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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2003
Hiroshi Tsujii, Mishima, JP;
Hideto Hanada, Yokohama, JP;
Ken Kuretake, Mishima, JP;
Masanori Sugiura, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Kawai, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
In order to provide a storage battery control apparatus capable of increasing the amount of charges stored in a storage battery, an aspect of the storage battery control apparatus of the invention is a storage battery control apparatus having: a first controller that releases charges stored in a capacitor that forms a storage battery if an inter-terminal voltage of the capacitor becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold; a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the capacitor; and a second controller that changes the predetermined threshold in accordance with the temperature of the capacitor.