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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1998
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus of estimating a residual energy of a battery for an electric vehicle. A battery characteristic is corrected on the basis of a temperature correction factor and a deterioration correction factor which are obtained on the basis of the condition of the battery. The deterioration correction factor includes an internal resistance deterioration correction factor indicative of a deterioration ratio of a battery internal resistance and a energy deterioration correction factor indicative of a deterioration ratio of a battery energy. The residual capacity is calculated on the basis of the corrected battery characteristic, a discharge current and a terminal voltage of the battery. Therefore, a residual energy meter accurately displays a residual energy of the battery.