Abstract: A system includes a channel over which to charge a battery, control circuitry, and a discharge circuit associated with the channel to discharge the battery. The discharge circuit is configured for discharging the battery at a current that exceeds an operational current through the channel. In response to a fault in the battery, the control circuitry is configured to disconnect the battery from a signal path in the channel and to produce an electrical connection to enable discharge of the battery through the discharge circuit.

Abstract: A method is described for retrieving, by a test system, a formation profile associated with the storage cell, the formation profile comprising one or more formation segments, with a formation segment comprising an action to be performed upon a detection of a signature value; measuring, by the test system, a value of a parameter of the formation segment; detecting, based on a comparison between the value of the parameter and one or more signatures associated with the formation segment, that the value of the parameter comprises the signature value; and performing the action specified in the formation segment.