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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Villanova University, Villanova, PA (US);
Villanova University, Villanova, PA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining the health of a battery. A primary coil may be positioned along a first portion of a battery and a secondary coil may be positioned along a second portion of the battery. The primary coil may then be excited with a signal, and an electromagnetic field induced in the secondary coil by the excited primary coil may be measured. A state of health of the battery may thus correlate to the measured electromagnetic field during operation of the battery. This state of health may be determined as a function of electrolyte stratification, current profile, electrode structure, electrode surface degradation, and combinations thereof.