Power source apparatus and vehicle equipped with the power source apparatus

Abstract

The power source apparatus is provided with a plurality of battery blocks 1 having high-voltage battery assemblies 2 with chargeable batteries 11 connected together, voltage detection circuitry 4 to detect voltage via detection lines 17 connected to the batteries 11 that make up the high-voltage battery assemblies 2, and central processing units (CPUs) 5 to compute battery 11 state from the voltages detected by the voltage detection circuitry 4 and to issue battery 11 state signals to externally connected electrical equipment. Battery blocks 1 are main battery blocks 1A with CPUs 5 installed, and sub-battery blocks 1B connected to the main battery blocks 1A via connecting lines 9 and having no CPUs 5. The main battery block 1A detects the voltages of batteries 11 that make up a high-voltage battery assembly 2 in the sub-battery block(s) 1B.

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