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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001

Filed:

Aug. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Patrick M. Rudai, Clifton, NJ (US);

Steven Hoenig, Staten Island, NY (US);

Thirumalai G. Palanisamy, Morristown, NJ (US);

Harmohan Singh, Rockaway, NJ (US);

Assignee:

AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 1/042 ; H01M 1/048 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ; H01M 1/042 ; H01M 1/048 ;
Abstract

Deficiencies in the electrolyte level of the cells of NiCd battery can be detected by measuring the internal resistance of the cells. Initially, data is collected for a battery type and capacity, correlating measured internal resistance with the amount of water that must be added to bring the cell resistance to an acceptable value. Subsequently, cells of other batteries of the same type and capacity can be measured to determine how much water must be added and the levels quickly restored. The polarization value of the cells can be used lieu of the internal resistance in the same fashion.


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