US Patent 10013678 Battery secondary use management system

A battery secondary use management system for managing a secondary use destination of a battery in use by using information of the battery includes an expired use time prediction unit configured to obtain estimated degradation information of the battery in use and predict an expired use time of the battery in use on the basis of the estimated degradation information which is acquired, and a secondary use destination determining unit configured to determine in advance the secondary use destination of the battery in use before expiration of use on the basis of the expiration-of-use date which is predicted.