Patents by Inventor Garrett HEINEN

Garrett HEINEN 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: 20230311678
    Abstract: A battery management system (BMS) connected to a battery having a positive end and a negative end, the BMS also connected to a fast charger. The BMS includes: a battery management controller protection circuit board (PCB) configured to manage an operation of the battery; a charger controller PCB configure to control fast charging of the battery; and a fast charge contactor positioned between one of the positive and negative ends of the battery and the fast charger. No fast charge contactor is positioned between the other of the positive and negative ends of the battery and the fast charger. The BMS is configured to determine a location of an isolation fault by connecting and disconnecting one or more resistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Anil PARYANI, Andrew ALMENDARES, Jacob Swanson, Garrett HEINEN, Isaac Ng
  • Publication number: 20230208169
    Abstract: An Energy Management Unit (EMU) integrates the on-board charger (OBC) and battery management system (BMS) and optional DC-DC to behave like a lab based Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) device. New high-bandwidth charge control schemes, together with new high-voltage system architecture, are disclosed. During vehicle AC charging, the OBC outputs current that sweeps across various frequencies (typically 0.1 Hz to 10 kHz), while the BMS samples the voltage and current to create the Nyquist Plot (Real Vs Imaginary Impedance) of battery cell parameters, without high frequency cell voltage samples (which is not cost feasible for mobility and energy storage applications).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Jiaqi LIANG, Moritz BOECKER, William NORRIS, Anil PARYANI, Garrett HEINEN, Yousif KHAIREDDIN, Andrew ALMENDARES, Michael HIBBARD