Programmable battery pack
AssigneeAurora Flight Sciences Corporation
InventorsMatthew Kirleis, John Merk
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to determine a state of charge of a battery, determine a closed circuit voltage of the battery, determine a value of a parameter based on a ratio of the state of charge and the closed circuit voltage, and control a switch coupled to the battery based on the value of the parameter, the controlling of the switch to either cause the battery to be coupled to a battery string or cause the battery to be disconnected from the battery string.
Claims20
An apparatus for power management of an aircraft, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory;
- instructions in the apparatus;
- and
- processor circuitry to execute the instructions to:
- determine a state of charge of a battery;
- determine a closed circuit voltage of the battery;
- determine a value of a parameter based on a ratio of the state of charge and the closed circuit voltage;
- and
- control a switch coupled to the battery based on the value of the parameter, the controlling of the switch to either cause the battery to be coupled to a battery string or cause the battery to be disconnected from the battery string.
A storage disc or storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause processor circuitry to at least:
- determine a state of charge of a battery;
- determine a closed circuit voltage of the battery;
- determine a value of a parameter based on a ratio of the state of charge and the closed circuit voltage;
- and
- control a switch coupled to the battery based on the value of the parameter, the controlling of the switch to either cause the battery to be coupled to a battery string or cause the battery to be disconnected from the battery string.
A method for power management of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- determining, by executing an instruction with processor circuitry, a state of charge of a battery;
- determining, by executing an instruction with the processor circuitry, a closed circuit voltage of the battery;
- determining, by executing an instruction with the processor circuitry, a value of a parameter based on a ratio of the state of charge and the closed circuit voltage;
- and
- controlling, by executing an instruction with the processor circuitry, a switch coupled to the battery based on the value of the parameter, the controlling of the switch to either cause the battery to be coupled to a battery string or cause the battery to be disconnected from the battery string.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.