Techniques for charging and/or discharging a battery using frequency modulation
Described herein are techniques that increase the charging and/or discharging rate of a rechargeable battery, at least in part, by using frequency modulated (FM) signals having a frequency in the megahertz (MHz) frequency range. In some embodiments, the MHz frequency range may include any frequency between 0.1 MHz and 1 gigahertz (GHz). In some embodiments, a battery charger described herein may be configured to generate and transmit, to a battery, an FM signal modulated over a frequency range during a period of time, the FM signal having a frequency of at least 0.5 MHz during at least a first portion of the period of time. In some embodiments, a method described herein includes transmitting an FM signal modulated over a frequency range during a period of time and having a frequency of at least 0.5 MHz during at least a first portion of the period of time to a battery.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0012583
- Assignee:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,418,066
- Application Number:
- 16/995,689
- OSTI ID:
- 1925008
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 08/17/2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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