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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Tsuyoshi Masato, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Uesaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi Masato, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Uesaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60R 16/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0054 (2013.01); B60L 11/1824 (2013.01); B60L 11/1855 (2013.01); B60L 11/1864 (2013.01); B60R 16/033 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H02J 7/0024 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); B60L 2230/22 (2013.01); B60L 2240/665 (2013.01); B60L 2240/72 (2013.01); B60L 2260/44 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y02B 10/14 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7011 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7055 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7061 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7094 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7291 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/121 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/163 (2013.01); Y10T 307/25 (2015.04);
Abstract
A battery charging device includes a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change a series connection of the battery cells in response to a variation in output voltage of a solar battery.