Apparatus, system, and method for improving the accuracy of state of health/state of charge battery measurements using data accumulation

• US 20100121588A1
• Filed: 08/26/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Elder, William Weiss
• Original Assignee: David Elder, William Weiss
• Inventors: Weiss, William, Elder, David
• Application Number:
  US12/461,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20100121588A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/16 responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/367 Software therefor, e.g. for battery testing using modelling or look-up tables
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/371 with remote indication, e.g. on external chargers
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/392 Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A method, system, and computer network for improving the accuracy of state of health/state of charge calculations of a battery product utilizing a battery tracking network communicating with a battery product, providing for the collection and recording of data from the operational environment of the battery product. Transmitting the collected and recorded data from all battery products in the battery tracking network through the battery tracking network to a database system. Storing the data in the database system. Calculating, using a state of charge/state of health algorithm, an estimated state of charge/state of health and comparing the accuracy of the calculation to the data collected. Then adjusting the state of health/state of charge algorithm based on the comparison with the collected data to improve the accuracy of the state of health/state of charge algorithm. The algorithm being adjusted and transmitted to the battery product to aid in calculating and displaying a state of health/state of charge of the battery product based on the adjusted state of health/state of charge algorithm for review by an operator.

Claims

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15. An electronically controlled actuator and at least one valve in a plumbed water line within a water conditioning management system, comprising:

an at least one valve having at least two operating positions besides closed or off with a valve stem in a plumbed water line within the water conditioning management system wherein the valve has an at least one water input and an at least two water outputs;

an at least one actuator;

an at least one actuator housing;

an at least one electronic controller in communication with the actuator wherein said controller activates the actuator to turn the electronically controlled actuator within the plumbed water line within the water conditioning management system, and thereby the valve, based on an input from an at least one control input from the water conditioning management system to one of the at least two operating positions to incrementally redirect water in the water conditioning management system between at least a first of the at least two water outputs and a second of the at least two water outputs, where the redirected water is conditioned by the water conditioning management system;

an at least one shaft coupled to the actuator and said valve;

an at least one shaft encoding device; and

an at least one user interface with multiple indicator elements indicating the position of the valve and any incremental changes of this position, there being a programmed safety point defining a safe area for operation of the valve as indicated by the indicator elements and including a warning indicator as part of the at least one user interface, the warning indicator indicating the passage of the valve during operation of the actuator to move out of the safe zone with an override input which must be pressed to move the actuator and thereby the valve beyond the at least one set point defining the safe zone.

17. The electronically controlled actuator in a plumbed water line of claim 15, wherein the multiple indicator elements indicating the position of the valve are LEDs.

18. The electronically controlled actuator in a plumbed water line of claim 17, wherein the LEDs are arranged in a circle and triggered to light upon the passing of the valve through a designated position.

19. The electronically controlled actuator in a plumbed water line of claim 15, wherein the at least one user interface further comprises an at least one manual input for adjusting the at least one valve.

20. The electronically controlled actuator in a plumbed water line of claim 19, wherein the at least one manual input further comprises two manual inputs one associated with manual clockwise and the other associated with manual counterclockwise operation of the valve.

21. The electronically controlled actuator in a plumbed water line of claim 15, wherein the at least one user interface further comprises an at least one set point indicator.

22. The electronically controlled actuator in a plumbed water line of claim 15, wherein the housing further comprises a first housing component, a second housing component and a chassis, the first housing component being coupled to the second housing component and the chassis being held therebetween, the housing further containing the controller and the actuator and being releasably sealed and watertight.

16. (canceled)

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