Patent ID: 6204636
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,G01R,H02J,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A battery control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle with a combustion engine for outputting driving force of the vehicle, an electric motor for generating a force for assisting the output from said engine, and a battery for supplying power to said motor and for storing energy regenerated by said motor acting as a generator when the assisting force is not required, said battery control apparatus comprising:a remaining battery charge calculator for calculating a remaining charge of said battery;a memory effect detector for detecting the occurrence of the memory effect in said battery;a use permission zone determining device for determining a use permission zone of the remaining charge of said battery in accordance with the occurrence of said memory effect; anda charge/discharge amount controller for controlling an amount of charge/discharge in the use permission zone of the remaining charge of said battery.