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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Carlos Coe, San Marcos, TX (US);
Aeron Hurst, Martindale, TX (US);
Inventors:
Carlos Coe, San Marcos, TX (US);
Aeron Hurst, Martindale, TX (US);
Assignee:
Younicos, Inc., Kyle, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H02J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H02J 1/00 (2013.01); Y02E 60/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Discharging a battery is accomplished by: applying an electrical stimulus to the battery; measuring a response to the electrical stimulus, the measured response providing an indication of discharge efficiency of the battery; determining a target frequency corresponding to a maximum discharge efficiency; and then discharging the battery with a discharge current profile comprising current pulses having a frequency component selected based on the determined target frequency.