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US 2024/0182169 A1Published application
Systems and methods of electrically powering devices
AssigneeWiBotic Inc.
InventorBenjamin Waters
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Abstract
A smart battery includes a battery and a measurement module coupled to measure electrical characteristics of the battery. The smart battery also includes processing logic and a communication interface configured to receive the electrical characteristics and transmit the electrical characteristics to a receiver.
Claims23
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A smart battery configured to be removably installed on an un-manned vehicle, the smart battery comprising:
- a battery;
- a measurement module coupled to the battery and configured to measure characteristics of the battery comprising one or both of electrical and temperature characteristics;
- and
- battery processing logic coupled to the measurement module and configured to:
- cause the measurement module to measure the characteristics of the battery a plurality of times over different time periods;
- determine an energy capacity of the battery based at least in part on the measured characteristics of the battery;
- and
- a wireless communication interface configured to transmit an energy capacity value to the un-manned vehicle.
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A smart battery configured to be removably installed on an un-manned vehicle, the smart battery comprising:
- a battery;
- a measurement module coupled to the battery and configured to measure characteristics of the battery comprising one or both of electrical and temperature characteristics;
- and
- battery processing logic coupled to the measurement module and configured to:
- cause the measurement module to perform a plurality of measurements of the characteristics of the battery over different time periods;
- generate time series data corresponding to the measurements of the characteristics during each time period;
- determine, during each time period, energy capacity of the battery based on the generated time series data;
- and
- predict a battery life value during each time period based on the determined energy capacity associated with a current and a previous time periods.
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A method for determining energy capacity of a smart battery, the method comprising:
- providing the smart battery configured to be installed on an un-manned vehicle, the smart battery comprising a battery, a measurement module coupled to the battery, battery processing logic coupled to the measurement module, and a wireless communication interface;
- using the battery processing logic to cause the measurement module to measure characteristics of the battery a plurality of times over different time periods;
- using the battery processing logic to determine the energy capacity of the battery based at least in part on the measured characteristics of the battery;
- and
- using a wireless communication interface to transmit an energy capacity value to a wireless receiver of a wireless charger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.