2) United States Patent oy ow ~ Cy () or «2 Hermann et al. METAL-AIR CEI AMBIENT OXYGEN Applicant: Tesla Motors, Ine, Palo Alto, CA (US) RGF RATE MODULATION OF [AS A FUNCTION OF CONCENTRATION Inventors: Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US); Jeftey ‘Menlo Park ian Str CA (US); David el, Tiburon, CA (US) Assignee: TESLA MOTORS, INC, Palo Alto caus) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the teem ofthis pateat is extended of adjsted under 35 USC. 154(b) by 583 days Appl. Nos 13967,501 Filed: Aug. 15, 201 13 Prior Publication Data US 201310328531 AL Dee. 12, 2013 Related U.S. Application Data Division of api 2010, now Pat, No (Continved) Int. € 02s 7700 fe BOOL 1118 ¢ 2006.01) 2006.01) (Continued) Beck, 'US009559532B2 (10) Patent No: US 9,559,532 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Jan, 31, 2017 (2013.01), B6OL 11/1851 (2013.01): BoOL ABS? (201301); BODE 1/1861 (201301). BOOL 1/1864 (2013.01); BOUL. 1/1868 (2013.01); BOO 11/1874 3013.01), BOUL /IS7S (2013.01); HOLM 10/443 (201301); (Continued) (58) Fleld of Classification Search CPC.” YORT LTO; YOXT 10/7008; YOXT 90116 ‘YOZT 10/7066; 101M 161006, 101M 10/483; HOIM 10/5004; HOIM 10/5022: B60L. 11/1868; B6OL. 1/1851; B6OL LU/LS61; YOss 30/14 See application file for complete seal histor: 60) References Cited v S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (Continved) (OTHER PUBLICATIONS Boyd, Steven J, “Hybrid Flee Vehicle Comtol Strategy Based fon Power Loss Calculations.” Virginia Polytechnic Insite and ‘State Univenty 2006), jon No. 12/887, 687, filed on Sep. 8.626369, which is 2 Primary Examiner — Emily Le Assistant Examiner — Monique Wills (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Garlick & Marison Truce E. Gartick on ABSTRACT A method for charging a metal-ir battery pack at the ‘maximum possible rate while maintaining an ambient oxy 024 71029 (2013.01); BOOL. 1/003 gen coacenration below a preset concentration is provided (2013.01), Bom 12 2013.01): BOOL 3003 hereby minimizing the sks associated with generating (2013.01); B6OL 30061 (2013.01); BOOL oxygen during the charging cycle. - 1/1803 (2013.01), BOUL 11/1809 (20130): BOOL 11/1816 (2013.01); B6OL 111846 1195, ? She 11 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets wera] 111 Power |-7 Source Contre He as! yz ager Baty te | | motor = Es or 1 Power Cano.