System for monitoring a battery charger
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a switch configured to control an electrical connection between a charging device and a power source, wherein a current flows from the power source through the charging device to a battery to charge the battery when the electrical connection is present between the charging device and the power source; and
a charging management module configured;
to identify a period of time for charging the battery to control the switch to electrically connect the charging device to the power source during the period of time for charging the battery; and
, based upon a number of loads electrically connected to the power source, disconnect the charging device from the power source.
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A method and apparatus comprising a switch and a charging management module. The switch is configured to control an electrical connection between a charging device for a battery and a power source. A current flows from the power source through the charging device to the battery to charge the battery when the electrical connection is present between the charging device and the power source. The charging management module is configured to identify a period of time for charging the battery and to control the switch to electrically connect the charging device for the battery to the power source during the period of time identified for charging the battery.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a switch configured to control an electrical connection between a charging device and a power source, wherein a current flows from the power source through the charging device to a battery to charge the battery when the electrical connection is present between the charging device and the power source; and a charging management module configured;
to identify a period of time for charging the battery to control the switch to electrically connect the charging device to the power source during the period of time for charging the battery; and
, based upon a number of loads electrically connected to the power source, disconnect the charging device from the power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A charging system comprising:
a switch configured to control an electrical connection between a charging device and a power source, wherein a current flows from the power source through the charging device to a battery to charge the battery when the electrical connection is present between the charging device and the power source; a charging management module configured to;
identify a period of time for charging the battery within an available period of time for charging the battery based on information comprising at least one of;
the available period of time for charging the battery, a charging profile for the battery, a threshold for a level of charge comprised by the battery, an energy cost profile, an energy usage profile, and a number of loads connected to the power source;
control the switch to electrically connect the charging device to the power source during the period of time identified for charging the battery;
control the switch to electrically disconnect the charging device from the power source when the level of charge comprised by the battery reaches the threshold; and
, based upon a number of loads electrically connected to the power source, disconnect the charging device from the power source; anda data management module configured to store data for use by the charging management module.
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13. A method for managing charging of a battery, the method comprising:
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identifying a period of time for charging the battery; and controlling a switch to;
electrically connect a charging device to a power source during the period of time identified for charging the battery to form an electrical connection between the charging device and the power source, wherein a current flows from the power source through the charging device to the battery to charge the battery when the electrical connection is present; and
, based upon a number of loads electrically connected to the power source, disconnect the charging device from the power source, the number of loads being received by a charging management module. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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