Battery apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8742617
APP PUB NO 20110273023A1
SERIAL NO

13133323

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A battery apparatus includes a row battery group including a plurality of series-connected row batteries including one or more battery cells; a plurality of battery management sections, corresponding to the individual row batteries, for managing the battery statuses of the corresponding row batteries; a central management section for granting unique identification information to the individual battery management sections and acquiring information about the battery statuses of the row batteries from the respective battery management sections for management; second communication lines with which the plurality of battery management sections are daisy-chained; a first communication line with which, of the plurality of battery management sections, the battery management section located at one end is connected to the central management section; and a plurality of connection switching sections, provided in the individual second communication lines between the battery management sections, for switching the connection and disconnection between the battery management sections.

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MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTDTOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS
KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER CO INCFUKUOKA-KEN 810-8720

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adachi, Kazuyuki Fukuoka, JP 13 244
Fujita, Hirofumi Fukuoka, JP 47 353
Hashizaki, Katsuo Nagasaki, JP 14 194
Kurayama, Kouji Fukuoka, JP 7 132
Murakami, Shinji Fukuoka, JP 53 650
Nishida, Takehiko Nagasaki, JP 33 371

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