Battery thermal management system and methods of use
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1. A secondary battery thermal management system, the system comprising:
- at least one temperature sensor for determining a temperature of a battery, the battery being a secondary battery;
at least one wireless communications device for receiving at least one of a plurality of input parameters; and
a chip configured fordetermining an optimized battery temperature as a function of a predicted driving route,determining a vehicle start time by analyzing the plurality of input parameters and assigning weighting factors to each of the plurality of input parameters;
providing a control signal to either the battery, or a heating device, to heat the battery to the optimized battery temperature with a heating lead time of at least a minute or more, andcomparing the vehicle start time with an actual vehicle start time, and adjusting the weighting factors based on the comparison.
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Abstract
Set forth herein are systems and methods for determining battery heating conditions and pre-heating lead times of at least a minute or more, based on input parameters and sets of input parameters, to predictively and dynamically heat a secondary battery so that the battery has a specific power output and performance level when used in an electric or hybrid vehicle application.
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1. A secondary battery thermal management system, the system comprising:
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at least one temperature sensor for determining a temperature of a battery, the battery being a secondary battery; at least one wireless communications device for receiving at least one of a plurality of input parameters; and a chip configured for determining an optimized battery temperature as a function of a predicted driving route, determining a vehicle start time by analyzing the plurality of input parameters and assigning weighting factors to each of the plurality of input parameters; providing a control signal to either the battery, or a heating device, to heat the battery to the optimized battery temperature with a heating lead time of at least a minute or more, and comparing the vehicle start time with an actual vehicle start time, and adjusting the weighting factors based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for secondary battery thermal management in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a temperature of a battery; using an algorithm, determining a vehicle start time by analyzing a plurality of input parameters and assigning weighting factors to each of the plurality of input parameters; determining an optimized battery temperature as a function of a predicted driving route; providing a control signal to either the battery, or a heating device, to heat the battery to the optimized battery temperature with a heating lead time of at least a minute or more; and comparing the vehicle start time with an actual vehicle start time, and adjusting the weighting factors based on the comparison; thereby providing thermal management for the battery. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A secondary battery thermal management system, the system comprising:
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at least one temperature sensor for determining a temperature of a battery, the battery being a secondary battery; and a chip configured for determining a vehicle start time by analyzing a plurality of input parameters and assigning weighting factors to each of the plurality of input parameters, determining an optimized battery temperature, providing a control signal to either the battery, or a heating device, to heat the battery to the optimized battery temperature with a heating lead time of at least a minute or more, and comparing the vehicle start time with an actual vehicle start time, and adjusting the weighting factors based on the comparison; wherein the chip determines the optimized battery temperature as a function of a type of drive expected that is at least one of a predicted city driving, highway driving, aggressive driving, or non-aggressive driving, driver age and driver demographic.
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