VEHICLE POWER FLOW MONITORING
First Claim
1. A vehicle electrical power flow monitoring system comprising:
- at least one channel power monitor node corresponding to a respective power distribution channel of a vehicle electrical power system, the at least one channel power monitor node being common to at least another different vehicle monitoring system, andat least one data acquisition node within each power distribution channel, each of the at least one data acquisition node being common to the at least another different vehicle monitoring system and communicably connected to a respective channel power monitor node; and
wherein the at least one channel power monitor node is configured to receive electrical power flow data from a corresponding data acquisition node and determine an operating state of the vehicle electrical power system based on the electrical power flow data.
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Abstract
A vehicle electrical power flow monitoring system including at least one channel power monitor node corresponding to a respective power distribution channel of a vehicle electrical power system, the at least one channel power monitor node being common to at least another different vehicle monitoring system, and at least one data acquisition node within each power distribution channel, each of the at least one data acquisition node being common to the at least another different vehicle monitoring system and communicably connected to a respective channel power monitor node, and wherein the at least one channel power monitor node is configured to receive electrical power flow data from a corresponding data acquisition node and determine an operating state of the vehicle electrical power system based on the electrical power flow data.
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1. A vehicle electrical power flow monitoring system comprising:
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at least one channel power monitor node corresponding to a respective power distribution channel of a vehicle electrical power system, the at least one channel power monitor node being common to at least another different vehicle monitoring system, and at least one data acquisition node within each power distribution channel, each of the at least one data acquisition node being common to the at least another different vehicle monitoring system and communicably connected to a respective channel power monitor node; and wherein the at least one channel power monitor node is configured to receive electrical power flow data from a corresponding data acquisition node and determine an operating state of the vehicle electrical power system based on the electrical power flow data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle electrical power flow monitoring system comprising:
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a user interface; a parasitic power flow monitor having a hierarchical architecture and including at least one channel power monitor node corresponding to a respective power distribution channel of a vehicle electrical power system, the at least one channel power monitor node being common to at least another different vehicle monitoring system, and a plurality of acquisition nodes within each power distribution channel, each of the plurality of data acquisition nodes being common to the at least another different vehicle monitoring system and communicably connected to a corresponding channel power monitor node; and wherein the at least one channel power monitor node is configured to receive electrical power flow data from respective ones of the at least one data acquisition node and determine an operating state of the vehicle electrical power system based on the electrical power flow data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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sending electrical power flow data from at least one data acquisition node, that is common to a plurality of vehicle monitoring systems, distributed throughout a power distribution channel of an electrical power system of a vehicle, to a respective channel power monitor node that is common to a plurality of vehicle monitoring systems; and determining, with at least one channel power monitor node, an operating state of the electrical power system based on the electrical power flow data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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