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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Wolfgang Furtner, Fuerstenfeldbruck, DE;
Inventor:
Wolfgang Furtner, Fuerstenfeldbruck, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0019 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); H02J 7/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a bi-directional charging circuit has a battery coupling node output configured to be coupled to a battery cell, an input coupled to a common node of the battery management system, and a controller coupled to the bi-directional charging circuit. The controller is configured to operate the bi-directional charging circuit in a charging mode to transfer charge from the common node to the battery coupling node, and operate the bi-directional charging circuit in a discharge mode to transfer change from the battery coupling node to the common node.