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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2015
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Duk-Jung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A rechargeable battery protection apparatus includes: a battery module including a plurality of unit cells coupled in series between a positive terminal and a negative terminal, and configured to be coupled to a charger through a first external port coupled to the positive terminal and a second external port coupled to the negative terminal to charge the plurality of unit cells; a pack fuse on a high current path between the battery module and the charger; and a connector that forms a bypass path that bypasses a current between a first unit cell and a second unit cell among the plurality of unit cells to the pack fuse depending on an internal pressure of the battery module.