Intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsJonas Forssell, Robert Eriksson
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Abstract
Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products to facilitate an intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise active battery cell material. The device can further comprise an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising: one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device; and a processor that operates the one or more switches to provide a defined value of electric potential at the battery cell poles.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a battery cell comprising:
- active battery cell material;
- and
- an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising:
- one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device, wherein the battery cell poles comprise a first set of cell poles coupled to a direct current (DC) supply section of the battery cell, and a second set of cell poles coupled to a alternating current (AC) supply section of the battery cell;
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- a processor that operates the one or more switches to simultaneously provide a first defined value of DC electric energy supply at the first set of cell poles and a second defined value of AC electric energy supply at the second set of cell poles.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- operating, by a processor within a battery cell, one or more switches of an internal circuit integrated in the battery cell using electrical energy stored in the battery cell;
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- simultaneously providing, by the processor within the battery cell, a first defined value of DC electric energy supply at a first set of cell poles of the battery cell and a second defined value of AC electric energy supply at a second set of cell poles of the battery cell based on the operating.
A battery cell, comprising:
- active battery cell material;
- an internal circuit coupled to the active battery cell material and comprising:
- one or more switches coupled to battery cell poles of the device, wherein the the battery cell poles comprise a first set of cell poles coupled to a direct current (DC) supply section of the battery cell, and a second set of cell poles coupled to a alternating current (AC) supply section of the battery cell;
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- a processor that operates the one or more switches to simultaneously provide a first defined value of DC electric energy supply at the first set of cell poles and a second defined value of AC electric energy supply at the second set of cell poles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.