Voltage measurement circuit

US2016264015A1 · US · A1

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-2016264015-A1
Application numberUS-201314442556-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateOct 7, 2013
Priority dateNov 15, 2012
Publication dateSep 15, 2016
Grant date

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

A voltage measurement circuit, which can reduce a withstand voltage of each of voltage dividing resistors for voltage measurement, with respect to a surge voltage generated at the time of turning-on of a dark-current reduction relay, thereby enabling cost reduction, is provided. The voltage measurement circuit includes: a high-voltage input terminal; a plurality of voltage dividing resistors which divide a high voltage; a voltage measuring part which measures a voltage reduced to a low voltage by the plurality of voltage dividing resistors; and a dark current reduction relay which is connected in series between adjacent ones of the plurality of voltage dividing resistors.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

1 . A voltage measurement circuit comprising: a high-voltage input terminal; a plurality of voltage dividing resistors which divide a high voltage inputted from the high-voltage input terminal; a voltage measuring part which measures a voltage reduced to a low voltage by the plurality of voltage dividing resistors; and a dark current reduction switch circuit which is connected in series between adjacent ones of the plurality of voltage dividing resistors. 2 . The voltage measurement circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the dark current reduction switch circuit is connected at a center or a portion close to the center of the plurality of voltage dividing resistors. 3 . The voltage measurement circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the high-voltage input terminal is connected to a battery of an electric car or a hybrid car.

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Measuring voltage only · CPC title

  • responding to state of charge [SoC] · CPC title

  • Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

  • for monitoring or controlling batteries · CPC title

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US2016264015A1 cover?
A voltage measurement circuit, which can reduce a withstand voltage of each of voltage dividing resistors for voltage measurement, with respect to a surge voltage generated at the time of turning-on of a dark-current reduction relay, thereby enabling cost reduction, is provided. The voltage measurement circuit includes: a high-voltage input terminal; a plurality of voltage dividing resistors wh…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Calsonic Kansei Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60L11/1861. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Sep 15 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).