MULTI-PACK CURRENT LIMIT ROLL UPA modular battery system includes a battery bus, multiple battery packs connectable in parallel to the battery bus to provide a system current, and a battery system controller. A battery pack includes…DRIVE·Jan 22·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Caterpillar Inc.
Power tool and method for carrying out charge equalization between accumulators in a power toolA power tool having a first accumulator and a second accumulator, wherein the power tool has a first power electronics system with a first inverter and a second power electronics system with a second …DRIVE·Mar 13·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
LONG-TERM HIGH-POWER BATTERY SYSTEM WITH INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENTA long-term high-power battery system with intelligent management includes a battery cell, and a battery management system including a secondary control system, a low-power switching element, a high-c…DRIVE·Feb 6·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014KUO-HSIN SU
MODE-BASED DISABLING OF COMMUNICATION BUS OF A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDescribed herein is a battery system that allows a battery pack to operate in different modes at different times. Each of the different modes may provide its own set of functionality that affects how …DRIVE·Aug 29·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Inventus Power, Inc.
POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND POWER FEEDING SYSTEMA power management device includes: a first determination unit that determines whether or not an execution condition for executing cell balancing for equalizing states of charge of a plurality of batt…DRIVE·Oct 26·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014TDK CORPORATION
CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR CHARGING BATTERY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUITA charger integrated circuit for charging a battery device including a first battery and a second battery connected to each other in series. The charger integrated circuit includes a first charger to …DRIVE·Sep 14·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
STATE-OF-CHARGE BALANCING IN BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SI/LI BATTERIESSystems and methods are provided for state-of-charge balancing in battery management systems for Si/Li batteries. State-of-charge (SOC) of one or more lithium-ion cells may be assessed, and based on t…DRIVE·Aug 3·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Enevate Corporation
STATE OF HEALTH AND STATE OF CHARGE BALANCING OF INTELLIGENT BATTERY SYSTEMOne or more embodiments herein can facilitate charging and/or discharging of one or more units (e.g., battery cells and/or multi-cell battery clusters of battery cells) based at least in part on state…DRIVE·Jul 6·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014Volvo Car Corporation
SINGLE STAGE CHARGER FOR HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERIESA charger for a battery power system can include first and second switching bridges with inputs couplable to an AC source, at least one transformer having two or more primary windings (connected in se…DRIVE·Jun 29·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014Apple Inc.
SWITCH DURATION SETTING FOR BATTERY STRING STATE OF CHARGE BALANCINGA battery system includes: two battery modules, each including three strings of battery cells that are configured to, at different times be: connected in series and to a first positive terminal via fi…DRIVE·Jun 8·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
BATTERY STRING STATE OF CHARGE BALANCING WITH PHASE SHARINGA battery system includes: a first positive terminal; a second positive terminal; a negative terminal; switches; two battery modules, each including three strings of battery cells that are configured …DRIVE·Jun 8·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
BATTERY STRING STATE OF CHARGE BALANCING SYSTEMS AND METHODSA battery system includes: switches; two battery modules, each of the two battery modules including three strings of battery cells configured to, at different times be: connected in series and to a fi…DRIVE·Jun 1·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Method of Balanced Charging using a Charging System having Integrated PortsA method of balanced charging that includes the use of a plurality of charging modules, each of which independently charges a battery unit and is provided with a positive port and a negative port with…DRIVE·Mar 23·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Shanghai Autoflight Co., Ltd.
WIRELESS BATTERY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSMethods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are described for a wireless battery system. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to at leas…DRIVE·Feb 9·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Texas Instruments Incorporated
Power System Configurations for Wireless ChargingA battery powered electronic device can include a wireless power system configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, a converter coupled to the wireless power system that converts a …DRIVE·Jan 5·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Apple Inc.
Electrical ArchitectureAn electrical architecture includes multiple nodal controllers, at least two power sources, and a power supply network. Each nodal controller includes at least one output port configured to be connect…DRIVE·Dec 15·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Aptiv Technologies Limited
HIGH VOLTAGE DEVICE BUILT FROM MODULAR LOW VOLTAGE DEVICES AND OPERATION METHODS THEREOFThe present disclosure provides a high voltage device built from modular low voltage cells. Each low voltage cell includes a plurality of low voltage semiconductor devices and one or more low voltage …DRIVE·Oct 27·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Delta Electronics, Inc.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING DYNAMIC CHARGING AND BALANCE OF BATTERY CELLS AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY DEVICEA device for achieving dynamic charging and balance of battery cells is disclosed. The device is configured for monitoring a plurality of battery voltages from a plurality of battery cells in a multi-…DRIVE·Oct 13·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014PROLIFIC TECHNOLOGY INC.
CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR CHARGING BATTERY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE CHARGER INTEGRATED CIRCUITA charger integrated circuit for charging a battery device including a first battery and a second battery connected to each other in series. The charger integrated circuit includes a first charger to …DRIVE·Sep 15·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
ENERGY TRANSFER CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEMCell selection circuit is provided between n cells connected in series, where n is an integer of 2 or more, and inductor, and is provided at both ends of the selected cell and both ends of inductor ca…DRIVE·Sep 8·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
BATTERY SYSTEMA battery system having an output for supplying electrical energy to an electric drive motor of a vehicle, the battery system comprising: a first electrical energy store having a first nominal voltage…DRIVE·Aug 25·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014McLaren Automotive Limited
BI-DIRECTIONAL ACTIVE BATTERY CELL BALANCER AND METHOD FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL CELL BALANCINGSystems and methods for balancing a pair of battery cells are described. A controller can determine a voltage difference based on a first voltage of a first battery cell and a second voltage of a seco…DRIVE·Jul 14·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Renesas Electronics America Inc.
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING SECOND-LIFE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIESAn energy storage system and method employing second-life electric vehicle batteries. The system includes a plurality of electric vehicle battery packs; and a processor configured to: couple the plura…DRIVE·Jun 30·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014B2U Storage Solutions Inc.
VOLTAGE BALANCE CIRCUIT AND A METHOD FOR BALANCING A CHARGING VOLTAGE OF THE VOLTAGE BALANCE CIRCUITA voltage balance circuit includes a battery module connected to an external power source, a voltage dividing module, a detection module and a control module. The battery module includes a plurality o…DRIVE·Jun 9·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
BATTERY SYSTEMThere is fear that some battery cells among battery cells which are serially connected may consume electric power all the time, thereby causing expansion of unbalance in voltage of the battery cells a…DRIVE·May 26·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
MODE-BASED DISABLING OF COMMUNICATION BUS OF A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDescribed herein is a battery system that allows a battery pack to operate in different modes at different times. Each of the different modes may provide its own set of functionality that affects how …DRIVE·Apr 28·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Inventus Power, Inc.
BATTERY MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND BATTERY DEVICEA battery management device is configured to set a limited measurement range that limits a range for measuring a voltage of each of a plurality of batteries for a vehicle. The battery management devic…DRIVE·Apr 28·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014DENSO CORPORATION
BATTERY MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICEA battery management circuit is a battery management circuit that manages an energy storage device including battery cells and capacitors, and includes: a first switching circuit that connects a first…DRIVE·Apr 28·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
Single Stage Charger for High Voltage BatteriesA charger for a battery power system can include first and second switching bridges with inputs couplable to an AC source, at least one transformer having two or more primary windings (connected in se…DRIVE·Mar 31·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014Apple Inc.
METHODS AND APARATUSES FOR CHARGING HYBRID BATTERY PACKDisclosed are methods and apparatuses for charging a hybrid battery pack, the method including determining, by a battery management system (BMS), a current split ratio for allocating charging current …DRIVE·Mar 17·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE FOR HOMOGENIZING BATTERY CELLSA battery control device that controls a battery assembly includes a first determining unit that determines whether a voltage difference between minimum and maximum values of OCVs of battery cells con…DRIVE·Mar 17·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Balanced Charging Device and Charging SystemA balanced charging device and a charging system used to solve the technical problem of too long charging time of the balanced charging device. The balanced charging device comprises a plurality of ch…DRIVE·Feb 10·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Shanghai Autoflight Co., Ltd.
MODE-BASED BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDescribed herein is a battery system that allows a battery pack to operate in different modes at different times. Each of the different modes may provide its own set of functionality that affects how …DRIVE·Jan 27·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Inventus Power, Inc.
POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMIn a power supply system, a plurality of voltage converters have chargeable/dischargeable batteries connected to the respective primary sides and have respective secondary sides connected in parallel …DRIVE·Jan 27·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND ARCHIVING BATTERY PERFORMANCE DATAAn intelligent rechargeable battery pack having a battery management system for monitoring and controlling the charging and discharging of the battery pack is described. The battery management system …DRIVE·Jan 20·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014ZOLL Circulation, Inc.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BALANCING POWER IN A BATTERY PACKOne example provides a system for dynamically balancing power in a battery pack during charging and discharging. The system includes a battery pack, a control unit, and a load unit. The battery pack i…DRIVE·Jan 20·2 min readFollowH02J7/0014IgrenEnergi, Inc.
INTER-MODULE BATTERY BALANCING USING VOLTAGES TO SELECT BATTERY SUB-MODULES TO POWER LOADSOne or more battery sub-modules are selected by obtaining at least one voltage from each battery sub-module and selecting based at least in part on the obtained voltages. The battery sub-modules are e…DRIVE·Jan 13·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Wisk Aero LLC
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPACITY EXPANSION THEREOFA method for capacity expansion of an energy storage system and an energy storage system are provided. The method is applied to a controller in the energy storage system. The controller acquires a val…DRIVE·Jan 6·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SAMEAn embodiment of this application provides an energy storage system, and a method and an apparatus for controlling the energy storage system. The method includes: selecting a plurality of target modul…DRIVE·Jan 6·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014Contemporary Amperex Technology Co, Limited
CHARGING AND DISCHARGING CONTROL METHOD, AND DEVICEThe present disclosure discloses a method for charging and discharging control, and a device. The method can be applied to a device. The device includes a first battery unit and a second battery unit …DRIVE·Jan 6·1 min readFollowH02J7/0014GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
