Battery pack
First Claim
1. A battery pack having a secondary battery therein, comprising:
- one or more voltage converters;
a discharge control FET for permitting or shutting off a discharge of said secondary battery in accordance with a signal which is supplied to a gate terminal; and
a protecting circuit for controlling in such a manner that when a voltage of said secondary battery is equal to or more than a lower limit value in a rated voltage range of said secondary battery, the signal to permit the discharge is outputted to the gate terminal of said discharge control FET, wherein an output terminal of said voltage converter is connected to said gate terminal.
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Abstract
A protecting circuit monitors a voltage of a secondary battery and supplies the signal to permit a discharge to a gate terminal of a discharge control FET when the voltage is equal to or more than a lower limit value in a rated voltage range. When the discharge control FET receives this signal, it is connected and passes a discharge current. In the other cases, it shuts off the discharge current. Further, when the voltage is equal to or more than a predetermined value, a signal of a voltage of a battery voltage or more is supplied from a voltage converter to the gate terminal. When the voltage is equal to or less than an upper limit value in the rated voltage range, the protecting circuit supplies the signal to permit a charge to a gate terminal of a charge control FET. Further, when the voltage is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the voltage output from the voltage converter is supplied to the gate terminal. A battery pack in which by applying the voltage of the battery voltage or more to the gate terminal, the discharge control FET and the charge control FET are controlled and an energy loss is suppressed to the minimum is provided.
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14 Claims
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1. A battery pack having a secondary battery therein, comprising:
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one or more voltage converters;
a discharge control FET for permitting or shutting off a discharge of said secondary battery in accordance with a signal which is supplied to a gate terminal; and
a protecting circuit for controlling in such a manner that when a voltage of said secondary battery is equal to or more than a lower limit value in a rated voltage range of said secondary battery, the signal to permit the discharge is outputted to the gate terminal of said discharge control FET, wherein an output terminal of said voltage converter is connected to said gate terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8)
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3. A battery pack having a secondary battery therein, comprising:
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one or more voltage converters;
a discharge control FET for permitting or shutting off a discharge of said secondary battery in accordance with a signal which is supplied to a gate terminal;
a charge control FET for permitting or shutting off a charge of said secondary battery in accordance with a signal which is supplied to a gate terminal; and
a protecting circuit for controlling in such a manner that when a voltage of said secondary battery is equal to or more than a lower limit value in a rated voltage range of said secondary battery, the signal to permit the discharge is outputted to the gate terminal of said discharge control FET, and when the voltage of said secondary battery is equal to or less than an upper limit value in the rated voltage range of said secondary battery, the signal to permit the charge is outputted to the gate terminal of said charge control FET, wherein an output terminal of said voltage converter is connected to at least either the gate terminal of said discharge control FET or the gate terminal of said charge control FET. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A battery pack having a secondary battery therein, comprising:
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one or more voltage converters;
a discharge control FET for permitting or shutting off a discharge of said secondary battery in accordance with a signal which is supplied to a gate terminal;
a charge control FET for permitting or shutting off a charge of said secondary battery in accordance with a signal which is supplied to a gate terminal;
a voltage comparator for comparing an output voltage of said voltage converter with a voltage of said secondary battery and outputting a result of the comparison as a voltage comparison signal;
a first switch for the discharge control FET for controlling the supply of the signal of the voltage of said secondary battery to the gate terminal of said discharge control FET;
a second switch for the discharge control FET for controlling the supply of the signal of the output voltage of said voltage converter to the gate terminal of said discharge control FET;
a first switch for the charge control FET for controlling the supply of the signal of the voltage of said secondary battery to the gate terminal of said charge control FET;
a second switch for the charge control FET for controlling the supply of the signal of the output voltage of said voltage converter to the gate terminal of said charge control FET; and
a protecting circuit for controlling in such a manner that when the voltage of said secondary battery is equal to or more than a lower limit value in a rated voltage range of said secondary battery, the signal to permit the discharge is outputted to the gate terminal of said discharge control FET, and when the voltage of said secondary battery is equal to or less than an upper limit value in the rated voltage range of said secondary battery, the signal to permit the charge is outputted to the gate terminal of said charge control FET, wherein said protecting circuit receives the voltage comparison signal from said voltage comparator and controls opening/closure of each of said first switch for the discharge control FET, said second switch for the discharge control FET, said first switch for the charge control FET, and said second switch for the charge control FET so as to output the signal to permit the discharge or the signal to permit the charge by using the higher one of the output voltage of said voltage converter and the voltage of said secondary battery. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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