JP2014130090A - Power supply unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power supply unit efficiently operating monitoring means for monitoring the voltage of a secondary battery to reduce power consumption.SOLUTION: The power-supply unit used for a power tool comprises: a battery set formed by connecting a plurality of secondary battery cells; a connection part connected to at least one of the power tool and battery connection means of a charging device; monitoring means monitoring the voltage of at least one of the plurality of secondary battery cells, and outputting a signal to the outside when a voltage value or a current value of the battery set is within a predetermined numerical range, or when out of the numerical range; and breaking means breaking current output from a port from which the monitoring means outputs the signal. The monitoring means includes: a monitor mode in which the monitoring means monitors at least the voltage of one of the plurality of secondary battery cells; and a standby mode in which the monitoring means breaks an internal circuit for monitoring the voltages of the plurality of secondary battery cells. The breaking means breaks the output of the port when the monitoring means is in the standby mode.

Description

  The present invention relates to a power supply device.

  Conventionally, in an electric tool powered by a motor or the like, not only a tool used by connecting an AC commercial power source, a DC constant voltage power source, or the like, but also an electric tool capable of mounting a secondary battery is widely used. . In power tools using secondary batteries, so-called cordless power tools, the demand for larger battery capacities is increasing due to the expansion of the types and applications of power tools. Only battery packs that are directly attached to the tool body In addition, a battery holster that houses a secondary battery and can be worn on the waist is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-3983

  However, the battery holster that can be worn on the operator's waist has a limit on the number of secondary batteries that can be worn, and the portable power source for power tools and the like has a larger capacity than the battery holster, such as the backpack type. There is a demand for commercial power supplies.

  In a large-capacity power supply, a large number of secondary batteries (for example, lithium ion secondary batteries) are arranged and accommodated. Since the output of such a large-capacity power supply increases, a battery protection circuit that monitors the state of the secondary battery is provided so that measures such as shutting off the output before an abnormality occurs in the battery can be taken. There is a need. In particular, when a lithium ion battery is used as the secondary battery, it is required to prevent the secondary battery voltage from being overdischarged or overcharged, and thus it is highly necessary to provide a battery protection circuit.

  However, since the battery protection circuit is driven by the secondary battery of the power source, the battery protection circuit consumes power even when the power source is not supplying power to the power tool. Therefore, there is a problem that the power of the power source cannot be used effectively.

  In addition, when the battery protection circuit is simply stopped when the power source is not supplying power to the power tool, sufficient countermeasures cannot be taken when any abnormality occurs in such a state. There is a fear.

  In view of such circumstances, the present invention intends to provide a power supply device that efficiently operates a monitoring unit that monitors the voltage of a secondary battery to reduce power consumption.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a battery set formed by connecting a plurality of secondary battery cells, a power tool, or a connection part connected to at least one of battery connection means of a charging device, The voltage of at least one of the plurality of secondary battery cells is monitored, and a signal is output when the voltage value or current value of the battery set is within a predetermined numerical range or outside the numerical range. The monitoring means for outputting to the outside, and the blocking means for blocking the output of the current from the port for outputting the signal of the monitoring means, the monitoring means has a monitoring mode and a standby mode, in the monitoring mode, The monitoring means monitors at least one voltage of the plurality of secondary battery cells, and shuts off an internal circuit for monitoring the voltage of the plurality of secondary battery cells in the standby mode. When unit is in a standby mode, to provide a power supply device used in the power tool, characterized by blocking the output of the port.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to reduce the power consumption of the monitoring unit when the monitoring unit is in the standby mode.

  The monitoring means includes: when the connecting portion is connected to a charging device; when a power supply device is activated by a user; when the connecting portion is connected to a power tool; or to the charging device or the power tool. After the connection, it is preferable to shift from the standby mode to the monitoring mode when the charging device or the power tool is activated. According to such a configuration, the monitoring unit can be shifted to the monitoring mode at an appropriate timing.

  When the monitoring unit is in the standby mode, it is preferable to output the same signal as the signal from the port. According to such a configuration, in the standby mode, the monitoring unit can output a signal regardless of how the power supply device is activated.

