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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
To detect connection between a secondary battery and a charger, determine whether or not a state of the secondary battery is stabilized in a case of detecting the connection, measure a first open circuit voltage that is an open circuit voltage before charging of the secondary battery in a case of determining that a state of the secondary battery is stabilized, instruct the charger to start charging of the secondary battery, detect end of charging of the secondary battery, determine whether or not a state of the secondary battery is stabilized in a case of detecting end of charging of the secondary battery, measure a second open circuit voltage that is an open circuit voltage after charging of the secondary battery in a case of determining that a state of the secondary battery is stabilized, and notify the user of end of charging of the secondary battery.