BATTERY MONITORING NETWORK

• US 20140229129A1
• Filed: 11/19/2013
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company (Johnson Controls International plc)
• Inventors: Campbell, Douglas C., Eich, Rodger W., Morell, Thomas H., Symanski, James S., Sims, Michael J., Gospodarak, Dale A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,870,360 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/63
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/545 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/80 Time limits
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/44 by parameter estimation
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/15 with additional electric power supply with capacitors charged by engine-driven generators B60L50/40; with batteries charged by engine-driven generators B60L50/61
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/16 responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH]
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5445 Local network
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5458 Monitor sensor; Alarm systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/548 the power on the line being DC arrangements for feeding power H04L12/10; extracting feeding power from signals H04L25/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/10 using a centralized architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/40 using a wireless architecture
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/43 using wireless personal area networks [WPAN], e.g. 802.15, 802.15.1, 802.15.4, Bluetooth or ZigBee
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/883 where the sensing device enters an active or inactive mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom
• 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 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A battery monitoring network is provided that includes a battery. The battery monitoring network also includes a battery monitoring system integrated within the battery. The battery monitoring system includes a diagnostic system configured to monitor or to store one or more battery parameters of the battery. Additionally, the battery monitoring system includes a transmitter configured to transmit data indicative of the one or more battery parameters of the battery. Furthermore, battery monitoring network includes a cloud-based computing network having a remote server configured to receive the data indicative of the one or more battery parameters of the battery. Moreover, the cloud-based computing network is configured to interface with a plurality of battery monitoring systems, and includes an internet connection.

Claims

1. A battery monitoring network, comprising:

a battery;

a battery monitoring system integrated within the battery, wherein the battery monitoring system comprises a diagnostic system configured to monitor or to store one or more battery parameters of the battery, and a transmitter configured to transmit data indicative of the one or more battery parameters of the battery; and

a cloud-based computing network comprising a remote server configured to receive the data indicative of the one or more battery parameters of the battery, wherein the cloud-based computing network is configured to interface with a plurality of battery monitoring systems, and comprises an internet connection.

2. The battery monitoring network of claim 1, wherein the cloud-based computing network is configured to send a notice to a user indicative of the one or more battery parameters of the battery.

3. The battery monitoring network of claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured to interface with the cloud-based computing network via a wireless communication link.

4. The battery monitoring network of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication link comprises a cell phone network.

5. The battery monitoring network of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication link comprises a WiFi network.

6. The battery monitoring network of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication link comprises a first wireless interface between the transmitter and a cellular phone, and a second wireless interface between the cellular phone and the cloud-based computing network.

7. The battery monitoring network of claim 1, wherein the one or more battery parameters comprises a duration of use, a voltage, a temperature, a charge status of the battery, or a current of the battery.

8. The battery monitoring network of claim 7, wherein the cloud-based computing network is configured to determine an end of life for the battery from the one or more battery parameters and to transmit a notice to a user indicative of the one or more battery parameters of the battery.

9. The battery monitoring network of claim 7, wherein the one or more battery parameters comprises an end of life of the battery.

10. A method for monitoring a battery, comprising:

monitoring or storing one or more battery parameters of the battery via a battery monitoring system integrated within the battery; and

transmitting data indicative of one or more battery parameters of the battery to a cloud-based computing network, wherein the cloud-based computing network is configured to interface with a plurality of battery monitoring systems, and comprises an internet connection.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising determining the end of life of the battery based on the at least one parameter.

12. The method of claim 10, comprising sending a notification to a user indicative of the end of life or one or more battery parameters of the battery via the cloud-based computing network.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein sending a notification includes displaying information regarding the end of life of the battery or one or more battery parameters.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the notification comprises information associated with a replacement battery.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein sending a notification includes sending a location to purchase, location to replace the battery, promotion related to a replacement battery, discount related to a replacement battery, incentive to replace battery, incentive to purchase from a location, advertisements related to a replacement battery, or some combination thereof.

16. The method of claim 12, comprising monitoring a vehicle fault, wherein the notification comprises data indicative of the system fault, and the system fault comprises an issue that causes a premature end of life of the battery.

17. The method of claim 10, comprising:

monitoring a location of the battery via the cloud-based computing network; and

transmitting the location of the battery to a service location.

18. A battery monitoring network, comprising:

a battery;

a battery monitoring system integrated within the battery, wherein the battery monitoring system comprises a diagnostic system configured to monitor or to store at least one characteristic of the battery, and a transmitter configured to transmit data indicative of the at least one characteristic of the battery;

a cloud-based computing network comprising a remote server configured to receive the data indicative of the at least one characteristic of the battery, wherein the cloud-based computing network is configured to interface with a plurality of battery monitoring systems, and comprises an internet connection.

19. The battery monitoring network of claim 18, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit data indicative of the at least one battery parameter in response to a user input.

20. The battery monitoring network of claim 19, wherein the battery monitoring system comprises a wireless device configured to receive the user input.