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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2011
Takahiro Kawata, Oume, JP;
Akihiko Emori, Hitachi, JP;
Youhei Kawahara, Hitachi, JP;
Akihiko Kudo, Hitachinaka, JP;
Takahiro Kawata, Oume, JP;
Akihiko Emori, Hitachi, JP;
Youhei Kawahara, Hitachi, JP;
Akihiko Kudo, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., Hitachinaka-shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides enhanced serial communication reliability in a situation where a plurality of cell controllers and a battery controller are daisy-chained to form a serial communication configuration. While the plurality of cell controllers and the battery controller are daisy-chained to form a serial communication configuration, the battery controller or each cell controller includes a communication speed detection means, which detects the communication speed of data input from an additional controller, and a reception timing correction means, which corrects the reception timing for data input from the additional controller in accordance with the communication speed detected by the communication speed detection means.