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US 9,018,958 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a vehicle electrical system
AssigneeMidtronics, Inc.
InventorKevin I. Bertness
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring electrical parameters for an electrical system measures a first and second parameters of the electrical system between connections to the electrical system. A processor determines a third electrical parameter of the electrical system as a function of the first parameter and the second parameter. Wireless communication is provided between components of the apparatus.
Claims39
An apparatus for measuring electrical parameters of an electrical system comprising:
- measurement circuitry configured to measure a first parameter of the electrical system between a first connection to the electrical system and a second connection to the electrical system;
- the measurement circuitry further configured to measure a second parameter of the electrical system between a third connection to the electrical system and the second connection to the electrical system, the third connection separate from the first connection and the second connection;
- a processor configured to determine a third electrical parameter of the electrical system as a function of the first parameter and the second parameter;
- the measurement circuitry further configured to measure a fourth parameter between the third electrical connection to the electrical system and a fourth connection to the electrical system, the fourth connection separate from the first connection, the second connection, and the third connection, the processor configured to determine a fifth electrical parameter of the electrical system as a function of the fourth dynamic parameter and the second parameter;
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- wireless communication circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate at least one of the first, second, or fourth parameters to the processor.
3 more elements
A method for measuring electrical parameters of an electrical system comprising:
- measuring a first parameter of the electrical system between a first connection to the electrical system and a second connection to the electrical system;
- measuring a second parameter of the electrical system between a third connection to the electrical system and the second connection to the electrical system, the third connection separate from the first connection and the second connection;
- determining, using a processor, a third parameter of the electrical system as a function of the first parameter and the second parameter;
- measuring a fourth parameter between the third electrical connection to the electrical system and a fourth connection to the electrical system, the fourth connection separate from the first connection, the second connection, and the third connection;
- determining, using the processor;
- a fifth parameter of the electrical system as a function of the fourth parameter and the second parameter;
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- wirelessly communicating at least one of the first, the second, and the fourth parameters to the processor.
5 more elements
An apparatus for measuring electrical parameters of an electrical system comprising:
- measurement means for:
- measuring a first parameter of the electrical system between a first connection to the electrical system and a second connection to the electrical system;
- measuring a second parameter of the electrical system between a third connection to the electrical system and the second connection to the electrical system, the third connection separate from the first connection and the second connection;
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- measuring a third parameter between the third electrical connection to the electrical system and a fourth connection to the electrical system, the fourth connection separate from the first connection, the second connection, and the third connection;
- processor means for determining a fourth electrical parameter of the electrical system as a function of the first parameter and the second parameter and for determining a fifth parameter of the electrical system as a function of the third parameter and the second parameter;
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- means for wireles sly communicating at least one of the first, second, and third parameters to the process means.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.