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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
EC Power, Llc, State College, PA (US);
Inventors:
Chao-Yang Wang, State College, PA (US);
Christian E. Shaffer, State College, PA (US);
Puneet K. Sinha, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
EC POWER, LLC, State College, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/06 (2006.01); H01M 10/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/06 (2013.01); H01M 10/345 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7011 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery with three types of terminals is disclosed. The terminals include at least one negative terminal, at least one positive terminal, and at least one sensor terminal. The negative and positive terminals carry current during battery operation, while the sensor terminal is used to sense, communicate and/or control certain aspects of the battery. The sensor terminal can also be connected to external electronic units for sensing, communication and control of the battery usage.