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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1990
Warren T Whitmire, Shalimar, FL (US);
Larry T Anderson, Ft. Walton Beach, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
Disclosed is a battery condition monitoring system that monitors the condition of batteries connected in parallel in order to determine that each battery is generating the necessary power. The system determines the difference in voltages that are proportional to the currents generated by the batteries. The system compares the voltage difference between the currents that is a positive value to a predetermined reference voltage which is the maximum allowed difference in the battery currents. If the positive difference value is greater than the reference voltage, one or more LEDs will illuminate indicating that one or more of the batteries is weak or defective, uniquely identifying the battery or batteries.