Title :
Battery pack circuit design for safety and protection
Author :
Dewey, Mark ; Chandler, Daniel ; Tamura, Alfredo
Abstract :
Several current-sensitive and temperature-sensitive safety device technologies exist and can be designed into pack circuits. Three broad situations must be protected against: 1) pack-internal and pack-external short circuits; 2) charger malfunctions; and 3) abuse or misuse by end users. This paper compares and contrasts the characteristics of various safety practices and devices used in designing and assembling high-energy battery packs, including new developments in polymeric PTC technology
Keywords :
Assembly; Batteries; Cadmium; Circuit synthesis; Electrodes; Manufacturing; Nickel; Protection; Runtime; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
WESCON/'95. Conference record. 'Microelectronics Communications Technology Producing Quality Products Mobile and Portable Power Emerging Technologies'
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2636-9
DOI :
10.1109/WESCON.1995.485438
