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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Chad A. Stewart, Hastings, MN (US);
Kent L. Eastlick, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/80 (2019.01); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H02J 7/50 (2026.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/66 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/80 (2019.02); H01M 50/20 (2021.01); H02J 7/50 (2026.01); B60K 2001/0494 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for replacing one or more battery modules of a battery pack include using one or more communication devices to instruct a battery management system of the battery pack that a number of battery modules of the battery pack is equal to a remaining number of battery modules in the battery pack after one or more battery modules have been disconnected. The remaining battery modules of the battery pack may be charged to any voltage within a nominal voltage range while the one or more communication devices are coupled to the battery pack.