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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Geert Vandensande, Berbroek, BE;
Inventor:
Geert Vandensande, Berbroek, BE;
Assignee:
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); H03M 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for monitoring a voltage of a battery cell or a battery stack. A first monitoring unit has a first plurality of battery monitoring nodes, first and second data ports, a first supply port switchably coupled to the first plurality of battery monitoring nodes, a second supply port switchably coupled to the first plurality of battery monitoring nodes, and a third supply port. A controller is connected to the first monitoring unit. Alternatively, a reference voltage may be connected to the controller or it may be connected to the first monitoring unit.