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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakayama, Okazaki, JP;
Makoto Nakashima, Toyota, JP;
Masato Komatsuki, Hashima-gun, JP;
Yasuhide Kurimoto, Kasugai, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A PC executes a control process including the steps of: calculating an internal pressure increase amount P; calculating an internal pressure fluctuation amount ΔP; calculating a deterioration evaluation value D1; calculating a deterioration evaluation value D2; determining that a battery can be shipped as a secondhand battery when D1+D2 is equal to or smaller than a threshold value A; and determining that the battery cannot be shipped as a secondhand battery when D1+D2 is larger than the threshold value A.