Abstract: A testing device and method may be implemented for improved detection of leaks in batteries used in portable electronic devices. The leak testing device may use two high voltage electrodes to detect ionized air leaks. The first high voltage electrode may be configured as a test voltage, and the second high voltage electrode may be configured as a reference voltage. The first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode may be configured as current limitation resistors. The leak testing device may include a processor that measures the first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode. The leak testing device may include a display that is configured to display a difference between readings of the first high voltage electrode and the second high voltage electrode.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for detecting objects behind an opaque surface. An exemplary device for detecting objects behind an opaque surface, comprising a housing configured to hold a plurality of components of the device; one or more sensors, coupled to the housing, configured to collect sensor data of an object behind the opaque surface, where the one or more sensors include one or more capacitive sensors attached to an exterior surface of the housing; a controller, residing inside the housing, configured to process the sensor data collected by the one or more sensors; an at least one printed circuit board, residing inside the housing, configured to hold the controller and the plurality of components of the device; and a display configured to convey information about a detected object to a user.

Abstract: A method for state-of-charge monitoring of an AC battery, in which the battery includes a central controller having a scheduler, measuring sensors and at least two battery modules. The at least two battery modules each have at least one energy storage element and at least two power semiconductor switches, which connect the respective battery module in series or in parallel or in bypass with another battery module. The battery is controlled by the central controller, and a respective switching state of the at least two battery modules is preset by the scheduler. The state-of-charge monitoring is implemented by a control program within the scheduler. During operation of the battery, a state of each individual energy storage element is monitored by virtue of a respective current flow at a respective energy storage element being determined using continued evaluation of measured values of preset battery parameters which are detected by measuring sensors.

Abstract: A power source control system for a vehicle is provided, which includes a traction motor, the system including a first battery that is a bipolar battery and is to be used as a power source for the traction motor; a second battery that is a bipolar battery different from the first battery; a mirror current generator circuit configured to generate a mirror current based on a current flowing through the first battery; a mirror current supply source circuit configured to cause the mirror current to flow through the second battery; and a diagnostic circuit configured to perform degradation diagnosis on the second battery on a basis of at least one of a voltage or a temperature of the second battery.

Abstract: A prediction method of battery health includes: obtaining an environment temperature, and a discharge capacity and an operating parameter of a battery; determining an estimated operating parameter in a preset temperature at the discharge capacity according to the environment temperature, the discharge capacity and the operating parameter; determining an estimated capacity of the battery according to the estimated operating parameter; and determining a health level of the battery according to the estimated capacity of the battery and a reference capacity, at the discharge capacity of the battery.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposure device, a developing device, a toner concentration sensor, a supply motor, and a processor. The exposure device exposes the photoconductor based on image data. The developing device forms a toner image on the photoconductor with toner supplied from a toner cartridge. The toner concentration sensor detects a toner concentration in the developing device. The supply motor supplies the toner from the toner cartridge to the developing device based on the toner concentration. The processor detects a toner container supply abnormality based on a toner supply rate and a print rate of the image data, the toner supply rate being calculated based on a pixel count value that is an integrated value of pixel values of the image data and a supply motor count value that is an integrated value of drive times of the supply motor.

Abstract: A system and method of estimating the state of health of an all-solid-state battery are provided to detect the amount of hydrogen sulfide that is generated in all-solid-state battery cells and using the amount as a factor for estimating the state of health of the battery. The method of estimating a state of health (SOH) of an all-solid-state battery includes detecting whether hydrogen sulfide is generated in each cell of the all-solid-state battery, and estimating the state of health of the all-solid-state battery corresponding to an amount or an increase rate of generated hydrogen sulfide based on data prepared in advance.

Abstract: A current monitor for a transmission line having powered active components is provided. A current monitor includes: a housing configured to be coupled to a transmission line, an inductive current sensor in the housing configured to measure a value of the current on the transmission line to generate a sensor signal, a power source, and a sensor signal conversion circuit in the housing configured to receive power from the power source and to generate a current output signal based on the sensor signal, the current output signal having a natively useful form.

Abstract: A portable battery detection device includes a battery data receiving module for receiving battery data, a temperature measurement module for measuring battery temperature, a gas measurement module for measuring discharged gas, an insulation resistance measurement module for measuring insulation resistance, a serial impedance measurement module for measuring serial impedance, a data acquisition module for receiving various data sent by the temperature measurement module and the gas measurement module, an electric meter module for measuring DC voltage, current, and impedance, the data integration module for receiving data transmitted by the battery data receiving module, the electric meter module, and the insulation resistance measurement module, and then integrating the data to the processor module, and the processor module for using data received from the data integration module, the data acquisition module, and the serial impedance measurement module to transmit data, control, and manage the operation of th

Abstract: A method for determining an internal-resistance based state-of-health of a battery in a device includes determining the internal-resistance based state-of-health of the battery using a hybrid state-of-health model including a physical ageing model and a correction model by (i) determining, based on an electrochemical battery model, a physical state-of-health according to one or more operating parameters of the battery using the physical ageing model, (ii) mapping operating features derived from the one or more operating parameters onto a correction parameter using the correction model that includes a data-based configuration, and (iii) applying the correction parameter to the physical state of health to determine the internal-resistance based state-of-health. The method further includes determining a modeled battery voltage, and determining a characteristic of the modeled battery voltage using an adaptation model.

