IP Library Granted Patent US 11,196,133
Granted Patent B2
US 11,196,133 · App. 16/669,174 · Granted Dec 7, 2021

Solid-state relay dedicated recirculation path systems and methods

Inventors: Ronald J. Dulle (Mequon, WI); Michael R. Blemberg (Shorewood, WI); Kevin P. Minnickel (Milwaukee, WI); Charles S. Tosch (Port Washington, WI)
Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
H01M50/572B60L50/50H03K17/687H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 11,196,133
App. No.
16/669,174
Granted
Dec 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a battery system comprising a solid-state relay assembly comprising a device-side driver circuitry having a device-side switching device, a battery-side driver circuitry having a battery-side switching device, a first recirculation driver circuitry, a first recirculation switching device, a second recirculation switching device, and a second recirculation driver circuitry.

Claims (24)

1. A battery system comprising:

a battery;

a solid-state relay system; and

a control system;

wherein the solid-state relay system comprises a first battery-side switching device, a first device-side switching device, and a recirculation path;

wherein the solid-state relay system further comprises a second battery-side switching device and a third battery-side switching device, and a second device-side switching device and a third device-side switching device;

wherein the recirculation path comprises a first recirculation switching device;

wherein the recirculation path further comprises a second recirculation switching device; and

wherein the first recirculation switching device connects to a first recirculation driver circuitry and the second recirculation device connects to a second recirculation driver circuitry.

2. The battery of claim 1 , wherein the first recirculation switching device comprises a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

3. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein both the first recirculation switching device and the second recirculation switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

4. The battery of claim 1 , wherein each of the first battery-side switching device, the second battery-side switching device, the third battery-side switching device, the first device-side switching device, the second device-side switching device and the third device-side switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

5. A solid-state relay assembly for a battery system comprising:

a device-side driver circuitry having a device-side switching device;

a battery-side driver circuitry having a batter-side switching device:

a first recirculation driver circuitry;

a first recirculation switching device;

a second recirculation switching device;

a second recirculation driver circuitry; and

wherein the device-side switching device comprises a first device-side switching device, a second device-side switching device, and a third device-side switching device.

6. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first recirculation switching device, the second recirculation switching device, or both the first recirculation switching device and the second recirculation switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

7. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein the battery-side switching device comprises a first battery-side switching device, a second battery-side switching device, and a third battery-side switching device.

8. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein each of the first device-side switching device. the second device-side switching device and the third device-side switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

9. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein the battery-side switching device is a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

Assignments (4)
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: CLARIOS ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LLC; CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064272/0566 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: CLARIOS ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LLC; CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064272/0599 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2020
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 052567/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2020
From: DULLE, RONALD J.; BLEMBERG, MICHAEL R.; MINNICKEL, KEVIN P.; TOSCH, CHARLES S.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 052533/0467 →