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Title: Fail-safe designs for large capacity battery systems

Abstract

Fail-safe systems and design methodologies for large capacity battery systems are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methodologies serve to locate a faulty cell in a large capacity battery, such as a cell having an internal short circuit, determine whether the fault is evolving, and electrically isolate the faulty cell from the rest of the battery, preventing further electrical energy from feeding into the fault.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1253356
Patent Number(s):
9341678
Application Number:
13/628,208
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Sep 27
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; 42 ENGINEERING; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION

Citation Formats

Kim, Gi-Heon, Smith, Kandler, Ireland, John, Pesaran, Ahmad A., and Neubauer, Jeremy. Fail-safe designs for large capacity battery systems. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Kim, Gi-Heon, Smith, Kandler, Ireland, John, Pesaran, Ahmad A., & Neubauer, Jeremy. Fail-safe designs for large capacity battery systems. United States.
Kim, Gi-Heon, Smith, Kandler, Ireland, John, Pesaran, Ahmad A., and Neubauer, Jeremy. Tue . "Fail-safe designs for large capacity battery systems". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1253356.
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