Patent ID: 8692506

Claim:
A charging apparatus for charging a secondary battery to be charged, comprising: a secondary battery for buffering; a current supply section for supplying power to the secondary battery used for buffering; and a temperature adjusting element that adjusts a temperature of the secondary battery used for buffering from outside of the secondary battery used for buffering, wherein the temperature adjusting element heats the secondary battery used for buffering immediately before the secondary battery to be charged is charged with the power supplied by the secondary battery used for buffering, wherein the temperature adjusting element cools the secondary battery used for buffering while the secondary battery to be charged is charged with the power supplied by the secondary battery used for buffering, wherein the cooling for the secondary battery used for buffering by the temperature adjusting element occurs after the heating for the secondary battery used for buffering by the temperature adjusting element, and wherein the secondary battery used for buffering is an outer film cover type battery.