Battery health management and recording
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1. A method for managing a battery system, the method comprising:
- monitoring a number of battery units in the battery system for battery data, wherein the battery data comprises at least one of battery voltage, battery current, and battery temperature;
storing the battery data using a schedule, wherein the schedule is a variable rate, wherein the variable rate is configured to store the battery data when activity exists in the number of battery units, but temporarily postpones the storing of battery data if there have no changes to the battery data after a predetermined period of time;
identifying performance information for the number of battery units in the battery system using the battery data and a history of battery data for battery units of a same type as the number of battery units, the performance data comprising state of life, state of charge, and state of health.
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A method, system, and apparatus are provided for managing battery data. A health monitoring unit monitors a number of battery units for battery data. A data logger stores the battery data. A data processing system identifies performance information from the battery data. A new battery design may be modified based on the performance data. Also, the performance data may be compared to health thresholds for inconsistencies to identify when the number of battery units may need to be serviced.
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1. A method for managing a battery system, the method comprising:
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monitoring a number of battery units in the battery system for battery data, wherein the battery data comprises at least one of battery voltage, battery current, and battery temperature; storing the battery data using a schedule, wherein the schedule is a variable rate, wherein the variable rate is configured to store the battery data when activity exists in the number of battery units, but temporarily postpones the storing of battery data if there have no changes to the battery data after a predetermined period of time; identifying performance information for the number of battery units in the battery system using the battery data and a history of battery data for battery units of a same type as the number of battery units, the performance data comprising state of life, state of charge, and state of health. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a number of battery units in the battery system; and a health monitoring unit associated with the number of battery units, the health monitoring unit configured to monitor the number of battery units in the battery system for battery data, wherein the battery data comprises at least one of battery voltage, battery current, and battery temperature for the number of battery units;
store the battery data;
identify performance information for the number of battery units in the battery system using the battery data and a history of battery data for battery units of a same type as the number of battery units, the performance data comprising state of life, state of charge, and state of health, wherein the health monitoring unit includes a data logger configured to store the battery data using a schedule, wherein the schedule is a variable rate, wherein the variable rate is the data logger being configured to store the battery data when activity exists in the number of battery units, but temporarily postpones the storing of battery data if there have no changes to the battery data after a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery environment, comprising:
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a battery system for an aircraft, wherein the battery system is configured to supply power to the aircraft; a number of battery packs located in the battery system; a health monitoring unit configured to monitor the number of battery units in the battery system for battery data, wherein the battery data comprises at least one of battery voltage, battery current, and battery temperature for the number of battery units, the health monitoring unit associated with the number of battery packs and including a data logger configured to store the battery data, wherein the health monitoring unit includes a data logger configured to store the battery data using a schedule, wherein the schedule is a variable rate, wherein the variable rate is the data logger being configured to store the battery data when activity exists in the number of battery units, but temporarily postpones the storing of battery data if there have no changes to the battery data after a predetermined period of time; and a data processing system configured to identify performance information for the number of battery units in the battery system using the battery data and a history of battery data for battery units of a same type as the number of battery units, the performance data comprising state of life, state of charge, and state of health. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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