METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BATTERY PROTECTION
First Claim
1. A battery pack, comprising:
- a housing;
a plurality of terminals to electrically connect to an electrical device, the battery pack supportable by the electrical device, the plurality of terminals including a sense terminal;
a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, each of the plurality of battery cells being individually tapped and having an individual state of charge; and
a controller operable to monitor a characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells and to communicate the monitored characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells to the electrical device via the sense terminal.
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Abstract
A battery pack. The battery pack includes a housing, a plurality of terminals, a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, and a controller. The plurality of terminals electrically connect to an electrical device. The electrical device is able to support the battery pack. Each of the plurality of battery cells are individually tapped and have an individual state of charge. The plurality of terminals includes a sense terminal. The controller is operable to monitor a characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells and to communicate the monitored characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells to the electrical device via the sense terminal.
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1. A battery pack, comprising:
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a housing; a plurality of terminals to electrically connect to an electrical device, the battery pack supportable by the electrical device, the plurality of terminals including a sense terminal; a plurality of lithium-based battery cells, each of the plurality of battery cells being individually tapped and having an individual state of charge; and a controller operable to monitor a characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells and to communicate the monitored characteristic of each of the plurality of battery cells to the electrical device via the sense terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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