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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Brian J. Koch, Berkley, MI (US);
Jing Gao, Rochester, MI (US);
Alfred Zhang, Troy, MI (US);
Alok Warey, Novi, MI (US);
Jason Graetz, Calabasas, CA (US);
Chia-Ming Chang, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Daniel M. Zehnder, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Patrick J. Webb, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Souren Soukiazian, Burbank, CA (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle, and a balancing device and method of controlling a state of charge of a reference electrode in a battery. The balancing device includes a measurement circuit and a charging circuit. The measurement circuit is configured to obtain a measurement of a reference voltage of the reference electrode. The charging circuit is configured to adjust the reference voltage based on the measurement. The state of charge of the reference electrode is controlled based on the reference voltage.