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Battery balancing circuit and balancing method thereof and battery activation method

US8643334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2011
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/0019
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a battery balancing circuit for balancing the voltages of a reference battery module and a detachable battery apparatus, which has a load channel, a charging-discharging channel, a MCU and a charging-discharging control circuit. The reference battery module and detachable battery apparatus are connected in parallel. The load channel is connected to the reference battery module. The charging-discharging channel is disconnected from the reference battery module. The load and charging-discharging channels are connected to the detachable battery apparatus respectively through a first and a second switches. When the voltage of the detachable battery apparatus is higher or lower than a threshold value, the MCU controls the first and second switches, such that the detachable battery apparatus is connected to the charging-discharging control circuit through the charging-discharging channel and disconnected from the load channel. Then the MCU charges or discharges the detachable battery apparatus through the charging-discharging control circuit.

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