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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2022
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Torbjorn Larsson, Gothenburg, SE;
Jonas Forssell, Gothenburg, SE;
Robert Eriksson, Gothenburg, SE;
Nikitas Sidiropoulos, Gothenburg, SE;
Markus Ekström, Gothenburg, SE;
Narendar Rao Gannamaneni, Gothenburg, SE;
Jonas Björkholtz, Gothenburg, SE;
Yafan Zhang, Gothenburg, SE;
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
A battery control assembly for a battery system. The battery control assembly includes a plurality of cell-level control units, each including a cell-level switching unit being operable as a cell-level inverter. The plurality of cell-level control units are arranged in three control unit strings and the cell-level control units of each control unit string are electrically connected in series. First ends of each control unit string are electrically connected to a corresponding AC charging terminal. Second ends of the control unit strings are electrically connected in series via a first end switch and a second end switch. Moreover, at least one of the control unit strings includes an inner connection terminal. Furthermore, an electric drivetrain for an electric vehicle having such a battery control assembly is presented.