CN104166099A - 电池测试系统和方法 - Google Patents

电池测试系统和方法 Download PDF

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CN104166099A
CN104166099A CN201410208825.2A CN201410208825A CN104166099A CN 104166099 A CN104166099 A CN 104166099A CN 201410208825 A CN201410208825 A CN 201410208825A CN 104166099 A CN104166099 A CN 104166099A
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托德·J·施图肯贝格
托马斯·基欧
斯瓦沃米尔·基连
扎菲尔·梅尔特吉
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Abstract

一种电池测试系统,包括:电池测试模块,配置为与电池耦接。所述电池测试模块还配置为测量电池参数并发送测量到的电池参数。所述电池测试模块还包括:便携式平板设备,配置为接收所发送的测量到的电池参数。便携式平板设备还配置为根据测量到的电池参数确定电池测试结果并显示所述电池测试结果。

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电池测试系统和方法
相关申请的交叉引用
本申请基于并要求2013年5月16日提交的序列号为61/824,056的美国临时专利申请的权利,该申请的公开通过全文引用合并于此。
技术领域
本实施例涉及用于测试蓄电池的电池测试系统和方法。
背景技术
电池测试仪测试蓄电池以便确定电池的多种情况。例如,电池测试仪可以用于确定蓄电池可以容纳的电荷量(即,电池容量)或蓄电池的健康状态。
蓄电池可用于多种应用,包括远程蜂窝站、电转换站、医院和需要备用电力源的许多其它设施。蓄电池的另一应用示例是机动车辆,包括电动车辆和使用内燃机的车辆二者。
这些年开发了许多电池测试技术。Illinois州Willowbrook的Midtronics公司和Keith S.Champlin博士是电池测试和相关技术的先驱。在以下文献中示出了它们工作的示例:1975年3月25授予Champlin的美国专利No.3,873,911;1975年9月30日授予Champlin的美国专利No.3,909,708;1989年3月28日授予Champlin的美国专利No.4,816,768;1989年4月25日授予Champlin的美国专利No.4,825,170;1989年11月14日授予Champlin的美国专利No.4,881,038;1990年3月27日授予Champlin的美国专利No.4,912,416;1992年8月18日授予Champlin的美国专利No.5,140,269;1994年8月30日授予的美国专利No.5,343,380;1996年11月5日授予的美国专利No.5,572,136;1996年11月12日授予的美国专利No.5,574,355;1996年12月10日授予的美国专利No.5,583,416;1996年12月17日授予的美国专利No.5,585,728;1996年12月31日授予的美国专利No.5,589,757;1997年1月7日授予的美国专利No.5,592,093;1997年1月28日授予的美国专利No.5,598,098;1997年8月12日授予的美国专利No.5,656,920;1998年5月26日授予的美国专利No.5,757,192;1998年10月13日授予的美国专利No.5,821,756;1998年11月3日授予的美国专利No.5,831,435;1999年2月16日授予的美国专利No.5,871,858;1999年6月22日授予的美国专利No.5,914,605;1999年8月31日授予的美国专利No.5,945,829;1999年12月14日授予的美国专利No.6,002,238;2000年3月14日授予的美国专利No.6,037,751;2000年3月14日授予的美国专利No.6,037,777;2000年4月18日授予的美国专利No.6,051,976;2000年6月27日授予的美国专利No.6,081,098;2000年7月18日授予的美国专利No.6,091,245;2000年8月15日授予的美国专利No.6,104,167;2000年10月24日授予的美国专利No.6,137,269;2000年12月19日授予的美国专利No.6,163,156;2001年1月9日授予的美国专利No.6,172,483;2001年1月9日授予的美国专利No.6,172,505;2001年4月24日授予的美国专利No.6,222,369;2001年5月1日授予的美国专利No.6,225,808;2001年6月19日授予的美国专利No.6,249,124;2001年7月10日授予的美国专利No.6,259,254;2001年7月17日授予的美国专利No.6,262,563;2001年9月25日授予的美国专利No.6,294,896;2001年9月25日授予的美国专利No.6,294,897;2001年10月16日授予的美国专利No.6,304,087;2001年10月30日授予的美国专利No.6,310,481;2001年11月6日授予的美国专利No.6,313,607;2001年11月6日授予的美国专利No.6,313,608;2001年11月13日授予的美国专利No.6,316,914;2001年11