Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Warranty tracker for a battery pack
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Application No.: US14819779Application Date: 2015-08-06
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Publication No.: US10254350B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Virgil Lee Beaston
- Applicant: Powin Energy Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OR Tualatin
- Assignee: Powin Energy Corporation
- Current Assignee: Powin Energy Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Tualatin
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: G01R31/36
- IPC: G01R31/36 ; G01K13/00 ; G06Q30/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for a warranty tracker embedded in a battery pack. In an embodiment, the warranty tracker may include a memory device and a warranty controller. The warranty controller may receive an electric current measurement indicating a rate of charge or discharge of the battery pack from a device that is external to the battery pack. A warranty value may then be calculated using the received electric current measurement and added to a stored cumulative warranty value. The memory device may store the cumulative warranty value, which may be used to evaluate warranty conditions. In various embodiments, the warranty tracker may also include a temperature sensor and/or a voltage sensor. The warranty controller may then use received temperature and/or voltage measurements in the calculation of the warranty value. In an embodiment, the stored cumulative warranty value may be used to determine expiration of a warranty.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170038433A1 WARRANTY TRACKER FOR A BATTERY PACK Public/Granted day:2017-02-09
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