Honeywell International Inc.

Jayakar Chippada

Krishna Kishore Mendi

Murali Krishna Bezawada

John Boettger

Murali Ravipati

Priyesh Nema

An industrial cellular modem includes a radio module powered by a battery, a battery voltage sensor, a transmitted power meter, and a temperature sensor, and a processor having a memory for executing program instructions for a method of dynamic low battery voltage threshold (LBVT) control. A current battery voltage is compared to a current LBVT (CLBVT), and the modem is turned on and a cellular data session begun with a host server if the current voltage is &#x2265; the CLBVT, or if the current battery voltage is &#x3c; the CLBVT and a value of the CLBVT is the same as in a previous cellular data session. Based on whether the current cellular session failed due to the battery voltage falling below the CLBVT, the value of the CLBVT is changed based on a current temperature, a received signal strength for a successful session, or a current transmit power.

Cellular modem with dynamic low battery voltage threshold control

A system and method for updating industrial cellular communications devices. A supercapacitor and a cellular modem are connected electronically to one another. A host can communicate bidirectionally and wirelessly with the cellular modem. A microcontroller is connected electronically with the cellular modem, such that the microcontroller facilitates monitoring with the cellular modem of a voltage and temperature associated with the super capacitor. When the voltage of the super capacitor attains a lower voltage limit, the cellular modem stops receiving data from the host and sends a status code to the host and disconnects a data call and data transfer and enters into a sleep mode during which time the super capacitor is recharged. The cellular modem can reestablish the data call with the host after the super capacitor has been recharged.

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Telangana, India

Jayakar Chippada