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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
Applicants:
Jusuke Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Inoue, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Jusuke Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiaki Inoue, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A battery system capable of inhibiting a reverse voltage applied to a unit cell that has lost the electromotive force without active control is provided. The battery system include two or more unit cells electrically connected in series, and a rectification section that is composed of at least one of an electronic device having a rectification function and an interface having a rectification action, and is electrically connected to the respective two or more unit cells in parallel.