Capacity Independent Fast Charging of Batteries
First Claim
1. A battery charging monitor comprising:
- a sensor electrically connected to at least one battery cell of at least one battery, wherein the sensor is configured to measure an internal temperature of the at least one battery cell; and
a microcontroller configured to;
determine a rate of change of the internal temperature of the at least one battery cell based on the internal temperature of the at least one battery cell;
determine a state of charge of the at least one battery cell based on the rate of change of the internal temperature; and
cause a charging rate to be applied, by a battery charger, to the at least one battery cell based on the determined state of charge.
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Abstract
A battery charging monitor is provided including a non-invasive sensor electrically connected to at least one battery cell of at least one battery, which is configured to measure an internal temperature of the at least one battery cell. The non-invasive internal temperature sensor is connected to the microcontroller that is configured to determine a rate of change of the internal temperature of the at least one battery cell based on the internal temperature of the at least one battery cell, determine a state of charge of the at least one battery cell based on the rate of change of the internal temperature, and cause a charging rate to be applied, by a battery charger, to the at least one battery cell based on the determined state of charge.
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1. A battery charging monitor comprising:
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a sensor electrically connected to at least one battery cell of at least one battery, wherein the sensor is configured to measure an internal temperature of the at least one battery cell; and a microcontroller configured to; determine a rate of change of the internal temperature of the at least one battery cell based on the internal temperature of the at least one battery cell; determine a state of charge of the at least one battery cell based on the rate of change of the internal temperature; and cause a charging rate to be applied, by a battery charger, to the at least one battery cell based on the determined state of charge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A battery charging monitor comprising:
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a sensor electrically connected to at least one battery cell of at least one battery, wherein the sensor is configured to measure an internal temperature of the at least one battery cell; and a microcontroller configured to; compare the internal temperature of the at least one battery cell to one or more charging temperature thresholds; and cause a charging rate to be applied, by a battery charger, to the at least one battery cell based on the comparison of the internal temperature to the one or more charging temperature thresholds. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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