Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Battery pack and balancing method of battery cells
- Patent Title (中): 电池组和电池单元的平衡方法
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Application No.: US12467142Application Date: 2009-05-15
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Publication No.: US08350528B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Jongwoon Yang , Segawa Susumu , Inkyu Park , Yonguk Kim
- Applicant: Jongwoon Yang , Segawa Susumu , Inkyu Park , Yonguk Kim
- Applicant Address: KR Yongin-si
- Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Yongin-si
- Agency: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; H02J7/04

Abstract:
A balancing method for a battery pack includes balancing battery cells near an end of discharge. A deep discharge of the battery cells can be prevented without using an overdischarge control unit. One battery cell balancing method includes: a balancing check condition determination step for determining whether or not a maximum voltage out of voltages of the battery cells is smaller than a reference voltage; a balancing start condition determination step for determining whether or not a residual capacity difference or voltage difference between the individual battery cells exceeds a reference value; a balancing time calculation step for calculating a balancing time for discharging the battery cell that exceeds the reference value; and a balancing operation step for discharging the selected battery cell when the battery cells are under charge or are at rest or when a discharge current of the battery cells is smaller than a reference current.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100194339A1 BATTERY PACK AND BALANCING METHOD OF BATTERY CELLS Public/Granted day:2010-08-05
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