DUAL INPUT POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180275704A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-27

    申请号:US15467807

    申请日:2017-03-23

    申请人: O2Micro Inc.

    IPC分类号: G05F1/59 G05F1/567 G05F1/573

    CPC分类号: G05F1/59 G05F1/567 G05F1/573

    摘要: A dual input power management method includes: monitoring whether a first input terminal has a power supply and whether a second input terminal has a power supply, and accordingly generating a first monitor signal and a second monitor signal; generating a priority signal based on the first monitor signal, the second monitor signal, and an enable signal, to determine an input priority of the first input terminal and the second input terminal; generating a control signal based on a feedback signal indicative of an output voltage and a reference signal; and regulating the output voltage based on the priority signal and the control signal.

    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CURRENT BALANCING
    2.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CURRENT BALANCING 有权
    目前平衡的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150015209A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-15

    申请号:US14328355

    申请日:2014-07-10

    申请人: O2Micro, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0016 H02J7/007

    摘要: A battery module includes: a battery pack including multiple cells; control circuits corresponding to the cells, each control circuit including a control unit for managing the corresponding cell and a compensation unit for generating a corresponding compensation current such that the sum of the corresponding consumed current and the corresponding compensation current is equal to a target total current, where the control circuits include a first control circuit and a second control circuit, where the first control circuit includes a first control unit operating with a first consumed current, the second control circuit includes a second control unit operating with a second consumed current, and where the first control circuit conditionally generates a first compensation current and the second control circuit conditionally generates a second compensation current based on a comparison of the first consumed current and the second consumed current.

    摘要翻译: 电池模块包括:包括多个电池的电池组; 每个控制电路包括用于管理相应单元的控制单元和用于产生相应的补偿电流的补偿单元,使得相应的消耗电流和相应的补偿电流之和等于目标总电流 ,其中所述控制电路包括第一控制电路和第二控制电路,其中所述第一控制电路包括以第一消耗电流工作的第一控制单元,所述第二控制电路包括以第二消耗电流操作的第二控制单元,以及 其中第一控制电路有条件地产生第一补偿电流,并且第二控制电路基于第一消耗电流和第二消耗电流的比较有条件地产生第二补偿电流。

    BATTERY MONITORING CIRCUITS
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240175924A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-30

    申请号:US18072386

    申请日:2022-11-30

    申请人: O2Micro Inc.

    发明人: Guoxing LI Yan LI

    IPC分类号: G01R31/364 H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: G01R31/364 H02J7/0047

    摘要: In a battery monitoring circuit, a bypath circuit includes a first terminal coupled to a positive terminal of a battery cell and a second terminal coupled to a negative terminal of the battery cell. A resistive component includes a third terminal coupled to the second terminal of the bypath circuit, and includes a fourth terminal coupled to a reference signal source that controls the resistive component to generate a reference voltage. A controller controls turning on and off the bypath circuit and the reference signal source, monitors a status of the battery cell when the bypath circuit and the reference signal source are off, senses a test voltage between the first terminal and the fourth terminal when the bypath circuit and the reference signal source are on, and generates a status signal indicative of an operating status of the battery monitoring circuit according to the test voltage.

    CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BATTERY CELL VOLTAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20220120819A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17368637

    申请日:2021-07-06

    申请人: O2Micro, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/3835

    摘要: A controller for detecting voltages of battery cells in a battery pack includes converters coupled to the battery cells and switching units. An anode of each battery cell is coupled to a respective converter through a respective first path, and a cathode of each battery cell is coupled to the respective converter through a respective second path. The switching units are coupled between the battery cells and the converters. The converters are coupled to anodes of the battery cells through the switching units. When a switching unit corresponding to a battery cell is turned on, an anode of the battery cell provides an operating current and a sampling current through a respective first path to a respective converter, and the operating current flows from the anode of the battery cell through the respective converter to ground.

    PREDICTING A POTENTIAL FAULT IN A BATTERY

    公开(公告)号:US20210349150A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17382213

    申请日:2021-07-21

    申请人: O2Micro, Inc.

    发明人: Guoxing LI

    摘要: In a status detection system, a data acquisition circuit monitors statuses of a battery to generate status data. A storage medium stores a set of lookup tables. A lookup table of the lookup tables includes a set of datasets corresponding to a set of time frames. Each dataset includes digital values of parameters of the battery obtained in a corresponding time frame of the time frames. A controller receives the status data and updates the lookup tables based on the status data. The controller also obtains a current dataset of the parameters based on the status data, searches the lookup table for a previous dataset that matches the current dataset, compares a current value of a parameter in the current dataset with a previous value of the parameter in the previous dataset, and determines whether a potential fault is present in the battery based on a result of the comparison.

