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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1991
Yoshihiro Nakazawa, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Honda, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Suzuki, Saitama, JP;
Shigemi Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for displaying a residual electric charge for a battery of an electrically driven vehicle, the battery's capacity is detected after the battery is charged. This information is utilized by a residual electric charge meter to indicate a fully charged state of the battery. As the battery begins to supply current to the electric loads, dissipated power is calculated from the product of the value of the current and the length of time during which the current has been supplied. This calculated dissipated power is subtracted from the fully charged capacity from time to time in order to derive the residual electric charge. The battery residual electric charge meter is driven in accordance with the derived value to indicate a current residual electric charge. As such, the battery residual electric charge meter displays values which depend upon the actual fully charged capacity and a residual charge.