Solid-state relay dedicated recirculation path systems and methods

US11196133B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11196133-B2
Application numberUS-201916669174-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 30, 2019
Priority dateOct 30, 2018
Publication dateDec 7, 2021
Grant dateDec 7, 2021

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Disclosed is a battery system comprising a solid-state relay assembly comprising a device-side driver circuitry having a device-side switching device, a battery-side driver circuitry having a battery-side switching device, a first recirculation driver circuitry, a first recirculation switching device, a second recirculation switching device, and a second recirculation driver circuitry.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A battery system comprising: a battery; a solid-state relay system; and a control system; wherein the solid-state relay system comprises a first battery-side switching device, a first device-side switching device, and a recirculation path; wherein the solid-state relay system further comprises a second battery-side switching device and a third battery-side switching device, and a second device-side switching device and a third device-side switching device; wherein the recirculation path comprises a first recirculation switching device; wherein the recirculation path further comprises a second recirculation switching device; and wherein the first recirculation switching device connects to a first recirculation driver circuitry and the second recirculation device connects to a second recirculation driver circuitry. 2. The battery of claim 1 , wherein the first recirculation switching device comprises a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor. 3. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein both the first recirculation switching device and the second recirculation switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor. 4. The battery of claim 1 , wherein each of the first battery-side switching device, the second battery-side switching device, the third battery-side switching device, the first device-side switching device, the second device-side switching device and the third device-side switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor. 5. A solid-state relay assembly for a battery system comprising: a device-side driver circuitry having a device-side switching device; a battery-side driver circuitry having a batter-side switching device: a first recirculation driver circuitry; a first recirculation switching device; a second recirculation switching device; a second recirculation driver circuitry; and wherein the device-side switching device comprises a first device-side switching device, a second device-side switching device, and a third device-side switching device. 6. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first recirculation switching device, the second recirculation switching device, or both the first recirculation switching device and the second recirculation switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor. 7. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein the battery-side switching device comprises a first battery-side switching device, a second battery-side switching device, and a third battery-side switching device. 8. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein each of the first device-side switching device. the second device-side switching device and the third device-side switching device each comprise a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor. 9. The solid-state relay assembly of claim 5 , wherein the battery-side switching device is a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor.

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  • H03K17/687Primary

    the devices being field-effect transistors · CPC title

  • exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] · CPC title

  • using battery or load disconnect circuits (H02J9/002 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • Protection against reversal of polarity · CPC title

  • Devices or arrangements for the interruption of current · CPC title

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What does patent US11196133B2 cover?
Disclosed is a battery system comprising a solid-state relay assembly comprising a device-side driver circuitry having a device-side switching device, a battery-side driver circuitry having a battery-side switching device, a first recirculation driver circuitry, a first recirculation switching device, a second recirculation switching device, and a second recirculation driver circuitry.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cps Tech Holdings Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H03K17/687. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 07 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).