Abstract: A charging method for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a switching step for switching the control temperature of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery from high temperature to low temperature, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode which reversibly perform intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions, and the negative electrode contains, as a negative electrode active material, a carbon material and a silicon compound. The timing of the switching step is determined by detecting that dQGr/dQ, that is, the ratio of the amount of change in a capacity QGr of the carbon material to the amount of change in a battery capacity Q, becomes larger than dQSi/dQ, that is, the ratio of the amount of change in a capacity QSi of the silicon compound to the amount of change in the battery capacity Q.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for charging a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is provided with a negative electrode containing a carbon material, the method enabling charging with high efficiency, while ensuring good cycle characteristics. A method for charging a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is a charging method for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is provided with a negative electrode which contains a carbon material as a negative electrode active material; and this method comprises a switching step wherein the control temperature of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is switched from a high temperature to a low temperature.