摘要 |
<p>A battery apparatus (100) includes a row battery group including a plurality of series-connected row batteries (50a to 50c) including one or more battery cells; a plurality of battery management sections (10a to 10c), corresponding to the individual row batteries (50a to 50c), for managing the battery statuses of the corresponding row batteries (50a to 50c); a central management section (20) for granting unique identification information to the individual battery management sections (10a to 10c) and acquiring information about the battery statuses of the row batteries (50a to 50c) from the respective battery management sections (10a to 10c) for management; second communication lines (40) with which the plurality of battery management sections (10a to 10c) are daisy-chained; a first communication line (30) with which, of the plurality of battery management sections (10a to 10c), the battery management section (10a to 10c) located at one end is connected to the central management section (20); and a plurality of connection switching sections (60a to 60c), provided in the individual second communication lines (40) between the battery management sections, for switching the connection and disconnection between the battery management sections.</p> |