Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Hwasu Kim

Junyoung Kim

Kwangmin Yoo

Cheolgi Son

Inseob Song

Jeongkurn Park

Hyunjun Do

Sujun Park

Jongrock Choi

Dongrak Kim

A battery system includes a first battery, a second battery, and a battery manager. The first battery is electrically connected between a first node and a second node via a first module switch in a short circuit state. The second battery is electrically insulated from the first battery by a second module switch in an open circuit state. The battery manager detects a first battery voltage of the first battery, a second battery voltage of the second battery, and a system current flowing between the first and second nodes, determines an open circuit voltage of the first battery based on the first battery voltage and the system current, and short-circuits the second module switch when the open circuit voltage is substantially equal to the second battery voltage so that the at least one second battery is connected to the at least one first battery in parallel.

Battery system

A battery system includes a first battery pack, a second battery pack, a bidirectional power converter, and a current controller. The first battery pack includes at least one first battery cell. The second battery pack is connected to the first battery pack in parallel and includes at least one second battery cell. The bidirectional power converter is connected between the first battery pack and the second battery pack. The current controller sets a discharge current limit of the first battery pack based on a state of charge of the first battery pack and controls the bidirectional power converter to cause the first battery pack to output a discharge current that is less than or equal to the discharge current limit.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Hwasu Kim