Patent ID: 9291680
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G01R,H01M

Claim Text:
1. A circuit for measuring a cell voltage of a cell in a battery, said circuit comprising: a measurement circuit that comprises a first terminal selectively coupled to a positive terminal of said cell via a first resistive element and comprises a second terminal selectively coupled to a negative terminal of said cell via a second resistive element, and that consumes a first current flowing from said positive terminal through said first resistive element to said first terminal while said first terminal is coupled to said positive terminal; and a current generator, selectively coupled to said positive terminal of said battery via said first terminal and said first resistive element, that generates a first compensation current according to said first current, wherein said first compensation current flows from said positive terminal through said first resistive element to said first terminal, wherein said measurement circuit obtains a first value indicative of a first voltage difference between said first terminal and said second terminal when said first compensation current is disabled, obtains a second value indicative of a second voltage difference between said first terminal and said second terminal when said first compensation current is enabled, calculates a third value proportional to said first value, and calculates said cell voltage by subtracting said second value from said third value.