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Battery system module

A module for a battery is disclosed. The module includes a power system in the container. The power system also includes a high voltage battery for powering high voltage loads. The power system also includes a low voltag…

Granted 2004activeExpired 2022Owned by Johnson Controls Technology CoInvented by Michael E. Iverson, Thomas J. Dougherty, Chih Y. Chen + 3 more

Original patent title: “Battery system module

What this patent covers

The actual claim

A module for a battery is disclosed. The module includes a power system in the container. The power system also includes a high voltage battery for powering high voltage loads. The power system also includes a low voltage battery for powering low voltage loads. The module also includes a converter at least partially in the container configured for directing power provided from the high voltage battery to the low voltage battery. The module also includes a device for disconnecting at least one of the high voltage battery from the high voltage loads and the low voltage battery from the low voltage loads. The container is configured to transfer heat from the battery system to an outside of the container. A module for thermal management of a battery system is also disclosed. An energy management system for a battery system is also disclosed.

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    Patent Abstract

    Patent abstract

    A module for a battery is disclosed. The module includes a power system in the container. The power system also includes a high voltage battery for powering high voltage loads. The power system also includes a low voltage battery for powering low voltage loads. The module also includes a converter at least partially in the container configured for directing power provided from the high voltage battery to the low voltage battery. The module also includes a device for disconnecting at least one of the high voltage battery from the high voltage loads and the low voltage battery from the low voltage loads. The container is configured to transfer heat from the battery system to an outside of the container. A module for thermal management of a battery system is also disclosed. An energy management system for a battery system is also disclosed.

    Patent Journey

    From filing to expiry

    Patent Filed

    2002

    Patent Granted

    2004 · 2yr after filing

    Patent Expired

    2022

    PatentBrief Score

    Impact Score

    73/ 100

    Strong

    Citation count

    33/40

    Moderately cited

    Claim breadth

    20/20

    Very broad protection

    Recency

    0/20

    Older than 20 years

    Assignee scale

    20/20

    Major technology company

    PatentBrief Impact Score — based on citation count, claim breadth, recency, and assignee scale. Not a legal assessment.

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