Contactless communication for battery information
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1. A system, comprising:
- an elongated transmission line that includes;
an arrangement of transmission line couplers distributed along its length at spaced apart locations; and
a module having an outer surface, the module comprising;
a transmitter to transmit a radio frequency signal; and
a transmitter coupler on the outer surface of the module, the transmitter coupler electrically connected with the transmitter and aligned to couple with a respective one of the transmission line couplers to provide a contactless communication link between the transmitter and the elongated transmission line;
the elongated transmission line further including;
an elongated sheet of a flexible or semi-flexible substrate on a surface of the module;
electrical traces on the elongated sheet to provide the transmission line couplers and electrical connections between adjacent pairs of the transmission line couplers; and
a termination coupler adjacent an end of the elongated sheet to couple the elongated transmission line to another termination coupler of another transmission line.
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Abstract
One example includes a system is comprised of an elongated transmission line and as module. The elongated transmission line includes an arrangement of transmission line couplers distributed along its length at spaced apart locations. The module has an outer surface and is comprised of a transmitter, and a transmitter coupler. The transmitter transmits a radio frequency signal. The transmitter coupler is on the outer surface of the module, electrically connects with the transmitter, and aligns to couple with a respective one of the transmission line couplers to provide a contactless communication link between the transmitter and the elongated transmission line.
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1. A system, comprising:
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an elongated transmission line that includes;
an arrangement of transmission line couplers distributed along its length at spaced apart locations; anda module having an outer surface, the module comprising; a transmitter to transmit a radio frequency signal; and a transmitter coupler on the outer surface of the module, the transmitter coupler electrically connected with the transmitter and aligned to couple with a respective one of the transmission line couplers to provide a contactless communication link between the transmitter and the elongated transmission line; the elongated transmission line further including;
an elongated sheet of a flexible or semi-flexible substrate on a surface of the module;
electrical traces on the elongated sheet to provide the transmission line couplers and electrical connections between adjacent pairs of the transmission line couplers; and
a termination coupler adjacent an end of the elongated sheet to couple the elongated transmission line to another termination coupler of another transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communicating battery information, the method comprising:
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positioning an elongated transmission line along a surface of a module to align a given transmission line coupler with a transmitter coupler on the surface of the module, the transmission line including an arrangement of transmission line couplers, including the given transmission line coupler, distributed along its length at spaced apart locations, the module including a battery and a transmitter, the transmitter being electrically connected to the transmitter coupler; establishing a communication link between the transmitter and the elongated transmission line via a contactless link formed by the alignment of the transmission line coupler and the transmitter coupler; transmitting information associated with the battery from the transmitter via the established communications link; aligning a termination coupler of the elongated transmission line with a termination coupler of another elongated transmission line to contactlessly couple the elongated transmission lines; coupling a host module to the other elongated transmission line; and transmitting information associated with the battery from the transmitter to the host module via a communications path that includes the elongated transmission lines. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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