Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack, the temperature of which is maintained within a certain range by a heating component or a heat dissipating component attached thereto. The battery pack includes an upper end cover provided above cylindrical cells to protect an inside of the battery pack, a first metal panel positioned below the upper end cover and jointed to the upper portion of the cylindrical cells, a second metal panel jointed to a lower portion of the cylindrical cells, a holder configured to surround and fix an outer side surface of the entire cylindrical cells and the lower portion of the second metal panel, and a lower end cover positioned below the second metal panel and the holder to form a lower end portion of the battery pack.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery pack, and more particularly, to a battery pack, the temperature of which is maintained within a certain range by a heating component or a heat dissipating component attached thereto.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a voltage measurer for measuring a voltage of a battery module and output a measured voltage value; a current measurer for measuring a charging current of the battery module and output a measured current value; and a controller for receiving the measured voltage value and the measured current value, estimating a state of charge (SOC) of the battery module based on the measured voltage value and the measured current value, calculating an accumulated change rate by adding up a change rate of the estimated SOC per unit time, and detecting whether the battery module has a defect by comparing the calculated accumulated change rate with a reference change rate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module and a battery pack including the same, and more particularly, to a battery module and a battery pack having the same, the battery module being formed in a heat transfer structure so that the temperatures of a plurality of battery cells are efficiently adjusted, and formed such that a heat transfer member is formed to have through holes so that the stability of the battery cells increases.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells respectively having electrode terminals formed at an upper portion and a lower portion thereof; a module housing including an accommodation portion having a plurality of hollow structures in which the plurality of cylindrical battery cells are inserted and accommodated; and a module bus bar including a first metal plate having a body portion located at an upper portion or a lower portion of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells to extend in a horizontal direction and a plurality of connection portions configured to extend in a horizontal direction from one side of the body portion to contact the electrode terminals of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells, and a second metal plate bonded to the body portion of the first metal plate and having a metal with a relatively higher electric conductivity than the first metal plate.

Abstract: A heat-radiating structure of a cylindrical battery cell includes a first plate configured to contact an upper partial area of a battery cell and to which a current of the battery cell is discharged, the first plate having an area not contacting the battery cell, a second plate disposed between the first plate and the battery cell, the second plate not contacting the battery cell, and a heat transfer part disposed between the second plate and the battery cell and configured to transfer heat generated in the battery cell to the second plate while contacting the battery cell is provided. The second plate contacts the area of the first plate not contacting the battery cell and a portion of the current discharged from the battery cell to the first plate is discharged from the second plate. A heat-radiating system of a cylindrical battery is also provided.

Abstract: A battery diagnosing apparatus and method capable of diagnosing a state of each battery module based on resistances of a plurality of battery modules are discussed. The state of the battery module may be diagnosed according to whether the measured internal resistance belongs to the first resistance section and the second resistance section, the state of the battery module may be diagnosed with a stricter standard. Accordingly, the diagnosis accuracy for the state of the battery diagnosed by the battery diagnosing apparatus may be improved. The battery diagnosing apparatus can include a resistance measuring unit configured to measure an internal resistance of each of a plurality of battery modules including one or more battery cells, and a control unit configured to receive resistance information about the internal resistance of each of the plurality of battery modules from the resistance measuring unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) and a method for manufacturing a flexible printed circuit board, which is capable of minimizing a process tolerance generated when an outer shape of a board is processed by forming a reference mark in the FPCB and performing an outer shape processing by using the reference mark as a reference point among a series of processes for manufacturing the board.

Abstract: A heater control system for a battery pack and a method for the same in accordance with the present invention relate to a system and a method for the same in which according to temperature deviations generated during heating operations of heaters provided in each battery pack, between battery packs and cells included in the battery packs, each heater is individually controlled to allow the battery packs and the battery cells therein to be heated to a uniform temperature state.

