Device for and method of switching and monitoring batteries
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1. A device for switching and monitoring batteries for providing power to a battery-operated device, comprising:
- a) an n-to-1 multiplexer, having n multiplexer inputs, having a command input, having a power input, and having an output, where the n-to-1 multiplexer includes a state where none of the n multiplexer inputs are connected to the output;
b) n batteries, wherein each of the n batteries is connected to one of the n multiplexer inputs of the n-to-1 multiplexer;
c) a sensor array, having an input connected to the output of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a voltage output, and having a sensor output;
d) a controller, having a sensor input connected to the sensor output of the sensor array, having a receiver input, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a command output connected to the command input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, and having a status output;
e) a receiver, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a receiving input, and having an output connected to the receiver input of the controller;
f) a transmitter, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, and having a transmitting output connected to the status output of the controller; and
g) n diodes, where each of the n diode has a cathode and an anode, where all of the cathodes of the n diodes are connected together, where each anode of the n diodes is connected to one of the n batteries, and where the cathodes of the n diodes are connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer.
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Abstract
The present invention is a device for switching and monitoring batteries for powering a battery-operated device that includes an n-to-1 multiplexer; batteries; a sensor array; a controller; a receiver; a transmitter; and diodes for selectively connecting power for the multiplexer, the sensor array, the controller, the receiver, and the transmitter.
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1. A device for switching and monitoring batteries for providing power to a battery-operated device, comprising:
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a) an n-to-1 multiplexer, having n multiplexer inputs, having a command input, having a power input, and having an output, where the n-to-1 multiplexer includes a state where none of the n multiplexer inputs are connected to the output; b) n batteries, wherein each of the n batteries is connected to one of the n multiplexer inputs of the n-to-1 multiplexer; c) a sensor array, having an input connected to the output of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a voltage output, and having a sensor output; d) a controller, having a sensor input connected to the sensor output of the sensor array, having a receiver input, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a command output connected to the command input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, and having a status output; e) a receiver, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a receiving input, and having an output connected to the receiver input of the controller; f) a transmitter, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, and having a transmitting output connected to the status output of the controller; and g) n diodes, where each of the n diode has a cathode and an anode, where all of the cathodes of the n diodes are connected together, where each anode of the n diodes is connected to one of the n batteries, and where the cathodes of the n diodes are connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for switching and monitoring batteries for providing power to a battery-operated device, comprising:
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a) an n-to-1 multiplexer, having n multiplexer inputs, having a command input, having a power input, and having an output, where the n-to-1 multiplexer does not include a state where none of the n multiplexer inputs are connected to the output; b) n-1 batteries, wherein each of the n-1 batteries is connected to one of the n multiplexer inputs of the n-to-1 multiplexer; c) a sensor array, having an input connected to the output of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a voltage output, and having a sensor output; d) a controller, having a sensor input connected to the sensor output of the sensor array, having a receiver input, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a command output connected to the command input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, and having a status output; e) a receiver, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, having a receiving input, and having an output connected to the receiver input of the controller; f) a transmitter, having a power input connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer, and having a transmitting output connected to the status output of the controller; and g) n-1 diodes, where each of the n-1 diode has a cathode and an anode, where all of the cathodes of the n-1 diodes are connected together, where each anode of the n-1 diodes is connected to one of the n-1 batteries, and where the cathodes of the n-1 diodes are connected to the power input of the n-to-1 multiplexer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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