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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Matthew Kirleis, Manassas, VA (US);
John Merk, Manassas, VA (US);
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a reconfigurable battery system and method of operating the same. The reconfigurable battery system comprising a plurality of switchable battery modules, a battery supervisory circuit, and a battery pack controller, where the plurality of switchable battery modules electrically arranged in series to define a battery string defining an output voltage. The battery pack controller operably coupled to the battery supervisory circuit to selectively switch, for each of the plurality of switchable battery modules, the battery switch between the first position and the second position based at least in part on the one or more parameters of the battery and in accordance with a predetermined switching routine.