Battery protection mechanism
US8558509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J7/00306
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention teaches methods and systems for detecting internal battery abnormalities during charging and discharging states. The embodiments of the invention includes a circuit for determining charging and/or discharging state of the battery, a circuit for sampling the battery voltage at sequential time points, a circuit for measuring the decline of the voltage, a counter for counting Tdec the time while the voltage is in decline, a circuit for measuring the rate of the decrease of the voltage, a circuit for producing an indicator for internal abnormality if one or more of the following conditions is met: (a) the battery is in the charging state and Tdec exceeds a predetermined time; (b) the battery is in the charging state and the decrease of the voltage exceeds a predetermined voltage; and (c) the battery is in the discharging state and the rate of the decrease of the voltage exceeds a predetermined decline rate.
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