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MODULAR BATTERY CELL ARCHITECTURE AND CONTROL METHOD

  • US 20150372515A1
  • Filed: 06/20/2014
  • Published: 12/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • arranging a battery pack with multiple cells, the cells arranged in a parallel configuration with each cell electrically connected in series to a current sensor, including a first cell in communication with a first current sensor and a second cell in communication with a second current sensor;

    each respective current sensor measuring current at an associated cell, including the first current sensor measuring current through the first cell and the second current sensor measuring current through the second cell; and

    controlling current flow in each individual cell within the pack responsive to the current sensed at the individual cell, including balancing current flow in each cell in the pack.

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