Systems and Methods of Electrically Powering Devices
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1. A system for powering an un-manned vehicle, the system comprising:
- a smart battery that is removable from the un-manned vehicle, the smart battery including;
a battery for powering the un-manned vehicle;
a charging module coupled to charge the battery;
a measurement module coupled to measure electrical characteristics of the battery;
processing logic, wherein the measurement module is coupled between the processing logic and the battery, and wherein the processing logic is configured to receive the electrical characteristics measured by the measurement module; and
a communication interface; and
a battery charger to power the smart battery, the battery charger including;
a power delivery module to provide power to the charging module for charging the battery; and
a receiver, wherein the communication interface of the smart battery is configured to receive the electrical characteristics and transmit the electrical characteristics to the receiver of the battery charger.
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Abstract
A smart battery includes a battery and a measurement module coupled to measure electrical characteristics of the battery. The smart battery also includes processing logic and a communication interface configured to receive the electrical characteristics and transmit the electrical characteristics to a receiver.
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1. A system for powering an un-manned vehicle, the system comprising:
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a smart battery that is removable from the un-manned vehicle, the smart battery including; a battery for powering the un-manned vehicle; a charging module coupled to charge the battery; a measurement module coupled to measure electrical characteristics of the battery; processing logic, wherein the measurement module is coupled between the processing logic and the battery, and wherein the processing logic is configured to receive the electrical characteristics measured by the measurement module; and a communication interface; and a battery charger to power the smart battery, the battery charger including; a power delivery module to provide power to the charging module for charging the battery; and a receiver, wherein the communication interface of the smart battery is configured to receive the electrical characteristics and transmit the electrical characteristics to the receiver of the battery charger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A smart battery comprising:
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a battery; a measurement module coupled to measure electrical characteristics of the battery; processing logic, wherein the measurement module is coupled between the processing logic and the battery; a memory coupled to the processing logic, wherein the processing logic is configured to store the electrical characteristics measured by the measurement module to the memory; and a communication interface configured to receive the electrical characteristics and transmit the electrical characteristics to a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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initiating, by processing logic, a first electrical measurement of a battery at a first time, wherein the battery and the processing logic are included in a smart battery; storing first electrical data representative of the first electrical measurement in a memory included in the smart battery; initiating, by processing logic, a second electrical measurement of the battery at a second time following the first time; storing second electrical data representative of the second electrical measurement in the memory included within the smart battery; determining, with the processing logic of the smart battery, a battery life value based at least in part on the first and second electrical data; and transmitting, with a communication interface of the smart battery, the battery life value to a receiver external to the smart battery. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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