Apparatus and method for switch control, and voltage measuring device

• US 20050206364A1
• Filed: 03/03/2005
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Kohichi, Ishikawa, Satoshi
• Application Number:
  US11/069,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20050206364A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/103.P
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/16542 for batteries charge condition monitoring in G01R31/36
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/396 Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery

Abstract

A voltage-measuring device includes a capacitor for being connected sequentially to each of a plurality of unit cells connected in series to each other composing a battery pack. Further, the voltage-measuring device includes a plurality of switches for connecting sequentially the unit cells to the capacitor. The capacitor is charged by one of the unit cells, and reflects a voltage of the one of the unit cells. A logic circuit firstly turns one of two switches provided between the capacitor and a voltmeter, and then secondly turns the other switch on for connecting the voltmeter to the capacitor. The voltmeter measures a voltage across the capacitor when the other switch of the two switches is secondly turned on.

Claims

1. A switch control apparatus for checking voltages of a plurality of unit cells composing a battery pack, said switch control apparatus comprising:

a capacitor for being sequentially connected to the unit cells;

a voltmeter for measuring a voltage across the capacitor; and

two switches respectively provided between terminals of the capacitor and terminals of the voltmeter,

whereby either one of the two switches is firstly turned on, and then the other switch is secondly turned on.

2. A switch control method for controlling two switches respectively provided between each of terminals of a capacitor sequentially connected to a plurality of unit cells composing a battery pack for checking voltages of the unit cells, and a voltmeter for measuring a voltage across the capacitor, said method comprising the steps of:

firstly turning either one of the two switches on; and

secondly turning the other switch on.

3. A voltage-measuring device comprising:

a capacitor for being sequentially connected to a plurality of unit cells composing a battery pack;

a voltmeter for measuring a voltage across the capacitor;

two switches respectively provided between each of terminals of the capacitor and the voltmeter; and

a switch controller for controlling the two switches,

whereby any one of the two switches is firstly turned on, and then the other switch is secondly turned on,

whereby the voltmeter measures the voltage across the capacitor when the other switch is secondly turned on.

4. The voltage-measuring device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a filter being provided between the terminal of the capacitor connected to the switch to be firstly turned on and a ground of the voltmeter.

5. The voltage-measuring device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a filter being provided between the terminal of the voltmeter connected to the switch to be firstly turned on and a ground of the voltmeter.