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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
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 devices, including a voltage measuring device for measuring voltages of the storage devices, a current measuring device for measuring currents flowing through the storage devices, a status detecting device for detecting the operating status of each of the storage devices from values measured by the voltage measuring device and the current measuring device, and a charging/discharging controlling device for controlling currents, voltages, or power according to the operating status of each storage device detected by the status detecting device to charge or discharge the storage devices.