Network for minimizing current imbalances in a faradaic battery

Title: Network for minimizing current imbalances in a faradaic battery

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A circuit for connecting a faradaic battery with circuitry for monitoring the condition of the battery includes a plurality of voltage divider networks providing battery voltage monitoring nodes and includes compensating resistors connected with the networks to maintain uniform discharge currents through the cells of the battery. The circuit also provides a reduced common mode voltage requirement for the monitoring circuitry by referencing the divider networks to one-half the battery voltage.

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Wozniak, Walter ^[1]; Haskins, Harold J. ^[2]

(Dearborn, MI)
(Ann Arbor, MI)

Issue Date:: 1994-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 869305

Assignee:: Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) OSTI

Patent Number(s):: US 5313152

Contract Number:: AC07-90ID13019

Research Org:: FORD MOTOR CO

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: network; minimizing; current; imbalances; faradaic; battery; circuit; connecting; circuitry; monitoring; condition; plurality; voltage; divider; networks; providing; nodes; compensating; resistors; connected; maintain; uniform; discharge; currents; cells; provides; reduced; common; mode; requirement; referencing; one-half; common mode; battery voltage; discharge current; voltage monitor; voltage divider; monitoring circuit; charge current; voltage monitoring; faradaic battery; uniform discharge; discharge currents; /320/

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