Patent ID: 9608468
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B60L,H01M,H02J,Y02E,Y02T

Claim:
1. A charge control apparatus for controlling charging of an electrical storage device for supplying power to electric equipment, the charge control apparatus comprising: a detection device for detecting a temperature of said electrical storage device; and a control device for lowering an upper limit value of charging power of said electrical storage device when the temperature of said electrical storage device rises due to charging of said electrical storage device, and determining that said electrical storage device is in an overcharging state when charging continues in a state where said upper limit value is lowered, and a rise in the temperature of said electrical storage device continues, wherein, based upon a rising rate of the temperature of said electrical storage device being higher than a first threshold value, said control device sets said upper limit value of said charging power to be lower as compared to a case where said rising rate is lower than said first threshold value, and when the temperature of said electrical storage device is high said control device sets said first threshold value so that said first threshold value is higher as compared to an instance where a temperature of said electrical storage device is low.