Battery orientation system
AssigneeSensus Spectrum, LLC
InventorAdam D. Hansen
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Abstract
A system for battery gravitation-orientation detection. The system has a battery, an accelerometer fixed relative to the battery or optionally fixed relative to a battery housing, a processor programmed to: receive one or more signals from the accelerometer, compute a gravity direction from the one or more signals, and determine if battery or the battery housing is in a sub-optimum orientation for battery life based on the gravity direction and a relative alignment of the gravity direction to the battery or the battery housing.
Claims20
A system for battery gravitational orientation detection, comprising:
- an accelerometer fixed relative to a battery or a battery housing including the battery;
- a processor programmed to:
- receive one or more signals from the accelerometer,
- compute a gravity direction from the one or more signals, and
- determine if the battery or the battery housing is in a sub-optimum orientation for battery life based at least on the gravity direction.
A method for battery gravitational orientation detection, comprising:
- measuring a gravity direction relative to a battery or a battery housing in a utility box;
- determining if a gravitational orientation of the battery or the battery housing is acceptable;
- and
- issuing an alert if the gravitational orientation of the battery or the battery housing is unacceptable.
A network of gravitational orientation detectors, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors with each sensor having,
- a battery or a battery housing,
- an accelerometer fixed relative to the battery or the battery housing, and a
- processor programmed to receive one or more signals from the accelerometer, and compute a gravity direction from the one or more signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.