ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM AND EQUALIZING METHOD

摘要

An electrical storage system includes electrical storage elements connected in series with each other and being charged or discharged; discharge circuits respectively connected in parallel with the electrical storage elements and discharging the corresponding electrical storage elements; and a controller controlling operations of the discharge circuits. The controller calculates a first SOC difference using a full charge capacity of each electrical storage element. The first SOC difference is a difference in SOC between the electrical storage elements and arises due to a difference in full charge capacity between the electrical storage elements. The controller calculates a second SOC difference that is a difference in SOC between the electrical storage elements at the moment the second SOC difference is calculated. When the second SOC difference is larger than the first SOC difference, the controller brings the second SOC difference close to the first SOC difference through a discharge with the discharge circuits.