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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2010
Tomasz Jannson, Torrance, CA (US);
Thomas Forrester, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Kevin Duane Degrood, Lomita, CA (US);
Kathy Mai Nguyen, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Kang Lee, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Eric Gans, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kevin Carl Walter, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Tomasz Jannson, Torrance, CA (US);
Thomas Forrester, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Kevin Duane Degrood, Lomita, CA (US);
Kathy Mai Nguyen, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Kang Lee, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Eric Gans, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kevin Carl Walter, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Physical Optics Corporation, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of monitoring battery capacity comprises determining a starting capacity of a battery; determining an activity coefficient for a device connected to the battery; determining a voltage and current profile for the battery using the starting capacity; determining a voltage and current operating point for the device using the activity value for the device; and determining an updated capacity of the battery using the voltage and current profile for the battery and the voltage and current operating point for the device.