Method for monitoring a battery pack, battery with a monitoring module and a motor vehicle with a corresponding battery
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1. A method for monitoring a battery pack having at least one electrochemical cell, the method comprising:
- detecting and recording an opening of the battery pack,wherein detecting the opening includes monitoring a signal from a hardware switching inhibitor using a battery control unit, andwherein the hardware switching inhibitor comprises a high voltage interlock loop, andwherein the battery pack has a locking mechanism which is controlled by the battery control unit, andwherein the battery control unit is configured to unlock the locking mechanism based on a result of an authorization check.
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Abstract
A method is used for monitoring a battery pack to check claims under guarantee that could possibly be invalid due to incorrect opening of the battery pack. The battery pack includes at least one electrochemical cell. When the battery pack is monitored, whether the battery pack has been opened is detected and any details relating to an event of opening are recorded in a non-erasable storage medium.
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1. A method for monitoring a battery pack having at least one electrochemical cell, the method comprising:
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detecting and recording an opening of the battery pack, wherein detecting the opening includes monitoring a signal from a hardware switching inhibitor using a battery control unit, and wherein the hardware switching inhibitor comprises a high voltage interlock loop, and wherein the battery pack has a locking mechanism which is controlled by the battery control unit, and wherein the battery control unit is configured to unlock the locking mechanism based on a result of an authorization check. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A battery, comprising:
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a battery pack having at least one electrochemical cell; a high voltage interlock loop that generates a signal indicative of a state of a high voltage connection of the at least one electrochemical cell; a module configured to monitor the signal a battery pack having at least one electrochemical cell; and a battery control unit, wherein the module is configured such that an opening of the battery pack is detected and recorded in memory when the signal indicates that the high voltage connection is not connected detectable and recordable, wherein the battery pack has a locking mechanism which is controlled by the battery control unit, and wherein the battery control unit is configured to unlock the locking mechanism based on a result of an authorization check.
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6. A motor vehicle, comprising:
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an electric drive motor configured to drive the motor vehicle; and a battery connected to or connectable to the electric drive motor, the battery including; a battery pack having at least one electrochemical cell; a high voltage interlock loop that generates a signal indicative of a state of a high voltage connection of the at least one electrochemical cell; a module configured to monitor the signal a battery pack having at least one electrochemical cell; and a battery control unit, wherein the module is configured such that an opening of the battery pack is detected and recorded in memory when the signal indicates that the high voltage connection is not connected detectable and recordable, wherein the battery pack has a locking mechanism which is controlled by the battery control unit, and wherein the battery control unit is configured to unlock the locking mechanism based on a result of an authorization check.
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