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US 9,287,593 B2Granted
Multi-terminal battery with sensor terminal
AssigneeEC Power, LLC
InventorsChao-Yang Wang, Christian E. Shaffer, Puneet K. Sinha
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Abstract
A battery with three types of terminals is disclosed. The terminals include at least one negative terminal, at least one positive terminal, and at least one sensor terminal. The negative and positive terminals carry current during battery operation, while the sensor terminal is used to sense, communicate and/or control certain aspects of the battery. The sensor terminal can also be connected to external electronic units for sensing, communication and control of the battery usage.
Claims20
A multi-terminal battery comprising:
- at least one negative terminal, at least one positive terminal and at least one sensor terminal which is electrically connected to a probe within a cell of the battery, wherein the negative and positive terminals are used to carry electrical current during normal charging and discharging operation of the battery and the sensor terminal does not carry said electrical current during normal charging and discharging operation of the battery.
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