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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2004
Applicants:

Yusai Murakami, Hamamatsu, JP;

Norito Yamabe, Toyohashi, JP;

Keiichi Minamiura, Ikoma-gun, JP;

Tadao Kimura, Kobe, JP;

Inventors:

Yusai Murakami, Hamamatsu, JP;

Norito Yamabe, Toyohashi, JP;

Keiichi Minamiura, Ikoma-gun, JP;

Tadao Kimura, Kobe, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

When a power switch portionis in an open state and a charge/discharge path of the secondary batteryis in a disconnected state, an electromotive force calculation portioncalculates a battery electromotive force Veq by subtracting a polarized voltage Vpol stored in a polarized voltage storage portionfrom an open-circuit voltage OCV measured by a voltage measurement portion. Based on the electromotive force, a state-of-charge estimation portionestimates a state of charge SOC. Thus, a polarized voltage to be considered for the estimation of SOC can be limited. The state of charge (SOC) of a secondary battery can be estimated with high accuracy and quickly.


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