月27日授予的美国专利No.6,323,650;2001年12月11日授予的美国专利No.6,329,793;2001年12月18日授予的美国专利No.6,331,762;2001年12月18日授予的美国专利No.6,332,113;2002年2月26日授予的美国专利No.6,351,102;2002年3月19日授予的美国专利No.6,359,441;2002年3月26日授予的美国专利No.6,363,303;2002年4月23日授予的美国专利No.6,377,031;2002年5月21日授予的美国专利No.6,392,414;2002年7月9日授予的美国专利No.6,417,669;2002年7月23日授予的美国专利No.6,424,158;2002年8月17日授予的美国专利No.6,441,585;2002年8月20日授予的美国专利No.6,437,957;2002年9月3日授予的美国专利No.6,445,158;美国专利No.6,456,045;2002年10月15日授予的美国专利No.6,466,025;2002年10月15日授予的美国专利No.6,465,908;2002年10月15日授予的美国专利No.6,466,026;2002年11月22日授予的美国专利No.6,469,511;2002年12月17日授予的美国专利No.6,495,990;2002年12月24日授予的美国专利No.6,497,209;2003年1月14日授予的美国专利No.6,507,196;2003年3月18日授予的美国专利No.6,534,993;2003年4月8日授予的美国专利No.6,544,078;2003年4月29日授予的美国专利No.6,556,019;2003年5月20日授予的美国专利No.6,566,883;2003年7月1日授予的美国专利No.6,586,941;2003年7月22日授予的美国专利No.6,597,150;2003年9月16日授予的美国专利No.6,621,272;2003年9月23日授予的美国专利No.6,623,314;2003年10月14日授予的美国专利No.6,633,165;2003年10月21日授予的美国专利No.6,635,974;2004年3月16日授予的美国专利No.6,707,303;2004年5月18日授予的美国专利No.6,737,831;2004年6月1日授予的美国专利No.6,744,149;2004年7月6日授予的美国专利No.6,759,849;2004年8月24日授予的美国专利No.6,781,382;2004年9月7日递交的美国专利No.6,788,025;2004年9月21日授予的美国专利No.6,795,782;2004年10月19日递交的美国专利No.6,805,090;2004年10月19日递交的美国专利No.6,806,716;2005年2月1日递交的美国专利No.6,850,037;2005年2月1日递交的美国专利No.6,850,037;2005年3月22日递交的美国专利No.6,871,151;2005年4月26日授予的美国专利No.6,885,195;2005年5月3日授予的美国专利No.6,888,468;2005年5月10日授予的美国专利No.6,891,378;2005年6月14日授予的美国专利No.6,906,522;2005年6月14日授予的美国专利No.6,906,523;2005年6月21日授予的美国专利No.6,909,287;2005年7月5日授予的美国专利No.6,914,413;2005年7月5日授予的美国专利No.6,913,483;2005年8月16日授予的美国专利No.6,930,485;2005年8月23日授予的美国专利No.6,933,727;2005年9月6日递交的美国专利No.6,941,234;2005年11月22日递交的美国专利No.6,967,484;2006年2月14日授予的美国专利No.6,998,847;2006年2月21日授予的美国专利No.7,003,410;2006年2月21日授予的美国专利No.7,003,411;2006年3月14日授予的美国专利No.7,012,433;2006年3月21日授予的美国专利No.7,015,674;2006年4月25日授予的美国专利No.7,034,541;2006年5月2日授予的美国专利No.7,039,533;2006年6月6日授予的美国专利No.7,058,525;2006年7月25日授予的美国专利No.7,081,755;2006年9月12日授予的美国专利No.7,106,070;2006年10月3日授予的美国专利No.7,116,109;2006年10月10日授予的美国专利No.7,119,686;2006年10月24日授予的美国专利No.7,126,341;2006年12月26日授予的美国专利No.7,154,276;2007年4月3日授予的美国专利No.7,198,510;2008年4月22日授予的美国专利No.7,363,175;2007年4月24日授予的美国专利No.7,208,914;2007年7月17日授予的美国专利No.7,246,015;2007年11月13日授予的美国专利No.7,295,936;2008年1月15日授予的美国专利No.7,319,304;2008年4月22日授予的美国专利No.7,363,175;2008年7月8日授予的美国专利No.7,398,176;2008年8月5日授予的美国专利No.7,408,358;2008年9月16日授予的美国专利No.7,425,833;2008年11月4日授予的美国专利No.7,446,536;2009年1月20日授予的美国专利No.7,479,763;2009年3月3日授予的美国专