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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 11, 2013
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Christopher A. Schlaupitz, White Lake, MI (US);

Andrew J. Namou, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

John Reed, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Todd F. Mackintosh, Macomb, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/12 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/0014 (2013.01); B60L 11/123 (2013.01); B60L 11/1857 (2013.01); B60L 11/1866 (2013.01); B60L 11/1887 (2013.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B60L 2200/32 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/549 (2013.01); B60L 2250/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7077 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7061 (2013.01); Y02T 90/34 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6217 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7055 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for balancing battery states of charge in a multi-sectioned battery. In some embodiments, states of health and states of charge of one or more sections of a multi-sectioned battery may be determined. A relationship between the states of charge and states of health of the battery sections may be determined. This information may be used apply a balancing algorithm to redistribute energy between the various battery sections in order to reduce a spread between the states of charge due to the varying states of health.


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