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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Tyler Chapman, San Tan Valley, AZ (US);
Michael Corona, Loveland, CO (US);
Mayank Darji, Chandler, AZ (US);
Meet Kalola, Gujurat, IN;
T. Neil McLemore, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Varoujan Sarkissian, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/60 (2018.12); B60L 50/64 (2018.12); H02J 7/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/66 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H02J 7/0016 (2012.12); H02J 7/0029 (2012.12); H02J 7/0048 (2019.12);
Abstract
Systems and methods provide for battery conditioning for high voltage (HV) electrical vehicles. Battery temperatures are monitored, and responsive to one or more battery temperatures falling within designated ranges, one or more battery temperatures may be increased via heating in order to provide for more uniform battery performance and conditioning.