Patents by Inventor Bharat BALAGOPAL

Bharat BALAGOPAL 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).

  • Publication number: 20210215769
    Abstract: Battery parameters, state of charge, and state of health co-estimation are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes determining a terminal current and a terminal voltage of a battery. The method also includes maintaining a battery model that defines a relationship between a parameter of the battery, the terminal current, and the terminal voltage. Further, the method includes determining the parameter of the battery based on the battery model and the acquired terminal current and the terminal voltage. Temperature effects can also be accounted for by the co-estimation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Mo-Yuen Chow, Habiballah Rahimi Eichi, Cong Sheng Huang, Bharat Balagopal
  • Patent number: 10539621
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for determining a state of a battery are provided. The method includes acquiring battery information from a sensor associated with the battery. The battery information includes at least terminal voltage and a terminal current. The method further includes estimating degradation information based on a first principle degradation model and the battery information. The first principle degradation model is a three dimensional model that includes a plurality of layers having one or more attributes representative of physical parameters of the battery. The method further includes identifying a circuit model based on the degradation information and the battery information, determining the state of the battery using the identified circuit model, and implementing a control action or a notification based on the determined state of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mo-Yuen Chow, Bharat Balagopal, Wente Zeng
  • Publication number: 20190041464
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for determining a state of a battery are provided. The method includes acquiring battery information from a sensor associated with the battery. The battery information includes at least terminal voltage and a terminal current. The method further includes estimating degradation information based on a first principle degradation model and the battery information. The first principle degradation model is a three dimensional model that includes a plurality of layers having one or more attributes representative of physical parameters of the battery. The method further includes identifying a circuit model based on the degradation information and the battery information, determining the state of the battery using the identified circuit model, and implementing a control action or a notification based on the determined state of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicants: TOTAL SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mo-Yuen CHOW, Bharat BALAGOPAL, Wente ZENG