×

Contactless communication for battery information

  • US 10,182,116 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2016
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

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.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×