Abstract: A battery monitoring device for monitoring an assembled battery having multiple battery cells includes: a range specifying unit that specifies a detection range; a voltage detection unit that detects a voltage of each battery cell in the detection range, includes an A/D converter for inputting a voltage corresponding to the voltage of each battery cell and a digital filter for inputting a digital signal output from the A/D converter and functioning as a low pass filter, and outputs an output signal of the digital filter as a detection signal representing a detection result of the voltage of each battery cell; and a characteristic setting unit that sets a characteristic of the digital filter.

Abstract: An electric power control apparatus is for a fuel cell system including an impedance measurement unit that measures an impedance of the fuel cell based on a current and a voltage measured when alternating-current electric power is superimposed on output electric power of the fuel cell. A processor of the electric power control apparatus: estimates a remaining capacity of the electric power storage device after execution of a process of measuring the impedance; performs charging and discharging of the electric power storage device before start of the process of measuring the impedance, to make the estimated remaining capacity fall within a predetermined range from a lower limit value to an upper limit value; and controls electric power generation of the fuel cell to make a generated current of the fuel cell constant, during the execution of the process of measuring the impedance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for diagnosing a battery cell by using a direct BMS, and more particularly, to a system for diagnosing a battery cell by using a direct BMS, in which the direct BMS physically and electrically makes direct contact with an electrode of each of battery cells to measure a voltage of each of the battery cells and currents of the battery cells, calculate an impedance of each of the battery cells based on the measured voltage and the measured current, diagnose a state of each of the battery cells through the impedance, and wirelessly transmit a diagnosis result to a master BMS.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell diagnosing apparatus, which includes at least one sensor; and a first control unit configured to obtain data including at least one of voltage, current or temperature of a battery cell from the at least one sensor, obtain first diagnostic information based on the obtained data, transmit the data to an external device, receive second diagnostic information of the battery cell based on the data from the external device, and diagnose an abnormal state of the battery cell based on at least one of the first diagnostic information and the second diagnostic information.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing at least one fuel cell stack of a fuel cell device by way of a fuel cell diagnostic system includes: impressing a sinusoidal first and at least one sinusoidal second AC current into the fuel cell stack; recording a sinusoidal first and second voltage response of the fuel cell stack; evaluating the first voltage response and evaluating the second voltage response by way of an analytical algorithm for a differential impedance analysis; determining a first resistance, a second resistance and a capacitance of the fuel cell stack by specifying an equivalent circuit diagram for the fuel cell stack; and diagnosing the fuel cell stack on the basis of the determined first resistance, the determined second resistance and the determined capacitance, wherein the diagnosis is carried out in real time. A computer-readable storage medium and a fuel cell diagnostic system are also described.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining an error of a behavior of an electrical energy store in a technical device includes sensing an operating variable profile of at least one operating variable of the electrical energy store, determining at least one operating feature from the operating variable profile of the at least one operating variable of the electrical energy store, and evaluating a variational autoencoder with a supplied input variable vector, which includes an operating feature point from the at least one operating feature, in order to determine a degree of deviation from a distribution in a latent state space or a reconstruction error. The method further includes detecting the error of the behavior depending on (i) the degree of deviation or the reconstruction error, and (ii) a predetermined error threshold.

Abstract: Spring-based sensor devices are described. For example, a spring-based sensor system may include at least one spring associated with a mechanical element, the at least one spring operative to change from a first state to a second state based on a configuration of the mechanical element, sensing circuitry configured to determine an electrical property of the at least one spring, the electrical property to have a first value when the at least one spring is in the first state and a second value when the at least one spring is in the second state, and a logic device to determine a status of the mechanical element based on the electrical property. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A voltage measurement circuit for measuring a voltage output by a battery, the battery comprising n battery cells connected in series, wherein n is an integer greater than 1; and the circuit comprising: n low-voltage measurement modules provided in one-to-one correspondence with the n battery cells, a first switching circuit, a second switching circuit, a reference voltage source, and a control module, wherein the reference voltage source may be used for outputting a preset reference voltage; and the two ends of each of the low-voltage measurement modules may be connected to the two ends of a corresponding one of the battery cells via the first switching circuit, and the two ends of each of the low-voltage measurement modules may be further connected to the two ends of the reference voltage source via the second switching circuit.

Abstract: Discussed is an electrode tab disconnection inspection apparatus of a battery cell that can include an impedance measurement part connected to electrode leads of a battery cell to be inspected, and configured to measure an impedance value according to a frequency of the battery cell; and a determination part configured to compare impedance value data according to the frequency of the battery cell to be inspected acquired by the impedance measurement part and a predetermined impedance value data group according to a frequency of normal battery cells having no disconnected electrode tabs or a frequency of tab disconnected battery cells having disconnected electrode tabs to determine whether the electrode leads of the battery cell to be inspected is disconnected.

Abstract: A method and electronic device with battery state detection are provided. The method includes generating relative cumulative cell resistance (RCCR) curve information of a target battery based on constant voltage (CV) phase data of the target battery recorded during a charging operation of the target battery; and generating at least one of aging or shorting condition information of the target battery based on the generated RCCR curve information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining the remaining useful life of a battery cell that includes the battery cell's internal resistance and/or shock loading. In one example implementation, the systems and methods disclosed herein monitor acceleration information over time based on information received from an accelerometer integrated in a battery cell and electrical information for at least one electrical parameter of the battery cell over time. The information is stored for determining remaining useful life. In another example implementation, the systems and methods disclosed herein determine a voltage drop across the battery cell and a current output of the battery cell. The systems and methods determine an internal cell resistance of the battery cell based on charge or discharge voltage and current information.

