Method of Estimating Surface Ion Density
First Claim
1. A machine implemented method for estimating the ion density of the surface of either positive or negative electrode of a battery, the machine-implemented method comprising:
- dividing each electrode into N layers of active electrode material;
determining a battery current applied to the electrode of the battery;
determining the ion density variable for each one of the N layers of the active electrode material; and
determining the ion density of the electrode surface, andwherein the ion density variable of each of the N layers of the active electrode material comprises a function of the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers, andwherein the ion density of the electrode surface comprises a function of the battery current and the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers.
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Abstract
The present teachings are directed toward machine implemented method for estimating the ion density of the surface of either positive or negative electrode of a battery. The machine-implemented method includes dividing each electrode into N layers of active electrode material, determining the ion density variable for each one of the N layers of the active electrode, and determining the ion density of the electrode surface. In the presently disclosed method, the ion density variable of each of the N layers of the active electrode changes as a function of the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers, and the ion density of the electrode surface changes as a function of the battery current and the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers. The present method is particularly applicable to Li-ion batteries.
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1. A machine implemented method for estimating the ion density of the surface of either positive or negative electrode of a battery, the machine-implemented method comprising:
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dividing each electrode into N layers of active electrode material; determining a battery current applied to the electrode of the battery; determining the ion density variable for each one of the N layers of the active electrode material; and determining the ion density of the electrode surface, and wherein the ion density variable of each of the N layers of the active electrode material comprises a function of the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers, and wherein the ion density of the electrode surface comprises a function of the battery current and the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A battery charging device for a battery comprising:
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a battery; a battery charger for charging the battery; and a charging control means comprising a machine implemented method for estimating the ion density of the surface of either positive or negative electrode of the battery, the machine-implemented method comprising; dividing each electrode into N layers of active electrode material; determining a battery current applied to the electrode of the battery; determining the ion density variable for each one of the N layers of the active electrode material; and determining the ion density of the electrode surface, and wherein the ion density variable of each of the N layers of the active electrode material comprises a function of the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers, and wherein the ion density of the electrode surface comprises a function of the battery current and the difference between the respective ion density variables of adjacent N layers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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