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US 12,738,751 · App. 19/020,216 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Battery system and controlling method thereof

Inventors: Jeongwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Shinho Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Moonyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H02J7/585H01M10/425H01M10/441H01M10/46H02J7/80H02J7/933H01M2010/4271H01M2010/4278H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 12,738,751
App. No.
19/020,216
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a battery system, including a first battery pack including a first battery cell, a second battery pack including a second battery cell, a charger, and at least one processor configured to control the charger to sequentially perform constant current (CC) charging on the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on input power being identified, and control the charger to sequentially perform constant voltage (CV) charging on the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on the CC charging of the second battery pack and the first battery pack being completed, wherein a discharging performance of the first battery pack is greater than a discharging performance of the second battery pack, and wherein a charging performance of the second battery pack is greater than a charging performance of the first battery pack.

Claims (103)

1 . A battery system, comprising:

a first battery pack comprising a first battery cell;

a second battery pack comprising a second battery cell;

a charger;

a first DC/DC converter, for a first load, connected to the first battery pack; and

a second DC/DC converter, for a second load, connected to the second battery pack;

a power supplier;

a first switching element connected between the power supplier and the charger;

a first resistance connected to a first terminal of the first DC/DC converter;

a second switching element connected to the first resistance;

a third switching element connected between the first terminal of the first DC/DC converter and the charger;

a fourth switching element connected between a first terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the charger;

a second resistance connected to a first terminal of the first switching element between the third switching element and the fourth switching element;

a third resistance connected to the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter; and

a fifth switching element connected to the third resistance; and

at least one processor configured to:

control the charger to sequentially perform constant current (CC) charging on the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on input power being identified; and

control the charger to sequentially perform constant voltage (CV) charging on the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on the CC charging of the second battery pack and the first battery pack being completed,

wherein a discharging performance of the first battery pack is greater than a discharging performance of the second battery pack, and

wherein a charging performance of the second battery pack is greater than a charging performance of the first battery pack.

2 . The battery system of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to turn on the first DC/DC converter and turn on the second DC/DC converter to sequentially discharge the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on the input power being not identified.

3 . The battery system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a sixth switching element connected between the first DC/DC converter and the charger; and

a seventh switching element connected between the other terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the charger,

wherein the first battery pack is connected between a second terminal of the first DC/DC converter and the sixth switching element, and

wherein the second battery pack is connected between the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the seventh switching element.

4 . The battery system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

monitor an output current of the first load connected to a second terminal of the second switching element through the first resistance connected to a first terminal of the second switching element;

monitor an output current of the second load connected to a second terminal of the fifth switching element through the third resistance connected to the first terminal of the fifth switching element; and

control the first battery pack and the second battery pack to be discharged based on the output current of the first load and the output current of the second load.

5 . The battery system of claim 4 , wherein the first load is a load greater than or equal to a critical size, and

wherein the second load is a load less than the critical size.

6 . The battery system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the charger to perform the CC charging on the second battery pack by turning on the first switching element, turning off the second switching element, the third switching element, the fourth switching element, and the fifth switching element, and turning off the sixth switching element and turning on the seventh switching element based on the input power being identified;

control the charger to perform the CC charging on the first battery pack by turning on the sixth switching element and turning off the seventh switching element based on the CC charging of the second battery pack being completed;

control the charger to perform the CV charging on the second battery pack by turning off the sixth switching element and turning on the seventh switching element based on the CC charging of the first battery pack being completed; and

control the charger to perform the CV charging on the first battery pack by turning on the sixth switching element and turning off the seventh switching element based on the CV charging of the second battery pack being completed.

7 . The battery system of claim 4 , wherein based on a section where the input power is identified and a section where the input power is not identified being repeated, the at least one processor is further configured to:

control the charger to perform the CC charging on the first battery pack by turning on the first switching element and the sixth switching element and turning off the second switching element, the third switching element, the fourth switching element, the fifth switching element, and the seventh switching element, in a section where the input power is identified; and

control the charger to perform the CC charging on the second battery pack and discharge the first battery pack by turning on the second switching element, the third switching element, the fourth switching element, the fifth switching element, and the seventh switching element and turning off the first switching element and the sixth switching element, in a section where the input power is not identified.

8 . The battery system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

turn off the first switching element, the third switching element, and the fourth switching element and turn on the second switching element and the fifth switching element, based on the output current of the first load and the output current of the second load being identified;

turn on the sixth switching element and turn off the seventh switching element to discharge the first battery pack, based on the output current being less than reference power; and

turn off the sixth switching element and turn on the seventh switching element to discharge the second battery pack, based on the output current being higher than or equal to the reference power.

