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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Sensus Spectrum, Llc, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Adam D. Hansen, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
SENSUS SPECTRUM, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 9/06 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/48 (2013.01); G01C 9/06 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 2220/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for battery gravitation-orientation detection. The system has a battery, an accelerometer fixed relative to the battery or optionally fixed relative to a battery housing, a processor programmed to: receive one or more signals from the accelerometer, compute a gravity direction from the one or more signals, and determine if battery or the battery housing is in a sub-optimum orientation for battery life based on the gravity direction and a relative alignment of the gravity direction to the battery or the battery housing.