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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Kawano, Musashino, JP;
Tomomi Akutsu, Musashino, JP;
Nobuhiro Tomosada, Musashino, JP;
Tetsuo Yano, Musashino, JP;
Souichirou Torai, Musashino, JP;
Assignee:
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H01M 2/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3662 (2013.01); G01R 31/3627 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining response characteristics of a battery includes: pressurizing the battery in a direction to reduce a distance between electrode surfaces of the battery; and applying a voltage or a current to the pressurized battery to determine response characteristics of the battery.