Method and apparatus for evaluating stored charge in an electrochemical cell or battery

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PATENT NO 6495990
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09940684

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A testing device applies time-varying electrical excitation to a cell or battery and senses the resulting time-varying electrical response. Computation circuitry within the device uses voltage and current signals derived from the excitation and response signals as inputs and computes values of elements of an equivalent circuit representation of the cell or battery. The relative charge (SOC) of the cell or battery is calculated from the value of the conductance component G of a particular parallel G-C subcircuit of the equivalent circuit. The absolute charge (Ah) contained in the cell or battery is calculated from the value of the capacitance component C of a different parallel G-C subcircuit. Relative or absolute charge values are then either displayed to the user or are used to control an external process such as charging of the battery.

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Champlin, Keith S 5437 Elliot Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55417 34 4843

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