VEHICULAR BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING SWITCH DEVICE
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1. A battery system for a vehicle, the battery system comprising:
- a battery pack including a plurality of batteries; and
a switch device including a plurality of switches, wherein the switches are electrically coupled to each of the batteries of the battery pack and are operable to control each of the batteries of the battery pack.
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Abstract
A battery system for a vehicle may include a battery pack and a switch device. The battery pack may include a plurality of batteries for providing power to devices in the vehicle. The switch device includes a plurality of switches that are electrically coupled to each of the batteries of the battery pack. The switches are operable to control each of the batteries of the battery pack. For example, two or more batteries of the battery pack may be coupled in series or in parallel, and/or a single battery may be controlled independently from the other batteries.
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18 Claims
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1. A battery system for a vehicle, the battery system comprising:
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a battery pack including a plurality of batteries; and a switch device including a plurality of switches, wherein the switches are electrically coupled to each of the batteries of the battery pack and are operable to control each of the batteries of the battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle system comprising:
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a first subsystem operating a first device; a second subsystem operating a second device; a battery pack including a plurality of batteries; and a switch device coupled to the first device and a second device and including a plurality of switches, wherein the switches are electrically coupled to each of the batteries of the battery pack and are operable to connect two or more batteries of the battery pack in series or in parallel, and the switch device electrically couples the first device to a first battery set and the second device to a second battery set different from the first battery set, the first battery set and the second battery set are one or more batteries from among the plurality of batteries of the battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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