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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Sonoka Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiro Kosugi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sekino, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuto Kuroda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/389 (2019.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); G01R 31/389 (2019.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 10/446 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power control apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires information relating to a voltage and an electric current of a chargeable/dischargeable secondary battery during charging/discharging. The determination unit determines a maximum current of the secondary battery during charging on the basis of the information acquired by the acquisition unit so that the voltage of the secondary battery does not exceed a predetermined voltage.