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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics Pte Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Olivier Le Neel, Singapore, SG;
Calvin Leung, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3679 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); G01R 31/3662 (2013.01); H02J 7/0006 (2013.01); H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H02J 7/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is provided for monitoring the total current discharged from a battery. The device includes a bridge circuit of resistors in which one of the resistors has a resistance which varies according to the current which has passed through it. Whenever the battery passes a current to a load, a small portion of the current is passed through the bridge circuit.