Battery pack, apparatus having the same and method of controlling battery
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1. A battery pack-equipped apparatus comprising:
- a battery pack comprising a battery coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal, and a battery manager configured to sense a state of charge of the battery;
a load circuit connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, and configured to receive discharge power from the battery;
a power generator coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal, and configured to supply charge power to the battery; and
a controller configured to control the battery pack via a third terminal, to control the load circuit by turning on a function of the load circuit, to control the power generator to charge the battery, and to force discharging from the battery to the load circuit to make the state of charge of the battery equal to a reference value when a signal to initiate self-discharging is received from a user.
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Abstract
A battery pack includes a battery coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal and a battery manager configured to sense a state of charge of the battery; a load circuit coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal and configured to receive discharge power from the battery; a power generator coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal and configured to supply charge power to the battery; and a controller configured to control the battery pack and the power generator and to force discharging of the battery to make the state of charge of the battery equal to a reference value when a signal to initiate self-discharging is received from a user.
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1. A battery pack-equipped apparatus comprising:
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a battery pack comprising a battery coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal, and a battery manager configured to sense a state of charge of the battery; a load circuit connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, and configured to receive discharge power from the battery; a power generator coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal, and configured to supply charge power to the battery; and a controller configured to control the battery pack via a third terminal, to control the load circuit by turning on a function of the load circuit, to control the power generator to charge the battery, and to force discharging from the battery to the load circuit to make the state of charge of the battery equal to a reference value when a signal to initiate self-discharging is received from a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a battery using a controller, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal to initiate self-discharging from an external device; sensing a state of charge of the battery indicating a degree to which the battery is charged; comparing the sensed state of charge with a reference value; and performing forced discharging from the battery to a load circuit when the sensed state of charge is greater than the reference value by turning on a function of the load circuit and outputting discharge power of the battery to the load circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery pack comprising:
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a battery coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal, and configured to receive charge power and to output discharge power; a discharge circuit; and a battery manager configured to receive a signal to initiate self-discharging from an external device, and to control forced discharging from the battery to a load circuit by turning on a function of the load circuit to make a state of charge (SOC) of the battery, which indicates a degree to which the battery is charged, equal to a reference value by controlling the discharge circuit to discharge the battery and outputting discharge power of the battery to the load circuit or to the discharge circuit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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