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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2009
Takehiko Nishida, Nagasaki, JP;
Katsuo Hashizaki, Nagasaki, JP;
Kazuyuki Adachi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinji Murakami, Fukuoka, JP;
Kouji Kurayama, Fukuoka, JP;
Hirofumi Fujita, Fukuoka, JP;
Takehiko Nishida, Nagasaki, JP;
Katsuo Hashizaki, Nagasaki, JP;
Kazuyuki Adachi, Fukuoka, JP;
Shinji Murakami, Fukuoka, JP;
Kouji Kurayama, Fukuoka, JP;
Hirofumi Fujita, Fukuoka, JP;
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., Fukuoka-shi, JP;
Abstract
A battery apparatus includes a row battery group including a plurality of series-connected row batteries including one or more battery cells; a plurality of battery management sections, corresponding to the individual row batteries, for managing the battery statuses of the corresponding row batteries; a central management section for granting unique identification information to the individual battery management sections and acquiring information about the battery statuses of the row batteries from the respective battery management sections for management; second communication lines with which the plurality of battery management sections are daisy-chained; a first communication line with which, of the plurality of battery management sections, the battery management section located at one end is connected to the central management section; and a plurality of connection switching sections, provided in the individual second communication lines between the battery management sections, for switching the connection and disconnection between the battery management sections.