Identifying and amerliorating a deteriorating condition for battery networks in-situ
AssigneeGlobal Energy Innovations, Inc.
InventorsJohn McHardy, Paul Nicholas Chatt, Kurt Salloux, Stanley Chait
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Abstract
A temperature is measured for each terminal of the battery unit. The magnitude and sign of a temperature differential is calculated from the temperatures. The temperature differential is then correlated to a deteriorating condition of the battery unit.
Claims20
A method, in a battery testing device, for determining conditions in a battery unit in-situ based on a temperature differential between terminals, comprising:
- measuring a temperature for each terminal of the battery unit;
- calculating a magnitude and a sign of a temperature differential;
- and
- correlating the temperature differential to a deteriorating condition of the battery unit.
A battery testing device to determine conditions in a battery unit in-situ based on a temperature differential between terminals, comprising:
- a temperature measuring device, coupled to each terminal of the battery unit, to measure a temperature of each terminal;
- and
- an analyzing engine to calculate a magnitude and a sign of a temperature differential, and to correlate the temperature differential to a deteriorating condition of the battery unit.
At least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program product for, when executed by a processor, performing a method for determining conditions in a battery unit in-situ based on a temperature differential between terminals, the method comprising:
- measuring a temperature for each terminal of the battery unit;
- calculating a magnitude and a sign of a temperature differential;
- and
- correlating the temperature differential to a deteriorating condition of the battery unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.