Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080315686 | System and method of detecting a battery fault - A method of controlling a multiple battery system in a vehicle electrical system is provided. The method steps include polling an at least one sensor in the multiple battery system monitoring the multiple battery system for an at least one reading and detecting an abnormal reading from said at least one sensor. And then communicating the results of said detection step to an operator or a Network Operations Center switching, upon a command from the operator, the Network Operations Center or a controller switching an at least one switch from a first of an at least two operating positions engaging a main battery to a second of an at least two operating positions engaging an at least one auxiliary battery. The system then confirms the operation of the vehicle electrical system and engages either the main battery or the auxiliary battery, but not both, to operate the vehicle electrical system. | 12-25-2008 |
20080315837 | Remotely controlled multiple battery system - A remotely controllable multiple battery system for reliably supplying electrical energy to an electrical system, the remotely controllable multiple battery system receiving control signals from a remote control device, the remotely controllable multiple battery system having a remotely controlled controller. An at least one sensor that senses the condition of a main battery and an at least one controlled switching device coupled remotely to the controller and responding to a signal from the remote control device to the controller thereby switching from the main battery to an at least one auxiliary battery. | 12-25-2008 |
20090230922 | Multiple battery management system with charge balancing mechanism - The instant invention is directed to a multiple battery system and network controlled multiple battery system. A main battery having a main positive output and a main negative output is also provided, together with an at least one auxiliary battery having an at least one auxiliary positive output and an at least one auxiliary negative output. A main electrical circuit having an at least one switching device is provided with at least two operating positions. The two operating positions selectively couple the main and at least one auxiliary battery to the common positive terminal. In the first of the at least two operating positions electrical charge is provided to both the main battery and the at least one auxiliary battery. A controller is also provided and coupled to the main electrical circuit and switches the at least one switching device based on input from an at least one sensor. | 09-17-2009 |
20090309539 | Tamper resistant programmable battery and network tracking system - A tamper resistant programmable battery and warranty and metrics tracking network is provided having an at least one network comprising a warranty and metrics information tracking system and information storage device storing data regarding the tamper resistant programmable battery. An at least one electronics module is coupled to the tamper resistant programmable battery so as to deter removal or tampering and an at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device is in communication with the network and the tamper resistant programmable battery, whereby the tamper resistant programmable battery is enabled by the transfer of data from the at least one network to the tamper resistant programmable battery. | 12-17-2009 |
20090309540 | Method of operating a networl with a programmable battery and programming same - A method of operating a network for tracking and storing warranty information and metrics of a programmable battery and programming the programmable battery, the method comprising executing a diagnostic check of the programmable battery, storing sales or maintenance specific programming, activation, and configuration data for the programmable battery in a memory coupled to the programmable battery through at least one point of sale/point of maintenance device, searching the network for software updates and product enablement data for the programmable battery and communicating information stored in the memory to a database through the point of sale/point of maintenance device and the network. | 12-17-2009 |
20100055546 | Multiple battery system - A multiple battery system for supplying electrical energy to an electrical system is provided having a battery housing with a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the positive terminal and the negative terminal being coupleable to the electrical system. A main battery having a main positive output and a main negative output, the main negative output being electrically connected to the negative terminal is provided. An at least one auxiliary battery is also provided having at least one auxiliary positive output and at least one auxiliary negative output, the at least one auxiliary negative output being electrically connected to the negative terminal. A controllable switching device responsive to at least one control signal and operable in at least two positions to at least selectively electrically connect the positive terminal to one of the main positive output and the at least one auxiliary positive output, the switching device being operable in a first position to electrically connect the main positive output to the positive terminal and electrically isolate the positive terminal from the at least one auxiliary positive output. The switching device being further operable in a second position to electrically connect the at least one auxiliary positive output to the positive terminal and electrically isolate the positive terminal from the main positive output. And a controller coupled to the controllable switching device and operable to generate the at least one control signal wherein, when the switching device is in the first position, the main battery supplies electrical energy to the electrical system, when the switching device is in the second position the at least one auxiliary battery supplies electrical energy to the electrical system, and wherein the main battery and the at least one auxiliary battery never supply electrical energy to the electrical system simultaneously. | 03-04-2010 |
20100076706 | Stand alone battery monitoring system with alert - A stand alone battery monitoring system coupled to a battery product having a positive pole and a negative pole having a housing, a battery monitoring electronics package contained within the housing, the electronics package having a controller with at least one of an at least one CPU, EEPROM(s), ADC(s), PWM(s), Digital Input(s), and Digital Output(s) and including a portion of memory for storage of data and software. A sensor is coupled to and communicates with the battery product and the controller, measuring at least a battery product voltage and a battery product temperature. Multiple code segments form software on the controller, the battery monitor software includes: an at least one code segment acquiring battery product data for at least a the battery product voltage and the battery product internal temperature from the at least one sensor, an at least one code segment filtering the acquired battery product data into modified battery product data and processing the modified battery product data against stored parameters; an at least one code segment storing the acquired, filtered, modified and compared battery product data in the portion of memory and retaining whole or in part the acquired, filtered, modified and compared battery product data to provide historical battery product data over the course of the life of the battery; an at least one code segment comparing the stored battery product data against threshold levels; and an at least one indicator on a wireless device, wherein if the at least one code segment comparing the stored battery product data against threshold levels determines that data is beyond those levels, it sends an alert wirelessly to a user via the wireless device and the at least one indicator element thereon. | 03-25-2010 |
20100121588 | Apparatus, system, and method for improving the accuracy of state of health/state of charge battery measurements using data accumulation - A method, system, and computer network for improving the accuracy of state of health/state of charge calculations of a battery product utilizing a battery tracking network communicating with a battery product, providing for the collection and recording of data from the operational environment of the battery product. Transmitting the collected and recorded data from all battery products in the battery tracking network through the battery tracking network to a database system. Storing the data in the database system. Calculating, using a state of charge/state of health algorithm, an estimated state of charge/state of health and comparing the accuracy of the calculation to the data collected. Then adjusting the state of health/state of charge algorithm based on the comparison with the collected data to improve the accuracy of the state of health/state of charge algorithm. The algorithm being adjusted and transmitted to the battery product to aid in calculating and displaying a state of health/state of charge of the battery product based on the adjusted state of health/state of charge algorithm for review by an operator. | 05-13-2010 |