Safe Battery Charging During High Ambient Temperatures

    公开(公告)号:US20240258805A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18564466

    申请日:2022-12-14

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: The present document describes techniques for safe battery charging during high ambient temperatures. These techniques extend device runtime during peak use periods when ambient temperature is high by increasing the possibility for battery charging during high ambient temperature conditions. In an example, a device, during high ambient temperatures, checks future ambient temperatures over a network to identify if the minimum future ambient temperature over a block of time within the next N number of days is predicted to be sufficiently low that, when combined with device-performance throttling, is estimated to reduce the temperature of the battery to below the maximum charge temperature to enable the battery to be safely charged. The device can also use the future ambient temperatures to budget current battery usage by implementing and/or adjusting device-performance throttling.

    Systems and methods for monitoring high charge levels in rechargeable batteries

    公开(公告)号:US11901751B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17319815

    申请日:2021-05-13

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: H02J7/00308 H02J7/0031 H02J7/00302 H02J7/007182

    Abstract: An indexed sequence of bits in a buffer is allocated for tracking a battery charging state. The indexed sequence of bits has a first number of bits. A battery voltage of a rechargeable battery is sampled at a sampling rate. For each sampled battery voltage, the battery voltage is compared with a voltage threshold. A next bit position in the indexed sequence of bits is identified. In accordance with a determination that a comparison result is true, a predefined first value is added to the next bit position. A second number of bits that are filled with the predefined first value is determined. A ratio between the second number and the first number is also determined. In accordance with a determination that the ratio exceeds a threshold step-down ratio, a battery charge voltage is stepped down. The rechargeable battery is charged to a step-down voltage.

    Protection of parallel battery cells in a battery

    公开(公告)号:US11637434B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US17222230

    申请日:2021-04-05

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: This application is directed to a battery protection system including a sense resistor, a comparator, a switching component, and a protection integrated circuit (PIC). The sense resistor is electrically coupled in series with one of a plurality of rechargeable battery cells that are coupled in parallel in a battery. The comparator is coupled to the sense resistor and configured to compare a voltage drop across the sense resistor with a reference voltage to determine whether a subset of the rechargeable battery cells is not charging in the battery. The switching component is coupled to the battery, while the PIC is coupled to the comparator and the switching component. The PIC is configured to control charging and discharging of the battery including disabling the battery from being charged in accordance with a determination that a subset of the rechargeable battery cells is not charging in the battery.

    Battery Expansion Control System
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220102691A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17032685

    申请日:2020-09-25

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, an outer enclosure housing the battery to form a battery pack, and an expandable portion extending from the outer enclosure and allowing the battery pack to expand along an X-axis of the battery pack. The expandable portion includes an inner portion, an outer portion, and a gap portion between the inner portion and the outer portion. The inner portion and the outer portion have a sealing layer to seal off an interior space and the gap portion is devoid of the sealing layer. The sealing layer allows for fluid communication between the gap portion and the interior space when a pressure exerted on the sealing layer exceeds a pressure threshold. The expandable portion includes folds allowing the expandable portion to fold toward the battery pack in an initial folded configuration and expand away from the battery pack in an at least partially unfolded configuration.

    Thermal Gradient Battery Monitoring System and Methods

    公开(公告)号:US20220099606A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-31

    申请号:US17032679

    申请日:2020-09-25

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a first temperature sensor configured to provide a first temperature value associated with a temperature of the battery, a heat source disposed proximate to the battery and configured to heat the battery, a second temperature sensor configured to provide a second temperature value associated with a temperature of the heat source, and a control board coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, wherein the control board is configured to receive the first temperature value and the second temperature value. The control board is configured to compare the first temperature value and the second temperature value to determine a temperature gradient between the battery and the heat source and transmit an alert if the temperature gradient exceeds a first temperature gradient threshold.

    INPUT FACILITATION FOR FORMS IN WEB RESOURCES

    公开(公告)号:US20210279412A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17327261

    申请日:2021-05-21

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating input by a user into a form. In one aspect, a method include actions of obtaining a web resource that includes a form, determining a particular field of the form has been selected, determining an intent that corresponds to the form from a first semantic tag in the web resource, determining a parameter of the intent that corresponds to the particular field of the form from a second semantic tag in the web resource, determining a value to suggest for the particular field based at least on the intent and the parameter of the intent, and providing the value for output as a suggestion of input for the particular field.

    INPUT FACILITATION FOR FORMS IN WEB RESOURCES

    公开(公告)号:US20190205368A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US15858586

    申请日:2017-12-29

    Applicant: Google LLC

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facilitating input by a user into a form. In one aspect, a method include actions of obtaining a web resource that includes a form, determining a particular field of the form has been selected, determining an intent that corresponds to the form from a first semantic tag in the web resource, determining a parameter of the intent that corresponds to the particular field of the form from a second semantic tag in the web resource, determining a value to suggest for the particular field based at least on the intent and the parameter of the intent, and providing the value for output as a suggestion of input for the particular field.

    Thermal Gradient Battery Monitoring System and Methods

    公开(公告)号:US20240353361A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18758223

    申请日:2024-06-28

    Applicant: Google LLC

    CPC classification number: G01N25/72 G01R31/371 G01R31/392 H01M10/615 H01M10/63

    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a first temperature sensor configured to provide a first temperature value associated with a temperature of the battery, a heat source disposed proximate to the battery and configured to heat the battery, a second temperature sensor configured to provide a second temperature value associated with a temperature of the heat source, and a control board coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, wherein the control board is configured to receive the first temperature value and the second temperature value. The control board is configured to compare the first temperature value and the second temperature value to determine a temperature gradient between the battery and the heat source and transmit an alert if the temperature gradient exceeds a first temperature gradient threshold.

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