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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicant:
Takahide Iida, Ichinomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Takahide Iida, Ichinomiya, JP;
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ECU executes a program including the steps of causing a battery pack to discharge when an external power supply is connected to a charger, stopping discharge of the battery pack when a state of charge of the battery pack is reduced to a reset value, and charging the battery pack after the state of charge is reduced to the reset value.