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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
John F. Christensen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nalin Chaturvedi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Boris Kozinsky, Waban, MA (US);
Paul Albertus, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jasim Ahmed, Mountain View, CA (US);
Aleksandar Kojic, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timm Lohmann, Mountain View, CA (US);
Roel S. Sanchez-Carrera, Sommerville, MA (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A system and/or method for replenishing lithium-ion battery capacity that is lost due to side reactions over the lifetime of a battery in one embodiment includes a battery with a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator region configured to electronically isolate the first and second electrodes, a first portion of lithium metal encapsulated within a first ionically insulating barrier configured to prevent transport of lithium ions therethrough, a memory in which command instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the command instructions to (i) determine a first lithium content of the first electrode, (ii) compare the first lithium content of the first electrode to a first threshold, and (iii) activate the first portion of lithium metal based on the comparison of the first lithium content to the first threshold.