Patents by Inventor Qingzhi Guo

Qingzhi Guo 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).

  • Patent number: 11742512
    Abstract: Battery packs having jelly roll battery cells of different capacities may have an imbalance in the charging and/or discharging current supplied to and provided by each jelly roll due to differences in capacity specific impedance between the battery cells of the battery pack. A C-rate (i.e., current relative to rated capacity) of a lower capacity first battery cell and a higher capacity second battery cell connected in parallel may be balanced by repositioning and/or increasing the number of cathode tabs and anode tabs of the second jelly roll battery cell to reduce an impedance of the second battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Loren L. Roy, Qingzhi Guo, Premanand Ramadass, Hyungook Yoon, Jinjun Shi
  • Publication number: 20230268545
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to balanced battery packs having battery cells of different capacities with higher capacity battery cells having a reduced impedance compared to lower capacity battery cells in the battery pack. The battery pack includes at least a first and second battery cell connected in parallel, with the second battery cell having a higher capacity than a capacity of the first battery cell. Tabs extending from electrodes of the second battery cell are disposed near a center of the electrodes to reduce an impedance of the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Loren L. Roy, Qingzhi Guo, Premanand Ramadass, Hyungook Yoon, Jinjun Shi
  • Publication number: 20230105976
    Abstract: Exemplary temperature-adaptive battery charging systems can discontinue, or disable, charging of the rechargeable battery in accordance with various C rates, such as the C/40 rate, the C/20 rate, and/or the C/15 rate to provide some examples, in response to the temperature of the rechargeable battery. In some embodiments, the exemplary temperature-adaptive battery charging systems can discontinue, or disable, charging of the rechargeable battery in accordance a first C rate, such as the C/40 rate to provide an example, when the temperature of the rechargeable battery is within a first temperature range. The exemplary temperature-adaptive battery charging systems can dynamically adapt the discontinuing, or cutting off, of the charging of the rechargeable battery in response to the temperature of the rechargeable battery increasing and/or decreasing as the rechargeable battery being charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Akshaya PADHI, Sang Young YOON, Qingzhi GUO, Ryan BALLIET
  • Publication number: 20220399576
    Abstract: Battery packs having jelly roll battery cells of different designs or capacities may have an imbalance in the charging and/or discharging current supplied to and provided by each jelly roll due to differences in capacity specific impedance between the battery cells of the battery pack. A C-rate (i.e., current relative to rated capacity) of a first and second battery cell connected in parallel may be balanced by altering properties of an active layer and/or a thickness of a current collector of the second battery cell to reduce an impedance of the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Loren L. Roy, Qingzhi Guo, Premanand Ramadass, Hyungook Yoon, Jinjun Shi
  • Patent number: 11489211
    Abstract: Battery packs having jelly roll battery cells of different designs or capacities may have an imbalance in the charging and/or discharging current supplied to and provided by each jelly roll due to differences in capacity specific impedance between the battery cells of the battery pack. A C-rate (i.e., current relative to rated capacity) of a first and second battery cell connected in parallel may be balanced by altering properties of an active layer and/or a thickness of a current collector of the second battery cell to reduce an impedance of the second battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Loren L. Roy, Qingzhi Guo, Premanand Ramadass, Hyungook Yoon, Jinjun Shi
  • Publication number: 20200403279
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to battery packs having battery cells of different designs or capacities with an imbalance in the charging and/or discharging current supplied to and provided by each jelly roll due to differences in capacity specific impedance between the battery cells of a battery pack. The battery pack includes at least a first and second battery cell connected in parallel, with a thickness of an active layer and/or current collector of a battery cell having an altered thickness to reduce an impedance of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Loren L. Roy, Qingzhi GUO, Premanand RAMADASS, Hyungook YOON, Jinjun SHI
  • Publication number: 20200313223
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to balanced battery packs having battery cells of different capacities with higher capacity battery cells having a reduced impedance compared to lower capacity battery cells in the battery pack. The battery pack includes at least a first and second battery cell connected in parallel, with the second battery cell having a higher capacity than a capacity of the first battery cell. Tabs extending from electrodes of the second battery cell are disposed near a center of the electrodes to reduce an impedance of the second battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Loren L. Roy, Qingzhi GUO, Premanand RAMADASS, Hyungook YOON, Jinjun SHI
  • Patent number: 10371754
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery control module that electrically couples to the battery. The battery control module monitors at least one monitored parameter of the battery, and the battery control module recursively calculates a first capacity estimation of the battery using two linear regression models based on at least an equivalent circuit model, the at least one monitored parameter, and a Kalman filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Qingzhi Guo, Christian Kuper, Timur L. Aliyev, Zhihong H. Jin
  • Patent number: 10367235
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery control module that electrically couples to the battery. The battery control module monitors at least one monitored parameter of the battery, and the battery control module recursively calculates at least one calculated parameter of the battery based on at least an equivalent circuit model, the at least one monitored parameter, and a Kalman filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Qingzhi Guo, Christian Kuper, Zhihong H. Jin
  • Patent number: 10048321
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery control module that electrically couples to the battery. The battery control module performs a parallel current integration process on an initial state of charge using an actual capacity and a candidate capacity of the battery. Additionally, the battery control module performs a directional comparison between an estimated state of charge of the battery and results of the parallel current integration process. Further, the battery control module determines validity of the estimated state of charge based at least in part on the directional comparison between the estimated state of charge of the battery and the results of the parallel current integration process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Christian Kuper, Qingzhi Guo, Timur L. Aliyev
  • Publication number: 20170242077
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery control module that electrically couples to the battery. The battery control module monitors at least one monitored parameter of the battery, and the battery control module recursively calculates a first capacity estimation of the battery using two linear regression models based on at least an equivalent circuit model, the at least one monitored parameter, and a Kalman filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Qingzhi Guo, Christian Kuper, Timur L. Aliyev
  • Publication number: 20170244137
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery control module that electrically couples to the battery. The battery control module monitors at least one monitored parameter of the battery, and the battery control module recursively calculates at least one calculated parameter of the battery based on at least an equivalent circuit model, the at least one monitored parameter, and a Kalman filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Qingzhi Guo, Christian Kuper
  • Publication number: 20170242078
    Abstract: A battery system includes a battery that couples to an electrical system. The battery system also includes a battery control module that electrically couples to the battery. The battery control module performs a parallel current integration process on an initial state of charge using an actual capacity and a candidate capacity of the battery. Additionally, the battery control module performs a directional comparison between an estimated state of charge of the battery and results of the parallel current integration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Kuper, Qingzhi Guo, Timur L. Aliyev