BATTERY LIFE TRACKING FOR WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEMS
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1. A method for predicting an amount of energy associated with a battery, comprising:
- storing, by a node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery for each type of operation performed by the node;
storing, by the node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery when the node is active based on the stored amount of energy drawn for each type of operation; and
transmitting, by the node, an indication of the amount of energy drawn from the battery in order to compute a prediction of the remaining battery energy.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to predicting an amount of energy associated with a battery, by: storing, by a node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery for each type of operation performed by the node, storing, by the node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery when the node is active based on the stored amount of energy drawn for each type of operation, and transmitting, by the node, an indication of the amount of energy drawn from the battery in order to compute a prediction of the remaining battery energy.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for predicting an amount of energy associated with a battery, comprising:
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storing, by a node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery for each type of operation performed by the node; storing, by the node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery when the node is active based on the stored amount of energy drawn for each type of operation; and transmitting, by the node, an indication of the amount of energy drawn from the battery in order to compute a prediction of the remaining battery energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for predicting an amount of energy associated with a battery comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; store a value for an amount of energy drawn from a battery powering the apparatus for each type of operation performed by the apparatus; store a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery when the apparatus is active based on the stored amount of energy drawn for each type of operation; and transmit an indication of the amount of energy drawn from the battery in order to compute a prediction of the remaining battery energy. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircraft comprising:
a wireless node configured to; store a value for an amount of energy drawn from a battery powering the node for each type of operation performed by the node; store a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery when the node is active based on the stored amount of energy drawn for each type of operation; and transmit an indication of the amount of energy drawn from the battery in order to compute a prediction of the remaining battery energy. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to; store first values corresponding to energy consumed by a wireless node for a plurality of operation types; store a second value corresponding to an initial battery energy associated with a battery that powers the wireless node; and predict a remaining battery energy associated with the battery based on the first values and the second value. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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