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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:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Subhas Chandra Chalasani, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Logistics AG, Steinach/SG, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 ; G01N 2/7416 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/04 ; G01N 2/7416 ;
Abstract
A system for, and method of, assessing a capacity and/or age of a battery. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a voltage sensor, coupled to the battery, that develops a signal indicative of a parameter of a coup de fouet effect experienced by the battery as the battery is discharged and (2) a controller, coupled to the voltage sensor, that receives the signal and determines the capacity and/or age as a function thereof.