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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1995
John J Kopera, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery monitor for monitoring the voltage and temperature of the batteries associated with a battery pack of an electric vehicle. The battery monitor includes an opto-isolator that electrically separates an isolated portion of the battery monitor connected to the batteries from a non-isolated portion of the battery monitor that transmits battery voltage and temperature signals to a vehicle controller of the electric vehicle. The battery monitor is positioned proximate to a battery tub holding the batteries of the electric vehicle so that high voltage wires connected to the batteries within the battery tub are limited in length for safety purposes. Further, a limited number of wires transmitting the battery voltage and battery temperature signals from the battery monitor to the vehicle controller are required. The battery monitor can include a multiplexer that selectively transmits the battery voltage and temperatures signals to the opto-isolator in a controlled manner, or can include a series of other opto-isolators that transmit high power battery signals to a capacitor to be charged where the charge on the capacitor is representative of the voltage of a particular battery.