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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Nio Usa, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Austin L. Newman, San Jose, CA (US);
Alexander J. Smith, White Lake, MI (US);
Adam H. Ing, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rick Rajaie, Rochester Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
NIO USA, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); B60L 58/19 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/19 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H02J 7/0027 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for managing multi-battery systems, such as those utilized in an electric vehicle. Multi-battery systems comprise batteries providing power in parallel, thereby making each battery available to the vehicle and avoiding the weight of transporting a backup battery. The methods and systems provided allow for a fault in one battery, in a parallel configuration with at least one other battery, to be detected and managed.