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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
May. 03, 2001
Colin Jeffrey Young, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A circuit and method for controlling a battery ( ) are provided. The circuit ( ) includes a switching device ( ) disposed between first and second poles ( ) of the battery ( ) and responsive to a control signal. The circuit also includes a controller ( ) that generates the control signal in accordance with a predetermined algorithm responsive to a temperature and a voltage drop across poles ( ). The inventive method includes the step ( ) of providing a switching device ( ) between first and second poles ( ) of battery ( ). The method further includes the step ( ) of controlling switching device ( ) responsive to a temperature and a voltage drop across poles ( ).