System And Method For Displaying Battery String Cell Data In Polar Coordinate Graphical Form

• US 20120078550A1
• Filed: 03/25/2011
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Liebert Corporation (Vertiv Holdings Co.)
• Original Assignee: Liebert Corporation (Vertiv Holdings Co.)
• Inventors: Weymans, David, Deveau, Edward W., Drozd, Peter
• Application Number:
  US13/071,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20120078550A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3646 for indicating electrical conditions or variables, e.g. visual or audible indicators
• 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 10/482 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, battery string cell data obtained by a battery monitor monitoring the battery string is transmitted to a computer by the battery monitor. The computer has a display coupled to it. The computer displays the battery string cell data for each battery string in graphical form in a polar coordinate graphical image with data for a plurality of battery strings being displayed simultaneously, each in its own polar coordinate graphical image.

Claims

1. A system for displaying battery string cell data, comprising:

a. a computer that receives the battery string cell data from a battery monitor that collects the battery string cell data from a battery string;

c. the computer displaying the battery string cell data on a display in a graphical form in a polar coordinate graphical image.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the computer receives battery string cell data for a plurality of battery strings and displays simultaneously on the display the battery string cell data for each battery string with the battery string cell data for each battery string displayed on the display in a separate polar coordinate graphical image.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the battery string cell data for each battery string includes a cell datum for each cell in the battery string, wherein the polar coordinate graphical image includes a wheel and spoke image having a spoke extending from a hub for each cell datum wherein each spoke is scaled so that its length corresponds to a value of the cell datum.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the battery string cell data includes a cell datum for each cell in the battery string, wherein the polar coordinate graphical image includes a wheel and spoke image having a spoke extending from a hub for each cell datum wherein each spoke is scaled so that its length corresponds to a value of the cell datum.

6. The system of claim 2 including a plurality of battery monitors that monitor and collect battery string cell data from a plurality of battery strings, the computer receiving the battery string cell data for the plurality of battery cells from the plurality of battery monitors and displaying simultaneously on the display the battery string cell data for each battery string with the battery string cell data for each battery string displayed on the display in a separate polar coordinate graphical image.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the battery string cell data for each battery string includes a cell datum for each cell in the battery string, wherein the polar coordinate graphical image includes a wheel and spoke image having a spoke extending from a hub for each cell datum wherein each spoke is scaled so that its length corresponds to a value of the cell datum.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the battery string cell data includes a cell datum for each cell in the battery string, wherein the polar coordinate graphical image includes a wheel and spoke image having a spoke extending from a hub for each cell datum wherein each spoke is scaled so that its length corresponds to a value of the cell datum.

5. A battery monitor system, comprising:

a. a battery monitor that monitors and collects battery string cell data from a battery string;

b. a computer that receives the battery string cell data from the battery monitor;

c. the computer displaying the battery string cell data on a display in a graphical form in a polar coordinate graphical image.

9. A method of displaying battery string cell data, comprising:

a. receiving with a computer the battery string cell data from a battery monitor that collects the battery string cell data from a battery string; and

b. formatting with the computer the battery string cell data into a polar coordinate graphical image and displaying with the computer the polar coordinate graphical image on a display.

10. The method of claim 9 including receiving with the computer battery string cell data for a plurality of battery strings and with the computer displaying simultaneously on the display the battery string cell data for each battery string with the battery string cell data for each battery string displayed on the display in a separate polar coordinate graphical image.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the battery string cell data for each battery string includes a cell datum for each cell in the battery string, and formatting with the computer the battery string cell data into a polar coordinate graphical image includes formatting the battery string cell data into a wheel and spoke image having a spoke extending from a hub for each cell datum wherein each spoke is scaled so that its length corresponds to a value of the cell datum.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the battery string cell data includes a cell datum for each cell in the battery string, and formatting with the computer the battery string cell data into a polar coordinate graphical image includes formatting the battery string cell data into a wheel and spoke image having a spoke extending from a hub for each cell datum wherein each spoke is scaled so that its length corresponds to a value of the cell.