Battery system
A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells and a battery management unit. The battery management unit comprises a plurality of acquisition devices and a plurality of monitoring devices. Each of the acquisition devices is configured to acquire at least one operating parameter of the battery cells associated therewith. Each of the monitoring devices is associated with a plurality of battery cells, and each of the monitoring devices is configured to monitor the operating parameter of the battery cells associated therewith. The battery cells, which are each associated with one of the monitoring devices, are associated with at least two acquisition devices.
1. A battery system comprising:
a plurality of battery cells; and
a battery management unit comprising:
a plurality of acquisition devices, each acquisition device being configured to measure individual battery cell voltages of at least two associated battery cells of the plurality of battery cells; and
a plurality of monitoring devices, each monitoring device being configured to measure a total voltage of at least two associated battery cells of the plurality of battery cells,
wherein the at least two battery cells associated with each monitoring device includes at least one battery cell associated with a different acquisition device than other battery cells of the at least two battery cells associated with the respective monitoring device,
wherein the at least two battery cells associated with each acquisition device includes at least one battery cell associated with a different monitoring device than other battery cells of the at least two battery cells associated with the respective acquisition device.
2. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the battery cells are connected in series.
3. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
each acquisition device is configured to measure individual battery cell voltages of an even number of associated battery cells of the plurality of battery cells; and
half of the even number of battery cells associated with each acquisition device is associated with a different monitoring device than another half of the even number of battery cells associated with the respective acquisition device.
4. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of battery cells is grouped into a plurality of battery modules that each include at least two battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, and
each acquisition device is configured to measure individual battery cell voltages of each battery cell of a respective battery module.
5. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of:
each acquisition device is configured to measure individual battery cell voltages of a same number of associated battery cells; and
each monitoring device is configured to measure total voltages of a same number of associated battery cells.
6. The battery system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
an evaluation unit; and
a bus connected to the evaluation unit,
wherein each acquisition device is connected to the bus and configured to communicate with the evaluation unit via the bus,
wherein each monitoring device is connected to the bus and configured to communicate with the evaluation unit via the bus.
7. A battery comprising:
a plurality of battery cells; and
a battery management unit comprising:
a plurality of acquisition devices, each acquisition device being configured to measure individual battery cell voltages of at least two associated battery cells of the plurality of battery cells; and
a plurality of monitoring devices, each monitoring device being configured to measure a total voltage of at least two associated battery cells of the plurality of battery cells,
wherein the at least two battery cells associated with each monitoring device includes at least one battery cell associated with a different acquisition device than other battery cells of the at least two battery cells associated with the respective monitoring device,
wherein the at least two battery cells associated with each acquisition device includes at least one battery cell associated with a different monitoring device than other battery cells of the at least two battery cells associated with the respective acquisition device,
wherein the battery forms a battery system.
8. A motor vehicle comprising:
a drive system; and
a battery system connected to the drive system, the battery system comprising:
a plurality of battery cells and
a battery management unit comprising:
a plurality of acquisition devices, each acquisition device being configured to measure individual battery cell voltages of at least two associated battery cells of the plurality of battery cells; and
a plurality of monitoring devices, each monitoring device being configured to measure a total voltage of at least two associated battery cells of the plurality of battery cells,
wherein the at least two battery cells associated with each monitoring device includes at least one battery cell associated with a different acquisition device than other battery cells of the at least two battery cells associated with the respective monitoring device,
wherein the at least two battery cells associated with each acquisition device includes at least one battery cell associated with a different monitoring device than other battery cells of the at least two battery cells associated with the respective acquisition device.