BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING LIFE OF A RECONFIGURABLE BATTERY PACK
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1. A method for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, the method comprising:
- receiving a usage parameter of a reconfigurable battery pack, the battery pack comprising interconnected battery cells;
identifying a state of health (SOH) of degraded battery cells and a capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack; and
determining a number of fresh battery cells to replace the degraded cells for the usage parameter based on the SOH and the capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack.
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Abstract
A method for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, includes receiving a usage parameter of a reconfigurable battery pack, the battery pack comprising interconnected battery cells; identifying a State of Health (SOH) of degraded battery cells and a capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack; and determine a number of fresh battery cells to replace the degraded cells for the usage parameter based on the SOH and the capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack.
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1. A method for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, the method comprising:
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receiving a usage parameter of a reconfigurable battery pack, the battery pack comprising interconnected battery cells; identifying a state of health (SOH) of degraded battery cells and a capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack; and determining a number of fresh battery cells to replace the degraded cells for the usage parameter based on the SOH and the capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 17)
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4. A method for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, the method comprising:
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identifying a capacity fade of one or more battery cells of a reconfigurable battery pack; determining a load deviation based on the capacity fade; calculating a relationship between the load deviation and a threshold; and detecting an end of life of the reconfigurable battery pack in response to the calculating of the relationship of the load deviation relative to the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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5. A method for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, the method comprising:
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identifying a load deviation of one or more battery cells of a reconfigurable battery pack; determining a capacity fade of the reconfigurable battery pack based on the load deviation; calculating a relationship between the capacity fade and a threshold; and detecting an end of life of the reconfigurable battery pack in response to the calculating of the relationship of the capacity fade relative to the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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6. A battery management system for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, the battery management system comprising:
a controller configured to; receive at least one usage parameter of a reconfigurable battery pack comprising interconnected battery cells; identify a state of health (SOH) of degraded battery cells and a capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack; and determine a number of fresh battery cells to replace the degraded battery cells for the usage parameter based on the SOH and the capacity of the reconfigurable battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A battery management system for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, the battery management system comprising:
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a controller configured to; identify a capacity fade of one or more battery cells of a reconfigurable battery pack; determine a load deviation based on the capacity fade; calculate to determine a relationship between the load deviation and a threshold; and detect an end of life of the reconfigurable battery pack based on the determined relationship between the load deviation and the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A battery management system for predicting life of a reconfigurable battery pack, the battery management system comprising:
a controller configured to; identify a load deviation of one or more battery cells of a reconfigurable battery pack; determine a capacity fade based on the load deviation; determine a relationship between the capacity fade and a threshold; and report a detected end of life of the reconfigurable battery pack based on the determined relationship between the capacity fade and the threshold.
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