MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411101168 A) filed by Nicola Charging Private Limited on December 20, 2024, for System And Method For Preventing Theft And Ensuring Security Of Swappable Vehicle Batteries.
Inventors include Siba Shankar; Pradhyuman Ahuja; and Madan Mohan.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT Embodiments disclosed herein provide a system and method for securing swappable lithium-ion battery packs in electric vehicles. A Battery Management System (BMS) integrated with the battery pack includes a microcontroller, non-volatile memory, and at least one high-current switch in the main power path. Upon receiving an authenticated lock command from a cloud platform via an IoT device (108), or upon autonomous detection of theft/non-payment, the BMS opens the switch, stores a persistent lock flag, and maintains the open state through hardware circuitry independent of the IoT device (108). The battery is thereby rendered incapable of charging or discharging even if the IoT device (108) is removed or destroyed, and is restored only by a subsequent authenticated unlock command. FIG. 2
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