Battery monitoring, warranty, and performance tracking system

• US 20070229032A1
• Filed: 07/14/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Reserve Power Cell LLC
• Original Assignee: Reserve Power Cell LLC
• Inventors: Elder, David, Bruno, Frank
• Granted Patent: US 8,013,611 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/132
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/371 with remote indication, e.g. on external chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4257 Smart batteries, e.g. electronic circuits inside the housing of the cells or batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery monitoring system communicating with a battery product having an at least one electronics module and computer readable storage media, an at least one sensor circuit sensing the status of the battery product, an at least one communication device communicating data from the battery product and to the battery product, and an at least controller, where the controller receives sensed parameters or data from the at least one sensor, processes and filters the parameter or data, and analyzes the data to establish the condition of the battery. Additionally, the

Claims

1. A battery monitoring system communicating with a battery product, comprising:

an at least one onboard electronics module and computer readable storage media on the battery product;

an at least one sensor circuit sensing the status of the battery product;

an at least one communication device communicating data from the battery product and to the battery product;

an at least controller, wherein the controller receives sensed parameters or data from the at least one sensor, processes and filters the parameter or data, and analyzes the data to establish the condition of the battery.

2. A method of operating a battery monitoring system, comprising the method steps of:

acquiring at least one battery parameter from an at least one sensor;

filtering and processing the at least one battery parameter into an at least one modified battery parameter;

analyzing the at least one modified battery parameter using a predictive, parametric methodology to generate an output that represents the state of the battery or the relative health of the battery with respect to its operating life.