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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2005
Mark Andrew Runkle, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Dean King, Schenectady, NY (US);
Lembit Salasoo, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark Andrew Runkle, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Dean King, Schenectady, NY (US);
Lembit Salasoo, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A battery system and a method for monitoring a battery are provided. The battery has a first plurality of cells electrically coupled in series to one another. The first plurality of cells includes a second plurality of cells and a third plurality of cells electrically coupled together at a node. The method includes calculating a first number of failed cells in the first plurality cells. The method further includes calculating a second number of failed cells in the second plurality cells and a third number of failed cells in the third plurality cells.