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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Ciro A. Spigno, Waterford, MI (US);
Brian J. Koch, Berkley, MI (US);
Ryan B. Moulliet, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods for fast-charging battery packs having at least one lithium battery cell with an anode, a cathode, and a reference electrode (RE) comprise charging the battery in a first phase by maximizing charging current, subsequently charging the battery in a second phase by decreasing the charging current in response to an anode potential (AP) determined by a RE to maintain the AP at or above an AP threshold, and subsequently charging the battery in a third phase by decreasing the charging current in response to the cathode potential (CP) determined by the RE such that the CP is maximized without exceeding the cathode potential threshold. A controller can determine anode potential or cathode potential in real time using a cell potential signal and a cathode RE signal or an anode RE signal, respectively. The AP threshold is the AP above which substantially no lithium plating occurs.