Battery pack
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorDukjung KIM
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Abstract
A battery pack includes first and second main relays connected between respective terminals of the battery and a load, a temperature variable resistor connected in parallel to the second main relay, a heating coil adjacent to the temperature variable resistor, and first and second switches respectively connected between a power source and coils of the first and second main relays. A third switch is connected between the power source and the heating coil. A controller to control on/off states of the first, second, and third switches.
Claims13
A battery pack, comprising:
- a battery;
- first and second main relays connected between respective terminals of the battery and a load;
- a pre-charge circuit including a pre-charge resistor and a pre-charge relay connected in series to each other and in parallel to the second main relay;
- a first switch connected between a power source and a coil of the first main relay, the first switch to transmit a voltage of the power source to the coil of the first main relay;
- a second switch connected between the first switch and coils of the second main relay and the pre-charge relay, the second switch to transmit the voltage of the power source transmitted through the first switch to the coil of the second main relay or the coil of the pre-charge relay;
- a first capacitor connected between the second switch and the coil of the pre-charge relay;
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- a controller to control a switching of the first and second switches.
A battery pack, comprising:
- a battery;
- first and second main relays connected between respective terminals of the battery and a load;
- a temperature variable resistor connected in parallel to the second main relay;
- a heating coil adjacent to the temperature variable resistor;
- first and second switches respectively connected between a power source and coils of the first and second main relays;
- a third switch connected between the power source and the heating coil;
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- a controller to control on/off states of the first, second, and third switches.
A battery pack, comprising:
- a battery;
- first and second main relays connected between respective terminals of the battery and a load;
- a temperature variable resistor connected in series between the second main relay and the load;
- a heating coil adjacent to the temperature variable resistor;
- first and second switches respectively connected between a power source and coils of the first and second main relays;
- a third switch connected between the power source and the heating coil;
- and
- a controller to control on/off states of the first, second, and third switches.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an interface;
- and
- a controller to output one or more signals through the interface to delay a rate of flow of current from a battery to a load by a predetermined time, the one or more signals to control at least one switch to establish a delay path to generate the delay in the rate of current flow, wherein the one or more signals include:
- a first signal to control switching of a first switch connected between a power source and a coil of a first main relay, and
- a second signal to control switching of a second switch connected between the first switch and at least one coil of a second main relay and a pre-charge relay, the pre-charge relay connected to a pre-charge resistor and the second switch connected to a coil of the pre-charge relay through a capacitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.