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Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2014
Applicant:

Liebert Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);

Inventors:

Terry D. Bush, Westerville, OH (US);

Brian Cogar, Mansfield, OH (US);

Russell E. Shetler, Jr., Delaware, OH (US);

Charles O'Donnell, Westerville, OH (US);

Assignee:

Liebert Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01); G01R 31/42 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3662 (2013.01); G01R 31/42 (2013.01); G01R 31/005 (2013.01); G01R 31/362 (2013.01); G01R 31/3627 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is disclosed for reducing an influence of voltage ripple on battery test measurements of battery cells coupled in series that form a direct current (DC) bus. A calibration operation is used to obtain a ratiometric difference between first and second series connected battery cells of the DC bus, which is indicative of a variance in their respective output voltages. Voltage measurements across each of the two cells may then be obtained at least substantially simultaneously. The ratiometric difference may be used to modify the voltage measurement taken across the second cell to produce a modified voltage measurement of the second cell. A difference between the measured voltage across the first battery cell and the modified voltage measurement may then be determined, which represents a filtered DC test voltage that has substantially all of the voltage ripple removed therefrom.


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