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Apparatus for measuring voltage

US7719284B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 2005
Grant dateMay 18, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/389
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus measures a voltage of a cell while scanning a group of cells in a cell stack, in which a plurality of cells is electrically connected in series. The apparatus has a first switching device and a voltage detecting device. The first switching device is connected in series with a signal line carrying a voltage of a cell. The voltage detecting device detects the voltage of the cell, which is electrically connected with signal lines carrying voltages of cells belonging to a group. When the first switching device is electrically connected with a connecting point between two successive groups of cells, the first switching device is shared by the two groups.

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