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Title:
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY HEALTH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/166489
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of estimating a state of health of a battery (48) is disclosed. The method may include receiving information indicative of a history of electricity received by and discharged from the battery during a time period. The method may also include using the received information to estimate peaks in the electricity during the time period. Additionally, the method may include using an information processor (152) to determine a parameter indicative of an estimated state of health of the battery based at least in part on an estimated magnitude of electricity at each of a plurality of the estimated peaks.

Inventors:
MIDDLETON JUSTIN DALE (US)
TREICHEL BENJAMIN ARTHUR (US)
KWOK WELLINGTON YING-WEI (US)
VOTOUPAL JOHN JOSEPH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/039244
Publication Date:
February 28, 2013
Filing Date:
May 24, 2012
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Assignee:
CATERPILLAR INC (US)
MIDDLETON JUSTIN DALE (US)
TREICHEL BENJAMIN ARTHUR (US)
KWOK WELLINGTON YING-WEI (US)
VOTOUPAL JOHN JOSEPH (US)
International Classes:
G01R31/36
Foreign References:
US20100121587A12010-05-13
US20100250162A12010-09-30
US6804557B12004-10-12
US20090322340A12009-12-31
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FAHLBERG, Robin, S. et al. (Peoria, IL, US)
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