Electric battery for vehicles

• US 8,922,157 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2010
• Issued: 12/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: META Systems (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: META Systems (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Simonazzi, Giuseppe
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, NGHIA M
• Application Number:
  US13/501,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20120242278A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,560 Days
• Field of Search: 320/104, 320106-107, 320/109, 701/400, 701/408, 701/412, 701468-470, 701484-486, 726 34- 36
• US Class Current: 320/106
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/42 Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells H01M10/60 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/576 in response to theft
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

The electric battery for vehicles includes accumulation elements of electric charge connectable to the power supply line of a vehicle and electronic processing elements suitable for managing and/or controlling the use and the state of the battery.

Claims

1. Electric battery (1) for vehicles, comprising accumulation means (2) of electric charge connectable to the power supply line of a vehicle, and electronic processing means (3) suitable for managing and/or controlling the use and the state of said battery (1), wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise a communication unit (4) suitable for communicating with at least a remote processing unit (C), comprising:

verification means (7) of at least one between an identification code of said battery (1) and an identification code of said vehicle, wherein said electronic processing means (3) are associable with at least an anti-ignition device (8) of said vehicle suitable for forcing the engine cut off said vehicle in the case of said verification means (7) detecting that at least one between said identification code of the battery (1) and said identification code of the vehicle is incorrect and/or in the case in which it would not be possible to send and/or receive, by means of the communication unit (4), said identification codes of the battery or of the vehicle towards the remote processing unit (C);

at least an electric connection port of said electronic processing means (3) and associable with a communication channel of said vehicle of the CAN (Controller Area Network) type;

a supplementary communication unit (11) suitable for communicating with at least said anti-ignition device (8) and having means of transmission/receiving of signals through said communication channel.

2. Battery (1) according to the claim 1, wherein said communication unit (4) comprises at least a transmitter and/or a receiver operating with mobile phone protocols.

3. Battery (1) according to the claim 2, characterized by the fact that said mobile phone protocols are selected from the group comprising GSM, GPRS, UMTS or the like.

4. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said communication unit (4) comprises at least an antenna for the transmission/receiving of at least a signal towards/from said remote processing unit (C).

5. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise at least a management and control unit (5).

6. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise storage means (6) for storing at least one between an identification code of said battery (1) and an identification code of said vehicle.

7. Battery (1) according to claim 6, wherein it comprises at least an interruption device operatively associated with said electronic processing means (3) and suitable for interrupting the connection between said accumulation means (2) and the power supply line of said vehicle in the case of said verification means (7) detecting that at least one between said identification code of the battery (1) and said identification code of the vehicle is incorrect.

8. Battery (1) according to claim 7, wherein said supplementary communication unit (11) is suitable for communicating with at least said interruption device.

9. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise at least a locating device (9) for locating the position of said vehicle.

10. Battery (1) according to claim 9, characterized by the fact that said locating device (9) comprises at least a satellite signal receiver.

11. Battery (1) according to claim 9, wherein said supplementary communication unit (11) is suitable for communicating with at least said locating device (9).

12. Battery (1) according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said electronic processing means (3) are associable with at least a locating device (9) for locating the position of said vehicle.

13. Battery (1) according to claim 1, wherein said electronic processing means (3) comprise at least a device for measuring the instantaneous acceleration/deceleration (10) of said vehicle.

14. Battery (1) according to the claim 1, wherein said supplementary communication unit (11) comprises means of transmission/receiving by means of conveyed waves, through said vehicle power supply line.

15. Battery (1) according to the claim 1, wherein said supplementary communication unit (11) comprises means of transmission/receiving of radio-frequency signals towards/from at least a radio-frequency module associated with said electronic device (D).

16. Battery (1) according to the claim 1, comprising at least a container body associable with said vehicle and suitable for housing at least said accumulation means (2) and said electronic processing means (3).