A method for detecting whether a battery management system is abnormal includes: calculating a value of a theoretical time constant corresponding to a first cell; determining a preset range of the theoretical time constant; controlling a first switch to turn off for a first time period, turn on for…
In a battery management controller, analog-to-digital conversion circuitry converts analog signals, indicative of a battery voltage, a battery current, and a battery temperature, to digital signals. A memory stores a remaining-capacity lookup table that includes multiple groups of data. Each group…
An apparatus for wirelessly charging an electronic device (208) is disclosed. It comprises a charging controller (210) coupled to a power source (201), a power switch (221) coupled to the power source (201), a logic controller (222) coupled to the switch (221), and a wireless charger transmitter…
Method and apparatus for a receiving device to wirelessly receive electric power from a transmitting device. A power capacity is configured at the receiving device, based on a default power capacity known by both the receiving device and the transmitting device. A first value of a dependent…
Method and apparatus for wireless power transmission. A first target level of a parameter associated with the electric power is sent to the transmitting device. The electric power is then received from the transmitting device. When the parameter of the received electric power reaches the first…
Method, system, and programs for regulating battery operation. A signal indicative of an atmospheric pressure outside a battery is first obtained. Based on the obtained signal, one or more parameters to be used for controlling an operation of the battery are then determined. Eventually, the…
A power management system (20) adjusts a first output voltage (201) delivered to a load (19) and adjusts a second output voltage (202) delivered to a battery (18). The power management system includes an error amplifier (223) for comparing the first output voltage (201) with a first voltage…
The present application provides systems and methods for battery temperature detection and parasitic resistance compensation. Compensation circuitry is provided to generate a compensation current, proportional to a battery charging or discharging current, to compensate for the parasitic resistance…
A system may include multiple chips and a host processor. The host processor can be coupled to the multiple chips and send an enumerate command. The multiple chips can propagate an enumerate packet including the enumerate command from chip-to-chip, and each chip can use information in the enumerate…
A flexible dual mode battery charger that charges a battery in two different modes, depending on the difference between the adapter voltage and the battery voltage, with a smooth transition between these two modes and the charging current remains relatively constant during the transition is…
A battery management chip may include a battery management unit and a vertical bus circuit. The battery management unit can monitor a cell status of multiple cells in a battery module coupled to the battery management chip in response to an instruction from a host processor. The vertical bus…
A power management system includes a first switch, a second switch, and a controller coupled to the first and second switches. The first switch has a first transfer terminal. The second switch has a second transfer terminal. The controller controls power conversion by turning on a third switch…
A database for a set of orientation-matched road (OMR) sections is searched according to a calculated orientation of an object and orientations of road sections stored in the database. The OMR sections are searched for a position-matched road (PMR) set according to a calculated position of the…
A battery management system (100) includes a switch array (130), a first controller (140) and a second controller (150). The switch array (130) selects a battery module from multiple battery modules in a battery pack (110) based upon a conduction state of the switch array (130). The first…
Generally, a system includes a control circuitry configured to detect a current wherein the detected current is one of a battery discharge current or a battery charging current; a first transistor configured to disconnect a load from at least one of a battery and a DC/DC converter if the battery…
The present invention provides a control system which is used for a stacked battery of a plurality of battery packs. Each battery pack has a plurality of battery cells coupled in series. The control system is capable of reconfiguring communication among the battery packs in the stacked battery, and…
According to one aspect there is disclosed an apparatus. The apparatus may include a first battery module. The first battery module may include a switch configured to open or close a first current path from a first terminal of a battery to a second terminal of the battery when a second battery…
A battery management system (130) for a battery pack that includes multiple battery cells (102_1-102_N) is disclosed. The battery management system (130) includes a detector (108) coupled to the battery cells (102_1-102_N), multiple temperature sensors (104_1-104_N) coupled to the battery cells…
A battery management system (200) for a battery pack comprising multiple battery modules (211-216) is disclosed. Each of the battery modules (211-216) includes multiple battery cells. The battery management system (200) includes multiple first balancing units, multiple first controllers, a second…
A system (100) may include an electronic device (110) configured to consume a supply current; an AC to DC adapter (104) configured to be coupled to the electronic device, wherein the AC to DC adapter has a maximum rated output current; a battery (108) configured to be coupled to the electronic…
A balancing system for a battery pack includes a first balancing stage and a second balancing stage. The battery pack includes multiple modules and each of the modules in the battery pack includes a subset of the cells. The first balancing stage can balance an unbalanced module. The second…
A circuit used to measure cell voltages in a battery pack can include a cell voltage level shifter, a sense block, and a compensation current generator. The cell voltage level shifter selects a cell and shifts the terminal voltages of the selected cell from a first voltage level to a second voltage…
In a power converter, a primary winding receives an input power. In addition, multiple secondary windings transform the input power into multiple charging currents to charge a set of cells via a set of paths. The multiple secondary windings further balance the set of cells based on the charging…
A circuit according to the present invention is used for driving a photoflash diode and comprises a current sink, a feedback circuit, and a DC-DC converter. The current sink is coupled to the photoflash diode for controlling the current through the photoflash diode. The feedback circuit receives a…
A battery pack may include at least one battery cell, a discharge switch coupled to the at least one battery cell, and monitoring and control circuitry responsive to a position of a trigger of an associated cordless power tool to provide a control signal to the discharge switch. The discharge…
A power management topology for portable electronic devices that includes a feed-enabled AC/DC adapter that receives feedback data from a charge controller associated with the portable device. The feedback data can include battery charging current, battery voltage, or power requirements of the…
A wake up circuit according to one embodiment includes a comparison circuit and an output decision circuit. The comparison circuit may be adapted to receive a first signal representative of a charging current level provided to a battery via a path and a second signal representative of a…
A power supply topology having a first path configured to be coupled to a controllable DC power source, a second path configured to be coupled to a battery, and a third path configured to be coupled to a system load, wherein the first, second, and third paths are coupled to a common node. A first…