State of Health Determination Without Unnoticed Battery Shut Down
First Claim
1. A battery control system, comprising:
- a plurality of battery units comprising a battery system; and
a controller coupled to the plurality of battery units, the controller configured to monitor, for each battery unit, a first voltage and a second voltage, the first voltage corresponding to an absolute value of a shut-off voltage and a second voltage corresponding to a warning voltage, the first voltage smaller than the second voltage, wherein responsive to one of the battery units reaching the second voltage, the controller is configured to provide a first alert before the any of the battery units reaches the first voltage.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a battery control system, comprising: a plurality of battery units comprising a battery system; and a controller coupled to the plurality of battery units, the controller configured to monitor, for each battery unit, a first voltage and a second voltage, the first voltage corresponding to an absolute value of a shut-off voltage and a second voltage corresponding to a warning voltage, the first voltage smaller than the second voltage, wherein responsive to one of the battery units reaching the second voltage, the controller is configured to provide a first alert before the any of the battery units reaches the first voltage.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery control system, comprising:
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a plurality of battery units comprising a battery system; and a controller coupled to the plurality of battery units, the controller configured to monitor, for each battery unit, a first voltage and a second voltage, the first voltage corresponding to an absolute value of a shut-off voltage and a second voltage corresponding to a warning voltage, the first voltage smaller than the second voltage, wherein responsive to one of the battery units reaching the second voltage, the controller is configured to provide a first alert before the any of the battery units reaches the first voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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13. A battery control method, comprising:
in a controller; monitoring each battery unit among a plurality of battery units of a battery system; determining whether any of the battery units is equal to a warning voltage, the warning voltage set for each battery unit above an absolute cut-off voltage set for each battery; and responsive to one of the battery units reaching the warning voltage, providing a first alert to reduce a load coupled to the plurality of battery units before any of the plurality of battery units reaches the absolute cut-off voltage.
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20. A battery control system, comprising:
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a plurality of battery modules coupled to a load, each battery module comprising battery units arranged in series and parallel configurations, the battery modules part of a battery system; and a plurality of controllers in the battery system, each respectively coupled to the plurality of battery modules, the plurality of controllers configured to monitor, for each battery unit of each module, a first voltage and a second voltage, the first voltage corresponding to an absolute value of a shut-off voltage and the second voltage corresponding to a warning voltage, the first voltage smaller than the second voltage, wherein responsive to one of the battery units reaching the second voltage, one or more of the plurality of controllers is configured to provide a first alert before the any of the battery units reaches the first voltage, wherein the one or more of the plurality of controllers are further configured to cause an instruction to reduce the load responsive to the first alert, wherein if the reduction in the load fails to stop the alert, the one or more of the plurality of controllers are further configured to abstain from providing a second alert corresponding to a maintenance required message if the cumulative voltages of the plurality of battery modules is less than a preset system voltage of the battery system, wherein the plurality of controllers are contained in a single integrated device.
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