Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Manabu Mitani

Sadao Shinohara

Koichi Takahashi

Masataka Yoshida

Akinori Kita

Kazuya Nakano

Sachiko Katsuno

Masahiro Sato

Hideharu Naito

Ryoichi Yoshitomi

Hiroyasu Ozaki

Tomohiro Fukazu

Masashi Eto

Yuichi Fukuchi

Toshinobu Mito

A first relay device, a second relay device, a third relay device, a fourth relay device, and a first connection device of a power supply system are disposed in areas different from each other.

Power supply system, and moving object including power supply system

When the supply of DC power from a first power generation device to a first power supply circuit is cut off, a control device disconnects the first power generation device from the first power supply circuit and a connection circuit using a contactor device, thereafter connects the first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit to each other, causes electric power to be supplied from a second power generation device to between the first power generation device and the contactor device via a precharge circuit, and determines whether or not a short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device.

Power supply system, moving object including power supply system, and control method of power supply system

An electric power system of a moving object includes a first polyphase rotating electric machine, a second polyphase rotating electric machine, a first polyphase terminal unit, a second polyphase terminal unit, a first polyphase cable, and a second polyphase cable. Each of the first and second polyphase terminal units includes a first phase terminal, a second phase terminal, and a third phase terminal. The first distance is smaller than the second distance that is smaller than the third distance. The fourth distance is smaller than the fifth distance that is smaller than the sixth distance.

Electric power system and moving object

When the supply of electric power from a first power generation device to a first power supply circuit is cut off, a control device causes electric power to be supplied from a second power generation device to between the first power generation device and a contactor device via a precharge circuit and the contactor device, determines whether or not a short circuit has occurred between the first power generation device and the contactor device, and thereafter connects the first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit to each other.

An aircraft includes: rotors each driven by an electric motor; a PCU that converts AC power output from a generator into DC power; an inverter that converts DC power supplied from the PCU into AC power and outputs the AC power to the electric motor; a DC wire that connects the PCU and the inverter; and an AC wire that connects the inverter and the electric motor. The AC wire is disposed in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which rotation shafts of the generator and a gas turbine extend.

Aircraft

A power transmission device that transmits electric power from a PCU to drive modules includes: a power-source-side positive terminal and a power-source-side negative terminal that are connected to the PCU and receive DC power; and load-side positive terminals and load-side negative terminals each connected to corresponding one of the drive modules and output DC power. The load-side positive terminals and the load-side negative terminals are arranged in a line in the order of the load-side positive terminal, the load-side negative terminal, the load-side negative terminal, and the load-side positive terminal.

Power transmission device and power supply system

A power supply circuit of an aircraft includes: a first power transmission path for transmitting electric power from each of a first main power source device and a second main power source device to a first load device and a second load device; a first current sensor; a second current sensor; a third current sensor; and a fourth current sensor, and determines whether an abnormality has occurred based on currents detected by the first current sensor, the second current sensor, the third current sensor and the fourth current sensor.

Power supply circuit of moving object

An abnormality determining section disconnects both a positive wire and a negative wire between a load module and a second ground circuit, connects one of a positive wire or a negative wire between a main power source apparatus and the second ground circuit, and determines whether there is an abnormality in a second main power source circuit based on an amount of power supplied to the second ground circuit in a state where one of the positive wire or the negative wire of the second main power source circuit is connected to a reference potential by the second ground circuit.

Power supply system

A power supply circuit of an aircraft includes: a first contactor that is provided on a first power transmission path for transmitting electric power from a first power source to a load and switches between a conduction state and an interruption state between the first power source and the load; and a second contactor that is provided on a second power transmission path for transmitting electric power from a second power source to the load and switches between the conduction state and the interruption state between the second power source and the load. The first contactor includes a first fixed contact and a first movable contact, and the second contactor includes a second fixed contact and a second movable contact. The moving direction of the first movable contact intersects with the moving direction of the second movable contact.

In a power supply system of an aircraft, when electric power is supplied from a power generation unit to a drive unit, the electric power is supplied from the power generation unit to the drive unit via a first power transmission path, and a voltage is applied to a second power transmission path by a fault detection circuit in a state in which the power generation unit and the drive unit are disconnected from the second power transmission path, and when the power generation unit is started, electric power of the fault detection circuit is supplied to the power generation unit in a state in which the power generation unit is connected to the second power transmission path.

Power supply system of aircraft

A power supply circuit includes PCU switches provided in respective positive wires of a first power source conduction path and a second power source conduction path which connect a first generator respectively to a first power transmission bus and a second power transmission bus, and further includes power transmission bus switches provided in respective negative wires of a first load conduction path and a second load conduction path which connect respectively the first power transmission bus and the second power transmission bus to a first load.

Power supply circuit

A power supply circuit supplies power from a first battery to a first load. The first load includes a capacitor that needs to be charged before activation. The power supply circuit includes: a main circuit that supplies power from the first battery to the first load; and a backup circuit having a precharge circuit for charging the capacitor and that supplies power from the first battery to the first load. When charging the capacitor, power is supplied from the first battery to the first load by using the backup circuit. After charging of the capacitor is completed, power is supplied from the first battery to the first load by using the main circuit.

A power supply circuit includes a load cable connecting a first battery and a first load; a load cable connecting a second battery and a second load; a transistor provided between a first generator and the load cable; and a transistor provided between the first generator and the load cable, wherein the transistors are turned OFF in a case where power is to be supplied from the first generator to the first load and second load.

A power supply circuit sets a precharge current flowing through a first load device and a precharge current flowing through a second load device during charging to a first allowable current or less, thereafter sets the precharge current flowing through the first load device to the first allowable current or less, sets the precharge current flowing through the second load device to the second allowable current or less, and sets a maximum value of the precharge current flowing through the second load device to be larger than the first allowable current.

A reactant gas channel part provided outside an auxiliary machinery case of a fuel cell system is connected to a case through hole. A plurality of channel seal members are provided between the auxiliary machinery case and the reactant gas channel part, where the channel seal members are arranged side by side in the radial direction of the case through hole and surround the case through hole. The reactant gas channel part has an opposing surface that faces a surrounding portion of the auxiliary machinery case that surrounds the case through hole. The channel seal members include an inner seal member abutting on the opposing surface and an outer seal member disposed radially outside of it. A connection channel communicating with an internal space of the auxiliary machinery case is formed between the inner seal member and the outer seal member.

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Manabu Mitani