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US 12,353,180 · App. 17/621,934 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Battery communication and control systems and methods

Inventors: Gary Don Dannar (Muncie, IN); Stephen T Hung (Auburn, AL)

Assignee: DD Dannar, LLC

G05B19/042 G01R31/367 H01M10/425 H01M10/482 H04L67/12 G05B2219/2639 H01M2010/4271 H01M2010/4278

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Patent No.: US 12,353,180
App. No.: 17/621,934
Granted: Jul 8, 2025
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Systems and methods for use with a battery having an electronic system connected to a battery network configured to generate a state variable associated with the receiving, storing and/or outputting of electricity by the battery. The system includes a router connected to the battery network and the electronic system for monitoring the at least one detectable state variable, and based on such monitoring, selectively modifying the receiving, storing and/or outputting of electricity by the battery. The system also may include a second network and a controller connected to the second network and to the router via the battery network and configured to monitor the router, and based on the monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify the router and the receiving, storing and/or outputting of electricity by the battery.

Claims (138)

1. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router;

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on location of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness;

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to

monitor the at least one router; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the at least one battery.

2. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one router includes a plurality of routers, each being communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system; and

each of the plurality of routers being programmed for communication with one another and the electronic system of the at least one battery.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a replacement battery;

a replacement router; and

the first network and the at least one router being configured to allow selective removal of the at least one battery or the at least one router and corresponding replacement by the replacement battery or the replacement router without requiring modification to the first network, the at least one battery, or the at least one router.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first network is selectively separable from the at least one router to facilitate replacement and connection of the at least one router to the first network with no modification to the first network.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second network is selectively separable from the at least one router to facilitate replacement and of the at least one router to the second network with no modification to the second network.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the first network including a composite network comprised of an operational communication network with at least one of a diagnostic network and a programming network.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the first network including a composite network comprised of an operational communication network separate from the at least one of a diagnostic network and a programming network.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one of a battery charging interface communicatively connected to the at least one battery, an electrical power interface connected to the first network and a thermal management component associated with the at least one of the battery, the router, the first network, and the second network; and

the controller being configured to control at least one of the battery charging interface, the electrical power interface connected, and the thermal management component.

9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier selected from a predetermined set of identifiers.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the wiring harness being configured to accommodate a plurality of components including the at least one router; and

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier with respect to at least one of the plurality of components.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the wiring harness including a plurality of parts and being configured to accept the at least one router; and

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier with respect to at least one of the plurality of parts.

12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the at least one router, while apart from the first network, being configured to assign to itself an identifier to be used by the first network.

13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the at least one router, while apart from the first network, being configured to assign to itself a wired location identifier to be used by the first network.

14. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the at least one router, while apart from the first network, being configured to assign to itself at least one of a GPS location and GPS offset location identifier to be used by the first network.

15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising the at least one router, while apart from the first network, being configured to assign to a location identifier to be used by the first network based on wireless triangulation data.

16. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of the first network and the second network being configured to assign an identifier based on the presence of at least one of the at least one router and the at least one battery.

17. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router; and

at least one of the first network and the second network being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on the presence of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness.

18. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness not in communicative connection with the first network or the second network;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router; and

at least one of the first network and the second network being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on the presence of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness.

19. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of the first network and the second network being configured to wirelessly assign an identifier based on the presence of at least one of the at least one router and the at least one battery.

20. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to:

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness being configured to accommodate a plurality of components including the at least one router;

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier with respect to at least one of the plurality of components;

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to:

monitor the at least one router; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the at least one battery.

21. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to:

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness including a plurality of parts and being configured to accept the at least one router; and

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier with respect to at least one of the plurality of parts; and

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to:

monitor the at least one router; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the at least one battery.

22. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to:

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

the at least one router, while apart from the first network, being configured to assign to itself a wired location identifier to be used by the first network;

a second network; and

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to:

monitor the at least one router; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the at least one battery.

23. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to:

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to:

monitor the at least one router; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the at least one battery;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router; and

at least one of the first network and the second network being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on the presence of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness.

24. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to:

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to:

monitor the at least one router; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the at least one battery;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness not in communicative connection with the first network or the second network;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router; and

at least one of the first network and the second network being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on the presence of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness.

25. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router; and

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on the physical location of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness;

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to

assign to at least one of the at least one battery and the at least one router an identifier representative of at least one of the at least one battery and the at least one router;

monitor the at least one router; and

based on the identifier and monitoring of the at least one router, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, or outputting of electricity by the at least one battery.

26. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to

assume an identifier representative of at least one of the at least one battery and the at least one router;

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router; and

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on physical location of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness;

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to

monitor the at least one router; and

27. A system for use with at least one battery configured for receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity communicatively connected to a first network, the at least one battery having an electronic system communicatively connected to the first network configured to generate at least one state variable associated with the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery, the system comprising:

at least one router communicatively connected to the first network and the electronic system and configured to

assume a first identifier representative of at least one of the at least one battery and the at least one router;

monitor at least one detectable state variable of the least one battery; and

based on the monitoring of the at least one detectable state variable, selectively modify at least one of the receiving, storing, and outputting of electricity by the battery;

a second network;

at least one of the first network and the second network including a wiring harness;

the wiring harness being configured to accept the at least one router; and

the at least one router being configured to assign to itself an identifier based on physical location of the at least one router with respect to the wiring harness;

a controller connected to the second network and to the at least one router via the first network and configured to

assign a second identifier representative of at least one of the at least one battery and the at least one router;

monitor the at least one router; and

based on monitoring of the at least one router and at least one of the first identifier and the second identifier, selectively modify at least one of the at least one router and the receiving, storing, or outputting of electricity by the at least one battery.

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