Battery pack
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1. A battery pack comprising:
- a battery for supplying power to a starter motor of a vehicle;
an engine management unit for controlling an engine of the vehicle; and
a battery management unit for monitoring a condition of the battery, wherein the battery management unit is configured to generate a control signal when a stability condition requirement for the battery is not satisfied and to detect a response of the engine management unit to the control signal, and to block the supply of power from the battery to the starter motor when no response from the engine management unit is detected after a period of time.
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Abstract
A battery pack includes a battery for supplying power to a starter motor of a vehicle, and a battery management unit for monitoring a condition of the battery, and for blocking the supply of power from the battery to the starter motor when a stability condition requirement for the battery is not satisfied.
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19 Claims
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1. A battery pack comprising:
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a battery for supplying power to a starter motor of a vehicle; an engine management unit for controlling an engine of the vehicle; and a battery management unit for monitoring a condition of the battery, wherein the battery management unit is configured to generate a control signal when a stability condition requirement for the battery is not satisfied and to detect a response of the engine management unit to the control signal, and to block the supply of power from the battery to the starter motor when no response from the engine management unit is detected after a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A battery pack control method comprising:
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monitoring a condition of a battery by a battery management unit; generating a control signal when a stability condition requirement for the battery is not satisfied; transmitting the control signal to an engine management unit; detecting a response of the engine management unit to the control signal; and blocking power supplied from the battery to a starter motor of a vehicle when no response of the engine management unit is detected after a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A battery pack comprising:
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a battery for supplying power to a starter motor of a vehicle; and a battery management unit for monitoring a condition of the battery and for communicating with an engine management unit for controlling starting of an Idle Stop &
Go (ISG) mode of the vehicle, wherein the battery management unit is configured to;transmit a control signal to the engine management unit based on the condition of the battery, the control signal being for preventing starting of the ISG mode or for terminating the ISG mode, detect a response of the engine management unit to the control signal, and block the supply of power from the battery to the starter motor of the vehicle when there is no response from the engine management unit after a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery pack control method comprising:
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monitoring a condition of a battery by a battery management unit; generating a control signal when a stability condition requirement for the battery is not satisfied, to prevent starting of an Idle Stop &
Go (ISG) mode or to terminate the ISG mode;transmitting the control signal to an engine management unit; detecting a response of the engine management unit to the control signal; and blocking supply of power from the battery to a starter motor of a vehicle when the engine management unit does not respond within a period of time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A battery pack comprising:
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a battery for supplying power to a starter motor of a vehicle; and a battery management unit for monitoring a condition of the battery, and for generating a control signal when a stability condition requirement for the battery is not satisfied, the control signal being for preventing starting of an Idle Stop &
Go (ISG) mode or for terminating the ISG mode, wherein the battery management unit is configured to detect the starting of the ISG mode or the terminating of the ISG mode in response to the control signal, and to block the supplying of power to the starter motor when the starting of the ISG mode or the terminating of the ISG mode is not detected after a period of time.
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19. A battery pack control method comprising:
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monitoring a condition of a battery by a battery management unit; generating a control signal when a stability condition requirement for the battery is not satisfied, to prevent starting of an Idle Stop &
Go (ISG) mode or to terminate the ISG mode;transmitting the control signal to an engine management unit; detecting the starting of the ISG mode or the terminating of the ISG mode in response to the control signal; and blocking supply of power from the battery when the starting of the ISG mode or the terminating of the ISG mode is not detected after a period of time.
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