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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2018
Applicant:
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Henricus Cornelis Johannes Büthker, Mierlo, NL;
Marijn Nicolaas van Dongen, Utrecht, NL;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/396 (2019.01);
Abstract
An open wire detection system and method are provided. A semiconductor device includes a first diode having an anode terminal coupled to a first terminal and a cathode terminal coupled to a second terminal. The first and second terminals are configured for connection to a first battery cell terminal by way of a first conductive path and a second conductive path. A detect circuit is coupled to the first diode and is configured to provide a first open wire indication when a first voltage across the first diode exceeds a first threshold.