Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power supply control systems and methods
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Application No.: US17016233Application Date: 2020-09-09
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Publication No.: US11843097B2Publication Date: 2023-12-12
- Inventor: Bruce Falls , Scott Kochan , Alwin Lutz , Brian Moran , Jeff Taberski
- Applicant: AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MI Plymouth
- Assignee: AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Plymouth
- Agency: Honigman LLP
- Agent Matthew H. Szalach
- Main IPC: H01M10/48
- IPC: H01M10/48 ; H01M10/42 ; G01R31/392 ; G01R19/22 ; H02M3/335 ; G01R31/3842

Abstract:
A cell management module for a power supply module including a plurality of power cells includes at least one cell-sensing circuit and a current measurement circuit connected to the at least one cell-sensing circuit. The at least one cell-sensing circuit includes a transformer having a first winding and a second winding inductively coupled to the first winding. A first sub-circuit of the cell-sensing circuit includes the first winding of the transformer and is operable to selectively pulse a first signal through the first winding. A second sub-circuit of the cell-sensing circuit includes the second winding of the transformer and one of the power cells of the power supply module. The current measurement circuit is connected to the first sub-circuit of the at least one cell-sensing circuit and infers a voltage of the power cell based on a measured current of the first signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210075070A1 POWER SUPPLY CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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