuit configured to generate an AC current based on electric power stored in a power storage having an inductance component,
wherein the AC generation circuit includes
a first capacitor having a first end connected to a positive electrode side of the power storage;
a second capacitor having a first end connected to a negative electrode side of the power storage;
a parallel switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in parallel by connecting a second end of the first capacitor and the first end of the second capacitor and connecting the first end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor;
and
a series switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in series by connecting the second end of the first capacitor and the second end of the second capacitor;
and
a controller configured to alternately switch the state between a first state in which the parallel switch unit is in a conductive state and the series switch unit is in a non-conductive state and a second state in which the parallel switch unit is in the non-conductive state and the series switch unit is in the conductive state,
wherein the controller changes the state of the parallel switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the series switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state, and
wherein the controller changes the state of the series switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the series switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state.

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A method of controlling a temperature raising device including

an alternating current (AC) generation circuit configured to generate an AC current based on electric power stored in a power storage having an inductance component,
wherein the AC generation circuit includes
a first capacitor having a first end connected to a positive electrode side of the power storage;
a second capacitor having a first end connected to a negative electrode side of the power storage;
a parallel switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in parallel by connecting a second end of the first capacitor and the first end of the second capacitor and connecting the first end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor;
and
a series switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in series by connecting the second end of the first capacitor and the second end of the second capacitor, and
a controller configured to alternately switch the state between a first state in which the parallel switch unit is in a conductive state and the series switch unit is in a non-conductive state and a second state in which the parallel switch unit is in the non-conductive state and the series switch unit is in the conductive state, the method comprising:
changing, by a computer of the controller, the state of the parallel switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the series switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state, and
changing, by the computer of the controller, the state of the series switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the series switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state.

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A method of controlling a temperature raising device including

an alternating current (AC) generation circuit configured to generate an AC current based on electric power stored in a power storage having an inductance component,
wherein the AC generation circuit includes
a first capacitor having a first end connected to a positive electrode side of the power storage;
a second capacitor having a first end connected to a negative electrode side of the power storage;
a parallel switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in parallel by connecting a second end of the first capacitor and the first end of the second capacitor and connecting the first end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor;
and
a series switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in series by connecting the second end of the first capacitor and the second end of the second capacitor, and
a controller configured to alternately switch the state between a first state in which the parallel switch unit is in a conductive state and the series switch unit is in a non-conductive state and a second state in which the parallel switch unit is in the non-conductive state and the series switch unit is in the conductive state,
wherein each of the parallel switch unit and the series switch unit includes at least one semiconductor switch unit having a semiconductor switch element in which an ON state and an OFF state are controlled by the controller and a diode connected to each other in parallel, and
wherein the parallel switch unit and the series switch unit include a first semiconductor switch unit and a second semiconductor switch unit that are the semiconductor switch units connected in series and directions of diodes of the first semiconductor switch unit and the second semiconductor switch unit are opposite to each other, the method comprising:
changing, by a computer of the controller, the state of the parallel switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the series switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state;
changing, by the computer of the controller, the state of the series switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the series switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state;
when the state is changed from a state in which the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to the power storage in parallel to a state in which the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to the power storage in series by setting the parallel switch unit in the conductive state, switching, by the computer of the controller, the state to a state in which the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to the power storage in series in a state in which one of the first semiconductor switch unit and the second semiconductor switch unit provided in the parallel switch unit is in the conductive state after one of the first semiconductor switch unit and the second semiconductor switch unit provided in the series switch unit is allowed to be in the conductive state such that a current flowing through the parallel switch unit can return;
and
when the state is changed from a state in which the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to the power storage in series to a state in which the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to the power storage in parallel by setting the series switch unit in the conductive state, switching, by the computer of the controller, the state to a state in which the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to the power storage in parallel in a state in which one of the first semiconductor switch unit and the second semiconductor switch unit provided in the series switch unit is in the conductive state after one of the first semiconductor switch unit and the second semiconductor switch unit provided in the parallel switch unit is allowed to be in the conductive state such that a current flowing through the series switch unit can return.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for controlling a temperature raising device including

an alternating current (AC) generation circuit configured to generate an AC current based on electric power stored in a power storage having an inductance component,
wherein the AC generation circuit includes
a first capacitor having a first end connected to a positive electrode side of the power storage;
a second capacitor having a first end connected to a negative electrode side of the power storage;
a parallel switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in parallel by connecting a second end of the first capacitor and the first end of the second capacitor and connecting the first end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor;
and
a series switch unit configured to connect the first capacitor and the second capacitor to the power storage in series by connecting the second end of the first capacitor and the second end of the second capacitor, and
a controller configured to alternately switch the state between a first state in which the parallel switch unit is in a conductive state and the series switch unit is in a non-conductive state and a second state in which the parallel switch unit is in the non-conductive state and the series switch unit is in the conductive state, the program causing a computer of the controller to:
change the state of the parallel switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the series switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state, and
change the state of the series switch unit from the non-conductive state to the conductive state after the state of the parallel switch unit is changed from the conductive state to the non-conductive state when the state of the series switch unit is changed from the non-conductive state to the conductive state.