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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuo Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A voltage equalization apparatus includes a switch controller controlling a first switch that is configured to provide a first voltage to a first rectifier element group corresponding to a first electricity storage member and controlling a second switch that is configured to provide a second voltage to a second rectifier element group corresponding to a second electricity storage member, and the switch controller is configured to individually control the first switch and the second switch based on voltage measurement signals of the first electricity storage member and the second electricity storage member.