Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department of
Date of this Version
5-31-2022
Citation
Patent No .: US 11,349,144 B2
Abstract
A method for power management of a multi - cell battery includes identifying a desired power value and voltage value , determining a battery voltage value and a battery current value for a battery , determining a number of battery banks from a plurality of battery banks to use for the battery , where each battery bank includes one or more battery cells ( or battery modules ) , checking availability of each of the one or more battery cells ( or battery modules ) , selecting one or more battery banks from the plurality of battery banks , where the selection of a battery bank is based on the availability of the battery cells ( or battery modules ) included in the battery pack , and a quantity of the selected battery banks is equal to the determined number of battery banks , and connecting the available battery cells ( or battery mod ules ) in the selected one or more battery banks to form the battery .