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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Hiroaki Murase, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Muto, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Murase, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Muto, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
The Japan Research Institute, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 6/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/1072 (2013.01); B60L 3/0038 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); H01M 10/42 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01); B60L 2260/44 (2013.01); H01M 6/42 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a battery assembling apparatus comprising a selecting section that selects as battery cells to be assembled into a battery pack, from among a plurality of battery cells, battery cells having similar charge curves that indicate a relationship between voltage and charge period, which is a time period necessary for a battery cell to be charged from a first voltage to a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage. As a result, the lifetimes of battery cells and of a battery pack assembled from a plurality of battery cells can be extended.