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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2008
Joong Hui Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Soo Yeup Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Jeon Keun OH, Daejeon, KR;
Gun Woo Moon, Daejeon, KR;
Hong Sun Park, Daejeon, KR;
Chol Ho Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Joong Hui Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Soo Yeup Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Jeon Keun Oh, Daejeon, KR;
Gun Woo Moon, Daejeon, KR;
Hong Sun Park, Daejeon, KR;
Chol Ho Kim, Daejeon, KR;
SK Innovation Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A battery management system according to the present invention comprises a battery module consisted of a plurality of batteries connected in series; a switch module connected in parallel to the battery module; a voltage sensor measuring a voltage of each battery composing the battery module; a charge equalizer causing each battery composing the battery module to be charged, discharged or charged/discharged; and a microprocessor controlling the switch module to determine whether to charge or discharge each battery composing the battery module according to the voltage values measured by the voltage sensor and; wherein the voltage sensor and the charge equalizer are connected in parallel to each battery composing the battery module by the switch module.