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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Gs Yuasa International Ltd., Kyoto-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD., Kyoto-Shi, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01); G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3842 (2019.01); H02J 7/0026 (2013.01); G01R 15/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy storage apparatus includes a plurality of energy storage devices connected in series, a voltage detection unit configured to detect voltage of each of the energy storage devices, and a monitoring unit configured to monitor the plurality of energy storage devices. The monitoring unit determines a state of the energy storage apparatus in accordance with average cell voltage or an average SOC of the plurality of energy storage devices and minimum cell voltage of the plurality of energy storage devices.