  When the monitoring means shifts from the standby mode to the monitoring mode, the blocking means releases the blocking of the output from the port, and the time for shifting from the standby mode to the monitoring mode in the monitoring means is It is preferable that the shut-off means is shorter than the time for releasing the output shut-off. Thus, in the standby mode, when the power supply device is activated, the monitoring unit is activated immediately, and the state of the secondary battery cell can be monitored. If there is no abnormality in the secondary battery cell, the monitoring means shifts to a state in which no signal is output, so that it is possible to avoid outputting a signal that does not correspond to the state of the secondary battery to the outside.

  The temperature detecting unit further detects a temperature inside the power supply device, and the temperature detecting unit is configured to control the control unit when the monitoring unit is in a standby mode and detects a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. It is preferable to supply electric power to the monitor and shift the monitoring means to the monitoring mode. According to such a configuration, the monitoring means can be shifted to the monitoring mode when the temperature becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. That is, the monitoring unit can be shifted to the monitoring mode at an appropriate timing.

  It is preferable to further have a notifying means for notifying the user when the temperature detecting means detects a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. According to such a configuration, it is possible to notify the user that the temperature detection unit has appropriately detected a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature.

  The monitoring means, in the monitoring mode, when at least one voltage of the plurality of secondary battery cells is higher than a predetermined first voltage value, or a value lower than the first voltage value, In addition, it is preferable to output a signal when the voltage value is lower than a predetermined second voltage value or when the current value output from the battery set is larger than the predetermined current value. According to such a configuration, the monitoring unit can appropriately monitor at least one state of the plurality of secondary battery cells.

  According to the power supply apparatus of the present invention, when the monitoring unit is in the standby mode, the blocking unit is configured to block the output of the current from the port when the monitoring unit is in the standby mode. Can be reduced.

The circuit diagram of the battery pack of this Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the battery pack 100 includes a microcomputer 103, a battery protection IC 104, a battery set 102, an output plus terminal 120, and an output minus terminal 121. The battery pack 100 can be connected to the cordless power tool 200 or the charger 300. When the battery pack 100 is connected to the power tool 200, the power of the battery set 102 is output to the power tool 200 via the terminals 120 and 121. Further, when the charger 300 is connected to the battery pack 100, the battery set 102 is charged.

  The battery set 102 has a configuration in which a plurality of secondary batteries 102B having a high output voltage by being connected in series are connected in parallel. In this embodiment, as an example, secondary battery 102 is a lithium ion battery. The battery pack 100 in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has a secondary battery, and is not limited to the back-type power supply device exemplified as an example of the large-capacity power supply. For example, the above-mentioned problem can be solved even in a small battery pack that is mounted integrally with the power tool 100, a battery holster that is mounted on the operator's waist, and a back-type power source that is mounted on the operator's back. It is applicable to any structure.

  The microcomputer 103 has ports P1 to P10. The ground battery of the microcomputer 103 is G1.

  The output path on the high side (positive electrode output side) of the secondary battery 102 branches into a first path 131 that is a main output line and a second path 132 that is a bypass line, and the first path 131 and the second path 132. Is connected to the common third path 133 at the connection point 134. The third path 133 is connected to the plus output terminal 120.

  The path of the battery pack 100 includes a cutoff circuit 105 on the first path, a cutoff circuit 106 on the second path, and a cutoff circuit 107 on the third path.

  The first path cutoff circuit 105 includes, for example, a p-channel FET 1 and an n-channel FET 3, the drain of the FET 3 is connected to the gate of the FET 1 via a resistor, and the gate of the FET 3 is connected to the microcomputer 103 via the resistor. Port P2. When the signal from the port P2 is switched to high or low, the FET3 and FET1 are switched on and off, and the conduction and blocking of the first path 131 are switched.

  The second path cutoff circuit 106 includes a p-channel type FET 5, an n-channel type FET 6, and a resistor 115. The FET 5 and the resistor 115 are provided in the second path 132, the drain of the FET 6 is connected to the gate of the FET 5 through a resistor, and the gate of the FET 6 is connected to the port P4 of the microcomputer 103 through the resistor. When the signal from the port P4 is switched to high or low, the FET 6 and FET 5 are switched on and off, and the conduction and blocking of the first path 132 are switched. Here, the current flowing through the second cutoff path 106 is output to the third path by limiting the output current of the battery set 102 by the resistor 115.

