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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2012
Applicants:

Akira Ito, Nukata-gun, JP;

Mitsuru Fujita, Kuwana, JP;

Kenichi Tanaka, Nagoya, JP;

Yukitsugu Sakaguchi, Anjo, JP;

Inventors:

Akira Ito, Nukata-gun, JP;

Mitsuru Fujita, Kuwana, JP;

Kenichi Tanaka, Nagoya, JP;

Yukitsugu Sakaguchi, Anjo, JP;

Assignees:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;

CAPTEX CO., LTD., Nagoya-shi, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1816 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H02J 7/0024 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); B60L 11/1846 (2013.01); B60L 11/185 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); B60L 11/1864 (2013.01); B60L 2210/14 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60L 2230/16 (2013.01); B60L 2230/22 (2013.01); B60L 2230/30 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7088 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7225 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7061 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y02T 90/169 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7011 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/128 (2013.01); Y02T 90/127 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A storage battery has at least battery banks, switching units, a charging terminal, a discharging terminal and a battery management unit. The battery banks form a bank structure. Each switching unit electrically connects a group of the battery banks with either the charging terminal or the discharging terminal, and disconnects the group of the battery banks from the charging terminal or the discharging terminal. The battery management unit instructs the switching units to electrically and simultaneously connect one or more battery banks to the charging terminal during charging, and to electrically and simultaneously connect one or more battery banks to the discharging terminal during discharging.


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