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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Kenji Nakamura, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Ito, Toyota, JP;
Taketoshi Minohara, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
By measuring the average thickness of the oxide layer, regardless of the specification of the battery, the level of the degradation of the negative electrode can be accurately determined. With the present regenerating method, the reducing agent is prevented from being adding to the electrolyte when the level of the degradation is low, or only the electrolyte is prevented from being supplemented when the level of the degradation is high. Thus, the battery performance can be recovered effectively.