  The third path cutoff circuit 107 includes a p-channel FET 2 and an n-channel FET 4. The FET 2 is provided in the third path 133. The drain of the FET 4 is connected to the gate of the FET 2 via a resistor, and the gate of the FET 4 is connected to the port P1 of the microcomputer 103 via a resistor. The signal from port P1 switches to high or low. Thereby, ON / OFF of FET4 and FET2 is switched, and conduction | electrical_connection and interruption | blocking of the 3rd path | route 133 are switched.

  It is assumed that a large current flows as a peak current (instantaneous current) in the FETs 1 and 2 disposed in the output paths 131, 132, and 133, respectively, and those having a large allowable peak current are used. In the present embodiment, as an example, the allowable peak current of the FETs 1 and 2 is about 400 amperes (A) with a duration of 10 milliseconds (msec). On the other hand, the FETs 3, 4, and 6 are driving units that drive the FETs 1, 2, and 5, respectively, and use elements that are faster than the corresponding FETs 1, 2, and 5 that switch on and off.

  When FET1 and FET2 are on and FET5 is off, the output voltage and current of the battery set 102 are output from the terminal 120 as they are via the first path 131 and the third path 133. On the other hand, when the FET 5 and the FET 2 are turned on and the FET 1 is turned off, the electric power of the battery set 102 is output from the terminal 120 via the second path 132 and the third path 133. At this time, the current from the battery set 102 is limited by the resistor 115.

  An output voltage detection circuit 70 is provided between the plus terminal 120 and the microcomputer 103. The output voltage detection circuit 70 detects the voltage of the third path 133 and outputs the detected voltage to the microcomputer 103.

  A low-side output path 136 is provided between the low side of the battery set 102 (the negative side of the battery set 102) and the terminal 121. In the low-side output path 136, low-side cutoff circuits 109A and 109B including n-channel FETs 7 and 14 are provided via a shunt resistor 122. The low side cutoff circuit 109A cuts off the current during charging, and the loader side cutoff circuit 109B cuts off the current during discharging. Assuming that a large current flows through FET7 and FET14, those having a large allowable peak current are used as in the case of FET1 and FET2. Here, it is preferable that the FETs 7 and 14 are elements different from those of the FETs 1 and 2 in characteristics with respect to the allowable peak current and the like. The voltage applied to the third path on the plus terminal 120 side is divided by the resistors 141 and 142, and the voltage B with respect to the reference (ground) potential B2 is supplied to the gates of the FETs 7 and 14 via the resistors. The ground (reference) potential G2 at which the low-side cutoff circuit 109A is grounded is different from the reference potential G1. The reference potential G1 is the same as the reference potential G3 below the shunt resistor. Thus, by separating the reference potentials of the microcomputer 103 and the low-side cutoff circuit 109A, the source potentials of the FETs 7 and 14 and the reference potential of the microcomputer 103 are stably stabilized regardless of whether the FETs 7 and 14 are on or off. It becomes possible to do.

  The photocoupler 110A optically connects the port P9A and the low-side cutoff circuit 109A. The high and low signals from the microcomputer 103 switch the FET 7 on and off via the photocoupler 110 </ b> A, and switch the supply and cut-off of power from the battery set 102. By using the photocoupler 110 </ b> A, it is possible to switch between supply and interruption of power of the battery set 102 while electrically separating the microcomputer 103 and the FET 7. Similarly, the photocoupler 110B optically connects the port P9B and the low-side cutoff circuit 109B. The high and low signals from the microcomputer 103 are used to switch the FET 14 on and off via the photocoupler 110 </ b> B, and to switch the supply and cut-off of power to the battery set 102. By using the photocoupler 110B, it is possible to switch between supply and interruption of power of the battery set 102 while electrically separating the microcomputer 103 and the FET 14. The photocouplers 110A and 110B are provided for signal transmission between the microcomputer 103 and the FETs 7 and 14 having different reference potentials G1 and G2, and any alternative means such as an electromagnetic relay or a transformer can be adopted. Is possible.

