Abstract:
In a rechargeable battery module including a plurality of unit batteries, the unit batteries include: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and second electrodes; a case having a polygonal column shape for accommodating the electrode assembly; and first and second plates respectively sealing openings formed at opposite sides of the case, wherein a surface of the case of a unit battery of the unit batteries contacts a neighboring unit battery of the unit batteries.
Abstract:
A battery pack includes a plurality of secondary batteries and a plurality of bus bars. The secondary batteries are connected to each other in series and in parallel. Each of the secondary batteries includes first and second electrode terminals. Each of the bus bars electrically connects one of the secondary batteries to a neighboring one of the secondary batteries. The bus bars include a first bus bar having a first sectional area and a second bus bar having a second sectional area different from the first sectional area.
Abstract:
A battery pack for starting an engine having an idle stop & go (ISG) system in which the engine is repeatedly stopped and restarted to conserve fuel. This battery pack includes: a rechargeable battery; a first ISG current control unit having a variable resistor electrically connected to the rechargeable battery; and a battery management system (BMS) electrically connected to the rechargeable battery and the first ISG current control unit, said BMS sets a resistance value of the variable resistor according to a current mode of the ISG system.
Abstract:
Provided is an inrush current limiter and a system including the same, the inrush current limiter including first and second input nodes for receiving an input voltage from a power source, a first output node and a second output node for being connected with a load, an inrush-current-limiting portion including a transistor connected between the first input node and the first output node, and for turning on the transistor when a voltage level of the input voltage is higher than a first level, and for limiting an inrush current by controlling time until the transistor is turned on after application of the input voltage, a switch connected between a control terminal of the transistor and the second input node, and a mode controller for turning on the switch when the voltage level of the input voltage is lower than a second level that is lower than the first level.
Abstract:
A battery module includes a cooling plate including a housing, a first manifold coupled to one end of the housing, and a second manifold coupled to another end of the housing; and at least one battery pack arranged on the cooling plate, wherein the housing includes therein a plurality of flow paths and a plurality of hollows passing through the housing from the one end to the other end, and the plurality of flow paths and the plurality of hollows are arranged alternately and in parallel to each other.
Abstract:
A battery pack for starting an engine having an idle stop & go (ISG) system in which the engine is repeatedly stopped and restarted to conserve fuel. This battery pack includes: a rechargeable battery; a first ISG current control unit having a variable resistor electrically connected to the rechargeable battery; and a battery management system (BMS) electrically connected to the rechargeable battery and the first ISG current control unit, said BMS sets a resistance value of the variable resistor according to a current mode of the ISG system.
Abstract:
A battery pack includes a rechargeable battery module and a battery management system for controlling charging and/or discharging of the battery module. The battery module may include a substantially linear charging and discharging voltage-time profile within at least part of the charging and discharging cycle of the battery module, and the battery management system may be configured to calculate a state of charge of the battery module by using linear charging and/or discharging characteristics of the battery module.
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a battery pack and a method of controlling the battery pack, and more particularly, to a battery pack receiving a charging current from a power generation module and a method of controlling the battery pack. In the battery pack, when an output voltage of the power generation module is higher than a rated voltage of a main battery and a rated voltage of a sub-battery is higher than the rated voltage of the main battery, an energy loss may be reduced.
Abstract:
A battery pack including: a first terminal; a second terminal; a battery module coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal, the battery module having a state of charge; a sensor configured to measure a swelling of the battery module and to generate a swelling data value; and a battery management system configured to control a charging and a discharging of the battery module to reduce a swelling rate of the battery module or to correct the swelling of the battery module according to the swelling data value and the state of charge.
Abstract:
A battery pack including a housing; at least one battery module arranged in the housing; and a cooling plate coupled to the housing and cooling the at least one battery module, wherein the cooling plate includes a first cooling plate that contacts the at least one battery module; a second cooling plate coupled to the first cooling plate, the second cooling plate including a flow path therein; and a container on the second cooling plate, the container having an inner space that is connected to the flow path.