Method and Circuitry to Calculate the State of Charge of a Battery/Cell
First Claim
1. A method to determine a state of charge of a battery, wherein the battery includes at least two terminals, the method comprising:
- applying a signal to the terminals of the battery, wherein the signal includes a plurality of pulses;
measuring a voltage at the terminals of the battery;
determining data which is representative of a relaxation time of the battery, wherein the relaxation time is an amount of time corresponding to when, in response to a pulse of the signal, the voltage at the terminals of the battery/cell decays to at least a predetermined voltage;
determining data which is representative of a state of charge of the battery using the data which is representative of the relaxation time; and
displaying the data which is representative of the state of charge of the battery.
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Abstract
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to determine the state of charge of a battery/cell using data which is representative of a partial relaxation time of the battery/cell. In another aspect the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to determine the state of charge of a battery/cell using data which is representative of an overpotential or full relaxation time of the battery/cell. In yet another aspect the present inventions are directed to techniques and/or circuitry to adaptively charge a battery/cell using data which is representative of a state of charge of the battery/cell.
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30 Claims
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1. A method to determine a state of charge of a battery, wherein the battery includes at least two terminals, the method comprising:
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applying a signal to the terminals of the battery, wherein the signal includes a plurality of pulses; measuring a voltage at the terminals of the battery; determining data which is representative of a relaxation time of the battery, wherein the relaxation time is an amount of time corresponding to when, in response to a pulse of the signal, the voltage at the terminals of the battery/cell decays to at least a predetermined voltage; determining data which is representative of a state of charge of the battery using the data which is representative of the relaxation time; and displaying the data which is representative of the state of charge of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus to determine a state of charge of a battery, wherein the battery includes at least two terminals, the apparatus comprising:
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signal generation circuitry, coupled to the battery, to generate a signal and apply the signal to the terminals of the battery, wherein the signal includes a pulse; measurement circuitry, coupled to the battery, to measure a voltage at the terminals of the battery; control circuitry, coupled to the measurement circuitry to receive data which is representative of the voltage at the terminals of the battery, wherein the control circuitry is configured to; determine data which is representative of a relaxation time of the battery, wherein the relaxation time is an amount of time corresponding to when, in response to the pulse of the signal, the voltage at the terminals of the battery/cell decays to at least a predetermined voltage; and determine data which is representative of a state of charge of the battery using or based on the relaxation time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to calculate and output a state of charge of a battery, wherein the battery includes at least two terminals, the method comprising:
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applying a pulse to the terminals of the battery; measuring a voltage at the terminals of the battery; determining data which is representative of a relaxation time of the battery, wherein the relaxation time is an amount of time corresponding to when, in response to the pulse, the voltage at the terminals of the battery/cell decays to at least a predetermined voltage; calculating a state of charge of the battery using data which is representative of (i) the relaxation time of the battery and (ii) a voltage at the terminals of the battery; and outputting the state of charge of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus to determine a state of charge of a battery, wherein the battery includes at least two terminals, the apparatus comprising:
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signal generation, coupled to the battery, to generate a pulse and apply the pulse to the terminals of the battery; measurement circuitry, coupled to the battery, to measure a voltage at the terminals of the battery; and control circuitry, coupled to the measurement circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to; determine data which is representative of a relaxation time of the battery, wherein the relaxation time is an amount of time corresponding to when, in response to the pulse, the voltage at the terminals of the battery/cell decays to at least a predetermined voltage; and determine a state of charge of the battery using data which is representative of (i) the relaxation time of the battery and (ii) a voltage at the terminals of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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