DETERIORATION DEGREE DETERMINING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A deterioration degree determining apparatus configured to determine a deterioration degree of a battery of a vehicle, the deterioration degree determining apparatus comprising:
- an electric component activating part configured to activate a non-driving series electric component of the vehicle by using electric power of the battery in order to determine the deterioration degree of the battery;
a charge degree obtaining part configured to obtain a charge degree of the battery during a period of time in which a charge state of the battery is increased to a designated degree by charging the battery after the battery is discharged for a designated period of time by causing the electric component activating part to activate the non-driving series electric component, the battery being charged by electric power generated by an electric generator of the vehicle;
a deterioration degree determining part configured to determine the deterioration degree of the battery based on the charge degree obtained by the charge degree obtaining part; and
an electric power pathway controller configured to control electric power pathways among the battery, the electric generator, the non-driving series electric component and a driving series electric component, the electric power pathway controller being configured to shut off electric power from the electric generator to the battery and the non-driving series electric component and to supply the electric power generated by the electric generator to a driving series electric component while the battery is being discharged by supplying the electric power to the non-driving series electric component which is being activated by the electric component activating part.
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Abstract
A deterioration degree determining apparatus determines a deterioration degree of a battery of a vehicle. The device includes an electric component activating part activating a non-driving series electric component of the vehicle by using electric power of the battery to determine the deterioration degree of the battery, a charge degree obtaining part which obtains a charge degree of the battery during a time period in which a charge state of the battery is increased to a designated degree by charging the battery after the battery is discharged for a designated period of time by causing the electric component activating part to activate the non-driving series electric component, the battery being charged by electric power generated by an electric generator of the vehicle; and a deterioration degree determining part determining the deterioration degree of the battery based on the charge degree obtained by the charge degree obtaining part.
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8 Claims
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1. A deterioration degree determining apparatus configured to determine a deterioration degree of a battery of a vehicle, the deterioration degree determining apparatus comprising:
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an electric component activating part configured to activate a non-driving series electric component of the vehicle by using electric power of the battery in order to determine the deterioration degree of the battery; a charge degree obtaining part configured to obtain a charge degree of the battery during a period of time in which a charge state of the battery is increased to a designated degree by charging the battery after the battery is discharged for a designated period of time by causing the electric component activating part to activate the non-driving series electric component, the battery being charged by electric power generated by an electric generator of the vehicle; a deterioration degree determining part configured to determine the deterioration degree of the battery based on the charge degree obtained by the charge degree obtaining part; and an electric power pathway controller configured to control electric power pathways among the battery, the electric generator, the non-driving series electric component and a driving series electric component, the electric power pathway controller being configured to shut off electric power from the electric generator to the battery and the non-driving series electric component and to supply the electric power generated by the electric generator to a driving series electric component while the battery is being discharged by supplying the electric power to the non-driving series electric component which is being activated by the electric component activating part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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