Remote battery monitor
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1. A remote battery monitor for monitoring a battery, comprising:
- a memory;
a transceiver;
a current sensing element;
at least one sensor; and
a controller coupled to the memory, the transceiver, the current sensing element, and the at least one sensor, where the at least one sensor is a gas sensor, where the current sensing element is able to measure current going into or out of the battery and that can switch the battery out of a circuit and connect the battery to a predetermined resistance of the remote battery monitor in response to a request from the controller where a voltage from the battery to the circuity and to the predetermined resistance is the same prior to and where battery data generated by the current sensing element and the at least one sensor is formatted for transmission by the transceiver.
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Abstract
A remote battery monitor that is configurable based upon the data from the battery and is able to monitor the condition of the battery while the battery is present in a circuit.
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1. A remote battery monitor for monitoring a battery, comprising:
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a memory; a transceiver; a current sensing element; at least one sensor; and a controller coupled to the memory, the transceiver, the current sensing element, and the at least one sensor, where the at least one sensor is a gas sensor, where the current sensing element is able to measure current going into or out of the battery and that can switch the battery out of a circuit and connect the battery to a predetermined resistance of the remote battery monitor in response to a request from the controller where a voltage from the battery to the circuity and to the predetermined resistance is the same prior to and where battery data generated by the current sensing element and the at least one sensor is formatted for transmission by the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of remote battery monitoring of a battery connected to a circuit, comprising:
- measuring a current flowing into and out of the battery with a current sensing element resulting in current data, where a switch switches the battery out of the circuit and connects the battery to a predetermined resistance of a remote battery monitor where a voltage from the battery to the circuity and to the predetermined resistance is the same in response to a request from a controller of the remote battery monitor to generate the current;
generating sensor data with at least one sensor, where the at least one sensor is a gas sensor;
storing the sensor data and current data as battery data in a memory of the remote battery monitor; and
transmitting the battery data with a transceiver of the remote battery monitor in response to the request from the controller which is formatted by the remote battery monitor for reception by a server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- measuring a current flowing into and out of the battery with a current sensing element resulting in current data, where a switch switches the battery out of the circuit and connects the battery to a predetermined resistance of a remote battery monitor where a voltage from the battery to the circuity and to the predetermined resistance is the same in response to a request from a controller of the remote battery monitor to generate the current;
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16. A remote battery monitoring system, comprising:
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a memory; a transceiver; a current sensing element; at least one sensor; a controller coupled to the memory, the transceiver, the current sensing element, and the at least one sensor, where the at least one sensor is a gas sensor, where the current sensing element is able to measure current going into or out of the battery and switch the battery out of a circuit and connect the battery to a predetermined resistance of the remote battery monitor in response to a request from the controller where a voltage from the battery to the circuity and to the predetermined resistance is the same and where battery data generated by the current sensing element and the at least one sensor is formatted for transmission by the transceiver to a server; and
a server in receipt of the battery data stores the battery data and analyzes the stored battery data with historical battery data and generates a periodic report of analyzed battery data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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