Invention Application
- Patent Title: VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BATTERY IN A VEHICLE
- Patent Title (中): 在车辆中操作电池的车辆和方法
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Application No.: US11161402Application Date: 2005-08-02
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Publication No.: US20070029971A1Publication Date: 2007-02-08
- Inventor: Richard Anderson , Bruce Blakemore , Ted Miller , Bob Taenaka
- Applicant: Richard Anderson , Bruce Blakemore , Ted Miller , Bob Taenaka
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00
Abstract:
A method for operating a battery having a plurality of battery cells includes determining when certain end of life criteria for the battery are met. A counter is incremented when the certain end of life criteria are met. The battery is rebalanced when it is determined that the end of life criteria are met, and the counter is not greater than a predetermined value. An end of life of the battery is indicated when it is determined that the end of life criteria are met, and the counter is greater than the predetermined value.
Public/Granted literature
- US07573241B2 Vehicle having a battery with multiple cells and method for operating such a battery Public/Granted day:2009-08-11
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