Patents by Inventor Tracy F. Strickland

Tracy F. Strickland 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).

  • Patent number: 5578915
    Abstract: A battery pack comprising a plurality of series arranged module has a state-of-charge and capacity associated therewith that are determined through dynamic operation thereof including both charge and discharge cycling. Amp*hour integration techniques are used to update state-of-charge until one of the plurality of modules is deeply discharged, at which time state-of-charge is updated in accordance with measured dynamic battery parameters of the deeply discharged module and capacity is updated in accordance with the newly calculated state-of-charge thereby accounting for capacity loss throughout the pack's cycle life. Alternatively, amp*hour integration techniques are used only at relatively high states of charge and dynamic parameter techniques are employed thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dell A. Crouch, Jr., Tracy F. Strickland