Energy storage management in solar-powered tracking devices
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- one or more memories;
one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to;
detect occurrence of an event associated with the device,the event related to at least one of;
a time related event,a movement related event, ora message related event;
receive energy storage information and solar charging information,the energy storage information identifying a present charge state for an energy storage component,the solar charging information identifying an output current for a solar array, andthe energy storage information and the solar charging information being received based on the occurrence of the event;
set a time value and a radio operation state based on the present charge state being greater than a charge threshold and the output current of the solar array being less than a solar threshold,the solar threshold corresponding to a particular percentage of a maximum output current of the solar array,the radio operation state being for a wireless interface of the device, andthe radio operation state for the wireless interface of the device being powered off when the present charge state is below the charge threshold;
determine, based on the time value, to determine location information;
determine the location information,the location information being first location information;
determine, prior to determining the first location information, second location information;
determine a distance between a first location corresponding to the first location information and a second location corresponding to the second location information;
transmit, over the wireless interface, the first location information based on the radio operation state and the distance being greater than a threshold; and
turn off at least one radio after transmitting the location information over the wireless interface; and
one or more mounting tabs,the one or more mounting tabs being configured to mount the device at a position on an asset to increase exposure to sunlight.
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Abstract
A device may detect occurrence of an event. The device may receive energy storage information and solar charging information. The energy storage information may be associated with an energy storage component. The solar charging information may be associated with a solar array. The energy storage information and the solar charging information may be received based on the occurrence of the event. The device may set, based on at least one of the energy storage information or the solar charging information, a time value and/or a radio operation state. The device may determine, based on the time value, to determine location information. The device may determine location information. The device may transmit the location information based on the radio operation state.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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one or more memories; one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, to; detect occurrence of an event associated with the device, the event related to at least one of; a time related event, a movement related event, or a message related event; receive energy storage information and solar charging information, the energy storage information identifying a present charge state for an energy storage component, the solar charging information identifying an output current for a solar array, and the energy storage information and the solar charging information being received based on the occurrence of the event; set a time value and a radio operation state based on the present charge state being greater than a charge threshold and the output current of the solar array being less than a solar threshold, the solar threshold corresponding to a particular percentage of a maximum output current of the solar array, the radio operation state being for a wireless interface of the device, and the radio operation state for the wireless interface of the device being powered off when the present charge state is below the charge threshold; determine, based on the time value, to determine location information; determine the location information, the location information being first location information; determine, prior to determining the first location information, second location information; determine a distance between a first location corresponding to the first location information and a second location corresponding to the second location information; transmit, over the wireless interface, the first location information based on the radio operation state and the distance being greater than a threshold; and turn off at least one radio after transmitting the location information over the wireless interface; and one or more mounting tabs, the one or more mounting tabs being configured to mount the device at a position on an asset to increase exposure to sunlight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to; detect occurrence of an event, the event related to at least one of; a time related event, a movement related event, or a message related event; obtain solar charging information and information associated with an energy storage component, the information associated with the energy storage component identifying a present charge state for the energy storage component, the solar charging information identifying an output current for a solar array, and the solar charging information and the information associated with the energy storage component being obtained based on the occurrence of the event; set a radio operation state based on the present charge state being greater than a charge threshold and the output current of the solar array being less than a solar threshold, the solar threshold corresponding to a particular percentage of a maximum output current of the solar array, and the radio operation state for a wireless interface of the device being powered off when the present charge state is below the charge threshold; determine whether a timer has expired; determine location information based on determining that the timer has expired, the location information being first location information; determine, prior to determining the first location information, second location information; determine a distance between a first location corresponding to the first location information and a second location corresponding to the second location information; send, to another device, the first location information based on the radio operation state and the distance being greater than a threshold; turn off at least one radio after sending the location information to the other device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a device, occurrence of an event, the event related to at least one of; a time related event, a movement related event, or a message related event; receiving, by the device, energy storage information and solar charging information, the energy storage information identifying a present charge state for an energy storage component, the solar charging information identifying an output current for a solar array, and the energy storage information and the solar charging information being received based on the occurrence of the event; setting, by the device, a radio operation state based on the present charge state being greater than a charge threshold and the output current of the solar array being less than a solar threshold, the solar threshold corresponding to a particular percentage of a maximum output current of the solar array, and the radio operation state for a wireless interface of the device being powered off when the present charge state is below the charge threshold; determining, by the device and based on a timer having expired, location information, the location information being first location information; determine, prior to determining the first location information, second location information; determine a distance between a first location corresponding to the first location information and a second location corresponding to the second location information; sending, by the device and to another device, the first location information, the first location information being sent based on the radio operation state and the distance being greater than a threshold; and turning off, by the device, at least one radio after sending the location information to the other device, the device being mounted, via one or more mounting tabs, at a position on an asset to increase exposure to sunlight. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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