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AssigneeLG Chem, Ltd.
InventorsJong-Min PARK, Woo-Jung KIM, Eung-Yong KIM
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Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling the connection of a plurality of battery packs including a switching unit provided on a charge/discharge path of each battery pack to selectively open and close the charge/discharge path, a first control unit provided for each battery pack to determine the state of charge (SOC) of each battery pack and control the opening/closing of the switching unit, and a second control unit to receive the determined SOC of each battery pack from the first control unit, group battery packs having a predetermined range of SOCs, select a group containing a largest number of battery packs, connect the battery packs of the selected group in parallel, charge or discharge the parallel-connected battery packs so that a difference in SOC between the parallel-connected battery packs and the non-connected battery pack falls within a predetermined range, and connect the non-connected battery pack thereto in parallel.
An apparatus for controlling the connection of a plurality of battery packs, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for controlling the connection of a plurality of battery packs in to connecting an additional battery pack to at least two parallel-connected battery packs, the apparatus comprising:
A method for controlling the connection of a plurality of battery packs, the method comprising:
A method for controlling the connection of a plurality of battery packs in connecting an additional battery pack to at least two parallel-connected battery packs, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.