System for managing batteries of parked machines
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsBen Evans, Dachuan Yu
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Abstract
A system for managing a battery pack of a parked machine is disclosed. The system includes one or more electrical energy sources electrically couplable with the battery pack, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack. The controller is further configured to control, based on the signal, a transfer of electrical energy between the battery pack and the one or more electrical energy sources to control and maintain the temperature of the battery pack within a pre-defined operating temperature range of the battery pack.
Claims20
A system for managing a battery pack of a parked machine, the system comprising:
- one or more electrical energy sources electrically couplable with the battery pack;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack;
- and
- control, based on the signal, a transfer of electrical energy between the battery pack and the one or more electrical energy sources to control and maintain the temperature of the battery pack within a pre-defined operating temperature range of the battery pack.
A control system, comprising:
- a control interface configured to receive an information associated with an operation schedule of a parked machine;
- and
- a system for managing a battery pack of the parked machine, the system including:
- one or more electrical energy sources electrically couplable with the battery pack;
- and
- a controller in communication with the control interface, the controller is configured to:
- receive a signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack;
- receive, from the control interface, the information associated with the operation schedule of the parked machine;
- and
- control, based on the signal and the information, a transfer of electrical energy between the battery pack and the one or more electrical energy sources to control and maintain the temperature of the battery pack within a pre-defined operating temperature range of the battery pack.
A method for managing a battery pack of a parked machine, the method comprising:
- using one or more electrical energy sources, the one or more electrical energy sources being electrically couplable with the battery pack;
- receiving, by a controller, a signal indicative of a temperature of the battery pack;
- and
- controlling, based on the signal, a transfer of electrical energy between the battery pack and the one or more electrical energy sources to control and maintain the temperature of the battery pack within a pre-defined operating temperature range of the battery pack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.