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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY SYSTEM DISTRIBUTED WATER INGRESS DETECTION

Application US20260077675A1 Kind: A1 Mar 19, 2026

Assignee

Textron Inc.

Inventors

Gregory August Theodosakis, Russell William King, Charles Daniel Dauchess

Abstract

A golf vehicle includes a chassis, a battery pack supported by the chassis, and a plurality of sensors configured to facilitate detecting moisture. The battery pack is oriented relative to the chassis in a respective orientation of a plurality of possible orientations. The plurality of sensors are positioned at various locations about the battery pack. Each sensor is located at a respective point of the battery pack relative to a particular orientation. The vehicle control system is configured to acquire moisture signals from the sensors, and to determine at least one of the respective orientation of the battery pack or a severity of a presence of moisture within the battery pack based on the moisture signals.

CPC Classifications

B60L 58/10 B60L 3/0046 G07C 5/0816 H01M 10/425 H01M 10/48 H01M 50/249 B60L 3/04 B60L 2200/22 H01M 2010/4271 H01M 2220/20

Filing Date

2024-09-17

Application No.

18887194