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Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018

Filed:

Apr. 24, 2009
Applicants:

Ligong Wang, Round Rock, TX (US);

Shane Chiasson, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ligong Wang, Round Rock, TX (US);

Shane Chiasson, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/36 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3658 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for dynamic discharging to detected derated battery cells. In such a system, a battery cell capacity, cell voltage, as well as a time to discharge are used in combination to identify good or bad battery cells. More specifically, during a dynamic discharge cycle, an accumulated discharge capacity value is calculated and monitored by a charge level battery gas gauge via analog to digital (A/D) converters and an internal discharge time value is monitored. One of the values is assigned as a fixed value and the other value is used to identify good or bad batter cells.


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