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Battery heating circuits and methods with resonance components in series using voltage inversion based on predetermined conditions

Granted 20 Jan 2015 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: BYD Company Limited · originally BYD Co. Ltd.

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Inventors: Yaochuan Han, Xianyin Li, Wenjin Xia, Wei Feng +2 · Examiner: Jerry D Robbins

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Abstract

A circuit for heating a battery includes a switch unit, control module, damping component, energy storage circuit, and superposition unit. The energy storage circuit forms a loop with the battery, and includes current and charge storage components. The damping component, switch unit, current storage component, and charge storage component connect in series. The control module switches on the switch unit so current flows between the battery and energy storage circuit and switches off the switch unit to stop current flow. The superposition unit superposes energy in the energy storage circuit with energy in the battery after the switch unit switches on and off. The control module switches the switch unit off after the first positive half cycle of current flow through the switch unit after the switch unit switches on. Voltage applied to the switch unit when the switch unit switches off is lower than the switch unit\'s voltage rating.

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IPC · International Patent Classification
Section H — Electricity
  • H02J7/00
  • H01M10/625
  • H02M3/158
  • H01L23/34
  • H01M10/615
  • H01M10/6571
  • H01M10/46
  • H01M10/657
USPC · US Patent Classification
320/128320/129320/107

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related publicationUS 20120032642 A19 Feb 2012

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