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Method and apparatus for determining to which battery cell in a string of battery cells a test instrument is connected

US7332913B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2006
Grant dateFeb 19, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/396
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for determining to which battery cell in a string of battery cells between a pair of busses a test instrument is connected. Knowing the average voltage of the battery cells in the string, the voltage from one of the busses to the side furthest from that bus of the cell of interest is measured, and that measured voltage is compared with a voltage range calculated as a multiple of the average voltage.

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