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Granted Patent B2
US 12,613,284 · App. 17/940,946 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Battery management system for determining a health of a power source based on an impedance indicator

Inventors: Gianina Alina Negoita (San Leandro, CA); William Arthur Paxton (Redwood City, CA); Anirudh Allam (Stanford, CA); Simona Onori (Palo Alto, CA); Gabriele Pozzato (Palo Alto, CA); Luca Pulvirenti (Redwood City, CA)
Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
G01R31/392G01R31/3842G01R31/389
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Patent No.
US 12,613,284
App. No.
17/940,946
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method is provided. The method includes determining an open circuit voltage of a battery of a vehicle. The method also includes determining a voltage of a current provided to the battery of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a impedance indicator based on the voltage, the open circuit voltage, and the current provided to the battery of the vehicle. The method further includes determining a health of the battery based on the impedance indicator.

Claims (46)

1 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a battery management system included within a vehicle, an open circuit voltage of a battery of the vehicle;

measuring, by the battery management system, a voltage of a current provided to the battery of the vehicle;

determining, by the battery management system, an impedance indicator based on the measured voltage, the open circuit voltage, and the current provided to the battery of the vehicle; and

determining, by the battery management system, a health of the battery based on the impedance indicator.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the impedance indicator represents one or more of a resistance and an impedance of the battery at a state of charge.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the voltage comprises: measuring, by a battery management system, the voltage of the current.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the open circuit voltage is determined based on a previous measurement of the battery retrieved from stored historical measurement data of the battery.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: adjusting the open circuit voltage based on one or more of an amount of time the battery has been in operation, a number of times the battery has been charged, and charging and discharging cycles of the battery.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the open circuit voltage comprises: measuring, by a battery management system, the open circuit voltage at one or more terminals of the battery.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the impedance indicator comprises:

determining a difference between the measured voltage and the open circuit voltage; and

dividing the difference by the current.

8 . The method of claim 1 , determining the health of the battery comprises:

determining whether the impedance indicator of the battery has increased;

in response to determining that the impedance indicator of the battery has increased, determining that the health of the battery has decreased.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: requesting adjustments to the current provided to the battery of the vehicle, based on the health of the battery.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising: providing an indication of the health to an interface system.

11 . An apparatus, comprising:

a memory configured to store data; and

a processing device coupled to the memory, the processing device configured to:

determine, by a battery management system included within a vehicle, an open circuit voltage of a battery of the vehicle;

measure, by the battery management system, a voltage of a current provided to the battery of the vehicle;

determine, by the battery management system, an impedance indicator based on the measured voltage, the open circuit voltage, and the current provided to the battery of the vehicle; and

determine, by the battery management system, a health of the battery based on the impedance indicator.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the impedance indicator represents one or more of a resistance and an impedance of the battery at a state of charge.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein to determine the voltage the processing devices is further to:

measure, by the battery management system, the voltage of the current.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the open circuit voltage is determined based on a previous measurement of the battery retrieved from stored historical measurement data of the battery.

15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processing devices is further to:

adjust the open circuit voltage based on one or more of an amount of time the battery has been in operation, a number of times the battery has been charged, and charging and discharging cycles of the battery.

16 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein to determine the open circuit voltage the processing devices is further to:

measure the open circuit voltage at one or more terminals of the battery.

17 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein to determine the impedance indicator the processing devices is further to:

determine a difference between the measured voltage and the open circuit voltage; and

divide the difference by the current.

18 . The apparatus of claim 11 , to determine the health of the battery the processing devices is further to:

determine whether the impedance indicator of the battery has increased;

in response to determining that the impedance indicator of the battery has increased, determine that the health of the battery has decreased.

19 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processing devices is further to:

request adjustments to the current provided to the battery of the vehicle, based on the health of the battery.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

determine, by a battery management system included within a vehicle, an open circuit voltage of a battery of the vehicle;

measure, by the battery management system, a voltage of a current provided to the battery of the vehicle;

determine, by the battery management system, an impedance indicator based on the measured voltage, the open circuit voltage, and the current provided to the battery of the vehicle; and

determine, by the battery management system, a health of the battery based on the impedance indicator.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
To: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 066215/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2023
From: NEGOITA, GIANINA ALINA; PAXTON, WILLIAM ARTHUR
To: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 065124/0438 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2023
From: ALLAM, ANIRUDH; ONORI, SIMONA; POZZATO, GABRIELE; PULVIRENTI, LUCA
To: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 065124/0771 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2022
From: ALLAM, ANIRUDH; ONORI, SIMONA; POZZATO, GABRIELE; PULVIRENTI, LUCA
To: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 061834/0841 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2022
From: NEGOITA, GIANINA ALINA; PAXTON, WILLIAM ARTHUR
To: VOLKSWAGON GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 061834/0846 →
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