Battery data collection for health of battery analysis

A method in a collector device configured to communicate with a vehicle system associated with a battery, a health node and at least one sensor, the method comprising:

• receiving at least one measurement from the at least one sensor;
• determining battery data associated with the battery based at least in part on the received at least one measurement;
• determining at least one of a first communication link and a second communication link for transmitting the battery data to the health node, the first communication link being associated with the collector device, the second communication link being associated with the vehicle system, the at least one of the first and second communication links being determined based at least in part on a usability of the second communication link to transmit the battery data, the usability of the second communication link being based on whether the second communication link is any one of restrictive and permissive to transmit the battery data;
• and
• transmitting the battery data to the health node using at least one of the first communication link and the second communication link.

A system, the system comprising a collector device, a vehicle system, and a health node:

• the collector device comprising:
• a first communication interface configured to:
• receive at least one measurement from at least one sensor;
• and
• transmit battery data associated with a battery to the health node using at least one of a first communication link and a second communication link;
• first processing circuitry in communication with the first communication interface, the first processing circuitry being configured to:
• determine the battery data based at least in part on the received at least one measurement;
• and
• determine at least one of the first communication link and the second communication link for transmitting the battery data to the health node, the first communication link being associated with the collector device, the second communication link being associated with the vehicle system, the at least one of the first and second communication links being determined based at least in part on a usability of the second communication link to transmit the battery data, the usability of the second communication link being based on whether the second communication link is any one of restrictive and permissive to transmit the battery data;
• the vehicle system comprising:
• a second communication interface configured to:
• receive the battery data, from the collector device, using the second communication link;
• and
• transmit the battery data, to the health node, using the second communication link;
• receive battery health information, from the health node, using the second communication link;
• transmit the battery health information, to the collector device, using the second communication link;
• the health node comprising:
• a third communication interface configured to:
• transmit, using at least one of the first communication link and the second communication link, the battery health information based on a battery health analysis.