  A short current detection circuit 119 is provided on the low side of the battery set 102. The short current detection circuit 119 detects a short circuit between the terminals 120 and 121 by detecting whether the output current is a predetermined value or more. In the present embodiment, the detected short signal is input to the port P8 of the microcomputer 103, and the microcomputer 103 blocks the FETs 1 and 14 based on the signal. A configuration may be adopted in which a short signal is input to the microcomputer 103, or instead of the input, a latch circuit that holds the signal is provided, and a drive circuit that shuts off the FETs 1 and 14 is provided by the latch circuit.

  The positive voltage Vdd of the battery set 102 is supplied to the microcomputer 103 via the switch circuit 140 and the step-down circuit 117. The switch circuit 140 includes a switch 141, an FET 10, and an FET 11. The FET 11 is connected to the port P3 and the FET 10. The switch 141 is a switch that can be switched by the user. When the switch 141 is turned on, the voltage Vdd is applied to the FET 11 via the resistor, and the FET 11 and FET 10 are turned on, whereby the voltage Vdd is applied to the step-down circuit 117. The step-down circuit 117 applies a voltage obtained by stepping down the voltage Vdd to the microcomputer 103. In this embodiment, as an example, the voltage Vdd is 5V. As a result, the microcomputer 103 is activated.

  A thermal protector 230 is provided between the source and drain of the FET 10. The thermal protector 230 is switched on and off depending on its own temperature. In this embodiment, the temperature is turned on when the temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature (100 ° C. as an example), and is turned off when the temperature is lower than the predetermined temperature. In the present embodiment, the thermal protector 230 is provided in the vicinity of the battery set 102 and monitors the temperature of the battery set 102. Since the FET 10 is not driven and the charger is not connected, the microcomputer 103 If the temperature of the battery set 102 rises even if the battery is in a resting state, the thermal protector 230 is turned on, and power is supplied to the microcomputer 103 and the connection circuit of the voltage A. The thermal protector 230 may be provided with a notification device such as a speaker, or may be configured to notify the user that the temperature is rising by the notification device when the thermal protector 230 is turned on.

  A charging path 135 is provided between the plus terminal 120 and the step-down circuit 117. When the charger 300 is connected to the battery pack 100, the voltage from the charger 300 is applied to the step-down circuit 117 via the charging path 135. The voltage from the charger 300 is stepped down by the step-down circuit 117 and applied to the microcomputer 103. As a result, the microcomputer 103 is activated. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the voltage input to the step-down circuit 117 is A.

  The battery protection IC 104 is not less than a predetermined upper limit voltage value in normal use of each secondary battery cell (hereinafter referred to as “overcharge voltage” for convenience) and not more than a predetermined lower limit voltage value in normal use (hereinafter, For convenience, this is called “overdischarge voltage”). The protection circuit IC104 includes ports P11 to P13. The battery protection IC 104 can be switched between a normal mode and a standby mode, and monitors overcharge (overvoltage) and overdischarge of each secondary battery cell in the normal mode. In the standby mode, the battery protection IC 104 does not monitor overcharge (overvoltage) and overdischarge of each secondary battery cell. In the standby mode, the battery protection IC 104 does not consume power at all, or is much smaller than the power consumption in the normal mode and even when a secondary battery cell having an overdischarge voltage or less is connected to the secondary battery. The power consumption is such that there is no influence, that is, power consumption is negligible. In this embodiment, the battery protection IC 104 is in a normal mode when a high signal is input to the port P13, and is in a standby mode when a low signal is input.

  The overcharge signal transmission circuit 111 is composed of an FET 12 and is provided between the port P11 and the port P6. When the battery protection IC 104 determines that one of the secondary batteries 102 is equal to or higher than the predetermined upper limit voltage value, a high signal is sent from the port P11 to the overcharge signal sending circuit 111, and the FET 12 is turned on in the overdischarge sending circuit 111. As a result, a low signal as an overcharge signal is sent to the port P6.

  An overcharge signal cutoff circuit 210 is provided between the gate of the FET 12 and the port P11. The overcharge signal cutoff circuit 210 includes an FET 18, an FET 16, and a resistor 16R and a capacitor 16C that constitute the RC circuit 16 provided between the gate and source of the FET 16. A voltage A is applied to the FET 16. Therefore, when the voltage A becomes zero, the FET 16 and the FET 14 are turned off, and the path between the port P11 and the ground is cut off, so that the circuit does not consume power.

