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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Primearth Ev Energy Co., Ltd., Kosai-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Daisuke Koba, Toyohashi, JP;
Sachio Takeda, Toyohashi, JP;
Koichi Ichikawa, Kasugai, JP;
Masahiko Mitsui, Toyota, JP;
Yasuhiro Takahashi, Miyoshi, JP;
PRIMEARTH EV ENERGY CO., LTD., Kosai-shi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
In a method for adjusting a nickel-metal hydride storage battery, based on a correlation between a charge amount after valve opening and an increased amount of a discharge reserve capacity which are previously ascertained, the charge amount after valve opening corresponding to a target value of the set increased amount of the discharge reserve capacity is calculated and this calculated value is set as a target charge amount after valve opening. In a discharge reserve adjusting step, when a charge amount of the battery from the time when a safety valve device is opened after start of overcharge of the battery reaches the set target charge amount after valve opening, overcharge of the battery is terminated.