System for automatically gathering battery information
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a storage battery having a housing; and
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) label affixed to an outer surface of the housing of the storage battery,wherein the RFID label includes stored battery test/charge results; and
battery maintenance circuitry configured to store information into the RFID label.
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Abstract
A method that includes affixing a radio frequency identification tag on a storage battery at a battery manufacturing plant. The method also includes storing battery manufacturing information into the radio frequency identification tag at the battery manufacturing plant. The battery manufacturing information includes a battery algorithm suitable for use in testing the storage battery.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage battery having a housing; and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) label affixed to an outer surface of the housing of the storage battery, wherein the RFID label includes stored battery test/charge results; and battery maintenance circuitry configured to store information into the RFID label. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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affixing a radio-frequency identification (RFID) label to a housing of the storage battery, wherein the RFID label is electrically isolated from the storage battery; testing the storage battery; and storing the test results in the RFID label. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage battery having a housing; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) label affixed to an external surface of the storage battery, and battery maintenance circuitry configured to store information into the RFID label; wherein the RFID label is electrically isolated from the storage battery and includes stored battery test/charge results. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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