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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Samsung Sdi Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ria Ju, Yongin-si, KR;
Eui-Hwan Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A battery pack includes a battery coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal and a battery manager configured to sense a state of charge of the battery; a load circuit coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal and configured to receive discharge power from the battery; a power generator coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal and configured to supply charge power to the battery; and a controller configured to control the battery pack and the power generator and to force discharging of the battery to make the state of charge of the battery equal to a reference value when a signal to initiate self-discharging is received from a user.