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This paper proposes a decentralized charging control method of a battery energy storage system (BESS) that can prevent the over-capacity of a pole transformer in low-voltage (LV) distribution systems due to reverse power flow from the photovoltaic generation system. The distribution system operator provides the charging parameters defined as the relationship between the state-of-charge (SoC) and the charging threshold determined by using only the LV-distribution system configuration and the demand-side information to customers. Each BESS charges the power according to the provided parameters. A high charging amount can be maintained by automatically changing the charging mode based on the change in SoC. Results of the numerical simulation demonstrate that the proposed method can prevent the over-capacity of PTr and maintain the high charging amount of a BESS in LV-distribution systems. Further, the maximum power flow at the distribution substation and the distribution losses in MV-distribution system can be reduced.