    DETECTING WHETHER A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ABNORMAL

    公开(公告)号:US20210199722A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US17204759

    申请日:2021-03-17

    申请人: O2Micro Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/36 H02J7/00 G01R31/385

    摘要: A method for detecting whether a battery management system is abnormal includes: calculating a value of a theoretical time constant corresponding to a first cell; determining a preset range of the theoretical time constant; controlling a first switch to turn off for a first time period, turn on for a second time period, turn off for a third time period; measuring a voltage on a first capacitor at end of first time period, to produce a measured voltage of first cell; measuring voltages on first capacitor at least at one time point in third time period, to produce measured capacitance voltages; determining a value of a measured time constant according to at least one of measured capacitance voltages and the measured voltage of first cell; and determining the battery management system is abnormal, if the value of the measured time constant exceeds the preset range of the theoretical time constant.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURRENT BALANCING
    7.
    发明申请
    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURRENT BALANCING 审中-公开
    目前平衡的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160241055A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-18

    申请号:US15140257

    申请日:2016-04-27

    申请人: O2Micro Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0016 H02J7/007

    摘要: A battery module includes: a battery pack including multiple cells; control circuits corresponding to the cells, each control circuit including a control unit for managing the corresponding cell and a compensation unit for generating a corresponding compensation current such that the sum of the corresponding consumed current and the corresponding compensation current is equal to a target total current, where the control circuits include a first control circuit and a second control circuit, where the first control circuit includes a first control unit operating with a first consumed current, the second control circuit includes a second control unit operating with a second consumed current, and where the first control circuit conditionally generates a first compensation current and the second control circuit conditionally generates a second compensation current based on a comparison of the first consumed current and the second consumed current.

    摘要翻译: 电池模块包括:包括多个电池的电池组; 每个控制电路包括用于管理相应单元的控制单元和用于产生相应的补偿电流的补偿单元,使得相应的消耗电流和相应的补偿电流之和等于目标总电流 ,其中所述控制电路包括第一控制电路和第二控制电路,其中所述第一控制电路包括以第一消耗电流工作的第一控制单元,所述第二控制电路包括以第二消耗电流操作的第二控制单元,以及 其中第一控制电路有条件地产生第一补偿电流,并且第二控制电路基于第一消耗电流和第二消耗电流的比较有条件地产生第二补偿电流。

    BATTERY MANAGEMENT CONTROLLERS CAPABLE OF DETERMINING ESTIMATE OF STATE OF CHARGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210270906A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-02

    申请号:US17182087

    申请日:2021-02-22

    申请人: O2Micro, Inc.

    摘要: In a battery management controller, analog-to-digital conversion circuitry converts analog signals, indicative of a battery voltage, a battery current, and a battery temperature, to digital signals. A memory stores a remaining-capacity lookup table that includes multiple groups of data. Each group of data includes a voltage, a current, a temperature, and a parameter associated with a remaining capacity corresponding to the voltage, the current and the temperature. A processor searches the lookup table for a current parameter value and an end-of-discharge parameter value based on the digital signals, and determines a full available charge capacity of the battery based on the current parameter value and the end-of-discharge parameter value. The processor also counts the number of charges flowing through the battery based on a battery current. The processor further determines an available state of charge of the battery according to the full available charge capacity and the number of charges.

    CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING BATTERIES

    公开(公告)号:US20190280341A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-12

    申请号:US16279739

    申请日:2019-02-19

    申请人: O2Micro, Inc.

    发明人: Guoxing LI

    摘要: In a protection circuit, a decision circuit generates a configuration signal indicative of an application requirement associated with a battery pack, generates an indication signal indicative of the battery pack's status, sets the indication signal to a first state if an abnormal condition is detected, and sets the indication signal to a second state if the battery pack is in a normal condition. A control circuit receives a supply signal indicative of a voltage at an input terminal of a switch, provides a protection signal to a control terminal of the switch to control the switch, and sets the protection signal to a first level or a second level according to the indication and configuration signals. The first level is equal to a level of the supply signal, and the second level is equal to the supply signal minus a predetermined voltage reference.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY CURRENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200328601A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16914003

    申请日:2020-06-26

    申请人: O2Micro Inc.

    发明人: Guoxing LI

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 H01M10/42

    摘要: A battery system comprising multiple battery packs. A battery pack of the battery packs includes a battery, voltage sense circuitry, a control circuit, a control switch and current regulation circuitry. The voltage sense circuitry senses a battery voltage of the battery and an input voltage of the battery pack. The control circuit is coupled to the sense circuitry and is operable for adjusting a level of a reference signal based on attribute data associated with the battery pack and a difference between the battery voltage and the input voltage. The control switch is operable for passing a battery current flowing through the battery. The current regulation circuitry is coupled to the control circuit and the control switch, and is operable for controlling the control switch to regulate the battery current according to the reference signal.