Battery state-of-charge protection
AssigneeAclara Technologies LLC
InventorMark Dubuque
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and/or protecting state-of-charge of one or more batteries. One method comprises determining, via a controller, location information associated with the battery. The method includes determining, via the controller, one or more battery parameters. The method includes calculating, based on the one or more battery parameters and the location information, a state of charge of the battery. The method includes controlling, via the controller and based on the state of charge, a mode of the battery.
Claims21
A method for protecting a state-of-charge of a battery, the method comprising:
- determining, via a controller, location information associated with the battery, wherein the location information includes an ambient temperature;
- determining, via the controller, a temperature of the battery;
- calculating, based on the temperature of the battery and the location information, a state of charge of the battery;
- and
- controlling, via the controller and based on the state of charge, a mode of the battery.
A method for protecting a state-of-charge of a battery, the method comprising:
- determining, via an electronic processor and based on a location, a contextual information of the location;
- determining, via the electronic processor and based on the contextual information, a model indicating an expected low power schedule;
- receiving, via the electronic processor, a battery size, a solar panel size, and the model;
- determining, via the electronic processor, a state of charge threshold for the low power schedule;
- and
- controlling, via the electronic processor, a power mode of the battery.
A power system comprising:
- a solar panel;
- a power source configured to receive energy from the solar panel;
- and
- an electronic processor coupled to the power source, the electronic processor configured to:
- determine, based on a climate model, an upcoming temperature below a freezing value;
- determine a state of charge of the power source;
- transmit a signal to the power source instructing the power source to enter a low power mode;
- and
- activate a power reserve for the duration of the freezing temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.