Metal/Oxygen Battery with Oxygen Pressure Management
First Claim
1. A vehicular battery system, comprising:
- an oxygen reservoir supported by a vehicle;
a vehicular battery system stack operably connected to the oxygen reservoir and a multistage compressor, the vehicular battery system stack including an active material which consumes oxygen from the oxygen reservoir during discharge;
at least one sensor configured to generate a pressure signal associated with a pressure in the oxygen reservoir;
a memory; and
a processor operably connected to the memory and the at least one sensor, the processor configured to execute program instructions stored within the memory toobtain the pressure signal, andcontrol the state of charge of the vehicular battery system stack based upon the obtained pressure signal.
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Abstract
A vehicular battery system includes an oxygen reservoir supported by a vehicle, a vehicular battery system stack operably connected to the oxygen reservoir and a multistage compressor, the vehicular battery system stack including an active material which consumes oxygen from the oxygen reservoir during discharge, at least one sensor configured to generate a pressure signal associated with a pressure in the oxygen reservoir, a memory, and a processor operably connected to the memory and the at least one sensor, the processor configured to execute program instructions stored within the memory to obtain the pressure signal, and control the state of charge of the vehicular battery system stack based upon the obtained pressure signal.
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16 Claims
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1. A vehicular battery system, comprising:
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an oxygen reservoir supported by a vehicle; a vehicular battery system stack operably connected to the oxygen reservoir and a multistage compressor, the vehicular battery system stack including an active material which consumes oxygen from the oxygen reservoir during discharge; at least one sensor configured to generate a pressure signal associated with a pressure in the oxygen reservoir; a memory; and a processor operably connected to the memory and the at least one sensor, the processor configured to execute program instructions stored within the memory to obtain the pressure signal, and control the state of charge of the vehicular battery system stack based upon the obtained pressure signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a vehicular battery system, comprising:
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supporting an oxygen reservoir with a vehicle; operably connecting a vehicular battery system stack to the oxygen reservoir and a multistage compressor, the vehicular battery system including an active material which consumes oxygen from the oxygen reservoir during discharge; generating a pressure signal associated with a pressure in the oxygen reservoir; and controlling the state of charge of the vehicular battery system stack with a processor based upon the obtained pressure signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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