利No.7,498,767;2009年3月10日授予的美国专利No.7,501,795;2009年3月17日授予的美国专利No.7,505,856;2009年6月9日授予的美国专利No.7,545,146;2009年7月7日授予的美国专利No.7,557,586;2009年9月29日授予的美国专利No.7,595,643;2009年10月6日授予的美国专利No.7,598,699;2009年10月6日授予的美国专利No.7,598,744;2009年10月6日授予的美国专利No.7,598,743;2009年11月17日授予的美国专利No.7,619,417;2010年1月5日授予的美国专利No.7,642,786;2010年1月5日授予的美国专利No.7,642,787;2010年2月2日授予的美国专利No.7,656,162;2010年3月30日授予的美国专利No.7,688,074;2010年4月27日授予的美国专利No.7,705,602;2010年4月27日授予的美国专利No.7,706,992;2010年5月4日授予的美国专利No.7,710,119;2010年5月25日授予的美国专利No.7,723,993;2010年7月1日授予的美国专利No.7,728,597;2010年8月10日授予的美国专利No.7,772,850;2010年8月10日授予的美国专利No.7,774,151;2010年8月17日授予的美国专利No.7,777,612;2010年9月7日授予的美国专利No.7,791,348;2010年10月5日授予的美国专利No.7,808,375;2011年4月12日授予的美国专利No.7,924,015;2011年5月10日授予的美国专利No.7,940,053;2011年5月10日授予的美国专利No.7,940,052;2011年6月14日授予的美国专利No.7,959,476;2011年7月12日授予的美国专利No.7,977,914;2011年8月16日授予的美国专利No.7,999,505;2011年8月23日授予的美国专利No.D643,759;2012年4月24日授予的美国专利No.8,164,343;2012年6月12日授予的美国专利No.8,198,900;2012年6月19日授予的美国专利No.8,203,345;2012年8月7日授予的美国专利No.8,237,448;2012年11月6日授予的美国专利No.8,306,690;2013年1月1日授予的美国专利No.8,344,685;2013年5月7日授予的美国专利No.8,436,619;2013年5月14日授予的美国专利No.8,442,877;2013年7月23日授予的美国专利No.8,493,022;2013年8月13日授予的美国专利No.D687,727;2013年8月20日授予的美国专利No.8,513,949;2001年2月9日递交的题为STORAGE BATTERY WITH INTEGRALBATTERY TESTER的美国专利序号No.09/780,146;2001年1月8日递交的题为METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMININGBATTERY PROPERTIES FROM COMPLEXIMPEDANCE/ADMITTANCE的美国专利序号No.09/756,638;2001年5月21日递交的题为METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTINGCELLS AND BATTERIES EMBEDDED IN SER IES/PARALLELSYSTEMS的美国专利序号No.09/862,783;2001年6月13日递交的题为BATTERY TEST MODULE美国专利序号No.09/880,473;2002年1月8日递交的题为BATTERY CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE的美国专利序号No.10/042,451;2002年3月28日递交的题为APPARATUSAND METHOD FOR COUNTERACTING SELF DISCHARGE IN ASTORAGE BATTERY的美国专利序号No.10/109,734;2002年3月29日递交的题为BATTERY TESTER WITH BATTERYREPLACEMENT OUTPUT的美国专利序号No.10/112,998;2002年10月2日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER WITHRELATIVE TEST OUTPUT的美国专利序号No.10/263,473;2002年12月5日递交的题为BATTERY TEST MODULE的美国专利序号No.10/310,385;2000年9月1日递交的题为SYSTEM AND METHOD FORCONTROLLING POWER GENERATION AND S TORAGE的美国专利序号No.09/653,963;2002年6月18日递交的题为DAYTIMERUNNING LIGHT CONTROL USING AN INTELLIGENT POWERMANAGEMENT SYSTEM的美国专利序号No.10/174,110;2003年4月9日递交的题为CURRENT MEASURING CIRCUIT SUITED FORBATTERIES的美国专利序号No.10/258,441;2003年10月8日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER