IP Library Granted Patent US 9,276,415
Granted Patent B2
US 9,276,415 · App. 14/029,949 · Granted Mar 1, 2016

Charging station having battery cell balancing system

Inventor: Tzu-Wen Soong (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Go-Tech Energy Co. Ltd.
H02J7/0014B60L11/1818B60L11/1824B60L11/1861B60L11/1866H02J7/0016H02J7/0018B60L2230/12B60L2240/545B60L2240/547B60L2240/549
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Patent No.
US 9,276,415
App. No.
14/029,949
Granted
Mar 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charging station which has a battery cell balancing system is disclosed. The charging station includes: a number of balancing charging units, each has: a detecting element for detecting a state of charge of a battery cell; and a charging element for processing charging to the battery cell; a power unit for providing electric power; and a charging control unit, linked to the balancing charging units, and the power unit, for controlling the electric power from the power unit to the charging element to charge the battery cell. The battery cell is linked in serial or parallel with other battery cells in a battery pack. The charging control unit stops the power unit to charge the battery cell when the state of charge of the battery cell detected by the detecting element is full or exceeds a predetermined value.

Claims (15)

1. A charging station having a battery cell balancing system, comprising:

a plurality of balancing charging units, each has:

a detecting element for detecting a state of charge of a battery cell; and

a charging element for processing charging to the battery cell;

a power unit for providing electric power;

a charging control unit, linked to the balancing charging units, and the power unit, for

controlling the electric power from the power unit to the charging element to charge the battery cell; and

a resistor to absorb or consume electric power from a higher charged battery cell when the balancing charging unit is a passive type;

wherein the balancing charging unit is an active type or a passive type; and

wherein the battery cell is linked in serial or parallel with other battery cells in a battery pack, and the charging control unit stops the power unit to charge the battery cell when the state of charge of the battery cell detected by the detecting element exceeds a predetermined value.

2. The charging station to claim 1 , wherein the state of charge can be determined by temperature, voltage or current of the battery pack.

3. The charging station to claim 1 , wherein the state of charge is in the form of percentage indicating the amount of energy left in a battery cell.

4. The charging station to claim 1 , wherein the balancing charging unit can transfer electric power from a higher charged battery cell to a lower charged battery cell when the balancing charging unit is the active type.

5. The charging station to claim 1 , further comprising a memory unit, linked to the charging control unit, for providing historical data of the battery cell so that the charging control unit can know when the battery cell is fully charged or exceeds a predetermined value.

6. The charging station to claim 5 , wherein the historical data is temperature, voltage or current of the battery cell when the battery cell was measured at any time.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2025
From: GO-TECH ENERGY CO., LTD.
To: SUPREME ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070872/0303 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2013
From: SOONG, TZU-WEN
To: GO-TECH ENERGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 031229/0289 →
Continuity (1)
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