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Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2012
Applicants:

Johannes Van Lammeren, Beuningen, NL;

Matheus Johannus Gerardus Lammers, Nederweert, NL;

Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01); H02J 7/16 (2006.01); H01M 14/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/02 (2006.01); G01K 7/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 1/026 (2013.01); G01K 7/26 (2013.01); G01K 2205/00 (2013.01); G01K 2217/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Temperature characteristics of battery cells are detected. In accordance with one or more embodiments, an intercept frequency is detected for each battery cell, at which frequency an imaginary part of a plot of impedance values of the battery cell exhibits a zero crossing. The impedance values correspond to current injected into the cell. A temperature of the cell is determined based upon the detected intercept frequency for the cell and stored data that models operation of the cell. Various approaches are implemented with different types of circuits coupled to detect the impedance values of the respective cells.


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