Safety apparatus for battery of vehicle and method for operating the same

US2017080803A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2017080803-A1
Application numberUS-201615365053-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateNov 30, 2016
Priority dateAug 13, 2014
Publication dateMar 23, 2017
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A safety apparatus for a vehicle battery and a method for operating the same capable of preventing accidents such as fire and battery explosion are provided. The safety apparatus includes a fixed housing that is fixed to a vehicle body and a movable housing that is movably disposed in the fixed housing to move due to external impact. An impact sensor is disposed within the fixed housing configured to be fractured due to the movement of the movable housing and an elastic member is configured to provide a restoring force to the movable housing.

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1 - 5 . (canceled) 6 . A method for operating a safety apparatus for a vehicle battery comprising: detecting, by a controller, the external collision; determining, by the controller, whether a sensed voltage, sensed by the controller, is about 0V; and requesting, by the controller, a power relay assembly (PRA) relay of the vehicle to be turned off when the sensed voltage is about 0V. 7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein in the determining whether the sensed voltage is about 0V, when the impact sensor is fractured, the sensing value sensed by the battery management system of the battery pack is about 0V. 8 . The method according to claim 6 , further comprising: requesting, by the controller, that a warning lamp of a vehicle be turned on in response to the sensed voltage being about 0V. 9 - 10 . (canceled)

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  • Housing details · CPC title

  • Safety devices for primary or secondary batteries · CPC title

  • Electric vehicles · CPC title

  • Measures or means for preventing or attenuating collisions · CPC title

  • related to batteries · CPC title

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What does patent US2017080803A1 cover?
A safety apparatus for a vehicle battery and a method for operating the same capable of preventing accidents such as fire and battery explosion are provided. The safety apparatus includes a fixed housing that is fixed to a vehicle body and a movable housing that is movably disposed in the fixed housing to move due to external impact. An impact sensor is disposed within the fixed housing configu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60L3/0046. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Mar 23 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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