State of health recognition of secondary batteries

1. A method for determining a state of health of a battery, comprising the operations of:

applying a predefined load profile to a battery;

obtaining a plurality of battery response voltage data corresponding to points along the predefined load profile;

calculating a matrix of parameters from the battery response voltage data, wherein the matrix of parameters includes battery ohm resistance data, battery chemical resistance data, and battery electrical double layer capacity data;

determining from the matrix of parameters the state of health of the battery; and

determining useful remaining life of the battery, wherein an end to the useful remaining life of the battery is predicted when a sharp rise occurs in the battery electrical double layer capacity when a battery state of charge is about 100%.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the state of health of the battery includes state of charge of the battery, battery useful remaining life as a function of life cycle, and battery useful remaining discharge time as a function of current discharge rate.

3. A method as recited in claim 2 , where the matrix of parameters further includes battery voltage, battery current, and battery instantaneous open circuit voltage.

4. A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the operation of:

generating the state of charge profile for the battery, wherein the state of charge profile indicates matrix of parameter data values corresponding to at least two battery state of charge percentages; and

comparing the matrix of parameters to the state of charge profile to determine the current battery state of charge.

5. A method as recited in claim 4 , further comprising the operation of determining useful remaining discharge time as a function of current discharge rate utilizing the current battery state of charge and matrix of parameters.

6. A method as recited in claim 4 , further comprising the operation of determining the useful remaining life of the battery as a function of life cycle utilizing the matrix of parameters.

7. A method as recited in claim 6 , wherein an end to the useful remaining life of the battery is predicted when a sharp rise occurs in the battery chemical resistance when the battery state of charge is about 0%.

8. A method for determining a state of health of a battery, comprising the operations of:

generating a state of charge profile for a battery, wherein the state of charge profile indicates matrix of parameter data values corresponding to at least two battery state of charge percentages;

calculating a current matrix of parameters for the battery from current battery response voltage data, wherein the current matrix of parameters includes battery ohm resistance data, battery chemical resistance data, and battery electrical double layer capacity data;

comparing the current matrix of parameters to the state of charge profile to determine the current battery state of charge;

determining the state of health of the battery based on the current battery state of charge; and

determining useful remaining life of the battery, wherein an end to the useful remaining life of the battery is predicted when a sharp rise occurs in the battery electrical double layer capacity when a battery state of charge is about 100%.

9. A method as recited in claim 8 , wherein the state of health further includes battery useful remaining life as a function of life cycle, and battery useful remaining discharge time as a function of current discharge rate.

10. A method as recited in claim 9 , further comprising the operation of determining useful remaining discharge time as a function of current discharge rate utilizing the current battery state of charge.

11. A method as recited in claim 9 , further comprising the operation of determining the useful remaining life of the battery as a function of life cycle utilizing the current matrix of parameters.

12. A method as recited in claim 11 , wherein an end to the useful remaining life of the battery is predicted when a sham rise occurs in the battery chemical resistance when the battery state of charge is about 0%.

13. A system for determining a state of health of a battery, comprising:

a switching circuit coupled to a power source and a battery load, the switching circuit capable of applying a predefined load profile to a battery; and

a battery management module coupled to the switching circuit, the battery management module comprising:

logic that obtains a plurality of battery response voltage data corresponding to points along the predefined load profile;

logic that calculates a matrix of parameters from the battery response voltage data, wherein the matrix of parameters includes battery ohm resistance data, battery chemical resistance data, and battery electrical double layer capacity data; and

logic that determines from the matrix of parameters the state of health of the battery; and

logic that predicts an end to the useful remaining life of the battery when a sharp rise occurs in the battery electrical double layer capacity when the battery state of charge is about 100%.

14. A system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the battery management module further comprises:

logic that generates a state of charge profile for the battery, wherein the state of charge profile indicates matrix of parameter data values corresponding to at least two battery state of charge percentages; and

logic that compares the matrix of parameters to the state of charge profile to determine the current battery state of charge.

15. A system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the battery management module further comprises logic that determines useful remaining discharge time as a function of current discharge rate utilizing the current battery state of charge.

16. A system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the battery management module further comprises logic that determines useful remaining life of the battery as a function of life cycle utilizing the matrix of parameters.

17. A system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the battery management module predicts an end to the useful remaining life of the battery when a sharp rise occurs in the battery chemical resistance when the battery state of charge is about 0%.