ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,278, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to CARRIER Corp. (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Battery health self-test protocol" was invented by Michael Stockbridge (Canastota, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are embodiments for a system and method for performing a battery health self-test protocol. The embodiments can include detecting a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) is connected to standby power, and charging the battery to a known charge level during a charge cycle. Embodiments can also include discharging the battery during a discharge cycle by coupling the battery to a battery test resistor, and calculating battery health...