Apparatus for detecting state of charge of battery
First Claim
1. A apparatus that detects a condition of a battery comprising:
- means for detecting a discharging and charging current from the battery;
means for detecting whether or not a negative acceleration of charging current changes in sign from a negative value to zero during charging of the battery based on a result of detecting the discharge current;
means for calculating an integrated charged capacity of the battery by integrating a charging current until when the negative acceleration of the charging current changes in its sign from the negative value to zero during charging of the battery;
means for controlling the alternator mounted so as to control an output electric power generated by the alternator such that a discharging current from the battery is kept to be constant in time; and
means for determining that the charge polarization of the battery generated during charging of the battery is cancelled, when if the integrated discharged capacity comes to be equal to the integrated charged capacity estimated just before a start of discharging of the battery.
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Abstract
There is provided a battery condition detecting apparatus which comprises: means for detecting a discharging and charging current from the battery; means for detecting whether or not a negative acceleration of charging current changes in its sign from negative to zero during charging of the battery based on a result of detecting the discharge current; means for calculating an integrated charged capacity of the battery by integrating an instantaneous charging current during charging of the battery; means for controlling an alternator mounted in an automotive vehicle so as to control an output electric power generated by the alternator such that a discharging current from the battery is kept to be constant; and means for determining that the charge polarization is cancelled, if the integrated discharged capacity becomes to be equal to the integrated charged capacity.
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6 Claims
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1. A apparatus that detects a condition of a battery comprising:
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means for detecting a discharging and charging current from the battery; means for detecting whether or not a negative acceleration of charging current changes in sign from a negative value to zero during charging of the battery based on a result of detecting the discharge current; means for calculating an integrated charged capacity of the battery by integrating a charging current until when the negative acceleration of the charging current changes in its sign from the negative value to zero during charging of the battery; means for controlling the alternator mounted so as to control an output electric power generated by the alternator such that a discharging current from the battery is kept to be constant in time; and means for determining that the charge polarization of the battery generated during charging of the battery is cancelled, when if the integrated discharged capacity comes to be equal to the integrated charged capacity estimated just before a start of discharging of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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