CPC H01M 10/443 (2013.01) [H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 10/615 (2015.04); H01M 10/6571 (2015.04)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method for charging a battery pack including a plurality of electrochemical cells distributed within a thermal management composite matrix, the method comprising:
determining that a pack temperature and/or a voltage measurement of the battery pack is below a predetermined minimum threshold;
raising the pack temperature and/or the voltage measurement to the predetermined minimum threshold;
increasing a charging rate upon reaching the predetermined minimum threshold for the pack temperature and/or the voltage measurement; and
determining the charging rate as a function of a thermal state of charge of the thermal management composite matrix.
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