  The overdischarge signal transmission circuit 112 is composed of an FET 13 and is provided between the port P12 and the port P7. When the battery protection IC 104 determines that one of the secondary batteries 102 is equal to or lower than a predetermined lower limit voltage value, a high signal is sent from the port P12 to the overcharge sending circuit 112, and the FET 13 is turned on in the overdischarge sending circuit 112. As a result, a low signal as an overdischarge signal is sent to the port P7.

  An overdischarge signal cutoff circuit 220 is provided between the gate of the FET 13 and the port P12. The overdischarge signal cutoff circuit 220 includes an FET 15, an FET 17, and a resistor 17R and a capacitor 17C that constitute an RC circuit 17 provided between the gate and the source of the FET 17. A voltage A is applied to the FET 15. Therefore, when the voltage A decreases, the FET 15 and the FET 15 are turned off, and the path between the port P12 and the ground is interrupted, so that the circuit does not consume power.

  The switching circuit 150 switches the battery protection IC 104 between the normal mode and the standby mode. The switching circuit 150 includes FET8 and FET9. When the switch SW is pressed, the battery temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature for some reason, the thermal protector 230 is turned on, or the charging voltage from the charger is applied to the step-down circuit 117 via the charging path 135. Sometimes, voltage A is applied to FET 9 via a resistor, resulting in FET 8 turning on. As a result, a high signal is sent from the switching circuit 150 to the battery protection IC 104, the battery protection IC 104 enters the normal mode, and overcharge and overcharge of the secondary battery 102 are monitored. On the other hand, when a low signal is sent to the port P13 of the switching circuit 150, the battery protection IC 104 enters the standby mode. In the standby mode, the battery protection IC 104 does not monitor overdischarge and overcharge of the secondary battery 102 and does not consume power or enters an ultra-low power consumption state as described above. However, the port P11 and the port P12 are maintained in a high signal state as an example as a state of warning of overcharge and overdischarge. As another example, the normal state may be a high signal state, and the non-normal state such as overcharge or overdischarge may be a low signal or no signal state.

  When the switch 141 is turned off, when power is consumed by the electric tool 200 or the like and the battery voltage is reduced, or when the connection with the charger 300 is released during charging and the battery voltage is not sufficiently high, the voltage Since A becomes low and the gate of FET 9 becomes low, FET 9 is turned off. At this time, the battery protection IC 104 is in a standby mode. In addition, as the voltage A decreases, the cutoff circuits 210 and 220 cut off the connection between the port P11 and the ground and the connection between the P port 12 and the ground, respectively. As a result, P11 and P12 are in a state in which the current from the ports P11 and P12 is cut off while maintaining a state (high state) indicating overvoltage and overdischarge. There is no power consumption between the port P11 and the ground and between the port 12 and the ground. Thereby, the power consumption of the power supply device 100 can be reduced. Also, for example, when the thermal protector 230 detects a high temperature and is turned on, when the microcomputer 103 is activated at the time of abnormal start-up and the cutoff circuits 210 and 220 are energized by the voltage A, the battery is immediately overcharged from P11 and P12. Signal and overdischarge signal are output. Thereby, at the time of abnormality, the microcomputer 103 can receive an overcharge signal and an overdischarge signal, and can interrupt the output from the battery set 102 using the FETs 1, 2, 7, and 14.

  Note that immediately after the voltage A is applied to the FETs 16 and 17, the FETs 16 and 17 are not turned on for a predetermined time according to the time constant of the RC circuits 16 and 17. In other words, the time when the battery protection IC 104 starts after the voltage A becomes high is shorter than the time when the FETs 14 and 15 turn on after the voltage A becomes high. During this period (the time when the FETs 14 and 15 are turned on after the voltage A becomes high), the battery protection IC 104 is activated, and it is confirmed that there is no abnormality in the battery set 102. If there is no abnormality in the battery set 102, the ports P11 and P12 are changed to a low state. This prevents the battery protection IC 104 from erroneously sending an overcharge signal and an overdischarge signal to the microcomputer 103 before confirming that the battery set 102 is normal. For this reason, although the battery set 102 is normal, the microcomputer 103 can be determined to be abnormal in the battery set and can be prevented from malfunctioning.

