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Battery charge monitoring apparatus and method

  • US 5,281,955 A
  • Filed: 09/20/1991
  • Issued: 01/25/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for monitoring operation and recording status of at least one battery component of an uninterruptible power supply system, comprising:

  • a. means for sensing physical parameters associated with said battery defining battery status;

    b. means for visibly displaying alphanumeric characters indicative of present values of said physical parameters defining status of said uninterruptible power supply system battery;

    c. means for electronically storing said sensed parameters upon deviation from preselected limits, to provide a historical chronology of said uninterruptible power supply system battery operation;

    d. means for supplying backup power to said apparatus upon interruption of utility power to said apparatus;

    e. means for triggering an alarm for signaling an operator upon interruption of said utility power;

    f. means for triggering said alarm upon one of said parameters deviating from associated predetermined limits.

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