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US 12,573,867 · App. 17/971,673 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Recovery processing method of lithium ion battery, charge/discharge device, and storage medium

Inventors: Hodaka Tsuge (Wako, JP); Shunsuke Konishi (Wako, JP); Seiichi Koketsu (Wako, JP); Hidetoshi Utsumi (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
H02J7/0069H02J7/0048H02J7/007184
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Patent No.
US 12,573,867
App. No.
17/971,673
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A recovery processing method of a lithium ion battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode and in which performance has decreased due to a residue of lithium ions in the negative electrode, the method comprises: repeating a cycle a plurality of times, the cycle including: a first process of setting an SOC of the lithium ion battery to a first value, that is equal to or smaller than a value of the SOC in which a gradient of an SOC-voltage curve is a minimum value and that is equal to or greater than the value of the SOC in which the gradient of the SOC-voltage curve is two times the minimum value, by charging; and a second process of setting the SOC of the lithium ion battery to a second value, that is smaller than the first value, by discharging.

Claims (17)

1 . A recovery processing method of a lithium ion battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode and in which performance has decreased due to a residue of lithium ions in the negative electrode, the method comprising:

repeating a cycle a plurality of times,

the cycle including:

a first process of setting an SOC of the lithium ion battery to a first value, that is equal to or smaller than a value of the SOC in which a gradient of an SOC-voltage curve is a minimum value and that is equal to or greater than the value of the SOC in which the gradient of the SOC-voltage curve is two times the minimum value, by charging; and

a second process of setting the SOC of the lithium ion battery to a second value, that is smaller than the first value, by discharging.

2 . The recovery processing method of the lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the first value is 30% or less.

3 . The recovery processing method of the lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein the second value is less than 10%.

4 . The recovery processing method of the lithium ion battery according to claim 1 , wherein, prior to the first process and the second process, whether or not there is a decrease in performance of the lithium ion battery is determined, and the first process and the second process are performed only when a decrease in performance is confirmed.

5 . A charge/discharge device electrically connected to a lithium ion battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode and in which performance is decreased by a residue of lithium ions in the negative electrode,

the charge/discharge device comprising a controller configured to perform charge/discharge of the lithium ion battery,

wherein the controller repeats a cycle a plurality of times, the cycle including:

a first process of setting an SOC of the lithium ion battery to a first value, that is equal to or smaller than a value of the SOC in which a gradient of the SOC-voltage curve is a minimum value and that is equal to or greater than the value of the SOC in which the gradient of the SOC-voltage curve is two times the minimum value, by charging; and

a second process of setting the SOC of the lithium ion battery to a second value, that is smaller than the first value, by discharging.

6 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program configured to cause a charge/discharge device, which is electrically connected to a lithium ion battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode and in which performance is decreased by a residue of lithium ions in the negative electrode, to repeat a cycle a plurality of times,

the cycle including:

a first process of setting an SOC of the lithium ion battery to a first value, that is equal to or smaller than a value of the SOC in which a gradient of the SOC-voltage curve is a minimum value and that is equal to or greater than the value of the SOC in which the gradient of the SOC-voltage curve is two times the minimum value, by charging; and

a second process of setting the SOC of the lithium ion battery to a second value, that is smaller than the first value, by discharging.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2022
From: TSUGE, HODAKA; KONISHI, SHUNSUKE; KOKETSU, SEIICHI; UTSUMI, HIDETOSHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061509/0102 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-214861 · Dec 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230208172A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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