SECONDARY BATTERY PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND BATTERY DEVICE

• US 20160094068A1
• Filed: 09/23/2015
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SII Semiconductor Corporation (MinebeaMitsumi Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: MAETANI, Fumihiko
• Application Number:
  US14/862,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20160094068A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00302 Overcharge protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00304 Overcurrent protection
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0031 using battery or load disconnect circuits H02J9/002 takes precedence

Abstract

To realize an overcharge detection device capable of bring about a state of reducing current consumption thereof except for when a lithium ion secondary battery becomes overcharged, and provide a secondary battery protection circuit and a battery device low in power consumption and safe. There is provided a secondary battery protection circuit which is provided with a second detection circuit having a detection voltage threshold identical to or lower than a detection voltage threshold of an overcharge detection circuit and reduces current consumption of the overcharge detection device when the voltage of the secondary battery is less than the detection voltage threshold of the second detection circuit.

Claims

1. A secondary battery protection circuit comprising:

an overcharge detection device having an overcharge detection circuit and configured to detect overcharging of a secondary battery; and

a charge breaking element configured to interrupt charging to the secondary battery when the overcharging is detected,

the overcharge detection device having a second detection circuit,

the second detection circuit having a detection voltage threshold being identical to a detection voltage threshold of the overcharge detection circuit or in the vicinity of not greater than the detection voltage threshold of the overcharge detection circuit, and

the secondary battery protection circuit being configured to reduce current consumption of the overcharge detection device when a voltage of the secondary battery is less than the detection voltage threshold of the second detection circuit.

2. The secondary battery protection circuit according to claim 1, wherein the charge breaking element comprises a fuse element, a heating resistor, and a control switch, and

wherein the overcharging is detected, the control switch causes a current to flow in the heating resistor to thereby blow out the fuse element and interrupt the charging to the secondary battery.

3. The secondary battery protection circuit according to claim 1, wherein the charge breaking element is an FET, and

wherein when the overcharging is detected, the FET is turned OFF to interrupt the charging to the secondary battery.

4. A battery device comprising a secondary battery protection circuit according to claim 1.