# US 11,909,007 B2 · Intelligent battery cell with integrated monitoring and switches > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,007 B2 - Document ID: US11909007B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/306,221 - Filed: 2021-05-03 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-31 - Assignees: Volvo Car Corporation - Applicants: Volvo Car Corporation - Inventors: Jonas Forssell; Robert Eriksson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909007B2 ## CPC - H01M 10/4257: {Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries} - H02J 7/80: including monitoring or indicating arrangements - H01M 10/482: {for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially} - H02J 7/52: for charge balancing, e.g. equalisation of charge between batteries - H02J 7/94: in response to battery current - H02J 7/96: in response to battery voltage - H02J 7/971: {the charge cycle being controlled or terminated in response to non-electric parameters} - H02J 7/973: {in response to degree of gas development in the battery} - H02J 7/977: {of the battery} - H01M 2010/4278: {Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller} - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - H02J 2105/37: exchanging power with electric vehicles [EV] or with hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] - H02J 2207/20: Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the battery cell further comprises one or more second active battery cell materials coupled to at least one internal load balancing component or circuit on the internal circuit, and wherein the processor operates the one or more switches to provide at least one of a positive electric potential, a negative electric potential, or an electric potential of zero volts at the second set of cell poles based on electric energy of at least one of the active battery cell material or the one or more second active battery cell materials. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the internal circuit further comprises: a memory; and one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell, and wherein the processor stores the parameter data on the memory. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the internal circuit further comprises: one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell, and wherein the processor operates the one or more switches based on the parameter data to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the internal circuit further comprises: one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell; and one or more communication components that use at least one of a wired communication network or a wireless communication network to provide the parameter data to a second battery cell. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the internal circuit further comprises: a switch controller that operates the one or more switches to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising: a converter that is coupled to at least one of the internal circuit or the battery cell poles and that converts a first defined DC voltage provided at the battery cell poles to a second defined DC voltage. ### Claim 8 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; and 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. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the providing comprises: providing, by the processor within the battery cell, at least one of a positive electric potential, a negative electric potential, or an electric potential of zero volts at the second set of cell poles based on the operating. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising: drawing, by the processor within the battery cell, the electrical energy stored in the battery cell; and operating, by the processor within the battery cell, one or more electronic components of at least one of the internal circuit or the battery cell based on the drawing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising: collecting, by the processor within the battery cell, parameter data of the battery cell at one or more sensors of the internal circuit; and storing, by the processor within the battery cell, the parameter data on a memory of the internal circuit based on the collecting. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising: collecting, by the processor within the battery cell, parameter data of the battery cell at one or more sensors of the internal circuit; and operating, by the processor within the battery cell, the one or more switches based on the parameter data to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising: collecting, by the processor within the battery cell, parameter data of the battery cell at one or more sensors of the internal circuit; and employing, by the processor within the battery cell, one or more communication components of the internal circuit to provide the parameter data over at least one of a wired communication network or a wireless communication network to a device that is external to the battery cell. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising: employing, by the processor within the battery cell, a converter of the internal circuit to convert a first DC defined voltage provided at the the first set of cell poles to a second defined voltage. ### Claim 15 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; and 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. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The battery cell of claim 15, further comprising a casing that encapsulates the active battery cell material and the internal circuit. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The battery cell of claim 15, wherein the processor operates the one or more switches to provide at least one of a positive electric potential, a negative electric potential, or an electric potential of zero volts at the second set of cell poles based on electric energy of the active battery cell material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The battery cell of claim 15, wherein the internal circuit further comprises: a memory; one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell; and the processor stores the parameter data on the memory, and wherein at least one of the memory, the one or more sensors, or the processor uses electrical energy from the active battery cell material to operate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The battery cell of claim 15, wherein the internal circuit further comprises: one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell, and wherein the processor operates the one or more switches based on the parameter data to provide the first defined value of DC electric energy supply and the second defined value of AC electric energy supply. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The battery cell of claim 15, wherein the internal circuit further comprises: one or more sensors that collect parameter data of the battery cell; and one or more communication components that use at least one of a wired communication network or a wireless communication network to provide the parameter data to a device external to the battery cell, and wherein at least one of the one or more sensors or the one or more communication components uses the electrical energy from the active battery cell material to operate.