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US 2025/0149905 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for protecting battery pack
AssigneeSamsung SDI Co., Ltd.
InventorsHwan LEE, Seung Hyeok PARK
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Abstract
An apparatus for protecting a battery pack, includes: a battery module; a relay to apply an output of the battery module to a load of a vehicle, or block the output of the battery module; an actuator to operate by a power supplied from a starter battery; and a processor to: monitor the battery module when a start signal is input to detect a failure of the relay; and if the failure of the relay is detected, control the actuator to discharge the starter battery and block a start of the vehicle.
Claims14
An apparatus for protecting a battery pack, comprising:
- a battery module;
- a relay configured to apply an output of the battery module to a load of a vehicle, or block the output of the battery module;
- an actuator configured to operate by a power supplied from a starter battery;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- monitor the battery module when a start signal is input to detect a failure of the relay;
- and
- if the failure of the relay is detected, control the actuator to discharge the starter battery and block a start of the vehicle.
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A method of protecting a battery pack, comprising:
- monitoring, by a processor, a battery module when a start signal is input to detect a failure of a relay;
- applying, by the processor, a control signal to an actuator of a vehicle if the relay fails;
- operating the actuator using power supplied from a starter battery;
- and
- discharging the starter battery to turn an ignition of the vehicle off.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.