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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2024
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 ...
H01M 10/48 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); H01M 50/569 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/486 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 53/62 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); H01M 50/569 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes a battery pack maintenance device for performing maintenance on battery packs of hybrid and/or electrical vehicles (referred herein generally as electric vehicles). In various embodiments, the device includes one or more loads for connecting to a battery pack for use in discharging the battery pack, and/or charging circuitry for use in charging the battery pack. Optional input/output circuitry can be provided for communicating with circuitry of in the battery pack and/or circuitry of the vehicle. A method and device for determining connector configuration is also provided.