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DETERIORATION DEGREE DETERMINING APPARATUS

  • US 20120299556A1
  • Filed: 06/13/2012
  • Published: 11/29/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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:

  • 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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