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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 01, 2011
Applicant:

Takumi Shimizu, Yokkaichi, JP;

Inventor:

Takumi Shimizu, Yokkaichi, JP;

Assignee:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); H02J 7/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract

Each monitor IC in the apparatus obtains operation power from a block including cells that are the objects to be monitored. The monitor IC includes a consumption-current adjusting circuit that adjusts a consumption current used from the operation power to a target value. In each monitor IC, the consumption current is adjusted to have the target value by the consumption-current adjusting circuit, and thus the consumption currents of the monitor ICs can be equalized, even if a different number of cells are connected to each monitor IC. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the variation in the consumption currents among the monitor ICs.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Shimizu, Takumi. (2014). Battery voltage monitoring apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8878491). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8878491

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