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Title: Fault-tolerant battery system employing intra-battery network architecture

Abstract

A distributed energy storing system employing a communications network is disclosed. A distributed battery system includes a number of energy storing modules, each of which includes a processor and communications interface. In a network mode of operation, a battery computer communicates with each of the module processors over an intra-battery network and cooperates with individual module processors to coordinate module monitoring and control operations. The battery computer monitors a number of battery and module conditions, including the potential and current state of the battery and individual modules, and the conditions of the battery's thermal management system. An over-discharge protection system, equalization adjustment system, and communications system are also controlled by the battery computer. The battery computer logs and reports various status data on battery level conditions which may be reported to a separate system platform computer. A module transitions to a stand-alone mode of operation if the module detects an absence of communication connectivity with the battery computer. A module which operates in a stand-alone mode performs various monitoring and control functions locally within the module to ensure safe and continued operation.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. Stillwater, MN
  2. Fair Oaks, CA
  3. Montreal, CA
  4. Vadnais Heights, MN
  5. Saint-Luc, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
United States Advanced Battery Consortium, Dearborn, MI (US)
OSTI Identifier:
873166
Patent Number(s):
6104967
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
DOE Contract Number:  
FC02-91CE50336
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
fault-tolerant; battery; employing; intra-battery; network; architecture; distributed; energy; storing; communications; disclosed; modules; processor; interface; mode; operation; computer; communicates; module; processors; cooperates; individual; coordinate; monitoring; control; operations; monitors; conditions; including; potential; current; thermal; management; over-discharge; protection; equalization; adjustment; controlled; logs; reports; various; status; data; level; reported; separate; platform; transitions; stand-alone; detects; absence; communication; connectivity; operates; performs; functions; locally; ensure; safe; continued; thermal management; energy storing; communications network; control functions; control function; /700/429/

Citation Formats

Hagen, Ronald A, Chen, Kenneth W, Comte, Christophe, Knudson, Orlin B, and Rouillard, Jean. Fault-tolerant battery system employing intra-battery network architecture. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Hagen, Ronald A, Chen, Kenneth W, Comte, Christophe, Knudson, Orlin B, & Rouillard, Jean. Fault-tolerant battery system employing intra-battery network architecture. United States.
Hagen, Ronald A, Chen, Kenneth W, Comte, Christophe, Knudson, Orlin B, and Rouillard, Jean. Sat . "Fault-tolerant battery system employing intra-battery network architecture". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873166.
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abstractNote = {A distributed energy storing system employing a communications network is disclosed. A distributed battery system includes a number of energy storing modules, each of which includes a processor and communications interface. In a network mode of operation, a battery computer communicates with each of the module processors over an intra-battery network and cooperates with individual module processors to coordinate module monitoring and control operations. The battery computer monitors a number of battery and module conditions, including the potential and current state of the battery and individual modules, and the conditions of the battery's thermal management system. An over-discharge protection system, equalization adjustment system, and communications system are also controlled by the battery computer. The battery computer logs and reports various status data on battery level conditions which may be reported to a separate system platform computer. A module transitions to a stand-alone mode of operation if the module detects an absence of communication connectivity with the battery computer. A module which operates in a stand-alone mode performs various monitoring and control functions locally within the module to ensure safe and continued operation.},
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