Patents by Inventor Stefan Janhunen

Stefan Janhunen 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: 20240142526
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-charge in an energy storage system. The systems, methods, and devices may measure a current and a voltage related to the energy storage system, generate a model-based state-of-charge estimate based thereon, generate an aggregated state-of-charge estimate based on the model-based state-of-charge estimate, generate an adaptation current based on the measured current, aggregated state-of-charge estimate, and the adaptive state-of-charge estimate, and update the adaptive state-of-charge estimate based on the measured current and the adaptation current. The systems, methods, and devices may also provide a tracking indication whether the adaptive state-of-charge estimate is tracking between upper and lower confidence limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Worry, Stefan Janhunen, Manoj Mathew
  • Publication number: 20240120759
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for executing cell balancing in an energy storage system. The systems, methods, and devices may comprise an imbalance estimation system and a balancing execution system. The imbalance estimation system may be configured to receive, and to determine an estimated cell imbalance and imbalance estimation uncertainty of the energy storage. The estimated cell imbalance of the energy storage may be based on a voltage input, V, representing a measured voltage associated with the energy storage device, and a probabilistic battery model associated with the energy storage device. The balancing estimation system may comprise a balancing circuit, the balancing execution system configured to partially discharge a cell via the balancing circuit based on the estimated cell imbalance of the energy storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Manoj Mathew, Steve Miller, Stefan Janhunen, Nate Wennyk
  • Patent number: 11906589
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-charge in an energy storage system. The systems, methods, and devices may measure a current and a voltage related to the energy storage system, generate a model-based state-of-charge estimate based thereon, generate an aggregated state-of-charge estimate based on the model-based state-of-charge estimate, generate an adaptation current based on the measured current, aggregated state-of-charge estimate, and the adaptive state-of-charge estimate, and update the adaptive state-of-charge estimate based on the measured current and the adaptation current. The systems, methods, and devices may also provide a tracking indication whether the adaptive state-of-charge estimate is tracking between upper and lower confidence limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NUVATION RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Worry, Stefan Janhunen, Manoj Mathew
  • Publication number: 20240044996
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-health (SOH) in an energy storage system, where the estimate accounts for both power fade and capacity fade. The SOH estimation system comprises a SOH estimation module configured to receive, and to determine the estimate of the SOH based on: a nominal capacity input; a voltage input; a current input; a nominal open circuit voltage curve; an operational resistance model; a nominal resistance model; an operational dynamic model; and a rated discharge current. The SOH estimation module may further comprise a SOH aggregation module configured to receive a power rating estimate, PRn, and a normalized capacity estimate, NCn, and may be configured to determine the estimate of the SOH based on the power rating estimate, PRn, and the normalized capacity estimate, NCn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Worry, Stefan Janhunen, Manoj Mathew
  • Patent number: 11821958
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-health (SOH) in an energy storage system, where the estimate accounts for both power fade and capacity fade. The SOH estimation system comprises a SOH estimation module configured to receive, and to determine the estimate of the SOH based on: a nominal capacity input; a voltage input; a current input; a nominal open circuit voltage curve; an operational resistance model; a nominal resistance model; an operational dynamic model; and a rated discharge current. The SOH estimation module may further comprise a SOH aggregation module configured to receive a power rating estimate, PRn, and a normalized capacity estimate, NCn, and may be configured to determine the estimate of the SOH based on the power rating estimate, PRn, and the normalized capacity estimate, NCn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NUVATION RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Worry, Stefan Janhunen, Manoj Mathew
  • Publication number: 20230236258
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-health (SOH) in an energy storage system, where the estimate accounts for both power fade and capacity fade. The SOH estimation system comprises a SOH estimation module configured to receive, and to determine the estimate of the SOH based on: a nominal capacity input; a voltage input; a current input; a nominal open circuit voltage curve; an operational resistance model; a nominal resistance model; an operational dynamic model; and a rated discharge current. The SOH estimation module may further comprise a SOH aggregation module configured to receive a power rating estimate, PRn, and a normalized capacity estimate, NCn, and may be configured to determine the estimate of the SOH based on the power rating estimate, PRn, and the normalized capacity estimate, NCn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: MICHAEL WORRY, STEFAN JANHUNEN, MANOJ MATHEW
  • Publication number: 20220357400
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-charge in an energy storage system. The systems, methods, and devices may measure a current and a voltage related to the energy storage system, generate a model-based state-of-charge estimate based thereon, generate an aggregated state-of-charge estimate based on the model-based state-of-charge estimate, generate an adaptation current based on the measured current, aggregated state-of-charge estimate, and the adaptive state-of-charge estimate, and update the adaptive state-of-charge estimate based on the measured current and the adaptation current. The systems, methods, and devices may also provide a tracking indication whether the adaptive state-of-charge estimate is tracking between upper and lower confidence limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Worry, Stefan Janhunen, Manoj Mathew
  • Patent number: 11422195
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-charge in an energy storage system. The systems, methods, and devices may measure a current and a voltage related to the energy storage system, generate a model-based state-of-charge estimate based thereon, generate an aggregated state-of-charge estimate based on the model-based state-of-charge estimate, generate an adaptation current based on the measured current, aggregated state-of-charge estimate, and the adaptive state-of-charge estimate, and update the adaptive state-of-charge estimate based on the measured current and the adaptation current. The systems, methods, and devices may also provide a tracking indication whether the adaptive state-of-charge estimate is tracking between upper and lower confidence limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Nuvation Research Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Worry, Stefan Janhunen, Manoj Mathew
  • Publication number: 20210302505
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for estimating a state-of-charge in an energy storage system. The systems, methods, and devices may measure a current and a voltage related to the energy storage system, generate a model-based state-of-charge estimate based thereon, generate an aggregated state-of-charge estimate based on the model-based state-of-charge estimate, generate an adaptation current based on the measured current, aggregated state-of-charge estimate, and the adaptive state-of-charge estimate, and update the adaptive state-of-charge estimate based on the measured current and the adaptation current. The systems, methods, and devices may also provide a tracking indication whether the adaptive state-of-charge estimate is tracking between upper and lower confidence limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: MICHAEL WORRY, STEFAN JANHUNEN, MANOJ MATHEW
  • Publication number: 20050172128
    Abstract: A method and system for handling digital certificate status checks are provided. Digital certificate status request data transmitted from a client system is received at a proxy system. The proxy system generates query data for the digital certificate status in response to receiving the digital certificate status request data. The query data is transmitted to a status provider system, and status data from the status provider system in response to the query data is received at the proxy system. Digital certificate status data based on the status data received is generated by the proxy system and transmitted to the client system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Herbert Little, Stefan Janhunen
  • Publication number: 20050148323
    Abstract: A method and system for supporting multiple digital certificate status information providers are disclosed. An initial service request is prepared at a proxy system client module and sent to a proxy system service module operating at a proxy system. The proxy system prepares multiple service requests and sends the service requests to respective multiple digital certificate status information providers. One of the responses to the service requests received from the status information providers is selected, and a response to the initial service request is prepared and returned to the proxy system client module based on the selected response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Herbert Little, Stefan Janhunen, Dale Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20050129235
    Abstract: A method and system for performing garbage collection involving sensitive information on a mobile device. Secure information is received at a mobile device over a wireless network. The sensitive information is extracted from the secure information. A software program operating on the mobile device uses an object to access the sensitive information. Secure garbage collection is performed upon the object after the object becomes unreachable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: Research in Motion Limited
    Inventors: Herbert Little, Neil Adams, Stefan Janhunen, John Dahms