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Granted Patent B2
US 12,348,128 · App. 18/263,393 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Battery switch driving circuit

Inventors: Hyung Jun Chae (Seoul, KR); Ui Jong Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H02M1/36H02J7/342H02J7/345H03K17/687
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Patent No.
US 12,348,128
App. No.
18/263,393
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery switch driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first battery input terminal and a second battery input terminal; a converter positioned between the first battery input terminal and the second battery input terminal; a first switch positioned between the second battery input terminal and the converter, so as to cut off a power input of the second battery input terminal when turned off; and a switch driving unit for turning on the first switch, wherein the switch driving unit comprises: a first capacitor which is charged or discharged according to on/off of a second switch operated by a PWM signal; and a second capacitor which is charged according to on/off of the second switch by a voltage charged in the first capacitor, so as to turn on the first switch.

Claims (47)

1. A battery switch driving circuit comprising:

a first battery input terminal and a second battery input terminal;

a converter positioned between the first battery input terminal and the second battery input terminal;

a first switch positioned between the second battery input terminal and the converter, configured to cut off a power input of the second battery input terminal when turned off; and

a switch driving unit configured to turn on the first switch,

wherein the switch driving unit comprises:

a first capacitor charged or discharged according to on/off of a second switch operated by a PWM signal; and

a second capacitor charged according to on/off of the second switch by a voltage charged in the first capacitor, and configured to turn on the first switch, and

wherein one end of the first capacitor is connected to one end of the second capacitor and an other end of the first capacitor is connected to an other end of the second capacitor.

2. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one end of the first capacitor is connected to the first battery input terminal and the other end of the first capacitor is connected to the second switch.

3. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first capacitor is connected to the first battery input terminal through a first resistor and a first diode.

4. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the other end of the first capacitor is connected to the other end of the second capacitor through a second resistor and a second diode.

5. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 4 ,

wherein the one end of the first capacitor is connected to the one end of the second capacitor through a third resistor and a third diode.

6. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one end of the second capacitor is connected to a gate of the first switch and the other end of the second capacitor is connected to a source, and

wherein the first switch is turned on when it is charged above a gate threshold value of the first switch.

7. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 1 , comprising:

a third switch connected to the first battery input terminal through an optocoupler and a fourth resistor, and turned on and off according to an off signal of the first switch.

8. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 7 ,

wherein the optocoupler forms a closed loop with the second capacitor and operates when the third switch is turned on, so that the voltage of the second capacitor is discharged.

9. A battery switch driving circuit comprising:

a first battery input terminal and a second battery input terminal;

a converter positioned between the first battery input terminal and the second battery input terminal;

a fourth switch and a fifth switch positioned between the second battery input terminal and the converter, and configured to block power input in opposite directions when turned off; and

a switch driving unit configured to turn on the fourth switch and the fifth switch,

wherein the switch driving unit comprises:

a first capacitor charged and discharged according to on/off of a second switch operated by a PWM signal; and

a second capacitor charged according to on/off of the second switch by voltage charged in the first capacitor, and configured to turn on the fourth switch or the fifth switch, and

wherein one end of the first capacitor is connected to one end of the second capacitor and an other end of the first capacitor is connected to an other end of the second capacitor.

10. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 9 ,

wherein the one end of the first capacitor is connected to the first battery input terminal and the other end of the first capacitor is connected to the second switch.

11. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 10 ,

wherein the first capacitor is connected to the first battery input terminal through a first resistor and a first diode.

12. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 9 ,

wherein the other end of the first capacitor is connected to the other end of the second capacitor through a second resistor and a second diode.

13. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 9 ,

wherein the one end of the first capacitor is connected to the one end of the second capacitor through a third resistor and a third diode.

14. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 9 ,

wherein the one end of the second capacitor is connected to a gate of the fourth switch and the other end of the second capacitor is connected to a source, and

wherein the fourth switch is turned on when it is charged above a gate threshold value of the fourth switch.

15. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 9 , comprising:

a third switch connected to the first battery input terminal through an optocoupler and a fourth resistor, and turned on and off according to an off signal of the fourth switch.

16. The battery switch driving circuit according to claim 15 , wherein the optocoupler forms a closed loop with the second capacitor and operates when the third switch is turned on, so that the voltage of the second capacitor is discharged.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2024
From: CHAE, HYUNG JUN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0012390 · Jan 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240137017A1 · Apr 25, 2024
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