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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bong-Young Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Ki-Ho Shin, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A battery pack and a method of controlling the same. The battery pack includes: a first battery module that includes at least one battery cell; a second battery module that includes at least one battery cell electrically connected to the first battery module; a charge/discharge control unit that breaks or connects a charge/discharge path of each of the first battery module and the second battery module; a first battery management unit that controls the first battery module; and a second battery management unit that generates a signal for controlling switches included in the charge/discharge control unit by referring to a state of the second battery module, wherein the first battery management unit and the second battery management unit are connected in parallel to the charge/discharge control unit.