Batteries, Battery Systems, Battery Submodules, Battery Operational Methods, Battery System Operational Methods, Battery Charging Methods, and Battery System Charging Methods
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Abstract
Batteries, battery systems, battery submodules, battery operational methods, battery system operational methods, battery charging methods, and battery system charging methods are described. According to one aspect, a battery includes a first battery terminal, a second battery terminal, and a plurality of submodules individually comprising a first submodule terminal, a second submodule terminal, a plurality of rechargeable cells electrically coupled between the first and second submodule-terminals, and switching circuitry configured to electrically couple one of the first and second battery terminals with one of the first and second submodule terminals of one of the submodules during an engaged mode of operation of the one of the submodules and to electrically isolate the one of the first and second battery terminals from the one of the first and second submodule terminals of the one of the submodules during a disengaged mode of operation of the one of the submodules.
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117 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. A battery comprising:
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a first battery terminal; a second battery terminal; a plurality of submodules individually comprising a plurality of rechargeable cells electrically coupled between the first and second battery terminals and wherein the rechargeable cells receive charging electrical energy from at least one of the first and second battery terminals; and control circuitry configured to monitor the rechargeable cells of the submodules and to use the monitoring to control the application of different amounts of the charging electrical energy to the rechargeable cells of different ones of the submodules. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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65. A battery operational method comprising:
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conducting electrical energy with respect to a plurality of rechargeable cells of a plurality of submodules of a battery during operations of respective individual ones of the submodules in an engaged mode of operation; and changing one of the submodules to a disengaged mode of operation wherein electrical energy is not conducted with respect to the rechargeable cells of the one of the submodules. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A battery operational method comprising:
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electrically coupling a plurality of rechargeable cells of a plurality of submodules with a terminal which is coupled with an external device at a first moment in time; conducting electrical energy between the external device and the rechargeable cells of the submodules during the electrically coupling; and electrically isolating the rechargeable cells of one of the submodules from the terminal at a second moment in time. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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108. A battery operational method comprising:
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supplying electrical energy to a plurality of rechargeable cells of a plurality of submodules of a battery; discharging the rechargeable cells of the submodules of the battery; and storing information regarding the rechargeable cells of one of the submodules using storage circuitry of the one of the submodules. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)
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