Abstract: Systems for an integrated photonic responsive material sensor are described herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes a carrier wafer that includes a cavity formed in the carrier wafer. The carrier wafer also includes a responsive waveguide coupled to the cavity, the responsive waveguide formed from responsive material responsive to a force by shifting a resonance frequency of point defects in the responsive material in response to the force, wherein a pump light is directed to the responsive waveguide to prepare the responsive waveguide to absorb a probe light when exposed to a radio frequency at the point defect resonance frequency. Additionally, the system includes components coupled to the carrier wafer, wherein the components include a probe light source that generates the probe light, wherein the components are positioned in relation to the carrier wafer to couple the probe light into the cavity.

Abstract: A strain gauge assembly includes: a strain gauge comprising a plurality of resistive elements connected as a Wheatstone bridge or half Wheatstone bridge; an excitation signal generator arranged to provide an excitation signal to two resistive elements of the strain gauge; phase shifting circuitry arranged to determine phase shifts in the excitation signal responsive to changes in resistance of the two resistive elements and an end stage configured to output a measure indicative of the phase shift as an indication of strain on the assembly.

Abstract: A magnetic particle testing mechanism is provided for testing for defects in an axle of a landing gear assembly. The magnetic particle testing mechanism includes a conductor mechanism. The conductor mechanism is configured to apply a magnetic particle substance onto a portion of the axle and generate a magnetic field within or around the portion of the axle. Generating the magnetic field causes a magnetic field distortion associated with a defect in the axle that attracts the magnetic particle substance indicating a location of the defect in the axle.

Abstract: An inductive position-measuring device includes a scanning element and a graduation element movable relative thereto along a direction. The scanning element has an excitation conductor, and first and second receiver tracks each having a receiver conductor, which extends along the direction according to first and second periodic patterns, respectively, over a length. A graduation track has graduation structures formed of ridges and gaps. The ridges have different widths, or the gaps have different depths or different widths, in the direction. The receiver conductors of the first and second receiver tracks are configured to generate first and second signals having first and second period lengths, respectively, wherein n times the first period length equals m times the second period length, with m and n being relatively prime, and n times the first period length and m times the second period length both being less than or equal to the length.

Abstract: A system for detecting a defective battery using wireless communications. The system includes first sensors and a first master device. The first sensors are matched on a 1:1 basis with first battery modules to monitor the first battery modules. The first master device communicates with the first sensors. The respective first sensors each include a first monitoring circuit which collects a primary data on a 1:1-matched first battery module in a monitoring mode, and a first communicating circuit which outputs the primary data to the first master device in a communicating mode. The first monitoring circuit is turned off in the communicating mode. The first communicating circuit is turned off in the monitoring mode.

Abstract: A powder container including a nozzle receiving opening at one side of the powder container in a longitudinal direction of the powder container, a scoop, at the one side, to scoop up the powder, when the scoop is rotated about a rotational axis, and a holder, at the one side, which is rotatable around the rotational axis relative to the scoop. The holder includes an electrical terminal, facing the longitudinal direction, and the holder and the electrical terminal not intersecting the rotational axis. The electrical terminal is oblique to the rotational axis relative to a vertical direction when the powder container is in a mounted orientation.

Abstract: A first step of a calibration procedure is be performed to obtain a first set of voltage measurements by causing each mode switch of a first set of mode switches of a voltage management subsystem to be placed in a first position and each mode switch of a second set of mode switches of the voltage management subsystem to be placed in a second position. Each mode switch is included within a channel of the voltage management subsystem. A second step of the calibration procedure is performed to obtain a second set of voltage measurements by causing each mode switch of the first set of mode switches to be placed in the second position and each mode switch of the second set of mode switches to be placed in the first position.

Abstract: The present application provides a charge level early warning method for composite battery packs, comprising: performing voltage test and/or current test on at least two groups of composite battery packs formed by connecting lithium-thionyl chloride batteries and capacitors in parallel, wherein the voltage test is used for obtaining the correlation between the state of charge of the lithium-thionyl chloride batteries and stable voltages, and the current test is used for obtaining the correlation between the state of charge of the lithium-thionyl chloride batteries and the maximum output current; and monitoring the composite battery packs on which charge level early warning is to be performed, and performing early warning according to a voltage, and/or performing early warning according to a current.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery management apparatus that may include a voltage measuring unit configured to measure a voltage of a battery; a communication unit configured to output voltage information for the voltage measured by the voltage measuring unit; a power unit configured to provide an operation power to the communication unit; an environment information measuring unit configured to measure environment information including at least one of ambient temperature and humidity of the power unit; and a control unit configured to receive the measured environment information from the environment information measuring unit, judge whether the power unit is operable based on at least one of the received environment information, a capacity of the power unit, and a consumed current and a communication time consumed for the communication unit to output the voltage information, and control the communication unit according to a judgment result about whether the power unit is operable.