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BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE

  • US 20200136399A1
  • Filed: 09/06/2019
  • Published: 04/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A battery control device that controls a battery assembly, the battery control device comprising:

  • a first determining unit configured to determine whether a voltage difference between a minimum value and a maximum value of open circuit voltages of a plurality of battery cells connected to provide the battery assembly is equal to or larger than a predetermined voltage value, each of the battery cells having an SOC-OCV characteristic curve including a flat region in which a rate of change of an open circuit voltage with respect to a power storage amount is smaller than that in an adjacent region;

    a second determining unit configured to determine whether the open circuit voltage of each of the battery cells is lower than a lower-limit voltage of the flat region, or is equal to or higher than the lower-limit voltage and lower than an upper-limit voltage of the flat region, or is higher than the upper-limit voltage;

    a controller configured to execute one control selected from control for raising power storage amounts of the battery cells, control for lowering the power storage amounts of the battery cells, and control for keeping the power storage amounts of the battery cells, based on results of determinations made by the first determining unit and the second determining unit; and

    a processor configured to perform a process of homogenizing the power storage amounts of the battery cells controlled by the controller.

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