Battery management system including cloud server to schedule batteries for use and related methods
First Claim
1. A battery management system for a plurality of batteries at a geographical location, the battery management system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless battery chargers at the geographical location for charging the plurality of batteries;
a plurality of wireless battery monitors at the geographical location and carried by associated ones of the plurality of batteries; and
a battery management cloud server for communicating with the wireless battery chargers and the wireless battery monitors toremotely collect battery charging status data from the plurality of wireless battery chargers based upon charging of the batteries,remotely collect battery status data for the batteries from the wireless battery monitors, andremotely process the battery and charger status data to schedule the batteries for use based upon the battery and charger status data.
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Abstract
A battery management system for batteries at a geographical location may include wireless battery chargers at the geographical location for charging the batteries and wireless battery monitors at the geographical location and carried by associated ones of the batteries. The battery management system may also include a battery management cloud server for communicating with the wireless battery chargers and the wireless battery monitors to remotely collect battery charging status data from the wireless battery chargers based upon charging of the batteries and to remotely collect battery status data for the batteries from the wireless battery monitors. The battery management cloud server may also remotely process the battery and charger status data to schedule the batteries for use based upon the battery and charger status data.
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1. A battery management system for a plurality of batteries at a geographical location, the battery management system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless battery chargers at the geographical location for charging the plurality of batteries; a plurality of wireless battery monitors at the geographical location and carried by associated ones of the plurality of batteries; and a battery management cloud server for communicating with the wireless battery chargers and the wireless battery monitors to remotely collect battery charging status data from the plurality of wireless battery chargers based upon charging of the batteries, remotely collect battery status data for the batteries from the wireless battery monitors, and remotely process the battery and charger status data to schedule the batteries for use based upon the battery and charger status data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery management method for a battery management system for a plurality of batteries at a geographical location, the method comprising:
using a battery management cloud server for communicating with a plurality of wireless battery chargers at the geographical location for charging the plurality of batteries and a plurality of wireless battery monitors at the geographical location and carried by associated ones of the plurality of batteries, the battery management cloud server being used to remotely collect battery charging status data from the plurality of wireless battery chargers based upon charging of the batteries, remotely collect battery status data for the batteries from the wireless battery monitors, and remotely process the battery and charger status data to schedule the batteries for use based upon the battery and charger status data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium for a battery management cloud server of a battery management system for a plurality of batteries at a geographical location, the battery management cloud server for communicating with a plurality of wireless battery chargers at the geographical location for charging the plurality of batteries and a plurality of wireless battery monitors at the geographical location and carried by associated ones of the plurality of batteries, the non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor of the battery management cloud server cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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remotely collecting battery charging status data from the plurality of wireless battery chargers based upon charging of the batteries, remotely collecting battery status data for the batteries from the wireless battery monitors, and remotely processing the battery and charger status data to schedule the batteries for use based upon the battery and charger status data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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