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Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2010
Applicants:

Yilu Zhang, Northville, MI (US);

Kwang-keun Shin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Xidong Tang, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Mutasim A. Salman, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Yilu Zhang, Northville, MI (US);

Kwang-Keun Shin, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Xidong Tang, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Mutasim A. Salman, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/36 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of determining a state-of-charge for a battery is provided. A startup state-of-charge of the battery is determined as a function of a present open circuit voltage measurement for a present ignition startup, at least one open circuit voltage observation of a previous ignition startup, and a current draw integration over a time period from a previous ignition startup event to a present ignition startup event. A run state-of-charge change of the battery is determined for an ignition key-on operation. The run state-of-charge change comprises a difference between the present open circuit voltage measurement and the at least one previous open circuit voltage observation, and is determined in response to of a current draw integration over a respective period of time. The state-of-charge of the battery is calculated based on a function of the startup state-of-charge and the run state-of-charge change of the battery.


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