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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Sonoka Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiro Kosugi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Sekino, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuto Kuroda, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/396 (2019.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); G01R 31/3648 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power control apparatus according to an embodiment includes acquisition circuitry and determination circuitry. The acquisition circuitry is configured to acquire a voltage of a secondary battery during charging. The determination circuitry is configured to determine a maximum current to be used during charging of the secondary battery using a difference between an upper limit voltage and the acquired voltage.