Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a method of making a battery having a folded architecture that has one or more blocks of cells folded onto one another.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 18, 2019
Assignee:
SimpliPhi Power, Incorporated
Inventors:
Stuart B. Lennox, Timothy M. Bowhall, Sr., Benjamin H. Widmer
Abstract: One aspect of this disclosure is directed to a power system controller. This embodiment comprises a controller having a programmable microprocessor and memory associated therewith, and one or more rechargeable batteries each located within a battery case and connected in parallel to the controller. Each of the rechargeable batteries has a circuit breaker located within the battery case. The circuit breaker has a bidirectional current sensor connected to the controller, and the controller is configured to operate the bidirectional current sensor to manage a current flow to and from one or more of the rechargeable batteries.