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State of charge indicator method and system

A state-of-charge, indicator technology, applied in circuit monitoring/indication, electrochemical generators, batteries, etc., can solve problems such as time-consuming, troublesome, and ineffective batteries

Pending Publication Date: 2017-05-10
CPS TECH HLDG LLC
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Unfortunately, when plugged into the user's vehicle, the battery may not function if its charge has been depleted, for example during the time the battery was on a display stand prior to purchase
Additionally, charging of such batteries typically requires connecting lead cables to the battery terminals, which can be cumbersome and time-consuming

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[0014] One or more specific embodiments are described below. In an effort to provide a concise description of these embodiments, not all features of an actual implementation are described in the specification. It should be recognized that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, many implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals (such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints), which may vary from implementation to implementation. Furthermore, it should be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and production for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0015] When introducing elements of various embodiments of the present disclosure, the articles "a / an," and "the" are intended to mean that there are one or more elements....

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The invention discloses a state of charge indicator method and system. The state of charge indicator for providing an indication of a state of charge of a battery module includes an indicator light configured to emit a first wavelength of light representative of the state of charge of the battery module. The state of charge indicator also includes a connector configured to be removably coupled to a mating connector of the battery module. The connector includes a plurality of electrical contacts. The plurality of electrical contacts includes a first electrical contact configured to receive a signal from the battery module indicative of the state of charge of the battery module and to transmit the signal to the state of charge indicator to activate the indicator light.

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Background technique [0001] The present invention relates generally to battery devices and systems, and more particularly to vehicle battery management systems. [0002] Batteries consisting of one or more electrochemical cells capable of converting chemical energy into a more easily usable form of electrical energy are widely used in many industries and applications. For example, many such batteries are starter, lighting and ignition (SLI) batteries capable of starting the internal combustion engines of motorcycles, cars, trucks, and other vehicles. This type of battery can typically be discharged and recharged over multiple cycles before the battery's life cycle is exhausted. Typically, when an end user purchases a new battery, for example for integration into a vehicle such as a motorcycle, the charge of the battery is unknown. Unfortunately, when plugged into a user's vehicle, the battery may not function if its charge has been depleted, eg, during the time the battery w...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01R31/36
CPCH01M10/48H01M10/482H01M10/486Y02T10/92Y02E60/10H02J7/00H02J7/0048B60R16/033H01M10/425H01M2010/4271H01M2220/20
Inventor 达里尔·C·布鲁克曼詹姆斯·C·道格拉斯
Owner CPS TECH HLDG LLC