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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cyrus N Ashtiani, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas A Stuart, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignees:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324434 ; 320136 ;
Abstract
An electronic circuit for measuring voltage signals in an energy storage device is disclosed. The electronic circuit includes a plurality of energy storage cells forming the energy storage device. A voltage divider circuit is connected to at least one of the energy storage cells. A current regulating circuit is provided for regulating the current through the voltage divider circuit. A voltage measurement node is associated with the voltage divider circuit for producing a voltage signal which is proportional to the voltage across the energy storage cell.