# US 2013/0157093 A1 · Unitary energy storage and sensing batteries > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0157093 A1 - Document ID: US20130157093A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/719,025 - Filed: 2012-12-18 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: Johnson Controls Technology Company - Inventors: Brian C. Sisk; Jason L. Roberts - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130157093A1 ## CPC - H01M 10/486: {for measuring temperature} - G01R 31/374: with means for correcting the measurement for temperature or ageing - G01R 31/382: Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC - H01M 10/4257: {Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries} - H01M 10/48: Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) - H01M 10/0525: Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries - H01M 10/633: characterised by algorithms, flow charts, software details or the like - H01M 2010/4271: {Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing} - 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} - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A battery apparatus having an electrochemical cell that includes an electrically insulating hollow mandrel, a pair of active materials wound on the mandrel, and a sensing unit located within the mandrel and coupled to the pair of active materials through a pair of contacts. The active materials are connected and separated by an electrolyte. The sensing unit is configured to monitor conditions of the cell and to generate a signal indicative of a sensed condition for communication to a battery management unit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A battery apparatus having an electrochemical cell, the cell comprising: an electrically insulating hollow mandrel; a pair of active materials wound on the mandrel, wherein the pair of active materials corresponds to an anode and a cathode that connected and separated by an electrolyte; and a sensing unit located within the mandrel and coupled to the pair of active materials through a pair of contacts, wherein the sensing unit is configured to monitor conditions of the cell and to generate a signal indicative of a sensed condition for communication to a battery management unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The battery apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit comprises a sensor head and a microprocessor unit that carries out supporting electronic functions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The battery apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitored conditions include a temperature level and/or a voltage level. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The battery apparatus of claim 1, wherein pair of active materials and the electrolyte are wound around the mandrel in a jelly roll arrangement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The battery apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a monobloc container configured to house a plurality of cells, each of which is substantially similar to the electrochemical cell. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The battery apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a cover for sealing the monobloc container. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The battery apparatus of claim 6, wherein the container and cover are made of at least one material that can withstand organic solvents associated with the plurality of electrochemical cells. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The battery apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a power line affixed to the cover, wherein the power line is configured to couple to the plurality of cells when the cover seals the housing, and wherein the power line provides power to their respective sensing units. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The battery apparatus of claim 8, wherein the power line is configured to provide the indicative signal to a communications unit located within the battery apparatus, and wherein the communications unit is configured to transmit the indicative signal to the battery management unit. ### Claim 10 A battery apparatus having an electrochemical cell, the cell comprising: an electrically insulating hollow mandrel; a pair of active materials wound on the mandrel, wherein the pair of active materials corresponds to an anode and a cathode that are connected and separated by an electrolyte; and a communications unit configured to transmit wirelessly signals indicative of conditions of the cell to a battery management unit. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The battery apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a monobloc container configured to house a plurality of cells, each of which is substantially similar to the electrochemical cell. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The battery apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a cover for sealing the monobloc container. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The battery apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a power line affixed to the cover, wherein the power line is configured to couple electrically the plurality of electrochemical cells when the cover seals the container, and to provide power to the communications unit. ### Claim 14 A battery apparatus, comprising: an electrochemical cell comprising: an electrically insulating hollow mandrel; a pair of active materials wound on the mandrel, wherein the pair of active materials corresponds to an anode and a cathode that are connected and separated by an electrolyte; a sensing unit located within the mandrel and coupled to the pair of active materials through a pair of contacts, wherein the sensing unit is configured to monitor conditions of the cell and to generate a signal indicative of a sensed condition for communication to a battery management unit; and a communications unit located within the battery apparatus and coupled to the sensing unit, wherein the communications unit is configured to transmit wirelessly the indicative signal to the battery management unit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The battery apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a monobloc container configured to house a plurality of cells, each of which is substantially similar to the electrochemical cell. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The battery apparatus of claim 15, further comprising a cover for sealing the monobloc container. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The battery apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a power line affixed to the cover, wherein the power line is configured to couple electrically the plurality of electrochemical cells when the cover seals the container, and to provide power to the communications unit and the sensing units. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The battery apparatus of claim 16, wherein the container and cover are made of at least one material that can withstand organic solvents associated with the plurality of electrochemical cells. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The battery apparatus of claim 14, wherein the sensing unit comprises a sensor head and a microprocessor unit that carries out supporting electronic functions. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The battery apparatus of claim 14, wherein the monitored conditions include a temperature level and/or a voltage level.