Optical waveguide methods for detecting internal faults in operating batteries
Abstract
Light is transmitted from a light source through or from a separator of a battery cell and received by one or more light detectors. The light that is normally transmitted through the separator is scattered, absorbed, wavelength-shifted or otherwise distorted by an impending fault in the vicinity of or within the separator. The change in light due to the impending fault is measured by a detector and a signal from the detector is processed to identify the impending fault so that a warning can be generated indicative of the impending fault. In particular, the separator and a battery cell electrolyte can be selected to provide waveguide properties.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531974
- Patent Number(s):
- 9570781
- Application Number:
- 14/620,568
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, OH)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR0000272
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2015-02-12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Saunders, James H., Morrow, C. Alexander, Risser, Steven M., and Spahr, Kevin B. Optical waveguide methods for detecting internal faults in operating batteries. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Saunders, James H., Morrow, C. Alexander, Risser, Steven M., & Spahr, Kevin B. Optical waveguide methods for detecting internal faults in operating batteries. United States.
Saunders, James H., Morrow, C. Alexander, Risser, Steven M., and Spahr, Kevin B. Tue .
"Optical waveguide methods for detecting internal faults in operating batteries". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531974.
@article{osti_1531974,
title = {Optical waveguide methods for detecting internal faults in operating batteries},
author = {Saunders, James H. and Morrow, C. Alexander and Risser, Steven M. and Spahr, Kevin B.},
abstractNote = {Light is transmitted from a light source through or from a separator of a battery cell and received by one or more light detectors. The light that is normally transmitted through the separator is scattered, absorbed, wavelength-shifted or otherwise distorted by an impending fault in the vicinity of or within the separator. The change in light due to the impending fault is measured by a detector and a signal from the detector is processed to identify the impending fault so that a warning can be generated indicative of the impending fault. In particular, the separator and a battery cell electrolyte can be selected to provide waveguide properties.},
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