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US 12,675,430 B2Granted
Battery management apparatus and operating method thereof
AssigneeLG Energy Solution, Ltd.
InventorYoung Kyu Oh
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Abstract
A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) for identifying whether a Modbus-communication connector is connected, identifying whether a controller area network (CAN)-communication connector is connected, and configuring a communication protocol based on identification results of the first identifying unit and the second identifying unit.
Claims14
A battery management apparatus, comprising:
- a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to:
- identify whether a Modbus-communication connector is connected in a first identifying step;
- identify whether a controller area network (CAN)-communication connector is connected in a second identifying step;
- and
- configure a communication protocol based on identification results of the first identifying step and the second identifying step,
- wherein, when both the Modbus-communication connector and the CAN-communication connector are connected, the communication protocol is automatically configured based on the CAN-communication connector, and
- wherein, when the MCU determines that both the Modbus-communication connector and the CAN-communication connector are not connected, the MCU is configured to maintain the battery management apparatus in a standby state and check whether the Modbus-communication connector and the CAN-communication connector are connected at preset periods or in real-time.
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An operating method of a battery management apparatus, the operating method comprising:
- a first identifying operation of identifying whether a Modbus-communication connector is connected;
- a second identifying operation of identifying whether a controller area network (CAN)-communication connector is connected;
- and
- configuring a communication protocol based on identification results of the first identifying operation and the second identifying operation,
- wherein, when both the Modbus-communication connector and the CAN-communication connector are connected, the communication protocol is automatically configured based on the CAN-communication connector, and
- wherein, when both the Modbus-communication connector and the CAN-communication connector are not connected, the battery management apparatus is maintained in a standby state and a connection of the Modbus-communication connector and the CAN-communication connector are checked at preset periods or in real-time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.