Hybrid battery module and battery management method
AssigneeLite-On Clean Energy Technology Corp.
InventorsJan-Gee Chen, Ming-Wang Cheng
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Abstract
A hybrid battery module and a battery management method are provided. The hybrid battery module comprises a first energy storage unit, a second energy storage unit, and a charging unit. The charging unit is coupled between the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit for selectively providing a charging path between the first energy storage unit and the second storage unit. The first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit transmit the energy stored therein to each other through the charging unit to maintain optimum power statuses thereof.
Claims19
A hybrid battery module for supplying energy to a load terminal, comprising:
- a first energy storage unit;
- a second energy storage unit;
- a charging unit coupled between the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit for selectively providing a charging path between the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit, so that the first energy storage unit charges the second energy storage unit or the second energy storage unit charges the first energy storage unit;
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- a power supply switching unit coupled between the first energy storage unit, the second energy storage unit, and the load terminal for selectively electrically connecting the load terminal to the first energy storage unit or the second energy storage unit so as to supply power to the load terminal.
A battery management method suitable for managing a hybrid battery module to supply power to a load terminal, comprising:
- providing a first energy storage unit and a second energy storage unit;
- selectively providing a charging path between the first energy storage unit and the second energy storage unit, so that the first energy storage unit charges the second energy storage unit or the second energy storage unit charges the first energy storage unit;
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- selectively electrically connecting the load terminal to the first energy storage unit or the second energy storage unit so as to supply power to the load terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.