# US 2022/0034971 A1 · Energy storage rolling capacity check including in-situ life model comparison > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0034971 A1 - Document ID: US20220034971A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/293,090 - Filed: 2019-01-18 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-18 - Assignees: General Electric Company - Applicants: General Electric Company - Inventors: Danielle KALITAN; Jason M. NICHOLS - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220034971A1 ## CPC - G01R 31/367: Software therefor, e.g. for battery testing using modelling or look-up tables - G01R 31/3828: using current integration - G01R 31/387: Determining ampere-hour charge capacity or SoC - G01R 31/396: Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - 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 According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided comprising providing an energy storage device including two or more energy storage elements; initiating execution of an energy storage capacity module operative to test a capacity of a first energy storage element; removing the storage element from service, while maintaining service of the energy storage device; measuring a capacity of the removed storage element; receiving the measured capacity at a lifing model; executing the lifing model to generate an output; and manipulating operation of the energy storage device based on the generated output. Numerous other aspects are provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: providing an energy storage device including two or more energy storage elements; initiating execution of an energy storage capacity module operative to test a capacity of a first energy storage element; removing the storage element from service, while maintaining service of the energy storage device; measuring a capacity of the removed storage element; receiving the measured capacity at a lifing model; executing the lifing model to generate an output; and manipulating operation of the energy storage device based on the generated output. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the energy storage element is at least one of a cell, a string, and a rack of a battery. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a capacity check condition is present prior to initiating the energy storage capacity module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: returning the removed storage element to service. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising: removing a second energy storage element from service to test the capacity of the second energy storage element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the generated output is the predicted capacity of the energy storage element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: executing a global lifing model for the energy storage device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the generated output of the executed global lifing model is the predicted capacity of the energy storage device. ### Claim 9 A system comprising: an energy storage device including two or more energy storage elements; an energy storage capacity module operative to test a capacity of a first energy storage element; a memory for storing program instructions; an energy storage processor, coupled to the memory, and in communication with the energy storage capacity module, and operative to execute program instructions to: initiate execution of the energy storage capacity module; remove the storage element from service, while maintaining service of the energy storage device; measure a capacity of the removed storage element; receive the measured capacity at a lifing model; execute the lifing model to generate an output; and manipulate operation of the energy storage device based on the generated output. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the energy storage element is at least one of a cell, a string, and a rack of a battery. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising program instructions to: determine a capacity check condition is present prior to initiating the energy storage capacity module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising program instructions to: return the removed storage element to service. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising program instructions to: remove a second energy storage element from service to test the capacity of the second energy storage element. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the generated output is the predicted capacity of the energy storage element. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising program instructions to: execute a global lifing model for the energy storage device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the generated output of the executed global lifing model is the predicted capacity of the energy storage device. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer processor to perform a method comprising: initiating execution of an energy storage capacity module operative to test a capacity of a first energy storage element of an energy storage device; removing the storage element from service, while maintaining service of the energy storage device; measuring a capacity of the removed storage element; receiving the measured capacity at a lifing model; executing the lifing model to generate an output; and manipulating operation of the energy storage device based on the generated output. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The medium of claim 17, wherein the energy storage device includes two or more energy storage elements, and wherein the energy storage element is at least one of a cell, a string, and a rack of a battery. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The medium of claim 17, further comprising instructions to perform a method comprising: returning the removed storage element to service. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions to perform a method comprising: removing a second energy storage element from service to test the capacity of the second energy storage element.