Patents by Inventor Jessica A. Riley
Jessica A. Riley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11710866Abstract: A battery management system and method that allows a battery bank to be composed of battery modules that can be heterogeneous with respect to each other. A battery bank composed of modules that support the battery management system allows for any subset of modules to be easily replaced with modules of different electrochemical characteristics. Each of the modules may also have a controller that manages cells of the module. The bank level controller and module level controller may operate to virtualize the hardware under their management to reduce or eliminate the heterogeneous features of the underlying cells and modules.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: AMERICAN BATTERY SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Martin Eberhard, Olaf Brandt, Jessica Riley, Darren J. Croke, Rob Sweney, Brennan Campbell, Ania Mitros
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Publication number: 20210384561Abstract: A battery management system and method that allows a battery bank to be composed of battery modules that can be heterogeneous with respect to each other. A battery bank composed of modules that support the battery management system allows for any subset of modules to be easily replaced with modules of different electrochemical characteristics. Each of the modules may also have a controller that manages cells of the module. The bank level controller and module level controller may operate to virtualize the hardware under their management to reduce or eliminate the heterogeneous features of the underlying cells and modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Martin EBERHARD, Olaf BRANDT, Jessica RILEY, Darren J. CROKE, Rob SWENEY, Brennan CAMPBELL, Ania MITROS
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Patent number: 9744873Abstract: A method for charging a battery of a vehicle including at least one electric power train, the battery adapted to supply electrical energy to the electric power train, includes: predicting a charging location for charging the battery after at least one next trip of the vehicle; and transmitting the charging location to a power grid.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AGInventors: Jessica Riley, Jaime Camhi, Mario Tippelhofer, Karric Kwong
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Patent number: 9568930Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Sam Chang, Vishal Parikh, Benson Tsai
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Patent number: 9494341Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly-available and fault-tolerant solar tracking system and the process required to manage such a system. A fleet of multiple, redundant mobile robots managed by a task coordinator is deployed to track solar panels in a solar farm in alignment with the sun. Each robot has a control unit for engaging with a coupler connected to one or multiple solar panels and adjusting their orientation, as well as communicating with the task coordinator to receive tasks. The task coordinator senses various events such as robot failure/deterioration, as well as various environmental conditions, and sends tasks reconciled with event types. The system is highly-available and fault-tolerant as it remains operational as long as there is one operational robot. The task coordinator assigns tasks to the mobile robots so as to optimize battery life or other factors, such as, e.g., overall maintenance costs across the fleet.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SolarCity CorporationInventors: Salomon J. Trujillo, Vayardo L. Ruiz, Noe Esparza, Jessica A. Riley, Kevin C. Chu, Wasiq Bokhari
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Patent number: 9000727Abstract: A system for balancing charge within a battery pack with a plurality of cells connected in series, including a capacitor; a processor configured to select a combination of donor cells and receiver cells from the plurality of cells in one of the following two modes: (1) a first mode where the number of donor cells is equal to the number of receiver cells, and (2) a second mode where the number of donor cells is greater than the number of receiver cells; and a plurality of switches that electrically connect the capacitor to the donor cells to charge the capacitor, and that electrically connected the capacitor to the receiver cells to discharge the capacitor. The transfer of charge between cells in the plurality of cells through the capacitor balances the charge within the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Vishal Parikh, Steven Diamond, Samuel Chang
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Publication number: 20140330446Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Sam Chang, Vishal Parikh, Benson Tsai
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Patent number: 8698351Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Sam Chang, Vishal Parikh, Benson Tsai
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Publication number: 20140084870Abstract: A system for balancing charge within a battery pack with a plurality of cells connected in series, including a capacitor; a processor configured to select a combination of donor cells and receiver cells from the plurality of cells in one of the following two modes: (1) a first mode where the number of donor cells is equal to the number of receiver cells, and (2) a second mode where the number of donor cells is greater than the number of receiver cells; and a plurality of switches that electrically connect the capacitor to the donor cells to charge the capacitor, and that electrically connected the capacitor to the receiver cells to discharge the capacitor. The transfer of charge between cells in the plurality of cells through the capacitor balances the charge within the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Inventors: Jim Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Vishal Parikh, Steven Diamond, Samuel Chang
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Patent number: 8676400Abstract: A method for an electric vehicle travelling from a starting point to a destination, a navigation system for an electric vehicle, a method for charging an electrical energy storage device of an electric vehicle, a charger for charging an electrical energy storage device of an electric vehicle, and an electric vehicle are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AGInventors: Mario Tippelhofer, Stefan Sellschopp, Jessica Riley
