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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.:

US 10230246 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2015

Batteries, battery systems, battery submodules, battery operational methods, battery system operational methods, battery charging methods, and battery system charging methods

Applicant:

Lithium Werks Technology Bv, Eersel, NL;

Inventors:

Russell M. Troxel, Taylor, TX (US);

Joel E. Sandahl, Dripping Springs, TX (US);

Assignee:

Lithium Werks Technology BV, , NL;

Attorney:

Wells St. John P.S.

Primary Examiner:

Drew A Dunn

Assistant Examiner:

Tessema Kebede

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/4207 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H01M 10/488 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0021 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); G01R 31/3624 (2013.01); G01R 31/3658 (2013.01); G01R 31/3689 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); Y02E 60/12 (2013.01); Y10T 307/696 (2015.04);
Abstract

Batteries, battery systems, battery submodules, battery operational methods, battery system operational methods, battery charging methods, and battery system charging methods are described. According to one aspect, a battery includes a first battery terminal, a second battery terminal, and a plurality of submodules individually comprising a first submodule terminal, a second submodule terminal, a plurality of rechargeable cells electrically coupled between the first and second submodule-terminals, and switching circuitry configured to electrically couple one of the first and second battery terminals with one of the first and second submodule terminals of one of the submodules during an engaged mode of operation of the one of the submodules and to electrically isolate the one of the first and second battery terminals from the one of the first and second submodule terminals of the one of the submodules during a disengaged mode of operation of the one of the submodules.

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