Configurable network for enabling efficient charging and loading of two battery cells
US12100978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J2310/22
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A two-cell battery management system may include a switching network comprising a plurality of switches configured to electrically couple two battery cells to one another and a first load configured to receive electrical energy from the two battery cells and control circuitry configured to dynamically control the switching network among a plurality of switching configurations comprising a first switching configuration in which the first load is in parallel with both of the two battery cells, a second switching configuration in which the first load is in parallel with a first battery cell of the two battery cells and is electrically isolated from a second battery cell of the two battery cells, and a third switching configuration in which the first load is in parallel with the second battery cell and is electrically isolated from the first battery cell.
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