BATTERY MONITORING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A battery monitoring apparatus comprising:
- at least one monitoring integrated circuit (IC) that is electrically connected to a high-voltage battery formed of a plurality of cells and configured to monitor the high-voltage battery in a plurality of modes of operation; and
a low-voltage power supply circuit that can deliver power of a lower voltage than the power of the high-voltage battery to the at least one monitoring IC,wherein a power supply to the at least one monitoring IC is selected from a group of the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage power supply circuit depending on the mode of operation of the at least one monitoring IC.
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Abstract
A battery monitoring apparatus capable of reducing power consumption. At least one monitoring integrated circuit (IC) is electrically connected to a high-voltage battery formed of a plurality of cells and configured to monitor the high-voltage battery in a plurality of modes of operation. A low-voltage power supply circuit can deliver power of a lower voltage than the power of the high-voltage battery to the at least one monitoring IC. A power supply to the at least one monitoring IC is selected from a group of the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage power supply circuit depending on the mode of operation the at least one monitoring IC.
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1. A battery monitoring apparatus comprising:
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at least one monitoring integrated circuit (IC) that is electrically connected to a high-voltage battery formed of a plurality of cells and configured to monitor the high-voltage battery in a plurality of modes of operation; and a low-voltage power supply circuit that can deliver power of a lower voltage than the power of the high-voltage battery to the at least one monitoring IC, wherein a power supply to the at least one monitoring IC is selected from a group of the high-voltage battery and the low-voltage power supply circuit depending on the mode of operation of the at least one monitoring IC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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