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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2011
Harumi Murochi, Aichi, JP;
Yasuyuki Yoshihara, Aichi, JP;
Tomoya Kikuchi, Aichi, JP;
Kazuyuki Shimada, Aichi, JP;
Harumi Murochi, Aichi, JP;
Yasuyuki Yoshihara, Aichi, JP;
Tomoya Kikuchi, Aichi, JP;
Kazuyuki Shimada, Aichi, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A charge control circuit includes a first acquisition unit that acquires a total discharge electric quantity of a lead storage battery, the total discharge electric quantity being separated into a first discharge electric quantity which is a discharge electric quantity of a discharge current having a current value of less than a predetermined level, and a second discharge electric quantity which is a discharge electric quantity of a discharge current having a current value of not less than the predetermined level, a computing unit that obtains a first and second charge electric quantities corresponding to the first and second discharge electric quantities respectively, and a charge electric quantity required for charging the lead storage battery as a sum of the obtained first and second charge electric quantities, and a charge control unit that controls a charge of the lead storage battery based on the charge electric quantity.