Battery event monitoring system for thermal managed battery
AssigneeGlobal Battery Solutions LLC
InventorDavid W Baarman
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for determining when a battery, or one or more batteries within a battery pack, undergoes an undesired thermal event such as thermal runaway. A sensor pack is mounted in close proximity to, or in contact with, an external surface of the battery or batteries to be monitored and communicates battery information, including battery compartment information, to a battery package monitor outside the battery compartment. Cloud connectivity can be provided via a mobile application to a battery thermal management package.
Claims20
A battery event tracker and management system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of rechargeable batteries;
- a plurality of battery package monitors;
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- a plurality of battery thermal management packages, each having a battery compartment configured to hold a respective one of the plurality of rechargeable batteries, wherein each battery thermal management package includes a holder joined to a surface of the battery thermal management package outside the battery compartment of the battery thermal management package, wherein the holder is configured to hold a respective one of the battery package monitors outside of the battery compartment of the battery thermal management package;
- a plurality of sensor packs, one sensor pack contained within the battery compartment of each battery thermal management package with its respective rechargeable battery and configured to:
- sense one or more battery characteristics while the rechargeable battery is contained within the battery compartment of the respective battery thermal management package;
- and
- communicate the one or more battery characteristics to the respective battery package monitor held outside of the battery compartment of the battery thermal management package by the battery thermal management package holder.
A battery event tracker and management system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of rechargeable batteries;
- a plurality of battery thermal management packages, each having a battery compartment configured to hold a respective one of the plurality of rechargeable batteries;
- a plurality of battery package monitors each coupled, directly or indirectly, to an external surface of one of the plurality of battery thermal management packages;
- a plurality of sensor packs, one sensor pack contained within the battery compartment of each battery thermal management package with its respective rechargeable battery and configured to:
- sense one or more battery characteristics while the rechargeable battery is contained within the battery compartment of the battery thermal management package;
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- communicate the one or more battery characteristics to a battery package monitor outside of the battery compartment of the battery thermal management package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.