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- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for determining differential voltage curve of battery and battery pack comprising the apparatus
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Application No.: US17269834Application Date: 2020-04-22
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Publication No.: US11460506B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Young-Deok Kim , Su-Won Jee , Dae-Soo Kim
- Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
- Current Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Priority: KR10-2019-0046840 20190422
- International Application: PCT/KR2020/005323 WO 20200422
- International Announcement: WO2020/218826 WO 20201029
- Main IPC: G01R31/36
- IPC: G01R31/36 ; G01R31/392 ; G01R31/382

Abstract:
An apparatus for determining a differential voltage curve of a battery includes a constant current unit, a sensing unit outputting a sensing signal indicating a voltage and a current of the battery, and a control unit determining a control history indicating the voltage and a remaining capacity of the battery based on the sensing signal. The control unit outputs a first request message when the remaining capacity is outside of a first range of interest, and a second request message when the remaining capacity is within the first range of interest. The constant current unit discharges the battery with a constant current of a first current rate in response to the first request message, and discharges the battery with a constant current of a second current rate in response to the second request message. The control unit determines the differential voltage curve when the remaining capacity reaches a threshold.
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