9 . The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the first battery pack comprises a first battery management device configured to obtain status information of the first battery cell,

wherein the second battery pack comprises a second battery management device configured to obtain status information of the second battery cell, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

monitor battery status information received from the first battery management device and the second battery management device; and

control the CC charging and the CV charging of the first battery pack and the second battery pack based on the monitoring result.

10 . A controlling method of a battery system comprising a first battery pack that comprises a first battery cell and a second battery pack that comprises a second battery cell, the controlling method comprising:

sequentially performing constant current (CC) charging on the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on input power being identified; and

sequentially performing constant voltage (CV) charging on the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on the CC charging of the second battery pack and the first battery pack being completed,

wherein a discharging performance of the first battery pack is greater than a discharging performance of the second battery pack, and

wherein a charging performance of the second battery pack is greater than a charging performance of the first battery pack,

wherein the battery system further comprises:

a first DC/DC converter, for a first load, connected to the first battery pack;

a second DC/DC converter, for a second load, connected to the second battery pack;

a power supplier;

a first switching element connected between the power supplier and the charger;

a first resistance connected to a first terminal of the first DC/DC converter;

a second switching element connected to the first resistance;

a third switching element connected between the first terminal of the first DC/DC converter and the charger;

a fourth switching element connected between a first terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the charger;

a second resistance connected to a first terminal of the first switching element between the third switching element and the fourth switching element;

a third resistance connected to the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter; and

a fifth switching element connected to the third resistance.

11 . The controlling method of claim 10 , further comprising sequentially discharging the second battery pack and discharging the first battery pack by turning on the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter, based on input power being not identified.

12 . The controlling method of claim 11 , wherein the battery system further comprises:

a sixth switching element connected between the first DC/DC converter and the charger; and

a seventh switching element connected between a second terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the charger,

wherein the first battery pack is connected between a second terminal of the first DC/DC converter and the sixth switching element, and

wherein the second battery pack is connected between the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the seventh switching element.

13 . The controlling method of claim 12 , further comprising:

monitoring an output current of a first load connected to a second terminal of the second switching element through the first resistance connected to a first terminal of the second switching element;

monitoring an output current of a second load connected to a second terminal of the fifth switching element through the third resistance connected to the first terminal of the fifth switching element; and

controlling the first battery pack and the second battery pack to be discharged based on the output current of the first load and the output current of the second load.

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions that, when executed by a processor of a battery system comprising a first battery pack that comprises a first battery cell and a second battery pack that comprises a second battery cell, causes the battery system to operate, wherein the operation comprises:

sequentially performing constant current (CC) charging on the second battery pack and the first battery pack based on input power being identified; and

sequentially performing constant voltage (CV) charging on the first battery pack and the second battery pack based on the CC charging of the second battery pack and the first battery pack being completed,

wherein a discharging performance of the first battery pack is greater than a discharging performance of the second battery pack, and wherein a charging performance of the second battery pack is greater than a charging performance of the first battery pack, and

wherein the battery system further comprises:

a first DC/DC converter, for a first load, connected to the first battery pack;

a second DC/DC converter, for a second load, connected to the second battery pack;

a power supplier;

a first switching element connected between the power supplier and the charger;

a first resistance connected to a first terminal of the first DC/DC converter;

a second switching element connected to the first resistance;

a third switching element connected between the first terminal of the first DC/DC converter and the charger;

a fourth switching element connected between a first terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the charger;

a second resistance connected to a first terminal of the first switching element between the third switching element and the fourth switching element;

a third resistance connected to the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter; and

a fifth switching element connected to the third resistance.

15 . The operation of claim 14 , further comprising sequentially discharging the second battery pack and discharging the first battery pack by turning on the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter, based on input power being not identified.

16 . The operation of claim 14 , wherein the battery system further comprises:

a sixth switching element connected between the first DC/DC converter and the charger; and

a seventh switching element connected between a second terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the charger,

wherein the first battery pack is connected between a second terminal of the first DC/DC converter and the sixth switching element, and

wherein the second battery pack is connected between the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter and the seventh switching element.

17 . The operation of claim 15 , further comprising:

monitoring an output current of a first load connected to a second terminal of the second switching element through the first resistance connected to a first terminal of the second switching element;

monitoring an output current of a second load connected to a second terminal of the fifth switching element through the third resistance connected to the first terminal of the fifth switching element; and

controlling the first battery pack and the second battery pack to be discharged based on the output current of the first load and the output current of the second load.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2025
From: KIM, JEONGWOO; KANG, SHINHO; KIM, MOONYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069860/0981 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2024-0017495 · Feb 5, 2024 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2024020201 · Dec 10, 2024
Related Publication 20250253682A1 · Aug 7, 2025
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