Battery heating circuits and methods using resonance components in series based on current limiting and voltage inversion with bi-directionality
US8680817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
According to some embodiments of the present invention, a battery heating circuit includes a switch unit, a switching control module, a damping component, an energy storage circuit, and an energy superposition unit, wherein: the energy storage circuit is connected with the battery and includes a current storage component and a charge storage component; the damping component, the switch unit, the current storage component, and the charge storage component are connected in series; the switching control module is connected with the switch unit, and configured to control ON/OFF of the switch unit, so as to control the energy flowing between the battery and the energy storage circuit.
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