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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Wooyeol Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of cell balancing of a battery pack using a cell balancing device of a battery pack is provided and includes a controller that detects an inter-cell voltage deviation in the battery pack. In addition, the controller is configured to determine whether to perform cell balancing on the battery pack and inactivate a relay connected with the battery pack. The controller is further configured to perform cell balancing in the battery pack.