Patents Examined by Nathaniel R Pelton
  • Patent number: 11260754
    Abstract: This control device for an electric vehicle is provided with: a discharge control unit which, when the electric vehicle has been turned off, if the SOC of the battery is within a prescribed range in which the battery is prone to deteriorate, performs control for discharging the battery until the SOC has left the prescribed range; a travelable distance calculation unit which calculates the travelable distance of the electric vehicle using the SOC and a travel coefficient; and a travel coefficient correction unit which, before and after performing control for discharging the battery is performed by the discharge control unit, corrects the travel coefficient such that the travelable distance calculated by the travelable distance calculation unit is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuuki Tenma, Kiyoshi Takeuchi, Shigeki Iijima
  • Patent number: 11264652
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11260759
    Abstract: An electric vehicle that includes a battery pack, a direct current socket, and a controller and a charging method for charging between electric vehicles, where in a process in which the direct current socket is coupled to an alternating current socket of another electric vehicle using a charge/discharge cable, the battery pack is controlled based on a charging request of the other electric vehicle to charge the other electric vehicle. Hence, charging between electric vehicles can be conveniently implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kui Zhou, Wentao He, Xiaokang Liu
  • Patent number: 11258110
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11258111
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11258108
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11258107
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11255919
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and system for a battery. The system may provide a fuel gauge circuit configured to estimate a state of health of the battery based on known battery data as a function of time, temperature, and remaining capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Hideo Kondo
  • Patent number: 11258109
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11258112
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11251471
    Abstract: A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher B. Austin
  • Patent number: 11231467
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a device, a system, and a storage medium for SOC correction for a battery. The method includes determining a current OCV measurement value of the battery, and determining whether the current OCV measurement value is within a hysteresis voltage interval; determining, when the current OCV measurement value is within the hysteresis voltage interval, a charging SOC value corresponding to the current OCV measurement value in the charging state and a discharging SOC value corresponding to the current OCV measurement value in the discharging state; and determining, based on a SOC confidence interval determined from the charging SOC value and the discharging SOC value, a SOC correction target value to correct a current SOC value of the battery. The embodiments of the present disclosure may implement SOC correction for the battery having a hysteresis characteristic to improve estimation accuracy of the battery SOC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Mingshu Du, Shichao Li, Shenzhi Tang, Jian Ruan, Yanhua Lu, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11228186
    Abstract: A charger includes: a power supply device for charging a secondary battery; a power supply path that includes a first switch and a second switch, and supplies electric power from the power supply device to the secondary battery; a discharge circuit that includes a first resistor and a third switch, has one end connected to a connection point between the first switch and the second switch, and has the other end connected to a ground line; a short-circuit preventing circuit that includes a second resistor and a fourth switch, and is connected in parallel to the first switch; and a control device that controls open-close of each switch and acquires a voltage value VP, wherein the control device detects a failure of each switch on a condition where the voltage value VP is different between a normal state and a failure state, in a combination of open-close control for each switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kanou, Kenji Kitamura, Yasunari Mizoguchi
  • Patent number: 11217832
    Abstract: A secondary battery and a control section are included. An electrode of the secondary battery has a singular point at which a variation in an output voltage with respect to a capacity is singularly changed. The control section includes a detection section and a calculation setting section. The detection section changes the capacity of the secondary battery, and detects a singular point capacity which is the capacity at which the singular point appears. When the secondary battery is deteriorated, the calculation setting section calculates and sets at least one of an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the capacity by using a detection value of the singular point capacity after the deterioration so that a potential of the electrode does not deviate from a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Adachi, Tomoki Yamane, Takao Suenaga
  • Patent number: 11196092
    Abstract: A dendrite resistant battery may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dendrite resistant battery may further include at least one acoustic wave device configured to generate a plurality of acoustic waves during a charging of the battery. The charging of the battery may trigger cations from the first electrode to travel through the electrolyte and deposit on the second electrode. The plurality of acoustic waves may agitate the electrolyte to at least homogenize a distribution of cations in the electrolyte. The homogenization of the distribution of cations may prevent a formation of dendrites on the second electrode by at least increasing a uniformity of the deposit of cations on the second electrode. Related methods and systems for battery management are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: James Friend, An Huang
  • Patent number: 11189866
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a battery pack comprises a battery cell including a positive electrode and a negative electrode and configured to generate an electromotive force via the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a plurality of first sub paths configured to connect the positive electrode to a sensing circuit of an electronic device to which the battery pack is connected, a plurality of second sub paths configured to connect the negative electrode to the sensing circuit, a power line configured to connect the positive electrode and the negative electrode to at least one of a system of the electronic device or a charging circuit of the electronic device, a first switch configured to selectively connect at least one of the plurality of first sub paths, selected depending on a voltage applied to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, to the sensing circuit, and a second switch configured to selectively connect at least one of the plurality of second sub paths, selected depending on the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungsoo Moon, Chihyuan Lin, Sunggeun Yoon
  • Patent number: 11190029
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may provide methods and apparatus for a battery. The apparatus may enable/disable a protection circuit to prevent current leakage and discharging of the battery. The apparatus may comprise a control switch to enable/disable the protection circuit without an external power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Mutsuki Niki
  • Patent number: 11183855
    Abstract: A portable device and method of supplying power to the portable device may provide a sterile environment that may protect the health and safety of patients on whom the device is employed. The portable device may be charged inside of the sterile environment. The portable device may be charged using at least one chargeable battery that may be arranged internal and/or external to a portion of the portable device, or internal and/or external to the portable device. A power supply may be connected to the at least one chargeable battery and power the portable device for use. The portable device may be charged up to 100% and/or or fully charged prior to opening the sterile environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: PELETON SURGICAL, LLC
    Inventor: David John Reed
  • Patent number: 11183706
    Abstract: A controller for controlling a charging current to a lithium-ion secondary battery controls the charging current so that lithium expected to dissolve after a stop of charging is permitted to deposit on an anode of the lithium-ion secondary battery. For example, the controller controls the charging current so that the charging current does not exceed a predetermined upper limit value. If a predetermined permission condition is satisfied, the controller permits the lithium expected to dissolve after the stop of charging to deposit on the anode of the lithium-ion secondary battery by permitting the upper limit value to become larger than a Li deposition limit value in a predetermined permission period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takayuki Miyajima
  • Patent number: 11183858
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery protection circuit protects a rechargeable battery, using two NMOS transistors inserted in series in a current path between a battery cathode and a positive terminal connected to load or power terminal of a charger. The protection circuit includes a booster circuit that generates a control voltage, using input capacitances of the NMOS transistors having gates connected to charge and discharge control terminals, respectively. A driving circuit sets the output state of the control terminals to a high level, by supplying the control voltage to the control terminals, a detection circuit detects a battery state and outputs a detection state, and a control circuit operates the driving circuit based on the detection state, so that the output state of the control terminals is selected by the driving circuit to at least one of three states including a high level, a low level, and a high-impedance state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takashi Takeda