Abstract: A position sensor according to some embodiments includes a first position sensor board having first sensor coils and a first transmit coil; a second position sensor board having second sensor coils stacked with, and separated from by a distance Z, the first position sensor; and at least one target positioned relative to the stacked first position sensor and second position sensor. A redundant position sensor according to some embodiments includes a plurality of stacked sensor boards, each of the plurality of sensor boards including sensor coils, wherein one of the plurality of stacked sensor boards includes an active transmit coil; and a target positioned over the plurality of stacked sensor boards.

Abstract: Sensors and methods for determining the state of charge of a battery are described. The state of charge is determined in some instances by applying a current perturbation having a frequency to the battery terminals, monitoring the response signal, and determining the phase of the response signal. The phase may be correlated to the state of charge of the battery, so that once the phase is determined, a determination of the state of charge of the battery may be made. In some situations, the state of charge may be used to determine the operating condition of a load connected to the battery. In some embodiments, the state of charge may be used to determine whether the battery is defective.

Abstract: A system includes a state of charge (SOC) calculation module configured to calculate an SOC of a battery cell based on a measured current of the battery cell and an overpotential calculation module configured to receive the measured current and output lagged currents based on the measured current and respective time constants, output a weighted measured current and weighted lagged currents based on a plurality of weighting factors, wherein a sum of the plurality of weighting factors is 1, calculate an equivalent constant current corresponding to the measured current based on the weighted measured current and the weighted lag currents, and calculate an overpotential of the battery cell based on the equivalent constant current. The system is configured to output a predicted voltage of the battery cell based on the calculated SOC and the calculated overpotential of the battery cell.

Abstract: A powder conveying device includes: a conveying nozzle, provided with a powder receiving opening; an open/close member to open/close the powder receiving opening; a flange provided to the open/close member; a biasing member to bias the open/close member; and a container setting section to which a part of a powder container is to be fit. The powder container includes: a conveyor to convey the powder from a second end of the powder container to a first end; a container opening protruding from the first end; a nozzle receiving opening into which the conveying nozzle is to be inserted; and a butting portion provided in the container opening, to butt against the flange. When the powder container is attached to the powder conveying device, the container opening is fitted to the container setting section, and the flange and the biasing member are housed in an inner space of the container opening.

Abstract: A method for inspecting self-discharge of a power storage device includes: a) continuously applying a continuous power-supply voltage to the power storage device that has been charged in advance from an external power supply to a first device voltage), the continuous power-supply voltage being higher than the first device voltage and having a constant magnitude; b) detecting a power-supply current flowing from the external power supply to the power storage device; and c) determining a self-discharge state of the power storage device based on the detected power-supply current.

Abstract: A method for determining a low voltage defect of a lithium secondary battery is provided. The method includes measuring a primary voltage of a lithium secondary battery whose formation process has been completed, transporting the lithium secondary battery, measuring temperatures to which the lithium secondary battery has been exposed during the transporting process, measuring a secondary voltage of a lithium secondary battery whose transporting has been completed, revising the secondary voltage to calculate a corrected secondary voltage based on the temperature to which the lithium secondary battery has been exposed, and comparing the primary voltage and the corrected secondary voltage to determine whether the lithium secondary battery is defective.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for analyzing health of vehicle batteries. Vehicle batteries tend to degrade over time. The described systems, devices, and methods quantify this degradation (or quantify remaining health of the battery) by comparing average energy used to charge or discharge the battery by a charge level unit to a nominal quantity of energy used to charge or discharge a battery in optimal health by a charge level unit. Charge data for previous charge events of the vehicle battery can be used in the calculation, and can be filtered by identifying qualified charge events based on at least one of a number of metrics. Usage data for previous usage events of the vehicle battery can be used in the calculation, and can be filtered by identifying qualified usage events or subgroups of usage event based on at least one of a number of metrics.

Abstract: A method for parameterizing an electrochemical battery model of a specific battery of a device, includes providing a current operating feature point of the specific battery and operating feature points of further batteries of a plurality of further devices for various evaluation periods. The operating feature points of the further batteries characterize an operation of a respective further battery within one or more of the evaluation periods based on several operating features. The several operating features are produced depending on characteristics of operating variables of the respective further battery. The method further includes selecting operating feature points of the further batteries that are similar to the current operating feature point of the specific battery, and providing model parameters of the electrochemical battery model that are associated with the current operating feature point and the selected operating feature points.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting abnormality in a battery, includes: a voltage sensor configured to detect voltages of a plurality of battery cells in a battery; and a controller configured to receive the voltages detected by the voltage sensor and to determine whether the battery cells are abnormal on the basis of voltage changes with respect to charge amounts of the plurality of battery cells during charging of the battery.

Abstract: A battery diagnosis apparatus determines whether a battery may be reused and includes a data obtaining device configured to output a perturbation signal, a signal regulating device configured to generate a current by applying the perturbation signal to a battery and performing feedback of a current signal output from the battery, and a noise canceling device configured to cancel noises of the current signal and a voltage signal received from the battery. The data obtaining device outputs the perturbation signal while changing a frequency, obtains an impedance spectrum based on the noise-canceled current signal and voltage signal for each frequency, and determines whether to reuse the battery based on the obtained impedance spectrum.