Battery post connector
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1. A battery monitoring system for use with a battery used to power electronic devices within a vehicle, the battery having a ledge proximate a battery post, the system comprising:
- a terminal adapter having a first compressively tightened connection at one end to electrically connect to the battery post and a second compressively tightened connection at another end to connect to a non-conducting portion of a cable, the cable being used to carry energy between the battery and the vehicle;
a shunt attached at one end to the terminal adapter and at another end to a conducting portion of the cable;
a battery monitoring circuit configured to measure a voltage drop between at least two separate portions of the shunt; and
wherein the first compressively tightened connection at the one end and the second compressively tightened connection at the another end are sized and shaped to fit entirely within the ledge.
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Abstract
A battery monitoring system that may be used to measure/monitor any number of battery operating conditions, including those associated with a vehicle battery. The system may be configured to interconnect a battery post that receives energy from the battery and a cable that electrically connects the battery to a vehicle.
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1. A battery monitoring system for use with a battery used to power electronic devices within a vehicle, the battery having a ledge proximate a battery post, the system comprising:
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a terminal adapter having a first compressively tightened connection at one end to electrically connect to the battery post and a second compressively tightened connection at another end to connect to a non-conducting portion of a cable, the cable being used to carry energy between the battery and the vehicle; a shunt attached at one end to the terminal adapter and at another end to a conducting portion of the cable; a battery monitoring circuit configured to measure a voltage drop between at least two separate portions of the shunt; and wherein the first compressively tightened connection at the one end and the second compressively tightened connection at the another end are sized and shaped to fit entirely within the ledge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A battery monitoring system for use between a vehicle battery and a vehicle cable, the cable being used for transferring energy between the vehicle battery and one or more electronic devices included within a vehicle, the battery monitoring system comprising:
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a shunt having a first end connected to an electrically conducting portion of the cable; a terminal adapter composed of a continuous piece of material, the terminal adapter having; (i) a first cylindrically shaped, compressively tightened portion to electrically connect to a post of the battery; (ii) a second, shunt connecting portion at a first quadrant of the first portion, the second portion being electrically connected to the shunt; and (iii) a third, cable connecting portion proximate a boundary defined by a second and a third quadrant of the first portion, the third portion connecting to a non-conducting portion of the cable; and a battery monitoring circuit having first and second pins respectively connected to first and second points of the shunt, the battery monitoring circuit measuring a voltage drop between the pins. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A battery monitoring system for between a battery having a battery post and a cable used to carry energy exchanged with the battery, the battery monitoring system comprising:
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a shunt having a first end and a second end, the shunt extending lengthwise between the first and second ends; a first electrically conducting portion connected between the first end of the shunt and the battery post, the first electrically conducting portion having a fastener to attach to the battery post, the first electrically conducting portion including a first leg extending below a first main body portion, the first main body portion being generally rectangular and extending lengthwise beyond both sides of the first leg and both sides of the first end of the shunt; a second electrically conducting portion connected between the second end of the shunt and the cable, the second electrically conducting portion being separate from the first electrically conducting portion and including a second leg extending below a second main body portion, the second main body portion extending above and beyond both sides of the second end of the shunt; and a battery monitoring circuit in contact with both of the first and second legs, the battery monitoring circuit having electrical connections with the shunt at two separate locations, the battery monitoring circuit measuring a voltage drop between the two separate locations of the shunt. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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