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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 24, 2012
Nozomu Kamioka, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Satoshi Wachi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yasukazu Murata, Kobe, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The power management apparatus provided in a vehicle includes: a switchfor bringing a state between the first and second electric power storage devicesandinto a non-conduction state during a normal operation and switching the state therebetween to a conduction state when a failure of the power converteris detected; and a power management sectionfor controlling the motor-generatorso that a difference between voltages of the first and second electric power storage devicesandis equal to or smaller than a predetermined voltage difference before the switchis operated to perform switching from the non-conduction state to the conduction state.