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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2020
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Mats Stellnert, Stuttgart, DE;
Peter Wierzchon, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Eric Alan Mallory, Naperville, IL (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method of operating a portable power station including a plurality of battery modules and a battery management system operably connected to the plurality of battery modules, includes supplying at least one first battery module of the plurality of battery modules with a charging current generated from mains electricity operably connected to an AC input connection of the portable power station using the battery management system, and electrically connecting at least one second battery module of the plurality of battery modules to a load to supply the load with an operating current using the battery management system. The method further includes electrically disconnecting at least one third battery module of the plurality of battery modules from the charging current and the load to manage thermally the at least one third battery module using the battery management system.