STORAGE BATTERY AND BATTERY TESTER
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1. A storage battery, comprising:
- at least one battery cell;
first and second terminals configured to couple the at least one battery cell to an electrical system;
a test receptacle electrically coupled to the at least one cell for use in coupling the at least one battery cell to a battery tester.
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Abstract
A storage battery is provided which has a first and second post for electrically coupling to an electrical system. A test plug is provided for use in coupling the storage battery to an electronic battery tester. In another aspect, a battery tester is provided having a plug configured to couple to a test plug of a storage battery for use in performing an electronic battery test on the storage battery.
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34 Claims
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1. A storage battery, comprising:
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at least one battery cell; first and second terminals configured to couple the at least one battery cell to an electrical system; a test receptacle electrically coupled to the at least one cell for use in coupling the at least one battery cell to a battery tester. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of testing a storage battery of the type which couples to an electric system, comprising:
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electrically coupling a test receptacle to at least one storage cell of the storage battery, the at least one storage cell further electrically coupled to first and second terminals of the battery which couple to the electrical system; electrically connecting a test plug of a battery tester to the test receptacle, the test plug and the test receptacle providing at least four electrical connections, wherein two of the electrical connections are electrically coupled to the first terminal of the battery and two the electrical connections are electrically coupled to the second terminal of the battery thereby providing Kelvin connections to the first and second terminals; applying a forcing function with the battery tester to the battery through the test plug and the test receptacle, the forcing function applied between the first and second terminals of the battery using a first pair of the electrical connections; sensing, in the battery tester through the test plug and the test receptacle, a response to the applied forcing function using a second pair of the electrical connections; determining a battery condition based upon the sensed response. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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