Embedded monitoring system for batteries

• US 20100179778A1
• Filed: 01/15/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 4 Peaks Technology LLC
• Original Assignee: 4 Peaks Technology LLC
• Inventors: Schade, Mark Ronald, Eidson, Mark Edmond, Goff, Lonnie Calvin, Conley, Michael Richard
• Application Number:
  US12/321,310
• Publication Number:
  US 20100179778A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/64
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3835 involving only voltage measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• 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: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A computer system embedded inside a battery which monitors the state of the battery and transfers this information to an external device.

Claims

1. A computer system device embedded inside a battery that includes the means for measuring some combination of voltage, temperature and specific gravity and includes the means to transfer this information outside the battery.

2. The computer system device of claim 1 wherein said means to transfer information outside the battery makes use of the battery'"'"'s power cable and makes use of the vehicle standard local interconnect network protocol.

3. The computer system device of claim 1 wherein said means to transfer information outside the battery makes use of an input/output communication connector installed in the battery'"'"'s case and makes use of the vehicle standard controller area network protocol.

4. The computer system device of claim 1 wherein said means to transfer information outside the battery makes use of an antenna installed in the battery'"'"'s case and makes use of an industry standard wireless protocol.