Battery pack thermistor test method
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1. A battery pack thermistor test method, comprising:
- charging a battery pack;
monitoring a rise in average temperature reported by at least one thermistor on the battery pack over a predetermined time period following a start of said charging;
preparing at least one thermistor slope by calculating a least square fit of time vs. temperature for the at least one thermistor over a selected time period following said charging; and
comparing the at least one thermistor slope to pre-defined thermistor slope limits.
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A battery pack thermistor test method includes charging a battery pack, monitoring a rise in average temperature reported by at least one thermistor on the battery pack over a predetermined time period, preparing at least one thermistor slope by calculating a least square fit of time vs. temperature for the at least one thermistor and comparing the at least one thermistor slope to process-defined thermistor slope limits.
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1. A battery pack thermistor test method, comprising:
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charging a battery pack; monitoring a rise in average temperature reported by at least one thermistor on the battery pack over a predetermined time period following a start of said charging; preparing at least one thermistor slope by calculating a least square fit of time vs. temperature for the at least one thermistor over a selected time period following said charging; and comparing the at least one thermistor slope to pre-defined thermistor slope limits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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