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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Noah Singer, White Plains, NY (US);
Steven John Ahladas, Highland, NY (US);
Xiangfei Yu, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Robert K. Mullady, Ulster, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/615 (2014.01); H01M 10/653 (2014.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/6571 (2014.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/615 (2015.04); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/443 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 10/653 (2015.04); H01M 10/6571 (2015.04); H02J 7/0014 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for increasing temperature of a battery pack includes determining whether a temperature of a cell in the battery pack is above a lower threshold temperature. The method further includes charging, by a current directly from a charger, a balancing circuit including a resistor in proximity to the cell. The method also includes increasing the temperature of the cell in the battery pack.