Battery management system with signal transmission function
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1. A battery management system, comprising:
- a control unit; and
a plurality of devices coupled to said control unit and configured for connection to a battery comprising a first battery pack and a second battery pack, said devices comprising a first device operable for assessing status of cells in said first battery pack and further comprising a second device operable for assessing status of cells in said second battery pack, wherein signal transmission between said first device and said second device is enabled using a common voltage shared by a cell in said first battery pack and a voltage regulator in said second device.
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Abstract
A battery management system can include a battery having a plurality of cells, a plurality of devices coupled to the battery, and a control unit coupled to a first device of the devices. The devices can assess the statuses of the cells. The control unit can communicate with a destination device of the devices via a default path and can communicate with the destination device via a backup path if an undesirable condition occurs in the default path.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery management system, comprising:
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a control unit; and a plurality of devices coupled to said control unit and configured for connection to a battery comprising a first battery pack and a second battery pack, said devices comprising a first device operable for assessing status of cells in said first battery pack and further comprising a second device operable for assessing status of cells in said second battery pack, wherein signal transmission between said first device and said second device is enabled using a common voltage shared by a cell in said first battery pack and a voltage regulator in said second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery management system, comprising:
a plurality of devices coupled to a battery comprising a plurality of cells, said devices operable for assessing the statuses of said cells, wherein each of said devices comprises; a monitoring block operable for outputting monitoring signals that indicate a status of a respective cell; and a bus block coupled to said monitoring block and operable for transmitting said monitoring signals through a common voltage shared by an adjacent pair of said devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for enabling communication in a battery management system, said method comprising:
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monitoring statuses of cells in a battery using a plurality of devices; outputting monitoring signals that indicate said statuses; and transmitting said monitoring signals between said devices and to a control unit using a common voltage shared by an adjacent pair of said devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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