18814423. EQUALIZATION DEVICE (Yazaki Corporation)

From WikiPatents
Jump to navigation Jump to search

EQUALIZATION DEVICE

Organization Name

Yazaki Corporation

Inventor(s)

Takahiro Syouda of Susono-shi (JP)

EQUALIZATION DEVICE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18814423 titled 'EQUALIZATION DEVICE



Original Abstract Submitted

An equalization device includes a single charging and discharging unit selectively connectable to each of a plurality of batteries via a first switch on a positive electrode side and a second switch on a negative electrode side, and a control unit that controls connection states of the first switch and the second switch. The control unit selects one battery among the plurality of batteries according to a predetermined order, and control the connection states of the first switch and the second switch so as to connect a positive electrode side of the charging and discharging unit and contact points connected to the positive electrode of the selected battery, and to connect the negative electrode side of the charging and discharging unit and contact points connected to the negative electrode of the selected battery.