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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Jan-Olof Svensson, Kivik, SE;
Mats Wolf, Södra Sandby, SE;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/48 (2013.01); G01L 1/00 (2013.01); G01R 31/3606 (2013.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery cell is configured to operate in within an electronic device. Determining the status of the battery cell includes using a strain gauge attached to the battery cell. A value of the dimension of the battery cell is established by use of the strain gauge. The status of the battery cell is determined based on the established dimension value compared to a reference value and a threshold related to the dimension of the battery cell. Related methods, devices and/or computer program products are described.