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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Midtronics, Inc., Willowbrook, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin I. Bertness, Batavia, IL (US);
Assignee:
Midtronics, Inc., Willowbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/385 (2019.01); B60L 3/00 (2019.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 50/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01); B60L 58/21 (2019.01); G01R 31/36 (2020.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/385 (2019.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 50/62 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/18 (2019.02); B60L 58/21 (2019.02); G01R 31/36 (2013.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01); G01R 31/396 (2019.01); H01M 10/4207 (2013.01); H01M 10/4285 (2013.01); H01M 10/54 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/62 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01); Y02W 30/84 (2015.05); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of repairing a used battery pack from an electric vehicle include removing the battery pack from the vehicle. Battery tests are performed on at least some of the plurality of batteries and a battery test result for each of the batteries tested are obtained and stored in a database. A plurality of replacement batteries are tested and test results for each of the replacement batteries are stored in the database. The battery test results from the database are retrieved and used to create a refurbished battery pack. An apparatus includes a database for storing test results.