Integrated Intelligent Battery Management System and Monitoring System

• US 20120053871A1
• Filed: 08/31/2011
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael Sirard
• Original Assignee: Michael Sirard
• Inventors: Sirard, Michael
• Application Number:
  US13/222,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20120053871A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/364 Battery terminal connectors with integrated measuring arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/371 with remote indication, e.g. on external chargers
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3865 related to manufacture, e.g. testing after manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/389 Measuring internal impedance, internal conductance or related variables
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/392 Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/396 Acquisition or processing of data for testing or for monitoring individual cells or groups of cells within a battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4207 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• 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 2010/4271 Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

The instant invention comprises an intelligent battery management system, wherein the system includes a plurality of batteries with an integrated electronic device, preferably integrated at the time of battery manufacture, disposed to be in data communication with a controller and a monitoring application. The electronic devices are disposed to include a plurality of self-stored information relating to a battery'"'"'s manufacturing information, along with the ability to perform periodic testing of a plurality of evaluation parameters to determine the health and status of the battery.

Claims

1. An intelligent battery management and monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of electronic devices, wherein the electronic devices are disposed to be integrated within a plurality of corresponding batteries;

a controller, wherein the controller is in data communication with the electronic devices; and

a monitoring application, wherein the application is in data communication with the controller.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each electronic device is disposed to possess a plurality of self-stored information.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the self-stored information includes at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of data relating to the electronic device identification, data relating to battery identification, and measurement data.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the identification data of both the electronic device and the battery include at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of manufacturing date, factory name, location, and serial number.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the measurement data includes at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of type, capacity, resistance, emmittance, impedance conductance, voltage, current, and temperature.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is disposed to perform periodic measurement and analysis of a plurality of evaluation parameters of each battery in the system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein each electronic device is disposed to be in data communication with the management system for the establishment of each battery'"'"'s status and health.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the electronic device is disposed to generate a unique profile for each battery based on the measurement and analysis of the plurality of evaluation parameters.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein each individual battery profile is downloaded to the corresponding electronic device prior to storing the battery in a warehouse or shipping to an individual user.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein each electronic device includes a unique identification number.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein each corresponding battery includes a unique identification number.

12. The system of claim 3, wherein the electronic devices are disposed to store the plurality of evaluation parameters for each battery in a database.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein each electronic device is disposed to capture and store in a plurality of data storage module within the electronic device measurement and analysis data of each battery and associated performance.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein each electronic device is integrated into each corresponding battery at a location selected from the group consisting of a post, a terminal and a strap.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises a temperature measuring device disposed to measure the internal and terminal temperature of each battery.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is disposed to distinguish between open circuit self-discharge and load based discharge.

17. A method of battery management comprising the steps of:

integrating a plurality of electronic devices within a battery during manufacturing of the batter;

performing a periodic measurement by the electronic devices of a plurality of evaluation parameters for the battery;

determining the health of the battery based on the evaluation parameters; and

integrating the battery into a battery monitoring application.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the steps of:

performing periodic self-testing of each battery associated with the battery monitoring system by the electronic devices;

generating a trend analysis for each evaluation parameter for the battery; and

creating a battery life prediction for each battery based on the trend analysis generated.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of:

determining the health of each battery associated with the battery monitoring system;

evaluating if each battery possesses a pre-determined level of health;

continuing periodic testing if the battery possesses a pre-determined level of health; and

replacing the battery if it fails to possess a predetermined level of health.