IP Library Granted Patent US 11,719,675
Granted Patent B2
US 11,719,675 · App. 16/409,157 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Gas detection device for lithium-ion battery storage system

Inventors: Paul Andrew Hernley (Ann Arbor, MI); Donald Patrick Lynch (Howell, MI); Brian David Gregorka (Ann Arbor, MI); Thomas Bjarnemark (Howell, MI)
Assignee: Battery Solutions, LLC
G01N33/004H01M10/48H01M10/486H01M10/488
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Patent No.
US 11,719,675
App. No.
16/409,157
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gas detection device for a drum containing lithium-ion batteries, may include a sensing component configured to be received by a threaded port of a lid of the container, the sensing component including at least one sensor configured to detect a gas concentration and a temperature of the drum, and a controller configured to receive the gas concentration and the temperature from the sensing component, and issue an alert in response to one of the gas concentration and the temperature exceeding an associated predefined threshold.

Claims (25)

1. A gas detection device for a container containing lithium-ion batteries, comprising: a sensing component configured to be received by a threaded port of a lid of the container, the sensing component configured to sense at least one of a carbon monoxide level, a carbon dioxide level, or temperature within the container; at least one indicator light; and a controller configured to receive the at least one of the carbon monoxide level, the carbon dioxide level, or the temperature from the sensing component, and adjust the color of the indicator light based on a mode defined by at least one of the of carbon monoxide level, carbon dioxide level, or the temperature exceeding an associated predefined threshold.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to identify an immediate mode in response to at least one of the temperature exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the carbon monoxide level exceeding 50 ppm, or the carbon dioxide level exceeding 1000 ppm.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to identify an at-risk mode in response to at least one of the temperature exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the carbon monoxide level exceeding 700 ppm, or the carbon dioxide level exceeding 50 ppm.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one display configured to display the at least one of the carbon monoxide level, the carbon dioxide level, or the temperature.

5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure release valve configured to vent gas pressure within the container.

6. A gas detection device, comprising:

a sensing component configured to be received by a threaded port of a lid of a drum including lithium-ion batteries,

the sensing component including at least one sensor configured to detect a gas concentration and a temperature of the drum,

at least one display configured to display at least one of the gas concentration or the temperature, and

a controller configured to receive the gas concentration and the temperature from the sensing component, and issue an alert in response to one of the gas concentration or the temperature exceeding an associated predefined threshold.

7. The device of claim 6 , further comprising at least one indicator light configured to change color in response to at least one of the gas concentration and the temperature exceeding the associated predefined threshold.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the color of the at least one indicator light in response to the gas concentration and the temperature each being within an associated predefined range.

9. The device of claim 6 , wherein the gas concentration includes at least one of a carbon monoxide level or a carbon dioxide level.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to identify an immediate mode in response to at least one of the temperature exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the carbon monoxide level exceeding 50 ppm, or the carbon dioxide level exceeding 1000 ppm.

11. The device of claim 9 , wherein the controller is configured to identify an at-risk mode in response to at least one of the temperature exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the carbon monoxide level exceeding 700 ppm, or the carbon dioxide level exceeding 50 ppm.

12. The device of claim 6 , further comprising a pressure release valve configured to vent gas pressure within the drum.

13. The device of claim 6 , wherein the sensing component does not extend beyond three inches on the lid.

14. The device of claim 6 , further comprising a housing configured to maintain the controller, the housing being composed of a thermal plastic material.

15. The device of claim 6 , wherein the sensing component is configured to transmit the gas concentration or the temperature to the controller at predefined increments.

16. The device of claim 6 , wherein the sensing component is configured to transmit, the controller, a signal identifying a location of the drum and timestamp data indicative of a time the sensing component acquired the at least one gas concentration and temperature.

17. The device of claim 6 , further comprising a power source configured to provide electric power to the sensing component and controller.

18. A gas detection device, comprising:

a sensing component configured to be received by a threaded port of a lid of a drum including lithium-ion batteries,

the sensing component including at least one sensor configured to detect at least one of a gas concentration and a temperature of the drum, wherein the sensing component does not extend beyond three inches on the lid, and

a controller configured to receive the gas concentration and the temperature from the sensing component, and issue an alert in response to one of the gas concentration or the temperature exceeding an associated predefined threshold.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2024
From: CIRBA SOLUTIONS, LLC; CIRBA SOLUTIONS US, INC.; HERITAGE BATTERY RECYCLING, LLC; CIRBA SOLUTIONS SERVICES US, LLC; CIRBA SOLUTIONS SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 067908/0930 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: BATTERY SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: CIRBA SOLUTIONS SERVICES US, LLC
Reel/Frame 066379/0277 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2019
From: HERNLEY, PAUL ANDREW; LYNCH, DONALD PATRICK; GREGORKA, BRIAN DAVID; BJARNEMARK, THOMAS
To: BATTERY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 050843/0549 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62670508 · May 11, 2018
Related Publication 20190348722A1 · Nov 14, 2019