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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Naoaki Sugimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/396 (2019.01); G01R 31/3835 (2019.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/396 (2019.01); G01R 31/3835 (2019.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery monitoring system includes a plurality of battery cells connected in series; a cell voltage measurement circuit for measuring a voltage of the battery cells; a first terminal connected to the cell voltage measurement circuit; a second terminal isolated from the cell voltage measurement circuit; a plurality of protection elements each corresponding to each of the battery cells; and a protection circuit connected to the second terminal for discharging an electric current from the protection elements through the second terminal.