Abstract: A charging/discharging overcurrent protection circuit and method. The circuit includes: an internal resistance sensing module, for sensing total internal resistance of serial charge/discharge switch transistors according to a preconfigured ratio in a charging/discharging state; a voltage selection module, connected to the internal resistance sensing module, for switching between different links according to a voltage gating switch so as to be connected to the internal resistance sensing module, to output a charging detection voltage and a charging reference voltage in a charging state, and output a discharging detection voltage and a discharging reference voltage in a discharging state; and an overcurrent signal generation module, connected to the voltage selection module, for switching between different inputs according to an input gating switch so as to generate a charging/discharging overcurrent protection signal according to a comparison result.

Abstract: A protection circuit for series-connected batteries is provided, including: a plurality of battery modules connected in series between an anode and a cathode of a battery pack, wherein each of the plurality of battery modules includes a single battery, a protection switch, and a single-battery protection module, wherein each single battery is connected in series with the corresponding protection switch, wherein each single-battery protection module is configured to generate an off signal and protect the corresponding battery module in response to the off signal; an off-signal level-shifting module, which transmits an off signal of one of the plurality of battery modules to the other battery modules; a transient-voltage suppression module, connected between the anode and cathode of the battery pack, for voltage deburring and decreasing a change rate of a total voltage across the anode and cathode of the battery pack.

Abstract: A charging/discharging overcurrent protection circuit and method. The circuit includes: an internal resistance sensing module, for sensing total internal resistance of serial charge/discharge switch transistors according to a preconfigured ratio in a charging/discharging state; a voltage selection module, connected to the internal resistance sensing module, for switching between different links according to a voltage gating switch so as to be connected to the internal resistance sensing module, to output a charging detection voltage and a charging reference voltage in a charging state, and output a discharging detection voltage and a discharging reference voltage in a discharging state; and an overcurrent signal generation module, connected to the voltage selection module, for switching between different inputs according to an input gating switch so as to generate a charging/discharging overcurrent protection signal according to a comparison result.