METHOD FOR EXCHANGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
First Claim
1. A rechargeable battery exchanging method, comprising:
- discharging a rechargeable battery derived from an assembled battery until the rechargeable battery becomes a fully discharged state;
storing the rechargeable battery in a storage region for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the rechargeable battery becomes the fully discharged state to prepare a reusable rechargeable battery; and
rebuilding a regenerated assembled battery by combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from the assembled battery with a stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from other assembled batteries or combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from the assembled battery with a fresh rechargeable battery.
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Abstract
A rechargeable battery exchanging method which exchanges rechargeable batteries of an assembled battery to rebuild new assembled battery. The method includes discharging a rechargeable battery derived from an assembled battery until the rechargeable battery becomes a fully discharged state and storing the rechargeable battery in a storage region for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the rechargeable battery becomes the fully discharged state to prepare a reusable rechargeable battery. The method further includes rebuilding a regenerated assembled battery by combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery with a stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from other assembled batteries or combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery with a fresh rechargeable battery.
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7 Claims
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1. A rechargeable battery exchanging method, comprising:
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discharging a rechargeable battery derived from an assembled battery until the rechargeable battery becomes a fully discharged state; storing the rechargeable battery in a storage region for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the rechargeable battery becomes the fully discharged state to prepare a reusable rechargeable battery; and rebuilding a regenerated assembled battery by combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from the assembled battery with a stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from other assembled batteries or combining the stored reusable rechargeable battery derived from the assembled battery with a fresh rechargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of rebuilding a regenerated assembled battery, the method comprising:
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collecting used assembled batteries; discharging rechargeable batteries forming the collected assembled batteries to a fully discharged state; storing the rechargeable batteries in a storage region for a predetermined period of time or longer from when the rechargeable batteries become the fully discharged state to prepare reusable rechargeable batteries; and rebuilding a regenerated assembled battery by combining the stored reusable rechargeable batteries or combining at least one of the stored reusable rechargeable batteries with a fresh rechargeable battery.
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