Battery management systems and methods to use the same to obtain battery shock and/or rollover data

A battery management system, comprising:

• an accelerometer configured to obtain acceleration data, wherein the acceleration data is indicative of a degree of tilt or shock of a battery connected to a load;
• a microcontroller operably connected to the accelerometer and configured to receive the acceleration data from the accelerometer;
• a data storage medium in communication with the microcontroller, the data storage medium configured to store the acceleration data therein;
• a display in communication with the microcontroller, the display configured to display the acceleration data;
• and
• a power supply connected to the microcontroller, configured to provide power to the microcontroller;
• wherein the accelerometer obtains the acceleration data, and the acceleration data is used to determine if battery use should be discontinued;
• wherein when the battery management system is in communication with the battery, the accelerometer obtains the acceleration data relating to the battery;
• and
• whereupon the microcontroller operates to disconnect the battery from the load should the acceleration data indicate the degree of tilt or shock of the battery meets or exceeds a threshold limit of degree of tilt or shock of the battery and the microcontroller logs the acceleration data, a status, and a number of instances meeting or exceeding said threshold limit in the data storage medium.

A method of using a battery management system, comprising:

• positioning a battery management system in communication with a battery connected to a load, the battery management system comprising:
• an accelerometer configured to obtain acceleration data from the battery, wherein the acceleration data is indicative of a degree of tilt or shock of a battery;
• a microcontroller operably connected to the accelerometer and configured to receive the acceleration data from the accelerometer;
• and
• a data storage medium in communication with the microcontroller, the data storage medium configured to store the acceleration data therein;
• operating the accelerometer to obtain the acceleration data and operating the microcontroller to receive the acceleration data from the accelerometer;
• generating calculated acceleration data by calculating the degree of tilt or shock experienced by the battery based upon the acceleration data;
• using the calculated acceleration data to determine the battery should not be connected to the load;
• operating the microcontroller to disconnect the battery from the load;
• and
• checking the acceleration data against tilt or shock threshold limits and logging the acceleration data, a status, and a number of occurrences where the acceleration data meets or exceeds the tilt or shock threshold limits in the data storage medium.