Monitor for front terminal batteries
AssigneeMidtronics, Inc.
InventorKevin I. Bertness
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Abstract
A battery monitoring device configured to monitor a storage battery. The battery monitoring device includes Kelvin connectors configured to couple to the terminals of the storage battery. The battery monitoring device is configured to receive data from a second battery monitoring device. Further, the battery monitoring device is configured to measure a parameter of the storage battery. The measured parameter and the data received from the second battery monitoring device are communicated to a receiving station.
Claims21
A battery tester module configured to monitor a storage battery, comprising:
- a battery tester housing configured to house circuitry of the battery tester module;
- Kelvin connections configured to couple to terminals of the storage battery and affixed to the housing;
- battery test circuitry configured to perform a battery test on the storage battery through the Kelvin connectors;
- a first data connection configured to communicate with a second battery module;
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- a second data connection configured to communicate data from the battery tester module and the second battery test module.
A method for measuring parameters of a plurality of storage battery, comprising:
- measuring a parameter of a first storage battery with a first battery test module mounted to a first storage battery;
- transmitting the measured first transmitter to a second battery test module mounted to a second storage battery;
- measuring a second parameter of a second storage battery using the second battery test module;
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- transmitting the first measured parameter and a second measured parameter from the second battery test module to a receiving station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.