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A battery testing and monitoring system specifically designated to continuously monitor overall battery voltage, conditions of individual cells or cell groups such as voltage, current and temperature as well as individual cell or cell group failures, conduction path failures and other conditions. Th

A battery testing and monitoring system specifically designated to continuously monitor overall battery voltage, conditions of individual cells or cell groups such as voltage, current and temperature as well as individual cell or cell group failures, conduction path failures and other conditions. The system is a portable or permanently installed unit having connectable thereto a programming/display/printer terminal which enables the programming of the monitor with various failure conditions as desired and also enables the printing of a permanent rocord of any testing procedure. Additionally, portable load units may be interconnected with the inventive monitor and the battery or batteries which are being tested and monitored so as to enable the testing and/or monitoring of such battery or batteries under controlled load conditions.

대표청구항 ▼

A programmable battery testing and monitoring system comprising: (a) a monitor means connectable to battery means and including: (i) computer means; (ii) memory means connected to said computer means and including hard preprogrammable storage means and temporary storage means; and (iii) port means;

A programmable battery testing and monitoring system comprising: (a) a monitor means connectable to battery means and including: (i) computer means; (ii) memory means connected to said computer means and including hard preprogrammable storage means and temporary storage means; and (iii) port means; (b) control means connectable to said port means for enabling a user to program said memory means and retrieve data indicative of monitoring and testing of said battery means from said temporary storage means; (c) load means connectable between said monitor means and said battery means for controllably placing a load on said battery means, said load means comprising a first fixed load momentarily placeable across said battery means to test the output voltage of said battery means under said fixed load and a second variable load controllable by said load means for testing said battery means under substantially constant current, said second variable load being varied responsive to sensing by said load means of current outputed by said battery to maintain constant battey means current level; (d) said system having a monitoring mode wherein said battery is substantially continuously monitored and a testing mode wherein said load means is connected between said monitor means and said battery means; and (e) fuse means incorporated into said first fixed load for opening connection between said first fixed load and said battery means after a predetermined time.