Systems and methods for detecting abnormalities in electrical and electrochemical energy units
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1. A method for abnormality detection in an energy unit, comprising:
- passively detecting an abnormality in an energy unit by detecting with at least one pickup coil an electromagnetic signal generated by the abnormality, the energy unit comprising at least one of an electrical energy unit and an electrochemical energy unit.
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Abstract
A method for abnormality detection in an energy unit includes passively detecting an abnormality in an energy unit by detecting electromagnetic radiation generated by the abnormality, the energy unit comprising at least one of an electrical energy unit and an electrochemical energy unit. A method for detecting an abnormality in an energy unit includes (a) applying a signal to the energy unit, (b) performing a plurality of measurements, at a respective plurality of different locations within the energy unit, of a response of the energy unit to the signal, and (c) processing the plurality of measurements to identify the abnormality.
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1. A method for abnormality detection in an energy unit, comprising:
passively detecting an abnormality in an energy unit by detecting with at least one pickup coil an electromagnetic signal generated by the abnormality, the energy unit comprising at least one of an electrical energy unit and an electrochemical energy unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. An energy storage system with abnormality detection capability, comprising:
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at least one energy storage device for generating electricity from stored energy, the stored energy being at least one of electrical energy and chemical energy; and a least one pickup coil for generating a sensor signal in response to an electromagnetic signal passively generated by an electrical abnormality in the energy storage system.
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