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Method for diagnosing failure of current breaking device and energy storage apparatus

Grant US12584962B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

GS Yuasa International Ltd.

Inventors

Yuki Imanaka

Abstract

A method for diagnosing failure of a current breaking device 21A included in a power supply system 12 of a vehicle 1 includes: a supply step of supplying power to a first electric load 11 and a first energy storage apparatus 13 by a power supply apparatus 14; a command step of commanding the current breaking device 21A to perform cutoff while power is supplied from the power supply apparatus 14 to the first electric load 11 and the first energy storage apparatus 13; and a determination step of measuring a charge current of a secondary battery 20A by a current sensor 21B while the cutoff is commanded to the current breaking device 21A, and determining presence or absence of failure of the current breaking device 21A based on a measured current value.

CPC Classifications

G01R 31/3275 G01R 31/006 G01R 19/165 H01H 47/002 H02J 7/0031

Filing Date

2021-03-24

Application No.

17917019

Claims

15