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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Bart De Cock, Wespelaar, BE;
Bernard Gentinne, Auderghem, BE;
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); Y10T 307/685 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method and module for monitoring a voltage of a power cell, sampling and holding a voltage of the power cell, and balancing a voltage of the power cell. In accordance with an embodiment, an interface circuit is capable of operation in a plurality of operating modes. In accordance with another embodiment, the interface circuit is coupled to a filter section.