Voltage threshold device and energy storage cell failure...

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2005-01-18

2005-01-18

Tibbits, Pia (Department: 2238)

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging

Battery or cell discharging

With charging

Reexamination Certificate

active

06844704

ABSTRACT:
An active voltage limiting and failure detection system for an energy storage cell of a multiple energy storage cell pack includes a first electrical circuit and a second electrical circuit connected to the energy storage cell. The first electrical circuit is powered by the energy storage cell and includes means for drawing a significant amount of power from the energy storage cell when a cell voltage Vcell reaches a maximum voltage Vmax to reduce the cell voltage Vcell, means for stopping the drawing of the significant amount of power to reduce the cell voltage Vcell when the cell voltage Vcell reaches a minimum voltage Vmin, and means for drawing no power when the cell voltage Vcell reaches a shutdown voltage Vshutdown. The second electrical circuit includes means for indicating a cell active condition when the cell voltage Vcell is above a threshold active voltage Vactive, and means for indicating a cell inactive condition when the cell voltage Vcell drops below the threshold active voltage Vactive.

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