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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2021
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kishi, Osaka Osaka, JP;
Taro Fukaya, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuomi Yoshima, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunobu Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to a management method in an embodiment, in charging of a battery in each of a constant current mode and a constant power mode, it is determined that the battery is unusable based on a voltage of the battery dropping by a voltage threshold value or more from a starting time of dropping without increasing again to a voltage value at the starting time of dropping. In the management method, in charging of the battery in a constant voltage mode, it is determined that the battery is unusable based on a current supplied to the battery increasing by a current threshold value or more from a starting time of increasing without dropping again to a current value at the starting time of increasing.