Patent ID: 11901518
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A system, comprising:
a battery management controller; and
a stack of battery monitors coupled to the battery management controller, wherein the stack includes a first battery monitor daisy chained to a second battery monitor;
wherein the first and second battery monitors are configured to receive a command from the battery management controller;
wherein the first battery monitor is configured to dissipate a first amount of power;
wherein the second battery monitor is configured to dissipate a second amount of power; and
wherein the first battery monitor is configured to dissipate the first amount of power responsive to a first response time and responsive to a difference between:
a longest response time for the first and second battery monitors to respond to the command; and
the first response time.