System and method for determining battery condition and telecommunications equipment incorporating the same
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1. A system for determining a condition of a battery, comprising:
- a load controller, having a memory and model adaptation circuitry, that couples a load of a known magnitude to said battery, said model adaptation circuitry adapting a model of said battery by monitoring said battery over time; and
a voltage monitor, coupled to said load controller, that measures voltages of said battery at first and second times and provides said voltages to said load controller, said load controller comparing a slope defined by said voltages to said model stored in said memory and regarding said battery to determine a condition thereof.
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Abstract
A system for, and method of, determining a condition of a battery and telecommunications equipment incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a load controller, having a memory, that couples a load of a known magnitude to the battery and (2) a voltage monitor, coupled to the load controller, that measures voltages of the battery at first and second times and provides the voltages to the load controller, the load controller comparing a slope defined by the voltages to a model stored in the memory and regarding the battery to determine a condition thereof.
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1. A system for determining a condition of a battery, comprising:
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a load controller, having a memory and model adaptation circuitry, that couples a load of a known magnitude to said battery, said model adaptation circuitry adapting a model of said battery by monitoring said battery over time; and a voltage monitor, coupled to said load controller, that measures voltages of said battery at first and second times and provides said voltages to said load controller, said load controller comparing a slope defined by said voltages to said model stored in said memory and regarding said battery to determine a condition thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of determining a condition of a battery, comprising:
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coupling a load of a known magnitude to said battery; measuring voltages of said battery at first and second times; comparing a slope defined by said voltages to a model regarding said battery to determine a condition thereof; and adapting said model by monitoring said battery over time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Telecommunications equipment, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a battery, coupled to said transceiver; a battery charger, couplable to said battery and including a system for determining a condition of said battery, including; a load controller, having a memory and model adaptation circuitry, that couples a load of a known magnitude to said battery, said model adaptation circuitry adapting a model of said battery by monitoring said battery over time, and a voltage monitor, coupled to said load controller, that measures voltages of said battery at first and second times and provides said voltages to said load controller, said load controller comparing a slope defined by said voltages to said model stored in said memory and regarding said battery to determine a condition thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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