Wireless battery management system
First Claim
1. A battery management system comprising:
- a computing device comprising;
an output data request port coupled with a wireless computer signal transmitter; and
an input data port coupled with a wireless computer signal receiver;
a first battery unit monitoring module coupled with a first battery unit and comprising;
an input data request port coupled with a module wireless signal receiver that is connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal transmitter of the output data request port of the computing device;
an output data request port;
an output data port coupled with a wireless module signal transmitter connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal receiver of the input data port of the computing device;
wherein computing device sends a data request to the output data request port that is converted into a wireless signal by the wireless computer signal transmitter;
wherein said data request is received by the wireless module signal receiver and provided to the input data request port;
a second battery unit monitoring module coupled with a second battery unit and comprising;
a single input data request port connected only to the output data request port of the first battery unit monitoring module, therein defining a module connection between said first battery unit monitoring module and said second battery unit monitoring module;
an output data port coupled the input data port of the computing device;
wherein the first battery unit monitoring is a master to said second battery unit monitoring module and the second battery unit monitoring module is a slave to the first battery unit monitoring module,wherein the first battery unit monitoring module responds to a data request signal from the output data request port of the computing device b transmitting data of the first battery unit to the input data port of the computing device and subsequently transmits a data request to the second battery unit monitoring module through said module connection; and
wherein the second battery unit monitoring module responds to the data request from the output data request port the first battery unit monitoring module by transmitting data of the second battery unit to the input data port of the computing device;
wherein the computing device receives data from the first and second battery unit monitoring modules sequentially after sending a single data request signal to only the first battery unit monitoring module; and
wherein the computing device receives data from the second battery unit monitoring module automatically after receiving data from the first battery unit monitoring module.
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Abstract
A wireless battery management system includes a computing device and first and second battery unit monitoring modules. The computing device includes an output data request port and an input data port. In response to a data request from the output data request port of the computing device, a first battery unit monitoring module transmits data of the first battery unit to the input data port of the computing device wirelessly and may transmits a data request to the second battery unit monitoring module. In response, the second battery unit monitoring module may transmit data of the second battery unit to the input data port of the computing device wirelessly or transmit data of the second battery to the first module for wireless transmission. In addition, each battery unit monitoring module may communicate wirelessly and independently with the computing device.
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19 Claims
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1. A battery management system comprising:
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a computing device comprising; an output data request port coupled with a wireless computer signal transmitter; and an input data port coupled with a wireless computer signal receiver; a first battery unit monitoring module coupled with a first battery unit and comprising; an input data request port coupled with a module wireless signal receiver that is connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal transmitter of the output data request port of the computing device; an output data request port; an output data port coupled with a wireless module signal transmitter connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal receiver of the input data port of the computing device; wherein computing device sends a data request to the output data request port that is converted into a wireless signal by the wireless computer signal transmitter; wherein said data request is received by the wireless module signal receiver and provided to the input data request port; a second battery unit monitoring module coupled with a second battery unit and comprising; a single input data request port connected only to the output data request port of the first battery unit monitoring module, therein defining a module connection between said first battery unit monitoring module and said second battery unit monitoring module; an output data port coupled the input data port of the computing device; wherein the first battery unit monitoring is a master to said second battery unit monitoring module and the second battery unit monitoring module is a slave to the first battery unit monitoring module, wherein the first battery unit monitoring module responds to a data request signal from the output data request port of the computing device b transmitting data of the first battery unit to the input data port of the computing device and subsequently transmits a data request to the second battery unit monitoring module through said module connection; and wherein the second battery unit monitoring module responds to the data request from the output data request port the first battery unit monitoring module by transmitting data of the second battery unit to the input data port of the computing device; wherein the computing device receives data from the first and second battery unit monitoring modules sequentially after sending a single data request signal to only the first battery unit monitoring module; and wherein the computing device receives data from the second battery unit monitoring module automatically after receiving data from the first battery unit monitoring module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery management system comprising:
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as computing device comprising; an output data request port coupled with a wireless computer signal transmitter; and an input data port coupled with a wireless computer signal receiver; a first battery unit monitoring module coupled with a first battery unit and composing; an input data request port coupled with a first module wireless signal receiver that is connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal transmitter of the output data request port of the computing device; an output data port coupled with a first wireless module signal transmitter connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal receiver of the input data port of the computing device; wherein computing device sends a data request to the output data request port that is convened into a wireless signal by the wireless computer signal transmitter; wherein said data request is received by the first wireless module signal receiver and provided to the input data request port; wherein the first battery unit monitoring module responds to a data request signal from the output data request port of the computing device by transmitting data of the first battery unit wirelessly through the first wireless module signal transmitter to the input data port of the computing device; a second battery unit monitoring module coupled with a second battery unit and comprising; a second input data request port coupled with a second module wireless signal receiver that is connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal transmitter of the output data request port of the computing device; a second output data port coupled with a second wireless module signal transmitter connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal receiver of the input data port of the computing device; wherein computing device sends a data request to the output data request port that is converted into a wireless signal by the wireless computer signal transmitter; wherein said data request is received by the second wireless module signal receiver and provided to the second input data request port; wherein the second battery unit monitoring module responds to a data request signal from the output data request port of the computing device by transmitting data of the second battery unit wirelessly through the second wireless module signal transmitter to the input data port of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of managing a battery unit comprising the steps of:
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providing a battery management system comprising; an output data request port coupled with a wireless computer signal transmitter; and an input data port coupled with a wireless computer signal receiver; a first battery unit monitoring module coupled with a first battery unit and comprising; an input data request port coupled with a first module wireless signal receiver that as connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal transmitter of the output data request port of the computing device; an output data port coupled with a first wireless module signal transmitter connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal receiver of the input data port of the computing device; wherein computing device sends a data request to the output data request port that is converted into a wireless signal by the wireless computer signal transmitter; wherein said data request is received by the first wireless module signal receiver and provided to the input data request port; wherein the first battery unit monitoring module responds to a data request signal from the output data request port of the computing device by transmitting data of the first battery unit wirelessly through the first wireless module signal transmitter to the input data port of the computing device; a second battery unit monitoring module coupled with a second battery unit and comprising; a second input data request port coupled with a second module wireless signal receiver that is connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal transmitter of the output data request port of the computing device; a second output data port coupled with a second wireless module signal transmitter connected wirelessly to the wireless computer signal receiver of the input data port of the computing device; wherein computing device sends a data request to the output data request port that is converted into a wireless signal by the wireless computer signal transmitter; wherein said data request is received by the second wireless module signal receiver and provided to the second input data request port; wherein the second battery unit monitoring module responds to a data request signal from the output data request port of the computing device by transmitting data of the second battery unit wirelessly through the second wireless module signal transmitter to the input data port of the computing device; and wherein the computing device outputs an alarm when an error condition is detected. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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