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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 18, 2009
Jongwoon Yang, Yongin-si, KR;
Susumu Segawa, Yongin-si, KR;
Sesub Sim, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A battery pack includes a battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a switching module including a charge switching device and a discharge switching device, the charge switching device and discharge switching device being electrically connected to a high current path of the battery, a battery management unit (BMU) electrically connected to the switching module, the BMU being configured to adjust a limit value for a charging current supplied by the charge switching device and to set a magnitude of the charging current supplied by the charge switching device to be equal to or less than the adjusted.