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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jing Gao, Rochester, MI (US);
Brian J. Koch, Berkley, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/378 (2019.01); G01R 31/3832 (2019.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00718 (2020.01); G01R 31/378 (2019.01); G01R 31/3832 (2019.01); G01R 31/392 (2019.01); H02J 7/007188 (2020.01);
Abstract
The concepts herein provide a method and associated system for charging a battery, such as a vehicle battery that is part of a propulsion system. The method includes determining a charging current profile for a lithium metal anode of the battery, determining an increasing current charging protocol based upon the charging current profile and charging the battery based upon the increasing current charging protocol.