Method and apparatus for connecting a plurality of battery cells in series or parallel

Methods and systems for selectively connecting a plurality of battery cells in a dual-mode battery pack in series and parallel configurations and/or for individual cell monitoring. A dual-mode battery pack may generally include a housing; a first set of battery cells connected in series; and a secon...

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Hauptverfasser:	Konetzke, Nicholas, Brozek, Jeffrey M, Funda, Christian, Mergener, Matthew J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOTPARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION HAND TOOLS MANIPULATORS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods and systems for selectively connecting a plurality of battery cells in a dual-mode battery pack in series and parallel configurations and/or for individual cell monitoring. A dual-mode battery pack may generally include a housing; a first set of battery cells connected in series; and a second set of battery cells connected in series. The battery pack may also include series connection contacts selectively connectable to the first set of battery cells and to the second set of battery cells and, when engaged, connecting the first set of battery cells and the second set of battery cells in a series configuration; and parallel connection contacts selectively connectable to the first set of battery cells and the second set of battery cells and, when engaged, connecting the first set of battery cells and the second set of battery cells in a parallel configuration.