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Patent number: 8598847Abstract: A method for balancing voltage for a multi-cell battery system, in which the battery system includes at least two parallel groups of cells connected in series and in which the parallel group of cells includes at least one battery cell, includes: charging the battery system by keeping the voltage of all parallel groups of cells less than or equal to a second threshold voltage value, while at least the voltage of one group of parallel cells is less than or equal to a first threshold voltage; and while at least the voltage of one group of parallel cells is less than or equal to a second threshold voltage; and while the charging current is above a predefined minimal current. The method further includes measuring the voltage of each parallel group of cells while electrical loads are shut off and dissipating energy in each of the parallel group of cells of the amount that is represented by the voltage difference between the individual parallel group of cells and the parallel group of cells with the lowest voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AGInventors: Martin Eberhard, Steve Diamond, Marc Tarpenning, Jessica Riley, Alexander Barke, Manfred Ammler, Reinhard Hofmann
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Patent number: 8569995Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of battery cells with a control circuit coupled to the plurality of battery cells, includes: supplying the control circuit with electrical energy from the coupled battery cells; determining a number of battery cells coupled to the control circuit; and automatically adapting a power consumption drawn from the battery cells in response to the number of coupled battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AGInventors: Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Jaime Camhi
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Patent number: 8519670Abstract: A system for balancing charge within a battery pack with a plurality of cells connected in series, including a capacitor; a processor configured to select a combination of donor cells and receiver cells from the plurality of cells in one of the following two modes: (1) a first mode where the number of donor cells is equal to the number of receiver cells, and (2) a second mode where the number of donor cells is greater than the number of receiver cells; and a plurality of switches that electrically connect the capacitor to the donor cells to charge the capacitor, and that electrically connected the capacitor to the receiver cells to discharge the capacitor. The transfer of charge between cells in the plurality of cells through the capacitor balances the charge within the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Motiv Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jim Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Vishal Parikh, Steven Diamond, Samuel Chang
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Publication number: 20130204456Abstract: A method for an electric vehicle travelling from a starting point to a destination, a navigation system for an electric vehicle, a method for charging an electrical energy storage device of an electric vehicle, a charger for charging an electrical energy storage device of an electric vehicle, and an electric vehicle are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Mario TIPPELHOFER, Stefan Sellschopp, Jessica Riley
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Publication number: 20130096751Abstract: A method for charging a battery of a vehicle including at least one electric power train, the battery adapted to supply electrical energy to the electric power train, includes: predicting a charging location for charging the battery after at least one next trip of the vehicle; and transmitting the charging location to a power grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventors: Jessica Riley, Jaime Camhi, Mario Tippelhofer, Karric Kwong
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Publication number: 20120139491Abstract: A method for balancing voltage for a multi-cell battery system, in which the battery system includes at least two parallel groups of cells connected in series and in which the parallel group of cells includes at least one battery cell, includes: charging the battery system by keeping the voltage of all parallel groups of cells less than or equal to a second threshold voltage value, while at least the voltage of one group of parallel cells is less than or equal to a first threshold voltage; and while at least the voltage of one group of parallel cells is less than or equal to a second threshold voltage; and while the charging current is above a predefined minimal current. The method further includes measuring the voltage of each parallel group of cells while electrical loads are shut off and dissipating energy in each of the parallel group of cells of the amount that is represented by the voltage difference between the individual parallel group of cells and the parallel group of cells with the lowest voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Martin Eberhard, Steve Diamond, Marc Tarpenning, Jessica Riley, Alexander Barke, Manfred Ammler, Reinhard Hofmann
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Publication number: 20120119705Abstract: A method for controlling a plurality of battery cells with a control circuit coupled to the plurality of battery cells, includes: supplying the control circuit with electrical energy from the coupled battery cells; determining a number of battery cells coupled to the control circuit; and automatically adapting a power consumption drawn from the battery cells in response to the number of coupled battery cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Jaime Camhi
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Publication number: 20110089760Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Jim Michael Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Steven Diamond, Sam Chang, Vishal Parikh, Benson Tsai
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Publication number: 20100237830Abstract: A system for balancing charge within a battery pack with a plurality of cells connected in series, including a capacitor; a processor configured to select a combination of donor cells and receiver cells from the plurality of cells in one of the following two modes: (1) a first mode where the number of donor cells is equal to the number of receiver cells, and (2) a second mode where the number of donor cells is greater than the number of receiver cells; and a plurality of switches that electrically connect the capacitor to the donor cells to charge the capacitor, and that electrically connected the capacitor to the receiver cells to discharge the capacitor. The transfer of charge between cells in the plurality of cells through the capacitor balances the charge within the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Inventors: Jim Castelaz, Jessica Riley, Vishal Parikh, Steven Diamond, Samuel Chang