Abstract: A charge control method for an alkaline storage battery includes determining whether or not a temperature T of a battery is less than 0° C.; if the temperature T is equal to or higher than 0° C., determining whether or not the battery has been considered to be charged to a maximum capacity that can be stored in the battery; if the battery has not been considered to be charged to the maximum capacity, determining the temperature T of the battery again; if the battery has been considered to be charged to the maximum capacity, finishing the charging; if it is determined that the temperature T is less than 0° C.

Abstract: A charge control method for an alkaline storage battery includes determining whether or not a temperature T of a battery is less than 0° C.; if the temperature T is equal to or higher than 0° C., determining whether or not the battery has been considered to be charged to a maximum capacity that can be stored in the battery; if the battery has not been considered to be charged to the maximum capacity, determining the temperature T of the battery again; if the battery has been considered to be charged to the maximum capacity, finishing the charging; if it is determined that the temperature T is less than 0° C.

Abstract: The battery charging detects battery temperature and includes a temperature maintaining charging operation wherein average charging current is controlled to drive battery temperature to a holding temperature, and charging is performed while maintaining battery temperature at that holding temperature. In addition, a temperature increasing charging operation occurs prior to the temperature maintaining charging operation. The battery is charged with a current which raises battery temperature until the holding temperature is reached. When battery temperature rises to the holding temperature in the temperature increasing charging operation, charging can transition to the temperature maintaining charging operation.

Abstract: The battery charging method detects battery temperature and comprises a temperature maintaining charging step wherein average charging current is controlled to drive battery temperature to a holding temperature, and charging is performed while maintaining battery temperature at that holding temperature. In addition, a temperature increasing charging step is provided prior to the temperature maintaining charging step. The battery is charged with a current which raises battery temperature until the holding temperature is reached. When battery temperature rises to the holding temperature in the temperature increasing charging step, charging can transition to the temperature maintaining charging step.

Abstract: In a process which comprises cultivating a micro-organism having the ability to produce a biotin-vitamer in a culture medium in the presence of a biotin-vitamer precursor thereby to produce the biotin-vitamer and accumulate it in the culture medium, the improvement wherein the biotin-vitamer precursor is added to the culture medium after the microbial cells have been grown.