MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WIRELESS MODULE MONITORING SYSTEM IN A BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1 . A method for utilizing a multi-functional wireless module monitoring system (MMS) in an electric battery pack, the method comprising:

monitoring, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, one or more attributes of a plurality of battery cells in the electric battery pack;

generating based on the monitored one or more attributes, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, battery sensor data;

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in a first operational mode, transmitting via a wireless interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a first set of the battery sensor data to a wireless network controller (WNC) of a battery management system (BMS); and

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in a second operational mode, transmitting via a wired interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a second set of the battery sensor data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transitioning the multi-functional wireless MMS from the first operational mode to the second operational mode by switching from a first protocol to a second protocol for communication via the wireless interface.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode, transmitting via the wireless interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, data using the second protocol.

4 . The method of claim 2 further comprising:

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode:

receiving from an external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a request to generate a third set of the battery sensor data based on the one or more attributes; and

transmitting to the external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, the third set of the battery sensor data.

5 . The method of claim 2 further comprising:

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode:

receiving from an external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a request to perform a service operation; and

in response to receiving the request to perform the service operation, performing, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, the service operation.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising using, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, the monitored one or more attributes to generate and store health information about the plurality of cells in the electric battery pack.

7 . The method of claim 6 further comprising based on the stored health information about the plurality of cells in the electric battery pack, determining, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a status of the plurality of cells for second life usage.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the second protocol comprises a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol.

9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the multi-functional wireless MMS includes a sensor for sensing current associated with the plurality of battery cells.

10 . An apparatus including a processor and memory coupled to the processor, the memory including computer program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to carry out the operations of:

monitoring, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, one or more attributes of a plurality of battery cells in the electric battery pack;

generating based on the monitored one or more attributes, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, battery sensor data;

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in a first operational mode, transmitting via a wireless interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a first set of the battery sensor data to a wireless network controller (WNC) of a battery management system (BMS); and

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in a second operational mode, transmitting via a wired interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a second set of the battery sensor data.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the memory further includes computer program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to carry out the operations of: transitioning the multi-functional wireless MMS from the first operational mode to the second operational mode by switching from a first protocol to a second protocol for communication via the wireless interface.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the memory further includes computer program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to carry out the operations of: responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode, transmitting via the wireless interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, data using the second protocol.

13 . The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the memory further includes computer program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to carry out the operations of:

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode:

receiving from an external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a request to generate a third set of the battery sensor data based on the one or more attributes; and

transmitting to the external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, the third set of the battery sensor data.

14 . The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the memory further includes computer program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to carry out the operations of:

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode:

receiving from an external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a request to perform a service operation; and

in response to receiving the request to perform the service operation, performing, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, the service operation.

15 . The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the memory further includes computer program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to carry out the operations of: using, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, the monitored one or more attributes to generate and store health information about the plurality of cells in the electric battery pack.

16 . A computer program product for utilizing a multi-functional wireless module monitoring system (MMS) in an electric battery pack, the computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to carry out the operations of:

monitoring, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, one or more attributes of a plurality of battery cells in the electric battery pack:

generating based on the monitored one or more attributes, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, battery sensor data;

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in a first operational mode, transmitting via a wireless interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a first set of the battery sensor data to a wireless network controller (WNC) of a battery management system (BMS); and

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in a second operational mode, transmitting via a wired interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a second set of the battery sensor data.

17 . The computer program product of claim 16 , further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to carry out the operations of transitioning the multi-functional wireless MMS from the first operational mode to the second operational mode by switching from a first protocol to a second protocol for communication via the wireless interface.

18 . The computer program product of claim 17 , further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to carry out the operations of responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode, transmitting via the wireless interface, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, data using the second protocol.

19 . The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to carry out the operations of:

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode:

receiving from an external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a request to generate a third set of the battery sensor data based on the one or more attributes; and

transmitting to the external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-fimctional wireless MMS, the third set of the battery sensor data.

20 . The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to carry out the operations of:

responsive to the multi-functional wireless MMS operating in the second operational mode:

receiving from an external wireless device, via the wireless interface and in accordance with the second protocol, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, a request to perform a service operation; and

in response to receiving the request to perform the service operation, performing, by the multi-functional wireless MMS, the service operation.