WITH PROBE LIGHT的美国专利序号No.10/681,666;2004年6月14日递交的题为ENERGYMANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE的美国专利序号No.10/867,385;2004年10月5日递交的题为SCAN TOOL FORELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER的美国专利序号No.10/958,812;2004年12月14日递交的题为CELLTRON ULTRA的美国专利序号No.60/587,232;2005年2月16日递交的题为CUSTOMER MANAGEDWARRANTY CODE的美国专利序号No.60/653,537;2005年3月24日递交的题为OHMMETER PROTEC TION CIRCUIT的美国专利序号No.60/665,070;2005年6月27日递交的题为GEL BATTERYCONDUCTANCE COMPENSATION的美国专利序号No.60,694,199;2005年8月4日递交的题为PORTABLE TOOL THEFT PREVENTIONSYSTEM的美国专利序号No.60/705,389;2005年8月19日递交的题为SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GATHERING BATTERYINFORMATION FOR USE DURING BATTERY TESTER/CHARGING的美国专利序号no.11/207,419;2005年8月29日递交的题为AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICDEVICE的美国专利序号No.60/712,322;2005年8月31日递交的题为LOAD TESTER SIMULATION WITH DISCHARGECOMPENSATION的美国专利序号No.60/713,168;2005年10月31日递交的题为PLUG-IN FEATURES FOR BATTERY TESTERS的美国专利序号No.60/731,881;2005年10月31日递交的题为AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICDEVICE的美国专利序号No.60/731,887;2005年12月14日递交的题为BATTERY TESTER THAT CALCULATES IT S OWNREFERENCE VALUES的美国专利序号No.11/304,004;2005年12月20日递交的题为BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM的美国专利序号No.60/751,853;2005年12月14日递交的题为BATTERY TESTERWITH CALCULATES ITS OWN REFERENCE VALUES的美国专利序号No.11/304,004;2005年12月20日递交的题为BATTERYMONITORING SYSTEM的美国专利序号No.60/751,853;2006年2月16日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER WITHNETWORK COMMUNICATION的美国专利序号No.11/356,443;2006年12月12日递交的题为BROAD-BAND LOW-CONDUCTANCECABLE S FOR MAKING KELVIN CONNECTIONS TOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND BATTERIES的美国专利序号No.11/519,481;2006年9月25日递交的题为STATIONARY BATTERYMONITORING ALGORITHMS的美国专利序号No.60/847,064;2006年12月19日递交的题为METHOD AND APPARATUS FORMEASURING A PARAMETER OF A VEHICLE ELECTRONICSYSTEM的美国专利序号No.11/641,594;2007年7月17日递交的题为BATTERY TESTER FOR HYBRID VEHICLE的美国专利序号No.60/950,182;2007年9月20日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERYTESTER FOR TESTING STATIONARY BATTERIES的美国专利序号No.60/973,879;2007年12月6日递交的题为STORAGE BATTERYAND BATTERY TESTER的美国专利序号No.60/992,798;2008年6月16日递交的题为KELVIN CLAMP FOR ELECTRONICALLYCOUPLING TO A BATTERY CONTACT的美国专利序号No.6I/061,848;2009年7月7日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERYTESTER的美国专利序号No.12/498,642;2010年2月1日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER的美国专利序号No.12/697,485;2010年2月25日递交的题为METHOD AND