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US 2020/0403422 A1Published application
Methods of discharging and charging a battery pack with battery management system
AssigneeHarris Battery Company, Inc.
InventorsMomodou Bah, Sidney Geibel, John Levengood
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Abstract
A portable battery pack containing multiple battery stacks operable to deliver power to equipment with differing power requirements that may further be compact and easily maintained. Further, the battery pack may have an integrated battery management system and charger system to prevent over-discharge and/or overcharging of the battery cells contained therein.
Claims20
A method of discharging a battery pack comprising:
- receiving a connection to an apparatus in one of a first output, a second output, and a third output of a battery pack;
- and
- discharging power from one of:
- a first battery stack in response to receiving the connection in the first output;
- the first battery stack and a second battery stack in response to receiving the connection in the second output;
- and
- the first battery stack, the second battery stack, and a third battery stack in response to receiving the connection in the third output.
4 more elements
A method of charging a battery pack comprising:
- receiving a connection to an external power source by a plug on a battery pack;
- and
- delivering power through a charger carried in the battery pack to one or more of a first battery stack, a second battery stack, and a third battery stack, according to the relative power levels thereof such that power is first delivered to the battery stack with the lowest charge level before delivering power to battery stacks with higher charge levels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.