BATTERY SWELLING SENSOR

In an embodiment of the techniques presented herein, a device has a battery with a conductive surface, an inductive sensor, a spacer between the inductive sensor and the conductive surface, and a processing unit connected to the inductive sensor and configured to apply an excitation signal to the inductive sensor, determine a battery swelling metric based on a response, in the conductive surface, to the excitation signal, and control the device based on the battery swelling metric. In an embodiment of the techniques presented herein, a method includes applying an excitation signal to an inductive sensor spaced apart from a conductive surface of a battery, determining a battery swelling metric based on a response, in the conductive surface, to the excitation signal, and controlling a device comprising the battery based on the battery swelling metric.