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Title:
BATTERY DEVICE, BATTERY HEATING METHOD, AND ELECTRIC HYBRID BICYCLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004362949
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To quickly recover function of a battery pack when it is dysfunctioned because of low temperature.

The battery unit 14 has a charging battery part 141 charged by a lithium secondary battery or the like, a plurality of temperature sensors 142 detecting temperature of the charging battery part 141, and a plurality of heaters 143 heating the charging battery part 141. The temperature of the charging battery part is detected by the temperature sensors 142 at start-up of the bicycle with electromotive assist, and when the temperature is not higher than the prescribed temperature (for example, 0°C or below), the heating of the charging battery part is started by supplying a counter electromotive force obtained from a driving motor 51 of a motor unit 50 to the heater. The temperature of the charging battery part is monitored at regular intervals, and when the temperature goes beyond the prescribed temperature (for example, 20°C or higher), the heating is stopped, and the counter electromotive force obtained from the driving motor 51 of the motor unit 50 is supplied to the charging battery part as a regenerated power.


Inventors:
WATANABE YUZURU
Application Number:
JP2003160318A
Publication Date:
December 24, 2004
Filing Date:
June 05, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SONY CORP
International Classes:
B62J99/00; B60L15/20; B62M6/45; H01M10/44; H01M10/60; H01M10/615; H01M10/617; H01M10/625; H01M10/633; H01M10/6571; H02J7/14; (IPC1-7): H01M10/50; B60L15/20; B62J39/00; B62M23/02; H01M10/44
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shigeru Noda