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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2015
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A capacity ratio estimation apparatus and method for a battery detects current and voltage of the battery; specifies an integration period from a first time point to a second time point and calculates an integration value of the current for the integration period based on detected current; calculates a first open circuit voltage at the first time point based on the detected voltage and calculates a second open circuit voltage of the battery at the second time point based on the detected voltage; and estimates a capacity ratio of the battery based on a voltage difference between the first open circuit voltage and the second open circuit voltage and an integration value satisfying predetermined conditions. The integration value is equal to a predetermined lower limit value or greater and an average value of the current of the battery for the integration period is equal to the predetermined value or greater.