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US 9,431,846 B2Granted
Systems and methods for controlling battery charging
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRobert Gregory Wagoner
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling battery charging are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a method can include receiving battery state information; determining, based on the battery state information, whether to adjust battery models; and, if so, adjusting the battery models.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a memory for storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from a sensor in communication with a battery, state information related to the battery;
- defining, based at least in part on the state information related to the battery, at least one of a charge curve associated with the battery or a discharge curve associated with the battery;
- using the at least one of the charge curve associated with the battery or the discharge curve associated with the battery to create a model of the battery, the model of the battery comprising data describing the battery;
- and
- based at least in part on determining that the state information related to the battery is different than the model of the battery, adjusting at least one of the model of the battery or an operation of a charger in communication with the battery.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a sensor in communication with a battery, state information related to the battery;
- defining, based at least in part on the state information related to the battery, at least one of a charge curve associated with the battery or a discharge curve associated with the battery;
- creating a model of the battery based at least in part on at least one of the charge curve associated with the battery or the discharge curve associated with the battery;
- determining, based at least in part on the model of the battery, whether to adjust an operation of a charger in communication with the battery;
- and,
- responsive to a determination that the operation of the charger in communication with the battery is to be adjusted, adjusting the operation of the charger.
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A system, comprising:
- a battery;
- a charger in communication with the battery;
- a sensor in communication with the battery;
- and
- a memory for storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from the sensor in communication with the battery, state information related to the battery;
- determining, based at least in part on the state information related to the battery, whether to adjust a model of the battery;
- and,
- responsive to a determination that the model of the battery is to be adjusted, adjusting at least one of the model of the battery or an operation of the charger in communication with the battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.