Patent ID: 8143859
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: B60L,H01M,H02J,H02P,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A power supply apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: first and second power storage devices provided electrically in parallel to a main load; a first power converter provided between said first power storage device and said main load; a second power converter provided between said second power storage device and said main load; a third power converter receiving a current divided from a path connecting said first power converter and said first power storage device; an auxiliary load driven by power from said third power converter; and a controller controlling said first to third power converters, wherein said controller determines charging/discharging currents for said first and second power storage devices reflecting variations in a current flowing through said auxiliary load to control said first power converter and/or second power converter such that the determined currents are charged/discharged.