CIRCUIT TO DRIVE ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED SWITCHES WITHIN ELECTRIFIED MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20240006893A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US17855968

    申请日:2022-07-01

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 B60R16/033

    摘要: A driving circuit to control/drive a contactor using a high-side driver integrated into the battery pack controller. The driver circuit may electrically isolate the controller pins of the battery pack controller (which interface the contactors) from the low-voltage digital processing core of the battery pack controller. The driver circuit may provide techniques to diagnose a fault by monitoring the voltage at the output of the driver as compared to the reference voltage. The driver circuit may include an electronic switch, such as a field-effect transistor, that is configured on the high side of the contactor to control voltage from an energy source to the contactor.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BALANCING BATTERY CELL CHARGE IN BATTERY ARRAY FOR ELECTRIFIED MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20200006956A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16023175

    申请日:2018-06-29

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    摘要: A system for balancing battery cell charge in a battery array for an electrified machine is provided. The battery array includes a plurality of individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells. A plurality of cell monitors are in communication with the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells, with the plurality of cell monitors being powered by the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells. A battery controller of the system receives information about the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells, from the plurality of cell monitors. The information traverses the plurality of cell monitors in a first pattern to the battery controller and, after a predetermined period of time or occurrence of a predetermined event, the information traverses the plurality of cell monitors in a second pattern that is different than the first pattern to the battery controller.

    System and method for balancing battery cell charge in battery array for electrified machine

    公开(公告)号:US11018511B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US16023175

    申请日:2018-06-29

    申请人: Caterpillar Inc.

    摘要: A system for balancing battery cell charge in a battery array for an electrified machine is provided. The battery array includes a plurality of individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells. A plurality of cell monitors are in communication with the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells, with the plurality of cell monitors being powered by the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells. A battery controller of the system receives information about the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells, from the plurality of cell monitors. The information traverses the plurality of cell monitors in a first pattern to the battery controller and, after a predetermined period of time or occurrence of a predetermined event, the information traverses the plurality of cell monitors in a second pattern that is different than the first pattern to the battery controller.