System and method for extending the usable capacity of a battery pack via controlling battery current through different current paths
US8427107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/70
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for extending the useable capacity of a battery pack are disclosed. In one example, flyback transformers supply charge to lower capacity battery cells to extend battery output.
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