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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Inventors:
Lining Zhou, Columbus, IN (US);
Martin T. Books, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins, Inc., Columbus, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 11/1857 (2013.01); G01R 31/3675 (2013.01); G01R 31/3693 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus of managing the lifespan of a battery are disclosed herein. A method comprises interpreting age data indicative of a current age of a battery, interpreting usage data indicative of a current usage of the battery, comparing the age data to the usage data, and allocating a propelling power from the battery in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) responsive to the comparison.