Jeff P Mohr

US Patent:

20200376978, Dec 3, 2020

Filed:

May 31, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/428883

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Michael J. Irby - Monroe MI, US
Jeff Raymond Mohr - Shelby Twp. MI, US
Anthony Hartman - Lake Orion MI, US

International Classification:

B60L 58/12
H02J 7/00
B60R 16/033
B60L 53/62
G07C 5/08

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring the health of a vehicle battery. An example method includes determining an initial amp-hour value for a vehicle battery of a vehicle. The method also includes measuring a net integrated amp-hour value added into the vehicle battery during a first time period. The method further includes determining that the initial amp-hour value plus the net integrated amp-hour value is greater than a threshold percentage of a rated capacity of the vehicle battery. And the method still further includes responsively providing an alert to a driver.