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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jungik Ha, Seoul, KR;
Sangwon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A battery system configured to provide power to a load based on a load current includes a first battery cell selectively connected to a first output terminal and a second output terminal and having a first state of charge, a second battery cell selectively connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal and having a second state of charge indicating a lower charge level than the first state of charge, a direct current (DC)-direct current (DC) converter including an input capacitor connected to the first and second output terminals, and a switching circuit configured to perform a first cell balancing operation or a second cell balancing operation based on a magnitude of the load current, the first cell balancing operation including alternately connecting the input capacitor to the first battery cell or the second battery cell, and the second cell balancing operation including connecting the input capacitor to the first battery cell, based on a magnitude of the load current.