Methods and systems for adjusting battery voltage limits

A method for dynamically adjusting the voltage limits of a multi-sectioned vehicle battery, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving voltage data from each of a plurality of battery sections of a vehicle battery, wherein the vehicle battery comprises a plurality of battery cells within each of the plurality of battery sections;
• calculating a voltage offset for the vehicle battery using the voltage data, wherein the voltage offset is calculated by determining a difference between an average voltage taken from each of the plurality of battery sections and at least one of a minimum voltage of all of the battery cells and an average cell voltage from a battery section having the lowest average cell voltage;
• and
• applying the voltage offset to dynamically adjust a lower voltage limit associated with the vehicle battery upwards, wherein the lower voltage limit is configured to prevent any of the battery cells in the vehicle battery from exceeding the lower voltage limit.

A system for dynamically adjusting the voltage limits of a vehicle battery, comprising:

• a vehicle battery comprising a plurality of battery sections;
• a voltage sensor configured to sense a voltage from at least one of the plurality of battery sections;
• and
• a voltage limit adjustment module configured to receive voltage data from the voltage sensor and configured to calculate a voltage offset using the voltage data, wherein the voltage limit adjustment module is further configured to apply the voltage offset to adjust a voltage limit associated with the vehicle battery to prevent the vehicle battery from exceeding the voltage limit.