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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Lg Chem, Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG CHEM, LTD., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/4257 (2013.01); H01M 2/0277 (2013.01); H01M 2/0285 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/488 (2013.01); H01M 2200/20 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and a method for sensing swelling of a battery. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus for sensing swelling of a battery includes: a sensing circuit configured to be coupled to one side of a housing of the battery; a current sensing unit configured to sense whether a current is conducted between the sensing circuit and the other side of the housing of the battery; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the battery is swelled by the sensing.