APPARATU FORDETECTING CELL DETERIORATION IN AN ELECTROCHEMICALCELL OR BATTERY的美国专利序号No.12/712,456;2010年3月8日递交的题为BATTERY TESTER WITH DATABUS FORCOMMUNICATING WITH VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM的美国专利序号No.61/311,485;2010年3月15日递交的题为USE OFBATTERY MANUFACTURE/SELL DATE IN DIAGN0SI S ANDRECOVERY OF DISCHARGED BATTERIES的美国专利序号No.61/313,893;2010年4月12日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERYTESTER WITH NETWORK COMMUNICATION的美国专利序号No.12/758,407;2010年4月29日递交的题为STATIONARY BATTERYTESTER的美国专利序号No.12/769,911;2010年5月3日递交的题为MAGIC WAND WITH ADVANCED HARNES S DETECTION的美国专利序号No.61/330,497;2010年5月27日递交的题为ELECTRTONICBATTERY TESTER的美国专利序号No.61/348,901;2010年6月3日递交的题为IMPROVED ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND HYBRIDELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY MODULE BALANCER的美国专利序号No.61/351,017;2010年6月18日递交的题为BATTERYMAINTENANCE DEVICE WITH THERMAL BUFFER的美国专利序号No.12/818,290;2010年8月12日递交的题为ELECTRONICBATTERY TESTER FOR TESTING STATIONERY STORAGEBATTERY的美国专利序号No.61/373,045;2010年9月23日递交的题为BATTERY TESTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE的美国专利序号No.12/888,689;2010年9月30日递交的题为BATTERY PACKMAINTENANCE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES的美国专利序号No.12/894,951;2010年11月8日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERYTESTER的美国专利序号No.61/411,162;2011年3月1日递交的题为MONITOR FOR FRONT TERMINAL BATTERIES的美国专利序号No.13/037,641;2011年3月1日递交的题为MONITOR FOR FRONTTERMINAL BATTERIES的美国专利序号No.13/037,641;2011年3月15日递交的题为ELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER WITHBATTERYAGE UNIT的美国专利序号No.13/048,365;2011年5月2日递交的题为METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING APARAMETER OF A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM的美国专利序号No.13/098,661;2011年5月23日递交的题为ELECTORNICSTORAGE BATTERY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM的美国专利序号No.13/113,27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通常,技术人员使用电池测试仪以便确定蓄电池的情况。一般地,电池测试仪指示/显示当将设备与电池耦接时对真实设备的测试结果。然而,该技术可以限制技术人员的移动性、对所产生数据的操控和数据的存储。
发明内容
一种电池测试系统,包括:电池测试模块,配置为与电池相耦接。电池测试模块还配置为测量电池参数并发送测量到的电池参数。电池测试系统还包括:便携式平板设备,配置为接收所发送的测量到的电池参数。便携式平板设备还配置为根据测量到的电池参数确定电池测试结果,并显示电池测试结果。
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图1是示出了根据一个实施例的电池测试系统的简化框图。
图2是方法实施例的简化流程图。
图3是根据一个实施例的无线电池测试模块的简化框图。
图4是根据一个实施例的电池测试应用下载系统的简化框图。
图5是便携式平板设备的示例的简化框图。
具体实施方式
本实施例涉及电测测试系统和方法。下文结合图1描述了根据一个实施例的电池测试系统的主要组件。
图1是根据一个实施例的电池测试系统100的简化框图。如图1所示,电池测试系统100可以包括电池测试模块102、便携式平板设备104和电池数据库存储站(site)106,其中便携式平板设备可以通过例如互联网108访问电池数据库存储站106。
