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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A storage system provides electrical power for driving a vehicle. The storage system has a first and a second storage module for storing electrical energy. The storage system includes a switching unit which is configured for connecting the first storage module and the second storage module in series for a charging operation and in parallel for driving the vehicle. The storage system includes a control unit which is configured to implement measures in order to reduce a difference between a state of charge of the first storage module and a state of charge of the second storage module in preparation for a parallel connection of the first storage module to the second storage module.