Portable Battery Test Module Wireless Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional battery testing methods are limited by their mobility constraints, data manipulation, and storage challenges, as technicians often rely on device-based results that restrict data mobility and manipulation.
Innovation Solution
A battery testing system comprising a portable battery test module that measures parameters and transmits them to a tablet device for analysis and result display, enabling wireless communication and data storage in a centralized database.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If battery testing results are displayed on the actual device itself, then the testing process is simple and direct, but the technician's mobility is limited and data manipulation capability is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a portable computing device as an intermediary between the battery tester and the technician. The tester communicates test data to the portable device, which then serves as the display and analysis interface. This mediator resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple local testing operations while providing enhanced mobility and data manipulation capabilities through the portable device's interface and processing abilities.
2Reliability
If test data is stored locally on the battery tester, then data storage is immediate, but data access and historical record retrieval become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions data storage from a single local location (the battery tester) to multiple dimensions including the portable computing device and remote databases. Test data is transmitted to the portable device for immediate access and can be further stored in remote databases for historical record keeping. This multi-dimensional storage approach maintains reliable local storage while dramatically improving data access and retrieval ease through the portable device's interface and network connectivity.
3Device complexity
If conventional battery testers are used with fixed displays, then the device structure is simple, but the system lacks flexibility and remote analysis capability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the display and data analysis functions from the fixed battery tester structure and relocates them to a separate portable computing device. The battery tester itself remains structurally simple, focusing on measurement and data transmission functions. The portable device provides the flexible display interface, data manipulation capabilities, and remote analysis functions. This separation resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple tester structure while achieving high system flexibility and remote access capability.
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AI summary
A battery testing system includes a battery test module configured to couple to a battery. The battery test module is further configured to measure battery parameters and transmit the measured battery parameters. The battery testing system also includes a portable tablet device configured to receive the transmitted measured battery parameters. The portable tablet device is further configured to determine a battery test result from the measured battery parameters and display the battery test result.