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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Maximilian Hofer, Hartberg, AT;
Stefan Doczy, Pirka, AT;
Michael Haindl, Hartberg, AT;
Gerald Richter, Graz, AT;
Birgit Weissensteiner, Graz, AT;
Peter Kurcik, Sankt Nikolai im Sausal, AT;
Manfred Marchl, Nestelbach, AT;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A battery system includes: a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other in series between a first node and a second node; an intermediate node dividing the plurality of battery cells into a first subset of battery cells and a second subset of battery cells; a step-down converter connected in parallel with the plurality of battery cells between the first node and the second node and having an output node; a first diode, an anode of which is connected to the intermediate node and a cathode of which is connected to the output node; and a control unit interconnected between the output node and the first node and configured to control the step-down converter.