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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Menouar Ameziani, Guyancourt, FR;
Jeanne Houivet, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Menouar Ameziani, Guyancourt, FR;
Jeanne Houivet, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
RENAULT s.a.s., Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02M 3/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H02J 7/0018 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0059 (2013.01); H02M 3/33561 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for balancing cells of a battery of an electric automobile, the device including: a primary winding arranged in series with a primary switch; and, for each cell, a circuit including, in series, a secondary winding that forms a transformer together with the primary winding, a secondary switch, a coil, and a diode mounted in parallel with the coil and the cell; and a controller controlling the primary switch and each secondary switch.