Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Battery or cell discharging – With charging
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-24
2011-11-22
Diao, M'Baye (Department: 2858)
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Battery or cell discharging
With charging
C320S103000, C320S128000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08063609
ABSTRACT:
Methods and systems are provided for controlling a power transfer rate in to and/or out of a vehicle energy storage device to affect a current state of charge of the energy storage device. The vehicle may be on a mission comprising a plurality of future power transfer opportunities. In one example, the method comprises adjusting the power transfer rate based on an estimated duration of a future power transfer opportunity. Further, the method may include, if the estimated duration of the future power transfer opportunity is different from a predetermined threshold, changing the power transfer rate at the future power transfer opportunity. The method allows the operating life of the energy storage device to be extended.
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Daum Wolfgang
Iacovangelo Charles
King Robert Dean
Salasoo Lembit
Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
Diao M'Baye
General Electric Company
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