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Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2020
Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);

Inventors:

Junichi Imoto, Osaka, JP;

Ryuji Sakata, Osaka, JP;

Kohsuke Yoshioka, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G01R 31/385 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G01R 31/385 (2019.01);
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.


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