SYSTEM FOR CHARGE AND DISCHARGE OF BATTERY PACK

• US 20120181987A1
• Filed: 01/12/2012
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Kim, Jihoon, Lee, Sangyoung
• Application Number:
  US13/349,428
• Publication Number:
  US 20120181987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/128
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00308 Overvoltage protection

Abstract

A system configured to charge and discharge a battery pack is disclosed. The system includes a battery management unit configured to receive a wake up voltage, and a wake up unit configured to apply the wake up voltage to the first port during normal operation.

Claims

1. A system configured to charge and discharge a battery pack, the system comprising:

a battery management unit comprising;

a first port configured to receive a wake up voltage, and

a second port configured to output a control voltage,

wherein the battery management unit is configured to control charging and discharging of the battery pack; and

a wake up unit configured to apply the wake up voltage to the first port, wherein the wake up unit comprises;

a first transistor comprising a control electrode, a first electrode connected to a positive terminal of the battery, and a second electrode connected to the first port of the battery management unit; and

a second transistor comprising a control electrode connected to the second port of the battery management unit, a first electrode connected to the ground, and a second electrode connected to the control electrode of the first transistor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control voltage is a constant voltage having a predetermined level.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first resistor connected between the first electrode and the control electrode of the first transistor.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a second resistor connected between the control electrode of the first transistor and the second electrode of the second transistor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first transistor comprises a p-type metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and the second transistor comprises an n-type MOSFET.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the wake up voltage applied by the wake up unit is greater than a wake up threshold.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the control voltage is periodic.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the control voltage comprises a square wave.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the wake up voltage applied by the wake up unit changes and is sometimes greater than a wake up threshold and sometimes less than the wake up threshold.

10. A system configured to charge and discharge a battery pack, the system comprising:

a battery management unit comprising;

a first port configured to receive a wake up voltage, and

a second port configured to output a control voltage,

wherein the battery management unit is configured to control charging and discharging of the battery pack; and

a wake up unit configured to apply the wake up voltage to the first port, wherein the wake up unit comprises;

a first transistor comprising a first electrode connected to the first port of the battery management unit, a second electrode connected to a positive electrode terminal of the battery, and a control electrode; and

a second transistor comprising a first electrode connected to the ground, a second electrode connected to the control electrode of the first transistor, and a control electrode connected to the second port of the battery management unit.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the control voltage is a constant voltage having a predetermined level.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising a first resistor connected between the second electrode of the first transistor and the second electrode of the second transistor.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising a second resistor connected between the control electrode of the first transistor and the second electrode of the second transistor.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising third and fourth resistors connected in series between the control electrode of the second transistor and the second port of the battery management unit.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a fifth resistor and a capacitor connected in parallel between each of connection nodes of the third and fourth resistors and the ground.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the first transistor and the second transistor comprise a bipolar junction transistor.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the wake up voltage applied by the wake up unit is greater than a wake up threshold.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the battery management unit outputs constant signals periodically through the second port.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the control voltage comprises a square wave.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the wake up voltage applied by the wake up unit changes and is sometimes greater than a wake up threshold and sometimes less than the wake up threshold.

21. A system configured to charge and discharge a battery pack, the system comprising:

a battery management unit comprising a first port configured to receive a wake up voltage, wherein the battery management unit is configured to control charging and discharging of the battery pack; and

a wake up unit configured to apply the wake up voltage to the first port, wherein the wake up unit comprises a diode connected between a positive electrode terminal of the battery and the first port.

22. A system configured to charge and discharge a battery pack, the system comprising:

a battery management unit comprising;

a first port configured to receive a wake up voltage, and

a second port configured to output a control voltage,

wherein the battery management unit is configured to control charging and discharging of the battery pack; and

a wake up unit configured to apply the wake up voltage to the first port while the system is operating,

wherein when the voltage supplied by the battery pack drops to less than a predetermined level, the battery management unit is configured to stop outputting the control voltage ant the second port, and

wherein the input of the wake up voltage causes the battery management unit to restart outputting the control voltage at the second port after the outputting of the control voltage has been stopped.