Abstract: A system for estimating a parameter of a battery assembly includes a sensing device connected to a cell of the battery assembly, the battery assembly having a first battery chemistry, the sensing device including a measurement cell having a second battery chemistry that is different than the first battery chemistry. The system includes an estimator configured to acquire a set of first estimates of a first state of charge (SOC) of the battery assembly, acquire a set of second estimates of a second SOC of the sensing device, and blend the sets of estimates to generate a blended SOC relation describing the second SOC of the sensing device as a function of the first SOC of the battery assembly. The estimator is also configured to filter the set of first estimates using the blended SOC relation to generate a final estimate of the SOC of the battery assembly.

Abstract: A system for thermal management of a battery assembly includes a protective cover in thermal communication with the battery assembly and disposed at a location that is proximate to an external surface of the battery assembly, the protective cover including at least one moveable component. The system also includes an actuator device configured to move the at least one moveable component of the protective cover to establish an insulating air gap between a portion of the protective cover and the battery system, the insulating air gap causing an increase in a thermal resistance of the protective cover.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a layout for a battery pack having mixed chemistry cells. An exemplary battery pack can include a plurality of first battery cells of a first cell chemistry. Each one of the plurality of first battery cells can include a same first height, a same first width, and a same first length. The battery pack can further include a plurality of second battery cells of a second cell chemistry different than the first cell chemistry. The second cell chemistry can provide a lower capacity than the first cell chemistry. Each one of the plurality of second battery cells can include the same first height, the same first width, and a same second length. The second length can be greater than the first length.

Abstract: A mixed chemistry battery including a sensing cell having a first chemistry, a battery cell having a second chemistry that is different than the first chemistry. The mixed chemistry battery also includes a sensor configured to measure a temperature of the mixed chemistry battery and a heating system configured to heat the second battery cell. The mixed chemistry battery further includes a battery monitoring system configured to selectively connect the heating system to at least one of the first battery cell and the second battery cell based upon the temperature of the mixed chemistry battery.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a first header including a first conduit, a second header including a second conduit, and an energy storage system including a plurality of energy storage cells arranged between the first header and the second header. A coolant plate is arranged between the first header and the second header and abuts the plurality of energy storage cells. The coolant plate including a coolant channel having a first end fluidically connected to the first conduit, a second end fluidically connected to the second conduit, and an intermediate portion defining a flow path.

Abstract: In the monolithically integrated GaN-based half-bridge circuit, a nucleation layer, a buffer layer, a channel layer and a barrier layer are sequentially provided on a conductive substrate, the barrier layer and the channel layer are separated by isolation layers, and a diode, an integrated capacitor, a low-side transistor, a high-side transistor, a first integrated resistor and a second integrated resistor are provided. The half-bridge circuit includes: a low-side transistor and a high-side transistor, wherein a drain of the low-side transistor is connected to a source of the high-side transistor and also connected to an output terminal Vout, and a substrate of the low-side transistor is connected to a substrate of the high-side transistor, wherein a series resistor is connected in parallel to a drain of the high-side transistor and a source of the low-side transistor.

Abstract: An electrical system can include a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and a direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter. The DC-DC converter is connected to the RESS and configured to connect to a DC charging station. The DC-DC converter is configured to selectively connect the RESS to the DC charging station such that a charging current is selectively provided to the RESS during a recharging operation.

Abstract: A process for making a hollow electrical coil for an electric motor includes forming a sacrificial insert material into a coil shaped insert. The coil shaped insert is placed into a copper plating bath and a copper plated coil shaped member is removed from the copper plating bath. The sacrificial material is removed from within the copper plated coil shaped member to create a hollow passage through a hollow copper coil shaped member. An exterior of the hollow copper coil shaped member is coated with an insulating adhesive material and the copper coil shaped member is compressed until the insulating adhesive material is set.

Abstract: A battery assembly including a housing having a first coolant port and a second coolant port includes a valve assembly fluidically connected to one of the first coolant port and the second coolant port, a pump fluidically connected to the valve assembly and the battery assembly, and a coolant controller operatively connected to the pump and the valve assembly. The coolant controller is operable to control the valve assembly to pass a flow of coolant into the one of the first coolant port and the second coolant port for a first time period and to pass the flow of coolant into the other of the first coolant port and the second coolant port for a second time period.

Abstract: Embodiments include battery health detection based on natural soaking response. Aspects include measuring a plurality of characteristics of a battery pack at a first time and measuring the plurality of characteristics of the battery pack at a second time that is after the first time. Aspects also include inputting the plurality of characteristics and a difference between the first time and the second time into a trained model for identifying anomalies and determining, based on the trained model, whether the battery pack includes an anomaly. Based on a determination that the battery pack includes the anomaly, aspects include flagging the battery pack as containing the anomaly.

