Battery safety monitor system
First Claim
1. A battery safety monitor, comprising:
- at least one battery comprising at least one cell string and providing at least one output signal;
a Zener diode coupled to the at least one output signal of the at least one battery and capable of reducing a received voltage therefrom;
a detector operatively coupled to an output of the Zener diode to determine a non-normal condition;
a microcontroller operatively coupled to the output of the Zener diode and to the at least one output signal of the at least one battery; and
an isolator coupled to an output of the microcontroller and providing an isolated signal to an external monitoring device.
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Abstract
A battery safety monitor system. The system includes at least one battery, at least one zener diode, at least one safety device, a microcontroller, a display device and a power supply. The at least one battery comprises at least one cell string capable of outputting voltage signals. The at least one zener diode is operatively coupled to the at least one battery cell string. The at least one safety device is operatively coupled to the at least one battery cell string. The microcontroller is operatively coupled to the at least one zener diode. The display device is operatively coupled to the microcontroller. The power supply is operatively coupled to the microcontroller and the display device.
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1. A battery safety monitor, comprising:
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at least one battery comprising at least one cell string and providing at least one output signal; a Zener diode coupled to the at least one output signal of the at least one battery and capable of reducing a received voltage therefrom; a detector operatively coupled to an output of the Zener diode to determine a non-normal condition; a microcontroller operatively coupled to the output of the Zener diode and to the at least one output signal of the at least one battery; and an isolator coupled to an output of the microcontroller and providing an isolated signal to an external monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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