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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
Akihiko Emori, Hitachi, JP;
Eiichi Toyota, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masato Suzuki, Urizura-machi, JP;
Motomi Shimada, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tsutomu Miyauchi, Hitachi, JP;
Takuya Kinoshita, Yokosuka, JP;
Hideki Miyazaki, Hitachi, JP;
Akihiko Emori, Hitachi, JP;
Eiichi Toyota, Hitachinaka, JP;
Masato Suzuki, Urizura-machi, JP;
Motomi Shimada, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tsutomu Miyauchi, Hitachi, JP;
Takuya Kinoshita, Yokosuka, JP;
Hideki Miyazaki, Hitachi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power control apparatus for controlling charging and discharging of a plurality of storage means devices has a voltage measuring arrangement for measuring voltages of each of the storage devices, a current measuring arrangement for measuring currents flowing through each of the storage devices, a status detector for detecting the operating status of each storage device from values measured by the voltage and current measuring arrangements, and a charging/discharging control device for controlling currents, voltages, or power according to the operating status of each storage devices detected by the status detector to charge or discharge the storage devices.