SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN EXCITATION SIGNAL TO AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
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A vehicle system provides an excitation signal to an electrochemical system for use in Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy diagnostics. The electrochemical system is connectable to the vehicle system and the vehicle system includes a power stage, such as a charger, connectable to the electrochemical system for supplying electrical energy to the electrochemical system, and/or connectable to the electro-chemical system for withdrawing electrical energy from the electrochemical system, and an Excitation Generation Unit comprised by the power stage or operatively connected to the power stage. The Excitation Generation Unit is adapted for instructing the power stage to generate an excitation signal for use in the Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy diagnostics, and the power stage is adapted for generating the excitation signal and supplying the excitation signal to the electrochemical system when so instructed by the Excitation Generation Unit. A method provides an excitation signal to an electrochemical system using the vehicle system.
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10. An electrochemical infrastructure system, comprising:
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an electrochemical system; a vehicle having a vehicle system providing an excitation signal to the electrochemical system for use in Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy diagnostics on the electrochemical system; the electrochemical system being connectable to the vehicle system; the vehicle system comprising a power stage being a charger for the electrochemical system and connectable to the electrochemical system for supplying electrical energy to the electrochemical system, the power stage comprising an Excitation Generation Unit, the power stage being a part of a vehicle drive train or power electronics connectable to the electrochemical system; the electrochemical system further comprising an individual Response Analyzer operable to measure an impedance of the electrochemical system in response to the excitation signal, the Individual Response Analyzer further being adapted for determining diagnostics of the electrochemical system based on the impedance; the Excitation Generation Unit being adapted for instructing the power stage to generate the excitation signal for use in the Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy diagnostics; and the power stage being adapted for generating the excitation signal and supplying the excitation signal to the electrochemical system when so instructed by the Excitation Generation Unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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