Abstract: A system and method for predicting a health of a battery. The system includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to obtain a battery data indicative of a parameter of the battery. A plurality of scores for the battery data is determined, and the battery data is partitioned into a plurality of subsets for which the scores have a different behavior for each of the subsets. The processor partitions the battery data into a plurality of subsets, determines a score for each of the plurality of subsets, wherein each score is related to the health of the battery, generates an overall score from the scores from each of the subsets, and predicts the health of the battery from the overall score.

Abstract: An axial flux motor may include a stator, a rotor including a rotor frame and having a rotational axis, an axial air gap separating the stator and the rotor, the axial air gap corresponding to an axial position of the rotor frame, and at least one hydraulic actuator including a variable volume hydraulic fluid chamber defined within the rotor frame, wherein a change in the volume of the variable volume hydraulic fluid chamber causes a change in the axial position of the rotor frame and a corresponding change in the axial air gap separating the stator and the rotor.

Abstract: In various examples, image processing techniques are presented for reducing artifacts in images for autonomous or semi-autonomous systems and applications. Systems and methods are disclosed for deferring at least a portion of a strength associated with a color correction matrix (CCM) of an image processing pipeline to one or more other stages associated with the image processing pipeline. For instance, the CCM is used to determine a first CCM and a second, deferred CCM. The first CCM may be associated with an earlier stage of the image processing pipeline while the deferred CCM is associated with a later stage of the image processing pipeline. In some examples, the deferred CCM is combined with another matrix, such as a color space conversion matrix. By deferring part of the CCM, the image processing pipeline may reduce a number of artifacts and/or eliminate the artifacts that occur when processing image data.

Abstract: A rotor segment support member includes an annular body having an outer edge, an inner edge defining an opening, a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface. The rotor segment support member has a circumferential axis extending about the annular body and a radial axis extending between the outer edge and a center of the opening through the inner edge. The annular body has a non-uniform cross-section extending along one of the circumferential axis and the radial axis.

Abstract: An example rotor includes a rotor yoke having an outer circumference and an inner circumference. The rotor further includes a plurality of rotor ribs on a surface the rotor yoke and extending between the outer circumference and the inner circumference. The rotor further includes a plurality of magnets, each of the plurality of magnets being disposed adjacent to and between two of the plurality of rotor ribs.

Abstract: A mixed chemistry battery is provided. The mixed chemistry battery includes a reference module having a first chemistry and a battery module having a second chemistry that is different that the first chemistry, the battery module is connected to the reference module in series. The mixed chemistry battery also includes a battery monitoring system configured to monitor an open circuit voltage of the reference module, an open circuit voltage of the battery module, and a current flow through the reference module and the battery module. The battery monitoring system is further configured to calculate a state-of-charge (SOC) and state-of-health (SOH) of the battery module based at least in part on a SOC of the reference module.

Abstract: A cooling system includes a housing including a base portion with sides and a bottom surface that define a cavity and a cover portion to enclose the base portion and including cooling members attached thereto. A shield is arranged in the cavity. A vertical member is arranged below the shield to define a first fluid chamber between one side of the vertical member and one side of the base portion and a second fluid chamber between an opposite side of the vertical member and another side of the base portion. The electronic components are arranged in the second fluid chamber. Cooling fluid is arranged in the cavity and has a fluid level below at least a portion of the shield. The housing is mounted at an inclined angle relative to horizontal or the housing is mounted parallel to horizontal and the shield is mounted at the inclined angle.

Abstract: A stator core segment for an axial flux electric motor includes a first lamination step having a first length, a first width, and a first thickness, and a second lamination step having a second length, a second width, and a second thickness. At least one of the second length, the second width, and the second thickness is distinct from corresponding ones of the first length, the first width, and the first thickness.

Abstract: A member for an axial flux electric machine, in accordance with a non-limiting example, includes a support member having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, an outer annular edge, and an inner annular edge that defines an opening having a center point. A plurality of members is mounted on one of the first surface and the second surface. Each of the plurality of members has a centerline that passes through the outer annular edge and the inner annular edge without passing through the center point creating a torque ripple reducing asymmetry in the member.

Abstract: A bi-material permanent magnet for an electric machine includes a core including a first magnetic material and a shell portion located on the core and made of a second magnetic material. The first magnetic material comprises a magnet material with an energy less than 20 Mega Gauss Oersteds (MGOe). The second magnetic material comprises a magnet material with an energy greater than 30 MGOe.