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Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2017
Applicant:

Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventor:

Soheil Ebrahimzadeh, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0093 (2013.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method for pulse charging rechargeable batteries may include (1) identifying a rechargeable battery, (2) estimating an age of the rechargeable battery, (3) calculating, based at least in part on the age of the rechargeable battery, a pulse parameter for pulse charging the rechargeable battery, and (4) pulse charging the rechargeable battery using the pulse parameter to prolong the useful life of the rechargeable battery. In some examples, the rechargeable battery may be a backup battery that supplies backup power to a power supply within a data-center rack. Various other methods, systems, and apparatus are also disclosed.


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