Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Yujeong Jeon

Junseop Kim

Woongbin Kim

Kum-Yul Hwang

Kwan Il Oh

Kumyul Hwang

Provided is a battery system including a battery management module, a battery module, and a controller. The battery management module includes a main switch between an external terminal and a battery terminal, and a heating switch between the external terminal and a heating terminal. The battery module includes a cell, a heating element, and a control switch connected to the heating element. The controller is configured to detect a connection with a charger, detect a temperature of the cell, when the temperature is lower than a first value, turn off the main switch and turn on the heating switch and the control switch to supply heating power from the charger to the heating element, and when the temperature becomes higher than a second value by the heating element, turn off the heating switch and turn on the main switch to supply charging power from the charger to the cell.

Battery system with heating element and method of controlling the same

A battery module, a vehicle, and a method of manufacturing a battery module, the battery module including a housing accommodating a plurality of secondary batteries; and a thermoelectric element assembly on the housing and in contact with the plurality of secondary batteries through at least one contact opening in the housing, the thermoelectric element assembly being configured to heat or cool the plurality of secondary batteries.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Yujeong Jeon