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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Tomoya Kikuchi, Aichi, JP;
Harumi Murochi, Aichi, JP;
Yasuyuki Yoshihara, Aichi, JP;
Kazuyuki Shimada, Aichi, JP;
Tomoya Kikuchi, Aichi, JP;
Harumi Murochi, Aichi, JP;
Yasuyuki Yoshihara, Aichi, JP;
Kazuyuki Shimada, Aichi, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a charging control method including: a full charging step of charging a lead storage battery until the battery is fully charged; a refresh charging step of performing refresh charging of charging the lead storage battery with a predetermined refresh charging quantity of electricity after the lead storage battery has been fully charged; and a refresh charging quantity setting step of setting the refresh charging quantity of electricity in the refresh charging step for the lead storage battery which has been fully charged at a present time, depending on a temperature of the lead storage battery throughout a deficient charging period, the deficient charging period being a period from a time when the lead storage battery has been fully charged at a previous time to a time when the lead storage battery has been fully charged at the present time in the full charging step.