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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2017
Applicant:

Corvus Energy Inc., Richmond, CA;

Inventors:

Siu Lun Isaac Tang, Richmond, CA;

David Maurice Lokhorst, Richmond, CA;

Assignee:

Other;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0014 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/441 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H01M 10/482 (2013.01); H02J 7/0016 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01);
Abstract

There is described a method of balancing a multi-cell battery. An alignment distance for each cell of the multi-cell battery is determined. The alignment distance defines a change in charge quantity required to achieve a target alignment point, based on a current charge quantity of the cell. Based on the determined alignment distances, one or more unbalanced cells are identified. Each unbalanced cell is then balanced by adjusting its current charge quantity according to the alignment distances. In one embodiment, the target alignment point is a target state of charge. In another embodiment, the target alignment point is a target charge quantity.


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