Wireless battery monitoring system and method
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1. A battery monitoring system, comprising:
- a receiver; and
a plurality of wireless transmitters, each of the transmitters connectable to a corresponding battery, the transmitters being encoded to identify the corresponding battery, the transmitters being programmed to transmit data regarding the corresponding battery to the receiver, and the transmitters further being configured to connect a load across the corresponding battery, the load being a modulated semiconductor configured to draw a current within an order of magnitude of a normal battery leakage current.
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Abstract
A wireless battery monitoring system and method include a receiver and a plurality of wireless transmitters. The transmitters are connectable to a corresponding battery and are encoded to identify the corresponding battery. The transmitters are programmed to transmit data regarding the corresponding battery, such as voltage, temperature, balancer activity, etc., to the receiver.
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1. A battery monitoring system, comprising:
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a receiver; and a plurality of wireless transmitters, each of the transmitters connectable to a corresponding battery, the transmitters being encoded to identify the corresponding battery, the transmitters being programmed to transmit data regarding the corresponding battery to the receiver, and the transmitters further being configured to connect a load across the corresponding battery, the load being a modulated semiconductor configured to draw a current within an order of magnitude of a normal battery leakage current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of monitoring a plurality of batteries;
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connecting a wireless transmitter across a corresponding one of the plurality of batteries such that each of the batteries has a corresponding transmitter connected thereto, the transmitters being configured to connect a load across the corresponding battery, the load being a modulated semiconductor configured to draw a current within an order of magnitude of a normal battery leakage current; encoding each of the transmitters to identify the corresponding battery; and transmitting data from the transmitters regarding the corresponding battery to a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of monitoring a plurality of batteries;
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connecting a first wireless transmitter across a first battery; connecting a second wireless transmitter across a second battery; programming the transmitters to modulate a semiconductor across the corresponding battery to draw a current within an order of magnitude of a normal battery leakage current; encoding each of the transmitters to identify the corresponding battery; transmitting, randomly, data from the transmitters regarding the corresponding battery to a receiver; and validating each data upon receipt, wherein— if the data fails validation the data is discarded, and if the data passes validation, the data is time stamped and stored in a database; wherein the communications is one way, such that the receiver does not request data from the transmitters. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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