A system for cycling battery cells with pressure regulation is disclosed. The system comprises supports for receiving the battery cells which insert in a clamping arrangement having jaws moving one with respect to the other by an actuator operated by a controller in order to apply a pressure in a pressure application axis to the cells. A pressure sensor measures the pressure applied to the cells while a cycling module connected to the cells performs their cycling and measures their charge and discharge level. A programmable processing unit ensures a control of the pressure and, if desired, the temperature applied to the cells according to a programmed cycling mode and records data representative of the pressure and other cycling measurements.

Provided is a lithium ion rechargeable battery charging system with lithium cell balancing, including a lithium ion rechargeable battery and a battery charging device configured for charging the lithium ion rechargeable battery and wherein cell balancing of the lithium ion rechargeable battery cells of the lithium ion rechargeable battery continues for a predetermine period of time once a cell balancing mode begins.

A battery assembly for an electric vehicle including a first battery unit, a DC/DC converter, and a battery receptacle for selectively receiving a second battery unit. The first battery unit is electrically connected to the DC/DC converter. Moreover, a first electric connection interface is positioned in the battery receptacle and is electrically connected to the DC/DC converter. Additionally, a vehicle including such a battery assembly is presented. Furthermore, a method for operating an electric vehicle is explained. A first operational mode includes electrically connecting the first battery unit to an electric traction machine and electrically connecting the second battery unit to the first battery unit. A second operational mode includes electrically connecting the second battery unit to the electric traction machine.

An apparatus for defining an AC power source having a predetermined amperage rating and for use with a pallet truck or fork lift lifting device. The apparatus includes a pair of terminal banks, a battery, a converter adapted to change DC to AC power, a relay, a controller, and a base adapted for engagement by the lifting device for transport of the apparatus. The apparatus is shaped so that it can be transported by the lifting device through a doorway. A pair of terminal banks, battery, converter, relay and controller are coupled to one another and configured for selective operation in a standalone configuration or a stacked configuration.

A device includes a battery module, and an inverter configured to convert a DC voltage output from the battery module into an AC voltage. The battery module includes battery cells connected in series, and a state detection unit configured to detect a state of each battery cell of the battery cells. An output voltage of the battery cells is input to the inverter without being stepped up. At least some battery cells of the battery cells are reused battery cells. The electrical storage device includes a switching unit configured to connect/disconnect an electrical connection between the battery cells and the inverter. The switching unit is controlled into a disconnected state when a voltage of the battery cells or the DC voltage on an input side of the inverter exceeds a threshold.

A battery management system comprises a first battery cell controller; a second battery cell controller, the first battery cell controller and the second battery cell controller each monitoring a plurality of battery cells; and a galvanically isolated transmission line providing a point-to-point signal transmission path between the first battery cell controller and the second battery cell controller. At least one of the first battery cell controller or the second battery cell controller includes at least one encoding/decoding circuit for encoding data for transmission as a serial data stream along the signal transmission path in compliance with a multi-level encoding technique, including modulating the serial data stream over at least three discrete signal levels at a predetermined and fixed data pulse frequency, encoding a plurality of data nibbles of the serial data stream into a data packet, the data packet including a plurality of symbols constructed and arranged with at least four consecutive chips per symbol, wherein the at least four consecutive chips per symbol of the data packet includes a DC balanced line code in each of the symbols.

A battery charging management system includes a plurality of sockets combinable with a plurality of devices onto which a plurality of battery packs are mounted; a binding controller configured to receive state information of the plurality of battery packs from the plurality of devices, determine a priority of the plurality of devices to be allocated to the plurality of sockets according to a charging strategy selected based on the state information, and allocate one of the plurality of sockets to one of the plurality of devices or releasing the allocating; a charging controller configured to control charging of the plurality of battery packs of the plurality of devices electrically connected to a charging circuit based on the state information received by the binding controller; and a distributor configured to switch an electrical connection between the charging circuit and the plurality of battery packs.

A system and method for managing and controlling the charging and discharging of dual batteries in a vehicle, wherein the auxiliary battery is a lithium-ion battery, and the primary battery can be of any type. The system includes a charging circuitry for charging the lithium-ion batteries using power from the power supply of the vehicle. The system further includes a controller that prioritizes the charging of the primary battery. The controller allows simultaneous charging of the primary battery and the secondary battery when the charging status of the primary between is about 13.5 Volts and prevents charging of the secondary battery when the voltage source is below 13.2 Volts.

In certain embodiments, a system includes a belt for mechanically linking multiple energy storage cells together, wherein the multiple energy storage cells are grouped into at least first and second energy storage packs, each energy storage pack including at least one energy storage cell, the at least one energy storage cell of the first energy storage pack having a different energy storage characteristic from the at least one energy storage cell of the second energy storage pack. The system further includes an operational zone for receiving an energy storage pack and establishing an electrical connection between the received energy storage pack and an electrical device, and an actuator operable to move the multiple energy storage cells together to thereby dispose the first energy storage pack in the operational zone to establish the electrical connection with the electrical device.

Battery core packs employing minimum cell-face pressure containment devices and methods are disclosed for minimizing dendrite growth and increasing cycle life of metal and metal-ion battery cells.