电池测试模块102能够向电池施加测试信号,响应于所施加的测试信号获得电池测试参数。电池测试模块102通常是“小型的”便携式单元,可以不包括例如键盘等特定的人接口元件。例如,模块102可以不包括用于键入电池相关信息(例如,电池类型、电池CCA(冷起动放大)额定信息等)的具有多个键的键盘。如下所详述,可以通过在模块102中包括合适的扫描仪来获得这种信息,所述合适的扫描仪能够读取电池上包括必要信息的条形码和/或射频识别(RFID)标签的。此外,可以通过以下描述的便携式平板设备104将电池相关信息提供给电池测试模块102。一些实施例中,电池测试模块102可以可选地包括测试开始/停止按钮103,以便发起/终止电池测试。特定实施例中,电池测试模块102可以包括发光二极管(LED)105,以便当开启LED时指示正在测试电池。一些实施例中,LED可以是双色或三色LED,其中不同颜色可以用于指示例如模块连接状态(即,是否将模块102与电池正确耦接)、测试状态(即,模块102是否正在从电池获得正确的读数/测量)等。附加于或代替一个或多个LED,电池测试模块102的一些实施例可以包括向用户显示电池测试信息的显示组件(例如,液晶显示器(LCD))107。这种实施例中,将模块102配置为进行显示的信息包括电池电压、环境温度和电导。不同实施例中,可以在模块102中不实施对测量到的电池参数的分析,因此模块102可以不显示根据分析电池参数而获得的测试结果。
一些实施例中,用户可以不从电池测试模块102发起电池测试,而是可以从便携式平板设备104发起电池测试。一些实施例中,电池测试模块102能够向便携式平板设备104传送电池测试数据。特定实施例中,无线地实施所述通信。电池测试模块102可以使用蓝牙技术实施无线通信或可以采用任何其它适合无线通信技术。一些实施例中,电池测试模块102能够耦接到便携式平板设备104的通用串行总线(USB)。电池测试模块102可以从与之电耦接的待测试电池接收电力。以下结合图3进一步描述了电池测试仪模块102的特定实施例。
便携式平板设备104可以是任何适合的便携式设备,包括处理器和存储器,所述存储器包括以程序代码或指令形式存储的电池测试和分析算法。处理器与存储器进行通信,执行所存储的指令。便携式平板设备104还包括一个或多个组件,所述一个或多个组件使设备104能够与电测测试模块102通信并且在一些实施例中能够与电池数据库存储站106通信。一些实施例中,便携式平板设备104可以包括适合的移动设备操作系统。
如上所述,将蓄电池用于多种应用,包括远程蜂窝站、电转换站、医院和需要备用电力源的许多其它设施或站点。一些实施例中,便携式平板设备104可以包括设施或站点信息,所述信息可以包括设施中电池的映射图。映射图可以包括电池识别信息、电池位置信息等。除了电池测试和分析算法以及电池映射图之外,便携式平板设备104还可以包括软件,所述软件使得能够进行电池测试设置、电池测试控制和显示电池测试结果。如上所述,便携式平板设备104还可以包括与数据库106的直接连接。与数据库106的直接连接可以允许访问历史电池数据以及向数据库106直接自动发送测试数据。这种连接使平板设备104能够提供考虑了数据库106中的历史电池信息的高级电池诊断能力。
一些实施例中,每个单独电池可以包括条形码和/或射频识别(RFID)标签110,该条形码和/或射频识别(RFID)标签包括电池识别信息、电池制造信息等。在这样的实施例中,组件102和/或104可以包括RFID接收器、条形码读取器等(由附图标记111表示),以便从标签110获得信息。一些实施例中,组件102和/或104可以包括多个元件,为组件102和/或104提供用电池测试结果和其他电池测试相关信息对RFID标签110进行编程的能力。一些实施例中,RFID标签110可以包括电池保证书信息、库存单元号、历史电池数据等。来自RFID和/或条形码标签110的所有数据可以由组件102和/或104获得,并由组件104用来提供高级电池诊断信息。应注意,便携式平板设备104还可以包括与电测测试无关的软件。与电池测试无关的软件可以包括一个或多个电子消息应用、电子表格和其他商业应用、游戏和其他娱乐社交应用等。通常,便携式平板设备104向技术人员提供用户友好并且熟悉的界面,以便执行电池测试和分析。下文结合图5进一步提供了便携式平板设备的一个实施例的细节。
数据库106可以是产业所熟知的或将来开发的任何类型的分层(hierarchical)或关系(relational)数据库。类似地,数据库更新软件可以是适于更新特定类型数据库106的任何软件。数据库106可以包括一个或多个表格,表格包括若干电池测试数据栏(field)。测试数据栏可以包括电池温度栏、电池电压栏、电池电导栏、电池情况栏、测量日期和时间栏等。数据库106也可以包括存储电池维护和更换信息的其它表格。数据库记录的每次维护/更换可以包括针对实施电池维护/更换的用户的用户名或其它识别方式。一些实施例中,每当对数据库记录实施更新时,将当前登录到平板设备104上的电池测试应用中的技术人员的用户名包括在数据库记录中。
