Smartphone-Interfaced Automotive Battery with Booster Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions do not provide a convenient means for remotely monitoring automotive battery conditions, remotely connecting a booster power unit, receiving notifications of low voltage or charge levels, conducting battery load tests, or periodically logging and retrieving battery vital readings using peripheral handheld devices like smartphones.
Innovation Solution
A smartphone-interfaced automotive battery system with a primary power unit and a booster power unit that can be electrically connected and disconnected using a smartphone application, allowing for remote monitoring, testing, and self-boosting capabilities, along with periodic charging to enhance engine starting performance and extend battery life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single primary power unit battery is used in automotive vehicles, then the vehicle structure remains simple and cost-effective, but the battery cannot provide sufficient power when drained and requires manual jump-starting assistance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a primary power unit battery with a secondary booster power unit battery into a single automotive battery system. The booster power unit is integrated within the same battery housing and can be automatically or manually connected to the primary power unit to provide jump-starting capability when the primary battery is drained, eliminating the need for external jump-starting equipment and manual procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements an automatic detection and connection system where the battery management unit monitors the charge level of the primary power unit and automatically connects the booster power unit when low voltage is detected. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for manual intervention to jump-start the vehicle, as the system autonomously provides the necessary boosting power.
2Ease of operation
If remote monitoring and control capabilities are added to the battery system using smartphone interfacing, then user convenience and safety are improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates a smartphone interface system that provides multiple functions including remote monitoring of battery status, control of booster power unit connection, notification of low voltage conditions, and logging of battery vital readings. This multi-functional interface consolidates various monitoring and control capabilities into a single universal system accessible through a standard smartphone application, reducing the need for multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a battery management unit as an intermediary component that mediates between the primary power unit, booster power unit, and smartphone interface. This intermediary handles the complex control logic, wireless communication protocols, and data processing, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture and reducing the complexity burden on the user-facing smartphone application.
3Reliability
If periodic charging of the primary power unit is implemented using the booster power unit, then engine starting performance is enhanced and battery life is extended, but the energy consumption of the booster power unit increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a periodic charging mechanism where the booster power unit periodically transfers energy to the primary power unit at scheduled intervals or when specific conditions are met (such as when the primary battery charge level drops below a threshold). This periodic action maintains the primary battery in an optimal charge state for engine starting without requiring continuous energy transfer, thereby balancing starting performance enhancement with energy conservation in the booster unit.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables remote jump-starting of vehicles without assistance, provides emergency backup power, and simplifies the process of monitoring and maintaining automotive batteries, enhancing safety and convenience by allowing users to charge the primary power unit from the booster unit with a smartphone application.
Implementation Method 1
a booster power unit which is isolated from electric load during normal operation of the automotive vehicle
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AI summary
A smart automotive battery electrical energy storage device-system with built-in backup power. The battery has a primary power unit and a booster power unit which may reside in the same enclosure as that of the primary power unit and primary power unit and a booster power unit are electrically isolated most of the time. The primary power unit and a booster power unit are electrically connected intermittently when certain conditions are sensed. The battery has an electronic control unit with wireless transceiver electronic element. The booster power unit can be connected to the primary power unit using a smartphone application. The nominal voltage provided by the booster power unit can be same, higher or lower than the nominal voltage provided by primary power unit. Each of the primary power unit and booster power unit is comprised of multiple individual battery cells.