PROTECTIVE CIRCUITS FOR SECONDARY BATTERY PACKS
First Claim
1. A protective circuit for a secondary battery pack having a plurality of batteries, comprising:
- a sampling circuit generating pulses for selecting one or more of the batteries for inspection;
a selection circuit for receiving said pulses and selecting a battery in the battery pack;
a reference voltage source providing one or more reference levels;
a plurality of voltage comparators each receiving one of the reference levels to compare with the level of the selected battery and generating one or more compared levels;
a battery status decision circuit connected to the comparators generating control signals as a function of the compared levels; and
a battery charging/discharging control circuit for controlling the charging or discharging of the selected battery in response to the control signals.
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Abstract
This invention discloses a charging/discharging protective circuit for a secondary battery pack, having an over-charging/discharging voltage comparator, a reference voltage source and a battery status decision circuit. There is also a sampling circuit having a sequential pulse generator for generating pulses for selecting one of the batteries in the battery pack for testing purposes. The pulse generator provides M-channel gating pulses to the selection circuit of the battery under test and provides sampling pulses to the over-charging/discharging voltage comparators. The reference voltage source has a regulated output circuit. This invention uses time division inspection methods to provide a cost-effective solution for inspecting batteries in a battery pack.
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1. A protective circuit for a secondary battery pack having a plurality of batteries, comprising:
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a sampling circuit generating pulses for selecting one or more of the batteries for inspection; a selection circuit for receiving said pulses and selecting a battery in the battery pack; a reference voltage source providing one or more reference levels; a plurality of voltage comparators each receiving one of the reference levels to compare with the level of the selected battery and generating one or more compared levels; a battery status decision circuit connected to the comparators generating control signals as a function of the compared levels; and a battery charging/discharging control circuit for controlling the charging or discharging of the selected battery in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A protective circuit for a secondary battery pack having a plurality of batteries, comprising:
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a sampling circuit generating pulses for selecting one or more of the batteries for inspection, wherein the sampling circuit includes a sequential pulse generator generating pulses for inspecting selected one of the batteries at predetermined time intervals; a selection circuit receiving the pulses and for selecting a battery in the battery pack; a reference voltage source providing one or more reference levels, wherein the reference voltage source has a regulated output circuit allowing the calibration of protection thresholds; a plurality of voltage comparators each receiving one of the reference levels to compare with the level of the selected battery and generating one or more compared levels; a battery status decision circuit connected to the comparators generating control signals as a function of the compared levels; and a battery charging/discharging control circuit for controlling the charging or discharging of the selected battery in response to the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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