Patent ID: 9479002
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A battery pack, comprising: a battery group comprising at least one rechargeable battery and a common terminal, the battery group configured to be coupled to a load and/or a charger; a charge control switch configured to control current provided to the battery group; a discharge control switch configured to control current provided from the battery group; and a current limiting element connected to the charge control switch in series so as to prevent the current provided from the battery group from flowing through the charge control switch while a discharging current flows from the battery group to the load, wherein the battery group is configured to be coupled to the charger through both of the charge control switch and the discharge control switch, and wherein the battery group is configured to be coupled to the load through the discharge control switch and not through the charge control switch.