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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kimio Tajima, Tochigi, JP;
Kohki Watanabe, Fukushima, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3679 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/1857 (2013.01); B60L 11/1861 (2013.01); G01R 19/16542 (2013.01); G01R 31/362 (2013.01); G01R 31/3606 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7011 (2013.01); Y10S 903/907 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control apparatus includes, for example, an input unit to which a plurality of pieces of voltage information related to a voltage of an electric storage unit upon discharge are input, and a determination unit configured to use the voltage information in an early stage of the discharge and determine the presence or absence of a deterioration of the electric storage unit.