Power supply apparatus and controlling method of the same
First Claim
1. A power supply comprising:
- a power supply circuit configured to receive a first power from an external power source, to receive a battery power, and to output a second power comprising at least one of the first power or the battery power to an external load;
a battery pack coupled to the power supply circuit, the battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries, which are arranged into a plurality of battery groups comprising a first battery group and a second battery group, and configured to provide the battery power; and
a controller configured to control the power supply circuit and the battery pack according to at least one of a status of the external power source, a status of the external load, a status of the first battery group, or a status of the second battery group,wherein the battery pack is configured to selectively supply a power of the first battery group or a power of the second battery group as the battery power to the power supply circuit according to at least one of a status of the external power source, a status of the external load, a status of the first battery group, or a status of the second battery group,wherein the battery pack further comprises a battery management system configured to control charging and discharging of each of the first battery group and the second battery group according to a battery control signal from the controller,wherein the power supply circuit comprises;
an input terminal configured to receive the first power;
an output terminal configured to output the second power;
a first power converter coupled between the input terminal and a first node, and configured to convert the first power to a converted first power having a voltage suitable for charging the batteries, and to output the converted first power to the first node; and
a second power converter coupled between the first node and the output terminal, and configured to convert the converted first power or the battery power to the second power having a voltage suitable for use by the external load, and to output the second power to the output terminal, andwherein the first battery group and the second battery group are selectively electrically coupled to the first node.
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Abstract
A power supply including: a power supply circuit for receiving an external power and a battery power, and for outputting a power including at least one of the external power or the battery power to a load; and a battery pack coupled to the power supply circuit, the battery pack including a plurality of batteries, which are arranged into a plurality of battery groups including a first battery group and a second battery group, and configured to provide the battery power. Where, the battery pack is configured to selectively supply a power of the first battery group or a power of the second battery group as the battery power to the power supply circuit according to at least one of a status of the external power, a status of the load, a status of the first battery group, or a status of the second battery group.
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1. A power supply comprising:
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a power supply circuit configured to receive a first power from an external power source, to receive a battery power, and to output a second power comprising at least one of the first power or the battery power to an external load; a battery pack coupled to the power supply circuit, the battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries, which are arranged into a plurality of battery groups comprising a first battery group and a second battery group, and configured to provide the battery power; and a controller configured to control the power supply circuit and the battery pack according to at least one of a status of the external power source, a status of the external load, a status of the first battery group, or a status of the second battery group, wherein the battery pack is configured to selectively supply a power of the first battery group or a power of the second battery group as the battery power to the power supply circuit according to at least one of a status of the external power source, a status of the external load, a status of the first battery group, or a status of the second battery group, wherein the battery pack further comprises a battery management system configured to control charging and discharging of each of the first battery group and the second battery group according to a battery control signal from the controller, wherein the power supply circuit comprises; an input terminal configured to receive the first power; an output terminal configured to output the second power; a first power converter coupled between the input terminal and a first node, and configured to convert the first power to a converted first power having a voltage suitable for charging the batteries, and to output the converted first power to the first node; and a second power converter coupled between the first node and the output terminal, and configured to convert the converted first power or the battery power to the second power having a voltage suitable for use by the external load, and to output the second power to the output terminal, and wherein the first battery group and the second battery group are selectively electrically coupled to the first node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery pack for supplying power to an external device comprising:
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a plurality of batteries, which are arranged into a plurality of battery groups; and a battery management system configured to; monitor a status of each of the battery groups, each status comprising at least one of a state of charge (SOC), a discharge number, or a temperature of a corresponding one of the battery groups; monitor a status of the external device; select at least one of the battery groups from among the battery groups to discharge its power to the external device according to the status of each of the battery groups and the status of the external device; control the remaining battery groups that were not selected to operate in a stand-by mode; compare the discharge numbers of the battery groups to each other; and when the discharge number of one of the battery groups is the lowest among the discharge numbers of all of the battery groups, select the one of the battery groups to discharge its power to the external device, and operate all other ones of the battery groups in a stand-by mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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