Abstract: A battery module includes cylindrical battery cells, a module housing, and a bus bar. The bus bar includes a main body portion that is positioned at a top or a bottom of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells and has a plate shape having upper and lower surfaces that are broader than a lateral surface of the main body portion in a horizontal direction; and a contact portion that is configured to electrically contact and be connected to an electrode terminal formed in one of the plurality of cylindrical battery cells, extends and protrudes from the main body portion in a horizontal direction, is stepped from the main body portion in a direction toward where the electrode terminal is positioned, and includes a branched structure bifurcated in two directions with respect to a direction in which the contact portion extends and protrudes from the main body portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module and a battery pack including the same, and more particularly, to a battery module and a battery pack having the same, the battery module being formed in a heat transfer structure so that the temperatures of a plurality of battery cells are efficiently adjusted, and formed such that a heat transfer member is formed to have through holes so that the stability of the battery cells increases.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery pack with improved safety through high reliability of temperature measurement of a plurality of battery cells. To achieve the above-described object, the battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of at least one of the plurality of battery cells, a module case configured to receive the plurality of battery cells therein and including a recessed space in which the temperature sensor is disposed, and a holder inserted into the recessed space of the receiving portion. The holder has a size that is large enough to fill at least part of the recessed space and is configured to hold the temperature sensor.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack having a mounting structure including: a frame having a body portion with a plate placed horizontally, and sidewalk bent from opposite ends of the body portion and extending upward to form an inner space above the plate, and a battery module accommodated in the inner space of the frame, and including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells; a module case having a plurality of hollow tubes into which the plurality of cylindrical battery cells standing upright in an upper and lower direction are inserted; and a connection portion configured to connect the plurality of hollow tubes to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a temperature condition diagnosis system and method for diagnosing a temperature abnormal state of a battery cell or module according to a relative temperature change of the battery cell using a difference in cell or module surface temperature compared to a battery management system (BMS) temperature sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell surface temperature estimation system and method capable of minimizing a temperature measurement delay through a software algorithm method that estimates the actual cell surface temperature by reflecting the gradient of the measured temperature change of the battery cell

Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment includes a case in which a plurality of battery cells are accommodated, and a battery management system (BMS) for detecting damage to the case, wherein the BMS includes a voltage output terminal for outputting a predetermined voltage, a ground terminal, and a voltage measurement terminal for measuring voltage, wherein the case includes a conductive member having a first end connected to the voltage output terminal of the BMS and a second end connected to the ground terminal of the BMS, and a sensing wire having a first end connected to the conductive member and a second end connected to a voltage measurement terminal of the BMS, the conductive member being provided between one surface inside the case and the other surface opposite to the one surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery management apparatus capable of effectively reducing the current consumption of a component for waking up a microcontroller unit. The battery management apparatus includes a wake-up unit, a first power supply path, a first regulator, a first switching element, a feedback module, and a microcontroller unit configured to convert a sleep mode to a wake-up mode by receiving a wake-up signal from the wake-up unit and connected to the feedback module to turn off the first switching element.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a voltage measurer for measuring a voltage of a battery module and output a measured voltage value; a current measurer for measuring a charging current of the battery module and output a measured current value; and a controller for receiving the measured voltage value and the measured current value, estimating a state of charge (SOC) of the battery module based on the measured voltage value and the measured current value, calculating an accumulated change rate by adding up a change rate of the estimated SOC per unit time, and detecting whether the battery module has a defect by comparing the calculated accumulated change rate with a reference change rate.

Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a (+) output terminal of the battery pack, a (?) output terminal of the battery pack, a (?) line connecting the (?) output terminal to a (?) terminal of a battery cell constituting the battery pack, a pre-charge FET provided on the (?) line, a system contact terminal configured to check whether the external system is connected, a battery management system (BMS), and a charge/discharge FET configured to charge or discharge the battery pack under a control of the BMS, wherein the pre-charge FET and the charge/discharge FET are connected in parallel.

Abstract: A battery management system according to the present disclosure is for a battery connected in parallel to a smoothing capacitor through a high side power line and a low side power line. The battery management system includes a discharge control switch connected between a first node and a second node of the low side power line, a temperature sensing circuit including a thermistor, wherein a first terminal of the thermistor is connected to the first node, a precharge switch connected to a precharge power line between a second terminal of the thermistor to the second node, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to turn off the discharge control switch and turn on the precharge switch, for precharging of the smoothing capacitor, when the control unit receives a key-on signal.