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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae-Jin Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A battery pack and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the battery pack includes a charge/discharge control switch connected between the battery cell and a terminal of the battery pack and configured to control charge and discharge current of the battery cell. The battery pack also includes a battery management system configured to generate an operating signal to control the charge/discharge control switch, wherein the operating signal comprises a first operating signal having a varying level or a second operating signal having a constant level. The battery pack further includes a monitoring unit configured to control an on/off state of the charge/discharge control switch based at least in part the operating signal received from the battery management system, and a blocking unit configured to turn off the charge/discharge control switch based at least in part a blocking signal received from the battery management system.