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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Robert Lim, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chang Hong Ye, Mountain View, CA (US);
David Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yuandan Li, Campbell, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The present document describes techniques for extending battery life after long-term and high-temperature storage. These techniques delay charging of a battery to detect battery conditions and determine whether the battery was exposed to high temperatures while in an idle or low-power state for a long period of time. These techniques include a methodology to relax and refresh an anode surface of the battery, after high-temperature storage, through distinct and tailored discharges prior to beginning a normal charge profile. These techniques can be applied to a wide range of chemistry platforms, which may have kinetic (Li-ion) limitations, to extend the longevity of the battery by reducing lithium plating and capacity degradation caused by long-term, high-temperature storage.