An apparatus for protecting a battery pack, includes: a battery module; a relay to apply an output of the battery module to a load of a vehicle, or block the output of the battery module; an actuator to operate by a power supplied from a starter battery; and a processor to: monitor the battery module when a start signal is input to detect a failure of the relay; and if the failure of the relay is detected, control the actuator to discharge the starter battery and block a start of the vehicle.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING BATTERY PACK
2025-05-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H01M Verfahren oder Mittel, z.B. Batterien, für die direkte Umwandlung von chemischer in elektrische Energie , PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING BATTERY PACK OF VEHICLE
European Patent Office | 2025