Battery management system
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1. A battery management system, comprising:
- a battery having a plurality of cells;
a plurality of devices coupled to said battery and operable for assessing the statuses of said cells; and
a control unit coupled to a first device of said devices and operable for communicating with a destination device of said devices via a default path and for communicating with said destination device via a backup path if an undesirable condition occurs in said default path.
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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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1. A battery management system, comprising:
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a battery having a plurality of cells; a plurality of devices coupled to said battery and operable for assessing the statuses of said cells; and a control unit coupled to a first device of said devices and operable for communicating with a destination device of said devices via a default path and for communicating with said destination device via a backup path if an undesirable condition occurs in said default path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery management system, comprising:
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a battery having a plurality of cells; a plurality of devices coupled to said battery and 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 operable for transmitting said monitoring signals, wherein said bus block comprises an internal signal path inside said bus block, wherein an external signal path outside said devices is coupled between said devices and is operable for transmitting said monitoring signals between said devices; and a control unit coupled to a first device of said devices and operable for communicating with a destination device of said devices via a default path and for communicating with said destination device via a backup path if an undesirable condition occurs in said default path. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for enabling communication in a battery management system, comprising:
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determining if an undesirable condition occurs in a default path operable for enabling said communication between a control unit and a destination front end device; and enabling said communication via a backup path if said undesirable condition is detected and otherwise enabling said communication via said default path.
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