Patent ID: 8030882
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,H02J,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A power supply unit that is provided with a main battery and an auxiliary battery which supplies a voltage lower than the main battery, the power supply unit allowing the main battery and the auxiliary battery to be charged by a system power supply, the power supply unit comprising: a first circuit including the main battery, switching elements, a coil and a first bridge circuit, the first bridge circuit being formed by four switching elements and connected to the main battery via the switching elements and the coil, wherein the switching elements contain a first switching element that is connected to the first bridge circuit and the main battery via the coil and a second switching element that is connected in parallel to the main battery and the coil; a second circuit including a connecting portion for the system power supply and a second bridge circuit that is connected to the connecting portion and includes two H bridge circuits, each H bridge circuit being formed by four switching elements; a transformer connecting the first circuit and the second circuit to each other in an electrically insulated state, the transformer having a primary winding connected to the first bridge circuit and a secondary winding connected to the second bridge circuit; a DC/DC converter that allows the auxiliary battery to be connected to the first and second circuits, the converter including a switching element; and a controller that controls the switching elements of the first bridge circuit, the switching elements of the second bridge circuit, and the switching element of the DC/DC converter such that power that has been charged to the main battery and the auxiliary battery is output as an AC voltage having voltage and frequency for electric appliances.