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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2001
Sadafumi Ikeda, Chigasaki, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
In a charge control apparatus for a vehicle battery comprising a control device that controls charge/discharge of the battery, a deceleration standby state detection device that detects a deceleration standby state of the vehicle and a decelerating state detection device that detects a decelerating state of the vehicle, the control device implements control so as to start a discharge at the battery if the deceleration standby state detection device detects that the vehicle is in a deceleration standby state and implements control so as to start a battery charge by halting battery discharge and storing the power generated by the generator if the decelerating state detection device detects that the vehicle is in a decelerating state following the discharge start.