Battery pack

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9331325-B2
Application number	US-201313760865-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2013
Priority date	Apr 20, 2012
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A battery pack including: a plurality of battery modules, each including a plurality of battery cells arranged in a direction; at least one first fuse between battery modules of the plurality of battery modules; a battery control unit connected to the at least one first fuse; and at least one sensing unit connected to the battery control unit, the battery control unit being configured to transfer a signal received from the at least one sensing unit to the at least one first fuse, and the at least one first fuse including a power cutoff unit at a region of a connection member connecting the battery modules to each other, and a case surrounding the power cutoff unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack comprising:
a plurality of battery modules, each respective battery module of the plurality of battery modules comprising a plurality of battery cells arranged in a direction and connected to one another between first and second terminals of the respective battery module;
at least one first fuse connected to at least one connection line between battery modules of the plurality of battery modules, the at least one connection line connecting between the first terminal of a first battery module of the plurality of battery modules and the second terminal of a second battery module of the plurality of battery modules;
a battery control unit connected to the at least one first fuse; and
at least one sensing unit connected to the battery control unit,
wherein the battery control unit is configured to control the at least one first fuse in response to a signal received from the at least one sensing unit,
wherein the at least one first fuse comprises a power cutoff unit at a region of a connection member connecting the battery modules to each other, and a case surrounding the power cutoff unit, and
wherein when the at least one first fuse receives a signal from the battery control unit, the at least one first fuse cuts off electrical connection between the first battery module and the second battery module.

2. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein pressure or heat is generated in the power cutoff unit by the signal transferred from the battery control unit.

3. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing unit comprises an airbag impact sensor.

4. The battery pack according to claim 3 , further comprising an airbag control unit between the airbag impact sensor and the battery control unit.

5. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein the airbag impact sensor concurrently transfers the signal to the battery control unit and the airbag control unit.

6. The battery pack according to claim 4 , wherein the airbag impact sensor transfers the signal to the battery control unit through the airbag control unit.

7. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensing unit comprises an airbag impact sensor, a moisture sensor, and an impact sensor.

8. The battery pack according to claim 1 , wherein the battery control unit is connected to the power cutoff unit of the at least one first fuse by a signal input line.

9. The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising a second fuse on an output line of the battery module.

10. The battery pack according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one first fuse and the second fuse are operated concurrently or individually.

11. The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising a second fuse on an input line of the battery module.

12. The battery pack according to claim 1 , further comprising an interlock circuit configured to selectively control the at least one first fuse for repairing the battery pack.

Assignees

• Samsung Sdi Co Ltd
• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Lim Young-Bin

Classifications

• H01M10/425 Primary

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title

• H01M2200/103

  Fuse · CPC title

• H01M2010/4271

  Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing · CPC title

• H01M2220/20

  Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane · CPC title

• H01M50/209

  adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/216 takes precedence) · CPC title