System and method for prognosis of batteries
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- measuring a terminal current and a terminal voltage of a group of cells contained in a battery, using a monitoring device;
determining an excitation direction of the group of cells based on at least one of the terminal current and the terminal voltage;
identifying a first change in the excitation direction of the group of cells;
determining a first set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the first change, wherein the first set of characteristics comprises a first voltage and a first current;
identifying a second change in the excitation direction of the group of cells, wherein the second change in the excitation direction is opposite to the first change in the excitation direction;
determining a second set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the second change, wherein the second set of characteristics comprises a second voltage and a second current;
determining a number of functional cells from the group of cells based on the first voltage, the first current, the second voltage and the second current;
calculating a number of non-functional cells from the group of cells, based on the determined number of functional cells; and
disconnecting the battery from an associated electrical load or from a power source that recharges the battery if the number of non-functional cells is greater than a fault threshold value.
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect of the present technique, a method is disclosed. The method includes identifying a first change in an excitation direction of a group of cells and determining a first set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the first change. The method also includes identifying a second change in the excitation direction of the group of cells and determining a second set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the second change. The second change in the excitation direction is opposite to the first change in the excitation direction. The method further includes determining a number of functional cells from the group of cells based on the first and the second set of characteristics.
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14 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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measuring a terminal current and a terminal voltage of a group of cells contained in a battery, using a monitoring device; determining an excitation direction of the group of cells based on at least one of the terminal current and the terminal voltage; identifying a first change in the excitation direction of the group of cells; determining a first set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the first change, wherein the first set of characteristics comprises a first voltage and a first current; identifying a second change in the excitation direction of the group of cells, wherein the second change in the excitation direction is opposite to the first change in the excitation direction; determining a second set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the second change, wherein the second set of characteristics comprises a second voltage and a second current; determining a number of functional cells from the group of cells based on the first voltage, the first current, the second voltage and the second current; calculating a number of non-functional cells from the group of cells, based on the determined number of functional cells; and disconnecting the battery from an associated electrical load or from a power source that recharges the battery if the number of non-functional cells is greater than a fault threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; a direction module stored in a memory and executable by the at least one processor, the direction module for identifying a first change in an excitation direction of a group of cells, determining a first set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the first change, identifying a second change in the excitation direction of the group of cells and determining a second set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the second change, wherein the second change in the excitation direction is opposite to the first change in the excitation direction, wherein the first set of characteristics comprises a first voltage and a first current, and wherein the second set of characteristics comprises a second voltage and a second current; and a determination module stored in the memory and executable by the at least one processor, the determination module coupled to the direction module for determining a number of functional cells from the group of cells based on the first voltage, the first current, the second voltage, and the second current. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium encoding instructions that, in response to execution by at least one processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
determining an excitation direction of a group of cells contained in a battery based on at least one of a measured terminal current and a measured terminal voltage received from a monitoring device; identifying a first change in the excitation direction of the group of cells; determining a first set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the first change, wherein the first set of characteristics comprises a first voltage and a first current; identifying a second change in the excitation direction of the group of cells, wherein the second change in the excitation direction is opposite to the first change in the excitation direction; determining a second set of characteristics of the group of cells corresponding to the second change, wherein the second set of characteristics comprises a second voltage and a second current; determining a number of functional cells from the group of cells based on the first voltage, the first current, the second voltage, and the second current; calculating a number of non-functional cells from the group of cells, based on the determined number of functional cells; and disconnecting the battery from an associated electrical load or from a power source that recharges the battery if the number of non-functional cells is greater than a fault threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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