A short circuit detection circuit includes a current terminal, a sense resistor, an amplifier, and a resistor-capacitor ladder. The sense resistor is coupled to the current terminal, and is configured to develop a sense voltage proportional to a current through the current terminal. The amplifier is coupled to the sense resistor, and is configured to generate a scaled current proportional to the sense voltage. The resistor-capacitor ladder is coupled to the amplifier, and is configured to generate a measurement voltage that represents a surface temperature rise due to the current through the current terminal.

A sensor module includes a first contact, a second contact, and a sensing element made from an iono-conductive material having a conductivity that varies at least in response to variations in an environmental factor. The sensing element is electrically coupled to the first contact and to the second contact, and a first resistance of the sensing element, measured between the first contact and the second contact, varies in response to the variations in the environmental factor.

The present invention relates to a device and a method for diagnosing a switch using voltage distribution, and more particularly, to a device and a method for diagnosing a switch using voltage distribution, which connect one or more resistors connected in series with the switch in parallel and calculate voltage applied to one resistor among one or more resistors by using the voltage distribution to diagnose a state of the switch based on the calculated voltage, in order to diagnose the state of the switch positioned on a cathode power supply line connecting a battery and a load.

The present invention relates to a device and a method for diagnosing a switch using voltage distribution, and more particularly, to a device and a method for diagnosing a switch using voltage distribution, which connect one or more resistors connected in series with the switch in parallel and calculate voltage applied to one resistor among one or more resistors by using the voltage distribution to diagnose a state of the switch based on the calculated voltage, in order to diagnose the state of the switch positioned on a cathode power supply line connecting a battery and a load.

An apparatus and method for diagnosing whether a charging and discharging switching element provided on a charging and discharging path of a battery pack operates normally. A charging and discharging switching unit having a charging and discharging switch and a fuse is installed on a charging and discharging path between a battery cell and a pack terminal. The apparatus includes a first diagnosing path a second diagnosing path, a third diagnosing path, an integrated diagnosing path having a diagnosis switching unit and a diagnosis resistor, a voltage measuring unit, and a control unit configured to turn on and off the diagnosis switching unit and determine whether the charging and discharging switching unit is operating abnormally based on the diagnosis voltage measured by the voltage measuring unit.

A connection part which connects a terminal part and a processing part include an equalization resistor that is inserted into each main line and a 0-Ω resistor that is a short circuit line for short circuiting a main line of a first terminal and a main line of a second terminal. In the terminal part, the second terminal s unused, and a battery cell adjacent to a high-potential side of a stack bar is connected between the first terminal and a third terminal.

A data processing board according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a data processing module including at least one data processing board for automatically assigning an identifier according to the voltage value measured in the internal circuit and a communication board for transmitting and receiving signal to/from the data processing board, and a data processing system including the data processing module and a monitor collecting device for selecting and parallel-processing the data received from the data processing module.

The disclosed apparatus and method is a closed loop system that obtains, stores and transfers motive energy. Preferably, the majority of the electricity generated is utilized to service a load or supplied to the grid. A portion of the electric power produced is used to recharge the batteries for subsequent use of the electric motor. The system controls and manages the battery power by controlling the charging and discharging of the battery reservoir via a series of electrical and mechanical innovations controlled by electronic instruction using a series of devices to analyze, optimize and perform power production and charging functions in sequence to achieve its purpose.

A circuit for a bus system. The circuit includes: a measuring circuit, which is configured to measure a first resistance value between two bus-side terminals of the circuit; an ascertainment circuit, which is configured to ascertain a second resistance value as a function of the first resistance value; and a resistive circuit, which is configured to set a resistor connectable between the two bus-side terminals to the second resistance value.

A battery module includes a first load terminal, a second load terminal, a first charger terminal, a charger enable terminal, and a battery having a first battery terminal coupled to the first load terminal and a second terminal coupled to the second load terminal. A first isolation device is coupled between the first load terminal and the first charger terminal and has an enable terminal coupled to the charger enable terminal. A first protection circuit includes a second isolation device coupled between the second battery terminal and the second load terminal and a first sensing circuit configured to enable the second isolation device responsive to detecting a failure of the first isolation device.