Battery management system
First Claim
1. A method for managing a battery system for a vehicle having components and systems that includes at least one battery and that is configured to provide power to a plurality of electrical loads comprising:
- receiving an input signal representative of a condition of one of the components of one of the systems provided in a vehicle;
comparing the input signal with at least one parameter to determine whether the condition indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the at least one battery; and
disconnecting at least one of the plurality of electrical loads from the at least one battery according to a predetermined hierarchy if the input signal when compared to the parameter indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the at least one battery.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing a battery system for a vehicle utilizes a hierarchy to disconnect electrical loads from the battery system. One embodiment of the method includes receiving an input signal representative of a condition of one of the components of one of the systems provided in a vehicle. The method also includes comparing the input signal with at least one parameter to determine whether the condition indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the battery. The method also includes disconnecting at least one of the plurality of electrical loads from the at least one battery according to a predetermined hierarchy if the input signal when compared to the parameter indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the at least one battery.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for managing a battery system for a vehicle having components and systems that includes at least one battery and that is configured to provide power to a plurality of electrical loads comprising:
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receiving an input signal representative of a condition of one of the components of one of the systems provided in a vehicle;
comparing the input signal with at least one parameter to determine whether the condition indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the at least one battery; and
disconnecting at least one of the plurality of electrical loads from the at least one battery according to a predetermined hierarchy if the input signal when compared to the parameter indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the at least one battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for managing a battery system including at least one battery provided in a vehicle having a plurality of systems and components and configured to provide power to a plurality of electrical loads comprising:
a control program for comparing an input signal representative of a condition of a component of a system provided in a vehicle to a parameter for the component and for providing an output signal to disconnect at least one of the plurality of electrical loads from the at least one battery according to a predetermined hierarchy if the input signal when compared to the parameter indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the at least one battery. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A control system for a vehicle comprising:
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a battery system comprising at least one battery;
a plurality of electrical loads configured to receive power from the battery system;
a switch for selectively electrically connecting at least one of the plurality of electrical loads to the battery system; and
a device for providing an output signal to the switch to disconnect the at least one of the plurality of electrical loads from the battery system according to a predetermined hierarchy;
wherein the device is configured to receive an input signal representative of a condition of a component of the vehicle and to compare the input signal to a parameter and to provide the output signal if the input signal when compared to the parameter indicates that the at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the battery system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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