US 12,455,324 B2
System to support reuse of secondary battery, server used therein, and method
Makoto Kakuchi, Toyota (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,939.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-043081 (JP), filed on Mar. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0296689 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G01R 31/385 (2019.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01)
CPC G01R 31/392 (2019.01) [G01R 31/367 (2019.01); G01R 31/385 (2019.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system to support reuse of a mounted secondary battery mounted on a vehicle, the system comprising:
at least one processor, wherein:
the at least one processor is configured to
acquire supply time information on supply time of a used secondary battery that will be removed from the vehicle and first battery performance information on battery performance of the mounted secondary battery mounted on the vehicle,
generate supply information on supply of the used secondary battery, including battery performance of the used secondary battery at the supply time, in accordance with the supply time information and the first battery performance information,
acquire demand information on demand for a reuse secondary battery, including battery performance of the reuse secondary battery that will be needed at demand time of the reuse secondary battery from a secondary battery reuse user,
perform a comparison of the supply information and the demand information,
make a reuse plan to allocate the used secondary battery to the reuse secondary battery for the secondary battery reuse user to reuse based on the comparison,
determine an excess or shortage of supply and demand at each of a plurality of time periods based on the comparison, and
update the reuse plan based on the determined excess or shortage of supply and demand.