图2是根据一个实施例,在实施对电池组(string)的测试中可能涉及的步骤的简化流程图200。在步骤202,实施平板设备上(例如,图1的104)的站点(site)信息查找或设置。站点信息查找可以涉及用户向平板设备104上的应用键入适合的站点识别信息,并响应性地获得待测试电池组的位置。一些实施例中,可以响应于键入了站点识别信息,将站点和/或待测试电池组的照片显示在平板设备104上。可以响应于查找询问,显示其它信息,例如,待测试电池的CCA额定值、电池类型信息等。可以从数据库106获得该信息,技术人员可以使用该信息来帮助确保将会测试正确的电池组。如果基于站点识别信息响应于询问没有获得已有站点数据,则可以执行“设置”操作以便用与要实施电池测试的新位置有关的任何可用信息来更新平板设备104。在步骤204,在平板设备104上发起测试序列。测试序列可以包括测试电池组中各电池的顺序。可以将测试各电池的顺序显示在平板设备104上。还可以将用于测试各电池的不同步骤显示在平板设备104上。发起电池测试序列还可以涉及:点击平板设备104上的按钮,以便激活电池测试模块102和平板设备104之间的电池测试接口(例如,无线通信接口)。在步骤206,将电池测试模块102应用于电池组中的电池,并根据通过平板设备104提供的指令实施测试。在步骤208,从电池测试模块102向平板设备104发送测量到的电池参数,将其显示在平板设备104上。在步骤210(该步骤是可选的),将与在电池组上实施的测试相关的数据自动提供给远程数据库(例如,图1的106)。在步骤212,在完成测试序列之后,技术人员查看平板设备104上显示的电池测试结果。
图3是根据一个实施例的示例电池测试模块300的简化框图。将模块300示出为耦接到电池302,电池302包括正极电池端子304和负极电池端子306。
测试模块300根据一个实施例来进行操作,并确定电池302的电导(GBAT)以及电池302的端子304和306之间的电势(VBAT)。测试模块300包括测试电路308。测试电路308包括电流源310、差分放大器312、模数转换器314和微处理器316。放大器312通过电容器C1和C2电容性地耦接到电池302。放大器312具有与模数转换器314的输入相连接的输出。微处理器316与系统时钟318、存储器320和数模转换器314相连接。微处理器316也能够从输入设备322接收输入并向输出设备324输出信息。输出设备324可以是能够通过无线通信链接发送由电池测试模块300获得的测量值的发送器。可以通过平板设备104(如图1所示)接收所发送的信息。
操作中,微处理器316控制电流源310,电流源310在如图3箭头所示的方向上提供电流I。一个实施例中,电流为方波或脉冲。差分放大器312分别通过电容器C1和C2连接到电池302的端子304和306,并提供与端子304和306之间电势差有关的输出。优选实施例中,放大器3121具有高输入阻抗。测试模块300包括差分放大器326,具有分别连接到端子304和306的反向和非反向输入。连接放大器326以便测量在端子304和306之间的电池302的开路电位电压(VBAT)。将放大器326的输出提供给模数转换器314,使得可以通过微处理器316测量端子304和306两端的电压。
通过称作Kelvin连接的四点连接技术将测试模块300与电池302相连接。该Kelvin连接允许通过第一对端子将电流I注入电池302,而通过第二对连接测量端子304和306上的电压V。由于非常小的电流流经放大器312,放大器312的输入上的电压降与电池302的端子304和306上的电压降实质上相同。将差分放大器312的输出转换为数字形式,并提供给微处理器316。微处理器316在由系统时钟318确定的频率下根据存储器320所存储的编程指令进行操作。
通过使用电流源310应用电流脉冲I,微处理器316确定电池302的电导。微处理器316使用放大器312和数模转换器314,确定由于电流脉冲I而引起的电池电压的改变。电流源310产生的电流I的值是已知的并且存储在存储器320中。一个实施例中,通过向电池302施加负载来获得电流I。微处理器316使用以下等式计算电池302的电导:
电导=GBAT-ΔI/ΔV
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其中ΔI是由于电流源310而引起的流经电池302的电流变化,ΔV是由于所施加的电流ΔI引起的电池电压变化。温度传感器328可以与电池302热耦接,并用于补偿电池测量。
设备300可以无线传输测量到的电池值。(图1的)平板设备104可以接收所发送的信息。基于电池电导GBAT和电池电压,平板设备104确定电池302的情况。例如,如果在特定电压处特定电池的电池电导GBAT低于预定阈值,则平板设备104确定电池302没有通过电池测试。例如,平板设备104可以将测量到的CCA与该特定电池的额定CCA进行比较。平板设备104显示电池测试结果,还可以向数据库存储站点106传送/上传该结果。
图4是根据一个实施例的电池测试应用下载系统400的简化框图。如图4所示,系统400可以包括数字分布平台,该数字分布平台可以包括能够在平板设备104上观看的用户界面402以及可以位于一个或多个远程服务器406上的多个电池测试应用404。当通过用户界面402选择了应用404时,可以通过互联网和/或任何其它适合网络来下载多个应用404中的一个或多个。通过附图标记108来表示该网络。
一些实施例中,为了下载应用404,可能需要具有相关用户名和口令的用户账户。可以通过用户界面402来键入用户名和口令。一旦完成了用户认证,可以通过用户界面402显示可用应用的列表(例如,应用404)。用户可以通过界面402浏览、选择和下载可用应用404中的一个或多个。一旦下载了应用404,就可以在平板设备104上执行应用404。应用404可以利用例如平板设备104上的摄像机之类的特征,也可以直接或间接利用电池测试模块102和平板设备104中包括的传感器。例如,应用404中的一个或多个可以提示技术人员拍摄待测试电池组的照片和/或电池组中各电池上附连的标签的照片。平板设备104可以包括能够进行光学特征识别、快速响应(QR)代码或二维条形码识别的软件,或能够例如根据二维条形码的照片获得电池相关信息(例如,电池类型、电池CCA额定值等)的任何其它适合识别软件。一旦拍摄了电池的照片,平板设备104上下载的应用404可以自动尝试将从照片获得的电池识别信息与数据库106存储的信息进行匹配。接着,该应用可以自动开始电池测试模块102中的电池测试。一旦测试模块102成功获得了测量,将测量到的电池值发送给平板设备104,以上述方式自动更新数据库106。
