{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "A battery pack includes first and second pack terminals, a battery between first and second battery terminals, a main switch between the first pack terminal and the first battery terminal, a first resistor and a first insulated switch in series between the first battery terminal and a ground, a…",
  "path": "/patents/1388578",
  "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "G01R19/10",
    "SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD [KR]"
  ],
  "textContent": "A battery pack includes first and second pack terminals, a battery between first and second battery terminals, a main switch between the first pack terminal and the first battery terminal, a first resistor and a first insulated switch in series between the first battery terminal and a ground, a second resistor and a second insulated switch in series between the second battery terminal and the ground, and a controller to control the first and second insulated switches to alternately repeat a first state, in which the first insulated switch is closed and the second insulated switch is opened, and a second state, in which the first insulated switch is opened and the second insulated switch is closed, detect a first terminal voltage, control the main switch, and determine whether the main switch malfunctions based on a difference between the first terminal voltage in the first and second states.",
  "title": "BATTERY PACK AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME"
}