Charge and discharge control circuit and battery device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9774194-B2
Application number	US-201514793059-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	Jul 9, 2014
Publication date	Sep 26, 2017
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017

Abstract

Provided are a charge and discharge control circuit having a small circuit area and a compact battery device. A constant current circuit and an external resistor are connected to a voltage monitoring terminal so that a terminal voltage is pulled up or pulled down based on an external input. Moreover, output logic of a comparator and overcharge detection and overdischarge detection are switched based on the external input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A charge and discharge control circuit, comprising:
a first voltage monitoring terminal, a second voltage monitoring terminal, and a third voltage monitoring terminal,
the first voltage monitoring terminal and the second voltage monitoring terminal being connectable to a first secondary battery,
the second voltage monitoring terminal and the third voltage monitoring terminal being connectable to a second secondary battery;

a first resistor circuit connected between the first voltage monitoring terminal and the second voltage monitoring terminal;
a second resistor circuit connected between the second voltage monitoring terminal and the third voltage monitoring terminal;
a first reference voltage circuit connected to the second voltage monitoring terminal;
a second reference voltage circuit connected to the third voltage monitoring terminal;
a first comparator including:
a first input terminal connected to an output terminal of the first resistor circuit; and
a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of the first reference voltage circuit;

a second comparator including:
a first input terminal connected to an output terminal of the second resistor circuit; and
a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of the second reference voltage circuit;

a control circuit including:
a first input terminal connected to an output terminal of the first comparator; and
a second input terminal connected to an output terminal of the second comparator,
the control circuit being configured to monitor a state of each of the first secondary battery and the second secondary battery based on a signal input to each of the first input terminal and the second input terminal;

a first constant current circuit connected between the first voltage monitoring terminal and the second voltage monitoring terminal, the first constant current circuit being controlled to be turned on and off based on a first control signal of the control circuit;
a second constant current circuit connected between the second voltage monitoring terminal and the third voltage monitoring terminal, the second constant current circuit being controlled to be turned on and off based on a second control signal of the control circuit; and
a resistor connected between a node of the first secondary battery and the second secondary battery and a node of the first constant current circuit and the second constant current circuit,
the control circuit being further configured to:
monitor overcharge of the first secondary battery and overcharge of the second secondary battery by turning off the first constant current circuit and the second constant current circuit;
monitor overdischarge of the first secondary battery by turning on the second constant current circuit; and
monitor overdischarge of the second secondary battery by turning on the first constant current circuit.

2. A charge and discharge control circuit according to claim 1 , wherein output logic of the first comparator and output logic of the second comparator are each switched based on a control signal of the control circuit.

3. A battery device, comprising:
the charge and discharge control circuit of claim 1 ;
a first secondary battery connected between the first voltage monitoring terminal and the second voltage monitoring terminal; and
a second secondary battery connected between the second voltage monitoring terminal and the third voltage monitoring terminal.

4. A battery device, comprising:
the charge and discharge control circuit of claim 2 ;
a first secondary battery connected between the first voltage monitoring terminal and the second voltage monitoring terminal; and
a second secondary battery connected between the second voltage monitoring terminal and the third voltage monitoring terminal.

Assignees

• Seiko Instr Inc
• Sii Semiconductor Corp

Inventors

• Fukuchi Shinya

Classifications

• H02J7/96

  in response to battery voltage · CPC title

• H02J7/80

  including monitoring or indicating arrangements · CPC title

• H02J7/63

  against overdischarge · CPC title

• H02J7/61

  against overcharge · CPC title

• H02J7/50 Primary

  acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially · CPC title