Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Serially connected batteries or cells – With discharge of cells or batteries
Patent
1991-10-15
1993-04-27
Hickey, R. J.
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Serially connected batteries or cells
With discharge of cells or batteries
320 18, 320 21, 320 48, H02J 700
Patent
active
052065782
ABSTRACT:
A monitoring circuit is provided to monitor batteries while they are being charged or discharged, where the batteries comprise a series of modules or cells that are connected in series. A terminal is placed between each adjacent pair of modules and at each end of the battery, so that voltage across each module may be measured at the pair of terminals that define the module. Several different determinations of module voltage may be made during charge and/or discharge of the battery including the resistance free voltage of the module, and the module voltage while current is flowing through the battery. Generally, some or all of the modules are tested periodically, where the interruption interval for internal resistance free voltage determination may be in the order of 2 to 3 ms, and the testing frequency for the battery may be in the order of 0.5 to 25 Hz. Alarms may be triggered in the event of module voltages being sensed that are outside of predetermined limits, meaning that the charging and/or discharging characteristics of any of the modules has changed and is significantly different than those of the other modules. By such alarm indications, the module may be changed before serious damage occurs to the battery, either by overcharging or severely discharging the battery.
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Hewson Donald E.
Hickey R. J.
Norvik Technologies Inc.
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