  Battery voltage detection circuit 160 detects the voltage of battery set 102 and outputs the detection result to port P 6 of microcomputer 103.

  When the battery pack 100 outputs power to the power tool 200, the output voltage detection circuit 70 detects a voltage greater than a predetermined voltage, or when the battery set 102 outputs power, an overdischarge signal is output from the battery protection IC. In this case, when the short current detection circuit detects a short circuit, the microcomputer 103 turns off the FET1, FET2, FET9, and FET14, in particular, the FET1 and 14, and interrupts the supply of power.

  In addition, when an overcharge signal is output from the battery protection IC 104 while the battery set 102 is being charged, the microcomputer 103 turns off the FET1, FET2, FET7, and FET14, particularly FET2 and FET7, and performs charging. Cut off.

  According to the power supply device 100 of the present embodiment described above, when the battery protection IC 104 is in the standby mode, the cutoff circuits 210 and 220 respectively connect the port P11 and the ground and the P port 12 and the ground. Cut off. Thereby, P11 and P12 are in a state where the current from the ports P11 and P12 is cut off while maintaining a state (high state) indicating an overvoltage and overdischarge warning. Power consumption between the port P11 and the ground and power consumption between the port 12 and the ground are eliminated. Thereby, the power consumption of the power supply device 100 can be reduced. In addition, when the battery protection IC 104 is in the standby mode, it is in a state of indicating an overvoltage and overdischarge warning. Therefore, charging or discharging is not performed unless the battery protection IC 104 actively releases the warning.

102 battery set 103 microcomputer 104 protection circuit 105 first path cutoff circuit 106 second path cutoff circuit 107 third path cutoff circuit 109 low side cutoff circuit 210 overcharge signal cutoff circuit 220 overdischarge signal cutoff circuit

Claims (7)

A battery set formed by connecting a plurality of secondary battery cells;
A connecting portion connected to at least one of the power tool or the battery connecting means of the charging device;
The voltage of at least one of the plurality of secondary battery cells is monitored, and a signal is output when the voltage value or current value of the battery set is within a predetermined numerical range or outside the numerical range. Monitoring means for outputting to the outside;
A blocking means for blocking output of current from a port that outputs a signal of the monitoring means;
The monitoring means has a monitoring mode and a standby mode,
In the monitoring mode, the monitoring means monitors at least one voltage of the plurality of secondary battery cells, and in the standby mode, shuts off an internal circuit for monitoring the voltage of the plurality of secondary battery cells,
The power supply device used for an electric tool, wherein the shut-off means shuts off the output of the port when the monitoring means is in a standby mode. The monitoring means includes
When the connecting part is connected to the charging device,
When the power supply is activated by the user,
When the connecting part is connected to the power tool,
Alternatively, when the charging device or the power tool is started after being connected to the charging device or the power tool,
The power supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the standby mode is shifted to the monitoring mode.   3. The power supply device according to claim 1, wherein when the monitoring unit is in the standby mode, the same signal as the signal is output from the port. 4. When the monitoring unit shifts from the standby mode to the monitoring mode, the blocking unit releases the blocking of the output from the port,
The time for the monitoring unit to shift from the standby mode to the monitoring mode is shorter than the time for the blocking unit to release the blocking of the output. Power supply. It further has temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature inside the power supply device,
The temperature detection means supplies power to the control means and shifts the monitoring means to the monitoring mode when the monitoring means is in the standby mode and detects a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. The power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply device is a power supply device.   6. The power supply device according to claim 5, further comprising notification means for notifying a user when the temperature detection means detects a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature.   The monitoring means, in the monitoring mode, when at least one voltage of the plurality of secondary battery cells is higher than a predetermined first voltage value, or a value lower than the first voltage value, 2. A signal is output when the voltage value is lower than a predetermined second voltage value, or when the current value output from the battery set is larger than a predetermined current value. The power supply apparatus as described in any one of thru | or 6.

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