Patent ID: 11900785
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A connector system for a battery system, the connector system comprising:
a connector configured to electrically connect to a counterpart of the connector, wherein the connector comprises a negative connection element and a positive connection element;
a first temperature sensor thermally connected to the negative connection element;
a second temperature sensor thermally connected to the positive connection element; and
a control unit configured to receive a first temperature signal from the first temperature sensor and to receive a second temperature signal from the second temperature sensor;
wherein the control unit configured to generate a first value based on the first temperature signal and a second value based on the second temperature signal,
wherein the control unit is further configured to generate a first alert signal in response to an absolute value of a difference between the first value and the second value exceeding a predefined threshold,
wherein the negative connection element is electrically connected with an anode of a stack of battery cells via a first electrical connection line, and the positive connection element is electrically connected with a cathode of the stack of battery cells via a second electrical connection line,
wherein the control unit is further configured to output a second alert signal based on at least one of the first value and the second value, and
wherein the second alert signal is a signal suitable for directly controlling a relay implemented into one of the first electrical connection line and the second electrical connection line.