Transmitter having supplemental power source
First Claim
1. A transmitter for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a battery;
a transmission device powered by the battery, wherein the transmission device has an associated nominal voltage;
an energy storage device that selectively supplies power to the transmission device; and
a processor in communication with to the battery, the transmission device, and the energy storage device, wherein the processor allows the energy storage device to charge if the processor predicts that a battery voltage will fall below the nominal voltage during operation of the transmission device.
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Abstract
A transmitter (100) incorporates an energy storage device (112) to improve operation at low temperature ranges by preventing a battery voltage from dropping below a nominal value of a PLL (104). A processor (106) in the transmitter (100) checks a voltage across the battery (102) during a previous transmission and monitors the temperature from a temperature sensor (110). If the battery voltage and/or the temperature fall below a selected threshold, the energy storage device (112) stores energy that is released when the PLL (104) transmits a signal. By supplementing the energy from the battery (102) with energy from the energy storage device (112), the transmitter (100) keeps the battery voltage from dropping below the nominal value.
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20 Claims
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1. A transmitter for use in a vehicle, comprising:
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a battery;
a transmission device powered by the battery, wherein the transmission device has an associated nominal voltage;
an energy storage device that selectively supplies power to the transmission device; and
a processor in communication with to the battery, the transmission device, and the energy storage device, wherein the processor allows the energy storage device to charge if the processor predicts that a battery voltage will fall below the nominal voltage during operation of the transmission device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of transmitting a signal via a transmission device having an associated nominal voltage and being powered at least in part by a battery, comprising:
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predicting if a battery voltage will fall below the nominal voltage during operation of the transmission device; and
supplementing power from the battery with power from an energy storage device if the predicting step indicates the battery voltage will fall below the nominal voltage. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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