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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yousuke Ohtsuki, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuo Okuda, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuaki Okamoto, Chiba, JP;
Yuuki Hirata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); H02J 7/0022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rechargeable battery system includes: a first battery pack; and a second battery pack in a daisy chain connection with the first battery pack to form a communication path, the second battery pack consuming a larger power for communication than a power consumed in the first battery pack for communication. A power consumed in the second battery pack for an additional process other than communication is smaller than power consumed in the first battery pack for the additional process.