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Assembled battery monitoring apparatus, method for detecting wiring disconnection of assembled battery, and assembled battery system

  • US 20090295396A1
  • Filed: 05/27/2009
  • Published: 12/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembled battery monitoring device for an assembled battery in which a plurality of electric cells are connected in series, the device comprising:

  • a voltage measuring unit that detects a voltage of each electric cell by carrying out a setting operation for voltage measurement through wiring pulled from a positive terminal of each electric cell and a negative terminal of an electric cell on a lowest potential side; and

    a disconnection detecting unit that detects presence of disconnection in the wiring based on a detection voltage obtained by the setting operation for voltage measurement, whereinthe electric cells are connected respectively in parallel to auxiliary current channels each having a setting resistance value,each of the auxiliary current channels is provided with a switching device for auxiliary current channel that turns on and off electricity through the corresponding auxiliary current channel, andthe disconnection detecting unit is configured to carry out a switching operation of the switching devices for auxiliary current channel so as to prevent the switching devices that are adjacent in a potential order from being turned to the closed state at the same time, and to detect the presence of the disconnection in the wiring based on at least a detection voltage when the switching device for auxiliary current channel is turned to the closed state out of detection voltages obtained by the setting operation for voltage measurement.

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