Patents by Inventor Sonya Zanardelli

Sonya Zanardelli 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).

  • Energy conscious warm-up of lithium-ion cells from sub-zero temperatures
    Patent number: 11660980
    Abstract: There is disclosed an electrical device and a method in which a battery is warmed up when operating from a sub-zero temperature. The electrical device may include a battery; an electrical storage element; and a battery management system including a controller in electrical communication with the battery and the electrical storage element. The controller can be configured to execute a program stored in the controller to shuttle energy between the battery and the electrical storage element until a power capability threshold of the battery has been reached, Shuttling the energy raises a temperature of the battery to meet power demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventors: Anna G. Stefanopoulou, Shankar Narayan Mohan, Youngki Kim, Jason B. Siegel, Yi Ding, Wesley G. Zanardelli, Sonya Zanardelli
  • Energy Conscious Warm-Up of Lithium-Ion Cells from Sub-Zero Temperatures
    Publication number: 20160185251
    Abstract: There is disclosed an electrical device and a method in which a battery is warmed up when operating from a sub-zero temperature. The electrical device may include a battery; an electrical storage element; and a battery management system including a controller in electrical communication with the battery and the electrical storage element. The controller can be configured to execute a program stored in the controller to shuttle energy between the battery and the electrical storage element until a power capability threshold of the battery has been reached, Shuttling the energy raises a temperature of the battery to meet power demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Anna G. Stefanopoulou, Shankar Narayan Mohan, Youngki Kim, Jason B. Siegel, Yi Ding, Wesley G. Zanardelli, Sonya Zanardelli