图5是便携式平板设备的示例的简化框图。如图5所示,便携式平板设备500包括微处理器502、存储器504、输入/输出(I/O)组件506和通信接口508,其中通信接口508用于与远程计算机、其它便携式平板/移动设备和电池测试模块(例如,图1的102)进行通信。一个实施例中,便携式设备500的上述组件耦接为通过适当的总线510彼此通信。
存储器504可以包括非易失性电存储器,例如随机访问存储器(RAM)或任何其它适合的存储器。可以将存储器504的一部分分配为用于执行程序的可寻址存储器,而将存储器504的另一部分用于数据存储。
存储器504包括操作系统512、应用程序514和对象库(object store)516。在操作期间,可以由处理器502从存储器504执行操作系统512。可以将操作系统512设计用于便携式平板设备。至少部分地响应于对外露(exposed)应用编程界面和方法的调用,由应用514和操作系统512来保持对象库516的对象。
通信接口508表示允许便携式平板设备500发送和接收信息的多种设备和技术。例如,所述设备包括有线和无线的调制解调器、卫星接收器和广播调谐器。还可以将便携式平板设备500直接连接到计算机以便与之交换数据。这种情况下,通信接口508可以是红外收发器或串联或并联的通信连接,其全部能够发送流信息。
输入/输出组件506包括多种输入设备(例如,触摸敏感屏幕、按钮、麦克风、摄像机)和多种输出设备(包括音频产生器、振动设备和显示器)。上述设备仅是示例性的,不需要全部存在于便携式平板设备500上。此外,在本实施例的范围内,可以将其它输入/输出设备附着到便携式平板设备500或与便携式平板设备500一起提供。
尽管参考优选实施例描述了本发明,然而本技术领域工作人员应认识到可以在不脱离本发明的精神和范围的前提下,进行形式和细节上的多种改变。

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1.一种电池测试系统,包括:
电池测试模块,配置为与电池耦接,所述电池测试模块还配置为测量电池参数并发送测量到的电池参数;以及
便携式平板设备,配置为接收所发送的测量到的电池参数,所述便携式平板设备还配置为根据测量到的电池参数确定电池测试结果并显示所述电池测试结果。
2.根据权利要求1所述的电池测试系统,其中所述电池测试模块配置为无线发送测量到的电池参数。
3.根据权利要求2所述的电池测试系统,其中所述电池测试模块配置为通过蓝牙无线网络发送测量到的电池参数。
4.根据权利要求1所述的电池测试系统,其中所述电池测试模块没有用于键入电池相关信息的键盘。
5.根据权利要求1所述的电池测试系统,还包括:远程数据库,其中所述便携式平板设备配置为访问所述远程数据库。
6.根据权利要求1所述的电池测试系统,其中所述电池测试模块包括条形码扫描仪和射频识别RFID读取器中的至少一个。
7.根据权利要求1所述的电池测试系统,其中所述便携式平板设备包括使用户能够从远程服务器选择并下载电池测试应用的用户界面。
8.根据权利要求7所述的电池测试系统,其中所述用户界面响应于键入了有效用户名和口令,显示电池测试应用的列表。
9.根据权利要求1所述的电池测试系统,其中所述便携式平板设备配置为发起电池测试。
10.根据权利要求5所述的电池测试系统,其中所述便携式平板设备配置为用电池测试结果自动更新远程数据库。
11.一种方法,包括:
将电池模块与电池相连接;
利用电池测试模块测量电池参数;
利用电池测试模块发送测量到的电池参数;
在便携式平板设备中接收测量到的电池参数;
利用便携式平板设备根据测量到的电池参数确定电池测试结果;以及
利用便携式平板设备的显示单元显示电池测试结果。
12.根据权利要求11所述的方法,还包括:利用所述平板设备用电池测试结果更新远程数据库。
13.根据权利要求11所述的方法,还包括:利用所述电池测试模块从附连到电池的标签获得电池信息。
14.根据权利要求11所述的方法,还包括:利用所述便携式平板设备发起电池测试。
15.根据权利要求11所述的方法,还包括:利用所述便携式平板设备显示可从远程服务器下载的电池测试应用的列表。
16.根据权利要求15所述的方法,还包括:
利用所述便携式平板设备接收用户名和口令;
利用所述便携式平板设备验证所述用户名和口令;以及
当确定所述用户名和口令有效时,利用所述便携式平板设备从远程服务器下载至少一个电池测试应用。
17.一种方法,包括:
向便携式平板设备键入位置识别信息,所述位置识别信息指示要测试的电池组的位置;
通过便携式平板设备获得测试序列,所述测试序列指示对电池组中的电池进行测试的顺序;
利用便携式平板设备发起测试序列;
基于所述测试序列,对电池组中的各个电池应用电池测试模块;
利用测试模块向便携式平板设备发送从电池组中的各个电池获得的测量电池参数;以及
利用便携式平板设备计算针对电池组中的各个电池的测试结果;以及
在便携式平板设备的屏幕上显示所述测试结果。
18.根据权利要求17所述的方法,还包括:响应于向便携式平板设备键入位置标识,从远程数据库获得测试序列。
19.根据权利要求18所述的方法,还包括:利用平板设备用所述电池测试结果更新远程数据库。
20.根据权利要求17所述的方法,还包括:利用电池测试模块从附连到电池的标签获得电池信息。
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