RF jamming my hybrid system

I have a NIMH battery and I'm using regeneration systems to help it. It's in a 2011 prius, and close to 200,000 miles, but the used dealer did replace some bad cells before I bought it, and I have cleaned my bus bars and checked the voltage on every cell. However, certain places ALWAYS cause my stored battery charge to drop drastically untill I get away from the offending house or apartment building. I know that static magnetic fields cannot affect my electronics, but here in Fort Worth we have giant Lockheed and many people in the neighborhood are current and former Lockheed employees. Now none of that probably means anything to the majority of you on this site, but because of my physics background (I have a BS in physics) and the fact that RF jammers for my keyfob pop up frequently in this area....and my car will suddenly not SEE my keyfob(with a new battery) but then proximity to something seems to be repetitious at the same places(like at my apartment) I have experienced some weird times when for example I'm driving on the highway with the cruise control on, I always keep my battery bars display on, and an expensive car came up fast behind me, my car went into the yellow triangle "check hybrid system mode" and kicked out of my cruise control. That time was last Saturday, my bars went down, came back up, I reset the system with an obd plug in and dr prius app, and it never did that before and has not done it again since Saturday except in the same locations locally that ALWAYS cause it!!!!!! I'm very suspicious that someone is providing RF jammers based on the type of jamming technology that F35 aircraft have. So, if any of you have any clues that strong RF can cause my hybrid battery to display low bars temporarily and my gen3 2011 prius to suddenly go into the check hybrid system mode....then please reply!!! My only other guesses about why my car is doing this is simply my old battery, my inverter coolant needs changing, something like the phantom electrical problems for the gen2 related to the health of the ECU and connector corrosion, or something else that just happens to be affected by my car sitting overnight and the NIMH is not holding charges well for very long. So far I have had successfully charged/discharged my battery to rejuvenate it, but this rapid charge dropping is still only happening in the same places in my area and only once recently at constant speed on the highway!!! Thanks for reading my post!

 

Well the code is the p080 check hybrid system, but you are right that its the battery health. Since I posted the comment I checked at Toyota to see if the software update was applied and it was. I got the license(11.99) to use the dr prius battery life test(19% left). I've since run the regeneration cycles again and more charge is holding. I still have a drop after restarting after hours of sitting and that's easy to hold off the p080 code by using regenerative braking to repeatedly move slightly then come to a stop. Thanks for posting the shielding fabric! I still have no idea why this happened on the highway except I like the other comments about the affect of led lights RF on electronic controls! I still could benefit from changing my inverter coolant because it is the primary charging source for my hybrid battery. I'm hoping to delay replacing my battery until something better than lithium phosphate becomes available, but I keep seeing dates years away.....so probably just going to have to look for a good one from a wrecked prius!

 

Yes! Thank you and it's true that likely the 2010 thru 2015 are the same bolt in gen3 part. I only know of 1 wrecking yard that has a gen3 that I got a small part from, but it's been there for a while. It's possible that some of the yards have access to a recent part because they usually remove the engines, transmission, wheels and other parts that are easily sold. I will check the site you mentioned!

 

Yes....it's the p0A80 code, but I don't get the red triangle....it's yellow and the message is "check hybrid system" However, I do have a charger and discharger that I bought from a link on the dr prius app....and, the 19% result from the app longevity test was before I ran another charge/discharge/recharge cycle. So, now it's holding more charge while I drive....it's just after it sits overnight that I have to get the regenerative braking system to build up the bars by a couple to stop it from throwing another p0A80 code. I've got a nexas obd device to drop the code when it pops up to give my car time to bring up the charge. I've talked to Matt at Texas hybrid in weatherford about gen3 rebuilt batteries....and he does not have them, and they are more than 1,300 from some places, so If I go that route it will be always better than any battery from LQK in Burleson(about 1,068 with no gurantee). I likely will make my current battery keep working until I can plan on a purchase of a new LiPho battery from a dr prius supported link in California. I've read that my current system will work well with the characteristics of that battery type. It's about 2,500 and I've seen comments from users about immediately getting great mpg(60)

 

I tested all the modules in the pack with a meter and a 12 volt bulb for a load. All of the modules have the correct reading, so none of them have failed. And to the other post on the life of the LiFeP04 battery....it's been reported that it's life should be over 10 years. All of the comments in another thread were very positive even for results with much older Prius models even.

 

I tested all the modules in the pack with a meter and a 12 volt bulb for a load. All of the modules have the correct reading, so none of them have failed. And to the other post on the life of the LiFeP04 battery....it's been reported that it's life should be over 10 years. All of the comments in another thread were very positive even for results with much older Prius models even.

 

The technical threads about how the LiFeP04 battery fits well into the design of the charging program are well written and provide plenty of supporting information. The Nexcell team has provided updates as they are needed. The full reports I have read are extensive. A few customers have not seen improvement and there always are things like dirty intakes from oil blowby that is common for many Toyotas, and some may have a head gasket problem like mine had. Mine has over 200,000 and I'm still managing the original battery, I'm using Mobil 1 0W 40, bars/leaks 2 part oil additive, I have a leak at my oil pan gasket and oil pressure sending unit....which I'm going to fix by replacing the oil pressure sending part, and am planning on getting a LiFeP04 battery from LaVerne Ca in the near future. I'm expecting to see a 10mpg improvement and a lifespan for the V2 Nexcell battery of more than 10 years based on the reports from users experience. I'm not sure where you are getting your information.