Dynamic adjustment of capacity threshold for a battery unit
US10283987B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/392
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described herein is a smart battery unit capable of assessing its suitability to support a particular load. In some embodiments, the battery unit may receive an indication of power requirements for the particular load with respect to a period of time and may evaluate a total electrical capacity that would be required to support such a load based on those power requirements. The battery backup unit may monitor and dynamically update a full-charge capacity value related to its battery cells as well as the capacity requirement related to the load. The two values may then be compared to determine whether the battery backup unit is capable of supporting the load. If the full-charge capacity value is less than the capacity requirement for the load, then the battery unit may determine that it is not suitable for that load.
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