Method and apparatus for contact detection in battery packs are disclosed. The battery pack (100) may comprise at least a first battery cell (210-1) and a second battery cell (210-2), and a power bar (202b) for coupling a first electrode (C) of the first b...

In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided that includes a bi-directional communication bus, a set of battery sections connected to the bi-directional communication bus, and a battery manager circuit bi-directional communication bus. Each of the battery...

An apparatus is provided that includes first and second connection nodes and a communication circuit. The communication circuit is configured to communicate cell-status data of a cell over a bidirectional data path connected to the connection nodes. The co...