- Patent Title: Fast screening of rechargeable batteries using sectional constant-current impulse ratio (SCCIR) calibration with constant-current followed by constant-voltage charging
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Application No.: US17568695Application Date: 2022-01-04
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Publication No.: US12044737B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Minjie Xu , Meng Chen , Yaofeng Sun
- Applicant: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Applicant Address: HK Hong Kong
- Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Current Assignee: Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Current Assignee Address: HK Hong Kong
- Agency: gPatent LLC
- Agent Stuart T. Auvinen
- Main IPC: G01R31/367
- IPC: G01R31/367 ; G01R31/3842 ; G01R31/392

Abstract:
Used batteries are screened based on a measured Sectional Constant-Current Impulse Ratio (SCCIR). A used battery is partially charged over a small voltage range using a Constant Current (CC) until a voltage target is reached, and the current integrated to obtain the CC charge applied, Qcc. Then the battery continues to be charged using a Constant Voltage (CV) of the voltage target until the charging current falls to a midrange current target before the battery is fully charged. The current is integrated over the CV period to obtain the CV charge applied, Qcv. The measured SCCIR is the ratio of Qcc to (Qcc+Qcv) and is input to a calibration curve function to obtain a modeled State of Health (SOH) value for sorting. The calibration curve function is obtained by aging new batteries to obtain SCCIR and SOH data that are modeled using a neural network.
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