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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2010
Hiroya Murao, Hirakata, JP;
Yutaka Yamauchi, Himeji, JP;
Kimihiko Furukawa, Kakogawa, JP;
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A battery ECU acquires open circuit voltages of a plurality of battery cells that are divided into a plurality of groups A, B, C using a plurality of detecting units, and calculates SOCs of the battery cells based on the open circuit voltages. Then, the battery ECU selects the group to which the battery cell having the largest SOC among the SOCs of the plurality of battery cells belongs, and selects the battery cell to be discharged in the selected group. A series circuit composed of a resistor and a switching element is connected in parallel with each battery cell. The battery ECU turns on the switching element corresponding to the selected battery cell. At this time, the battery cell is connected to the resistor, thus being discharged.