In a battery such as a starter battery for a motor vehicle semiconductor switches such as MOSFET-switches (11) are connected in parallel between the middle battery cells (7, 9). The switches (11) are controlled by a processor (15) which can receive signals from the exterior, such as rf-signals received...http://www.google.fr/patents/US5871858?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5871858 - Anti-theft battery