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US 12,592,577 B2Granted
Battery management system for battery powered equipment
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorsMark Noller, Todd Johnson
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Abstract
A battery pack includes a housing, a plurality of rechargeable battery cells, a connection interface, a near-field communication (NFC) reader, a battery management system, and a communication gateway. The connection interface is in communication includes a plurality of data pins, a positive terminal, and a negative terminal. The battery management system is in communication with the NFC reader and is configured to receive information from the NFC reader including an NFC tag identification, then retrieve stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification, and configure at least one of the plurality of data pins based upon the stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification.
Claims20
A battery pack comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of rechargeable battery cells positioned within the housing;
- a connection interface in communication with the plurality of rechargeable battery cells, the connection interface including a plurality of data pins, a positive terminal, and a negative terminal;
- a near-field communication (NFC) reader positioned within the housing;
- a battery management system in communication with the NFC reader and configured to receive information from the NFC reader including an NFC tag identification, retrieve stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification, and configure at least one of the plurality of data pins based upon the stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification;
- and
- a communication gateway in communication with the battery management system, the communication gateway configured to transmit and receive information via a communication protocol having a frequency exceeding 14 MHz;
- wherein the battery management system is configured to monitor operational parameters of the rechargeable battery cells and data received through the plurality of data pins and transmit the operational parameters of the rechargeable battery cells and data received through the plurality of data pins over the communication protocol.
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A battery pack comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of rechargeable battery cells positioned within the housing;
- a connection interface in communication with the plurality of rechargeable battery cells, the connection interface including an electrical connector having a positive terminal, a negative terminal, and a plurality of data pins;
- a near-field communication (NFC) reader positioned within the housing;
- a battery management system in communication with the NFC reader and configured to receive information from the NFC reader including an NFC tag identification, retrieve stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification, and configure at least one of the plurality of data pins based upon the stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification;
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- a communication gateway in communication with the battery management system, the communication gateway configured to transmit and receive information via Bluetooth;
- wherein the battery management system is configured to monitor operational parameters of the rechargeable battery cells and data received through the plurality of data pins and transmit the operational parameters of the rechargeable battery cells and data received through the plurality of data pins over Bluetooth.
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A battery pack comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of rechargeable battery cells positioned within the housing;
- a connection interface in communication with the plurality of rechargeable battery cells, the connection interface including a plurality of data pins, a positive terminal, and a negative terminal;
- a near-field communication (NFC) reader positioned within the housing;
- a battery management system in communication with the NFC reader and configured to receive information from the NFC reader including an NFC tag identification, retrieve stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification, and configure at least one of the plurality of data pins based upon the stored parameters corresponding to the NFC tag identification;
- and
- a communication gateway in communication with the battery management system, the communication gateway configured to transmit and receive information via a communication protocol having a frequency exceeding 14 MHz;
- wherein the battery management system is configured to monitor operational parameters of the rechargeable battery cells and data received through the plurality of data pins and transmit the operational parameters of the rechargeable battery cells and data received through the plurality of data pins over the communication protocol;
- and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of data pins is configured to communicate with a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus and the battery management system.
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