Battery pack with battery protection circuit

A battery apparatus, comprising:

• a battery cell;
• positive and negative battery terminals connectable to both ends of the battery cell;
• a temperature sensing terminal connected to the negative battery terminal through a thermistor for sensing a surface temperature of said battery apparatus;
• and
• a battery protection circuit electrically connected to provide short circuit protection to the battery cell, when said battery apparatus is removed from an electronic device, said battery protection circuit comprising:
• a first controller responsive to a thermal resistive value of the thermistor, for generating a control signal;
• a switching circuit disposed between said positive battery terminal and a positive end of the battery cell, for cutting off power supply to the battery cell in response to the control signal;
• and
• a low power supplier connected in parallel with said switching circuit for permitting current to flow from the battery cell to said positive power terminal.

A battery apparatus, comprising:

• a chargeable battery cell;
• positive and negative battery terminals connectable to both ends of the battery cell;
• a temperature sensing terminal connected to the negative battery terminal through a thermistor for sensing a surface temperature of said battery apparatus;
• and
• a battery protection circuit electrically connected to open at least one power supply line between one of the positive terminal and the positive end of the battery cell and the negative terminal and the negative end of the battery cell, when said battery apparatus is separated from an electronic device, said battery protection circuit comprising:
• a first controller having an input terminal connected to the temperature sensing terminal for detecting a thermal resistive value of the thermistor and generating a control signal when the thermal resistive value is below a preset level;
• a switching circuit provided along one of the power supply lines for cutting off the power supply line in response to the control signal supplied from said first controller;
• and
• a low power supplier connected in parallel with the positive power supply line for supplying an operating voltage for a battery controller of the electronic device, and said battery controller including a micro-controller of a smart battery circuit provided in the electronic device for regulating said operating voltage,
• wherein said first controller includes:
• an overcharge/discharge detector for detecting an overcharge/discharge state of the battery cell by sensing the voltage values at both ends of the battery cell and generating a corresponding detection signal;
• and
• a second controller for controlling an on/off state of switching circuit in response to the corresponding detection signal fed from the overcharge/discharge detector.

A battery apparatus, comprising:

• a chargeable battery cell;
• positive and negative battery terminals connectable to both ends of the battery cell;
• a temperature sensing terminal connected to the negative battery terminal through a thermistor for sensing a surface temperature of said battery apparatus;
• and
• a battery protection circuit electrically connected to open at least one power supply line between one of the positive terminal and the positive end of the battery cell and the negative terminal and the negative end of the battery cell, when said battery apparatus is separated from an electronic device, said battery protection circuit comprising:
• a first controller having an input terminal connected to the temperature sensing terminal for detecting a thermal resistive value of the thermistor and generating a control signal when the thermal resistive value is below a preset level;
• a switching circuit provided along one of the power supply lines for cutting off the power supply line in response to the control signal supplied from said first controller;
• and
• a low power supplier connected in parallel with the positive power supply line for supplying an operating voltage for a battery controller of the electronic device, and said battery controller including a micro-controller of a smart battery circuit provided in the electronic device for regulating said operating voltage,
• wherein said first controller includes:
• a battery pack detector connected to the temperature sensing terminal, for reading the thermal voltage value of the thermistor and generating a signal representative of a detachment state of the battery apparatus;
• an overcharge/discharge detector for detecting an overcharge/discharge state of the battery cell by sensing the voltage values at both ends of the battery cell and generating a corresponding detection signal;
• and
• a second controller for controlling an on/off state of said switching circuit in response to at least one detection signal fed from the battery pack detector and the overcharge/discharge detector.