Method and device for enhancing smart battery performance
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and device for enhancing smart battery performance 失效
    提高智能电池性能的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6023151A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-08

    申请号:US39528

    申请日:1998-03-16

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 H01M10/44 H01H35/00

    摘要: The subject invention pertains to a method and device for implementing a dynamic End of Discharge Voltage (EODV) for rechargeable batteries and battery packs (batteries/packs). This dynamic EODV can be adjusted based on, for example, environment, operating conditions, temperature, residual capacity, cell chemistry, cell size, form factor, discharge rate, and/or the number of charge/discharge cycles the battery has undergone. The subject invention can provide for enhanced run time from each discharge cycle of the battery/pack. In addition, the subject invention can provide for more accurate save-to-disk alarms, while ensuring adequate energy for the actual save to disk operation. Furthermore, the subject invention can also extend the useful life of the battery/pack.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及用于实现用于可再充电电池和电池组(电池/组件)的动态终止电压(EODV)结束的方法和装置。 该动态EODV可以基于例如环境,操作条件,温度,剩余容量,电池化学,电池尺寸,外形尺寸,放电率和/或电池已经经历的充电/放电循环次数进行调整。 本发明可以提供来自电池/组件的每个放电循环的增强的运行时间。 此外,本发明可以提供更准确的保存到磁盘的警报,同时确保实际保存到磁盘操作的足够的能量。 此外,本发明还可以延长电池/包的使用寿命。

    System and method for writing data to a serial bus from a smart battery
    2.
    发明授权
    System and method for writing data to a serial bus from a smart battery 有权
    从智能电池向串行总线写入数据的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06173350B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09174509

    申请日:1998-10-16

    IPC分类号: G06F1300

    摘要: The present invention provides control bus (SMBus) management and interface for a smart battery system having an SMBus two-wire interface with a clock and data line. Electrostatic discharge protection circuitry which does not have the potential to inadvertently charge a dead battery is provided for the SMBus. SMBus mastering circuitry is also provided to work in conjunction with the SMBus interfacing routines for communications on the bus.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种智能电池系统的控制总线(SMBus)管理和接口,该系统具有具有时钟和数据线的SMBus双线接口。 SMBus提供的静电放电保护电路不会无意中对死电池充电。 还提供SMBus母带电路,以便与SMBus接口例程一起工作,以便在总线上进行通信。

    Front end automatic gain control circuit using a control word generator

    公开(公告)号:US20060120492A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-08

    申请号:US11337120

    申请日:2006-01-19

    申请人: Syed Rahman

    发明人: Syed Rahman

    IPC分类号: H04L27/08

    CPC分类号: H03G3/001 H03G3/3052

    摘要: A control word generator comprised of circuitry to generate a control word to control an attenuator. The control word generator includes a counter that increments at a clock rate much higher than the refresh rate at which the error signal is recalculated. The counter is controlled by a comparator which compares the error signal to a reference value, which, starting from a programmable upper limited is decremented in the counter's incrementation rate by a programmable step size. When the reference value equals the error signal, the comparator changes state and the counter stops incrementing. The count at that time is the control word, which if everything operated instantaneously, would be the control word that would alter the attenuation sufficiently to achieve nominal power. Also disclosed is a method to use this apparatus to generate a table of control words comprising: first establish an input power level and attenuate the signal with an analog variable attenuator/amplifier; second, measuring the output power of the signal output by said variable attenuator/amplifier; third, use a control word generator to iteratively derive a control word, which will cause the input signal power to be altered to the nominal power level; fourth, record that control word; fifth, increment the input signal power and repeat the process to derive a new control word and record that word; and, sixth, repeat the entire process for each level of expected input signal power.

    Process and apparatus for modulating terminal voltage of battery
    4.
    发明授权
    Process and apparatus for modulating terminal voltage of battery 失效
    电池端子电压调制方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US5990664A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-23

    申请号:US050310

    申请日:1998-03-30

    申请人: Syed Rahman

    发明人: Syed Rahman

    IPC分类号: G01R31/36 H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0065

    摘要: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for converting the terminal voltage of a battery so that one or more operations (such as shut-down, save-to-disk, and the like) begin at the appropriate point on the discharge curve for various cell chemistries. A control circuit is provided for triggering end-of-discharge operations based on various predetermined points, such as remaining capacity, voltage, temperature, and safety for devices which utilize a predetermined terminal voltage measurement to trigger one or more operations. The control circuit modulates the terminal voltage of the battery to a value which substantially matches the predetermined terminal voltage threshold of the device upon reaching a predetermined point, thereby successfully triggering operations at the appropriate time. The control circuitry also can modulate the terminal voltage to maintain it above the threshold to delay triggering of one or more operations. The method and apparatus of the present invention provides a solution in the electronic circuitry of the battery to allow devices designed for use with cells of a certain chemistry be able to suspend operations without losing data or delay operations to avoid wasting battery capacity when used with cell chemistries different than those for which the devices were designed.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种用于转换电池的端子电压的方法和装置,使得在放电曲线上的适当点处开始一个或多个操作(诸如关闭,保存到盘等),用于各种 细胞化学。 提供了一种控制电路,用于基于各种预定点(例如利用预定的端子电压测量来触发一个或多个操作的装置的剩余容量,电压,温度和安全性)触发终止放电操作。 控制电路在达到预定点时将电池的端子电压调制到与装置的预定端子电压阈值基本一致的值,从而在适当的时间成功地触发操作。 控制电路还可以调制端子电压以将其保持在阈值以上以延迟触发一个或多个操作。 本发明的方法和装置提供电池电子电路中的解决方案,以允许设计用于某一化学物质的电池的设备能够暂停操作而不丢失数据或延迟操作,以避免当与电池一起使用时浪费电池容量 化学物质不同于设备设计的化学物质。

    ANI-dormant connections for frame relay
    6.
    发明授权
    ANI-dormant connections for frame relay 失效
    用于帧中继的ANI休眠连接

    公开(公告)号:US6028858A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-22

    申请号:US659217

    申请日:1996-06-07

    摘要: A data communications network consists of a number of interconnected nodes and a network station having a memory. The memory stores a data base containing predefined circuit provisioning information for a number of users. A user accesses the frame relay network by dialing into the network via an ISDN connection. When the user calls into the network, signaling information is received at a first node of the network and passed to the network station. The signaling information includes automatic number identification (ANI) information which identifies the calling user. The network station uses the ANI to index the data base and retrieve associated circuit provisioning information. The circuit provisioning information is used to automatically install a circuit according to the predefined information. In this way, the user is provided with dial access to the frame relay network.

    摘要翻译: 数据通信网络由多个互连节点和具有存储器的网络站组成。 存储器存储包含用于多个用户的预定义电路配置信息的数据库。 用户通过ISDN连接拨入网络来访问帧中继网络。 当用户呼入网络时,在网络的第一节点处接收信令信息并将其传递给网络站。 信令信息包括标识呼叫用户的自动号码识别(ANI)信息。 网络站使用ANI索引数据库并检索相关的电路供应信息。 电路供应信息用于根据预定信息自动安装电路。 以这种方式,向用户提供对帧中继网络的拨号访问。