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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2012
Jae-dong Park, Daejeon, KR;
Tae-joong Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Ju-young Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jong-kyung Ko, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Dong Park, Daejeon, KR;
Tae-Joong Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Ju-Young Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jong-Kyung Ko, Seoul, KR;
LG CHEM, LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a secondary battery management apparatus including a current control switch for opening and closing the flow of charge or discharge current of a secondary battery; a connector for selectively providing a power conducting state and a power cutoff state based on whether the apparatus is connected to a charge/discharge device; a communication terminal for providing a communication interface with the charge/discharge device; a power supply for receiving power from the secondary battery and supplying the received power to a component that requires electrical power; a power supply line including a power supply switch; a switch controller for detecting the reception of a communication request signal through the communication terminal during connection to the charge/discharge device through the connector and transmitting a turn-on signal to the power supply switch; and a controller connected to the power supply and initiating or terminating a management operation for the battery.