Voltage measuring apparatus
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsAkira KAWABE, Gorou MORI
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Abstract
A voltage measuring apparatus is configured to measure voltages of respective battery cells of a battery cell array including a plurality of battery cell groups each including a predetermined number of battery cells connected in series. The voltage measuring apparatus includes a plurality of measuring units each provided for each of the battery cell groups. The adjacent measuring units are connected through a communication channel so as to perform current communication therebetween. A bidirectional diode circuit element is connected to the communication channel extending between the adjacent measuring units.
Claims4
A voltage measuring apparatus configured to measure voltages of respective battery cells of a battery cell array including a plurality of battery cell groups each including a predetermined number of battery cells connected in series,
- the voltage measuring apparatus comprising a plurality of measuring units, each provided for each of the battery cell groups, wherein:
- the adjacent measuring units are connected through a communication channel so as to perform current communication therebetween;
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- a bidirectional diode circuit element is connected to the communication channel extending between the adjacent measuring units.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.