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Granted Patent B2
US 12,531,410 · App. 18/703,576 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Battery rack management apparatus and method for operating same

Inventor: Seok Hyeong Ham (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
H02J1/084H01M10/4264H02J1/106H01M2010/4271
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Patent No.
US 12,531,410
App. No.
18/703,576
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery rack management apparatus includes a plurality of power switches respectively connected to a plurality of battery racks; and a control unit configured to turn on at least one of the plurality of power switches and use output values based on the plurality of battery racks to control an operation of each of the plurality of power switches.

Claims (29)

1 . A battery rack management apparatus comprising:

a plurality of power switches respectively connected to a plurality of battery racks;

a controller configured to turn on at least one of the plurality of power switches and use output values based on the plurality of battery racks to control an operation of each of the plurality of power switches; and

a first sensor that senses currents that flow in a plurality of switching lines for connecting the plurality of battery racks to the plurality of power switches,

wherein the controller controls the operation of each of the plurality of the power switches on the basis of the currents that flow in the plurality of switching lines,

wherein the controller controls a turn-on time or a switching duty of each of the plurality of power switches so that each of the currents corresponds to a set value, and

wherein the controller increases the turn-on time or the switching duty of the power switch connected to a switching line of the plurality of switching lines in which the current is less than the set value and reduces the turn-on time or the switching duty of the power switch connected to a switching line of the plurality of switching lines in which the current is greater than the set value.

2 . The battery rack management apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the set value is an average value of the currents sensed by the first sensor.

3 . The battery rack management apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an inductor connected to the plurality of power switches at a first node; and

a control switch having a first end connected to the inductor at a second node and a second end connected to a third node.

4 . A battery rack management apparatus comprising:

a plurality of power switches respectively connected to a plurality of battery racks;

a controller configured to turn on at least one of the plurality of power switches and use output values based on the plurality of battery racks to control an operation of each of the plurality of power switches;

an inductor connected to the plurality of power switches at a first node;

a control switch having a first end connected to the inductor at a second node and a second end connected to a third node;

a first diode having a first end connected to the first node and a second end connected to the third node;

a second diode having a first end connected to the second node and a second end connected to a fourth node;

a capacitor configured to be connected to a load and having a first end connected to the fourth node and a second end connected to the third node; and

a second sensor configured to sense a voltage applied to the capacitor,

wherein the controller controls the operation of each of the plurality of power switches on the basis of the voltage.

5 . The battery rack management apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the controller increases turn-on times of the plurality of power switches when the voltage applied to the capacitor is less than a reference value.

6 . A method for operating a battery rack management apparatus that comprises a plurality of power switches respectively connected to a plurality of battery racks and a controller connected to the plurality of power switches, the method comprising:

the controller turning on at least one of the plurality of power switches; and

the controller using output values based on the plurality of battery racks, thereby controlling an operation of each of the plurality of power switches,

wherein the battery rack management apparatus further comprises an inductor connected to the plurality of power switches, a control switch connected to the inductor, a capacitor connected to the inductor, and a first sensor connected to the capacitor, and

wherein the method further comprises:

the first sensor sensing a voltage applied to the capacitor, and

the controller controlling a turn-on time of each of the plurality of power switches on the basis of the voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2024
From: HAM, SEOK HYEONG
To: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067196/0143 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0150004 · Nov 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240413632A1 · Dec 12, 2024
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