Battery analysis via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy apparatus (EISA) measurements

1. An electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analyzer (“EISA”) system, comprising:

an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (“EIS”) system connected to a battery; and

a battery testing system connected to the EIS system, the battery testing system comprising:

a battery component testing module;

a battery study database storing one or more test waveforms each associated with a respective interface of the battery; and

a recommendations database storing one or more waveforms correlated with one or more battery conditions and corresponding recommendations,

wherein the battery component testing module is configured to:

send a request to run an EIS test on the battery using at least one test waveform selected from the battery study database to the EIS system;

receive a response waveform result from running the EIS test on the battery using the at least one test waveform;

compare the response waveform to waveforms stored in the recommendations database to identify a matching waveform;

determine whether the matching waveform indicates a normal battery condition; and

display a recommendation correlated to the matching waveform from the recommendations database on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of a battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining that the matching waveform does not indicate a normal battery condition.

2. The EISA system of claim 1 , wherein the battery component testing module is further configured to:

select the EIS test based on an interface of the battery to be tested;

retrieve the at least one test waveform from the battery study database based on the EIS test; and

send the at least one test waveform to the EIS system.

3. The EISA system of claim 1 , wherein the battery component testing module is configured such that display the recommendation correlated to the matching result from the recommendations database on the GUI of the battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining that the matching waveform does not correspond to a normal battery condition comprises:

determining whether the matching waveform is correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database; and

displaying a recommendation corresponding to the matching waveform from the recommendations database on the GUI of the battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining the matching waveform is correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database.

4. The EISA system of claim 3 , wherein the battery component testing module is further configured to disconnect the battery from the battery-powered device in response to determining that the matching waveform is correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database.

5. The EISA system of claim 3 , wherein the battery component testing module is further configured to display a different recommendation correlated to the matching result from the recommendations database on the GUI of the battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining the matching waveform is not correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database.

6. The EISA system of claim 5 , wherein the different recommendation indicates one or both of an identified issue with an interface of the battery tested by the test waveform and an action for a user of the battery-powered device to take.

7. The EISA system of claim 1 , further comprising a charger connected to the battery,

wherein the battery component testing module is further configured to

determine whether the matching waveform indicates battery conditions suitable for charging;

control the charger to charge the battery in response to determining that the matching waveform indicates battery conditions are suitable for charging; and

control the charger to stop charging the battery in response to determining the matching waveform indicates battery conditions are unsuitable for charging.

8. A method for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (“EIS”) testing of the battery using the EISA system of claim 1 , the method comprising:

applying the at least one test waveform which comprises an EIS test waveform from the EISA system to the battery;

receiving the response waveform result from the battery;

comparing the response waveform to the waveforms in the recommendations database to determine the matching waveform;

determining whether the matching result indicates the normal battery condition; and

displaying the recommendation correlated to the matching waveform from the recommendations database on the graphical user interface (“GUI”) of the battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining that the matching waveform does not indicate the normal battery condition.

9. A method for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (“EIS”) testing of a battery, comprising:

applying an EIS test waveform from an EIS system to the battery;

receiving a response waveform result from the battery;

comparing the response waveform to waveforms in a recommendations database to determine a matching waveform;

determining whether the matching result indicates a normal battery condition; and

displaying a recommendation correlated to the matching waveform from the recommendations database on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of a battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining that the matching waveform does not indicate a normal battery condition.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

selecting the EIS test based on an interface of the battery to be tested;

retrieving the at least one test waveform from the battery study database based on the EIS test; and

applying the at least one test waveform to the battery.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein displaying a recommendation correlated to the matching waveform from the recommendations database on a graphical user interface (“GUI”) of a battery-powered device connected to the battery comprises:

determining whether the matching waveform is correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database; and

displaying a recommendation corresponding to the matching waveform from the recommendations database on the GUI of the battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining the matching waveform is correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising disconnecting the battery from the battery-powered device in response to determining that the matching waveform is correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising displaying a different recommendation correlated to the matching result from the recommendations database on the GUI of the battery-powered device connected to the battery in response to determining the matching waveform is not correlated with a danger level recommendation in the recommendations database.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the different recommendation indicates one or both of an identified issue with an interface of the battery tested by the test waveform and an action for a user of the battery-powered device to take.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining whether the matching waveform indicates battery conditions suitable for charging;

controlling a charger to charge the battery in response to determining that the matching waveform indicates battery conditions are suitable for charging; and

controlling the charger to stop charging the battery in response to determining the matching waveform indicates battery conditions are unsuitable for charging.