Patent ID: 11933860
Assignee: nan
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 25:
26. An integrated serial-parallel testing module (ISPTM) for forming and testing a plurality of batteries, the ISPTM comprising:
a circuit board for receiving and connecting to the plurality of batteries and for receiving electrical components and for providing circuits among the electrical components and between the electrical components and the batteries;
connectors for connecting to the batteries, wherein the connectors are connected to the circuit board;
a battery testing system (BTS) having a channel for testing multiple batteries simultaneously or a regulator for providing a current and voltage charge and discharge source;
a parallel test management device (PTMD), as recited in claim 1, for each battery, wherein each PTMD connects to its respective battery serially to form a PTMD-battery combination, wherein the main relay or switch of the PTMD is capable of isolating a battery that has a problem, and wherein the current transducer or shunt of the PTMD is capable of measuring equalization current and all other current through a battery for precise measurement of and calculation of current and charge/discharge capacity through the battery;
circuits for connecting PTMD-battery combinations in parallel to form parallel PTMD-battery groups;
a voltage equalizer connected to each parallel PTMD-battery group;
circuits for connecting the parallel PTMD-battery groups in series, thereby forming a parallel-serial battery group;
an equalizer power supply connected to the voltage equalizers; and
a power supply port for receiving an electrical current from an outside source, wherein the BTS and the voltage equalizer are connected to the power supply port,
wherein a BTS channel is connected to the parallel-serial battery group, wherein the BTS provides a current and voltage source for charging and discharging the batteries, and
wherein the batteries are formed and tested by running current from the BTS and from the equalizer through the plurality of batteries simultaneously.