Patent ID: 9214822
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B60L,H02J,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A battery pack manager for charging a battery pack comprising a plurality of battery cells using a power source, the battery pack manager comprising: a battery pack manager unit coupled to the battery pack, and directly coupled to an output of the power source, said battery pack manager unit comprising: a wireless communication block that includes a first antenna that establishes a wireless link with a plurality of second antennas, such that every one of a plurality of individual cell manager units includes one said second antenna, each said individual cell manager unit adapted to be coupled to one of the plurality of battery cells of the pack, and the battery pack manager is able to permit the wireless control and wireless monitoring of individual cells in a battery pack through each said individual cell manager unit, wherein each said individual cell manager unit comprises a charge exchange block that includes a collection of magnetic cores from which individual cell control units place energy from their specific cells, and from which individual cell control units can extract energy to be placed into their specific cells, the process of the exchange being wirelessly coordinated by said battery pack manager unit.