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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Daryl C. Brockman, Shorewood, WI (US);
James Cameron Douglass, Shorewood, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A battery system includes a housing and a plurality of battery cells disposed in the housing. The battery system also includes a battery management system and configured to monitor one or more operational parameters of the battery system. The battery management system is electrically coupled to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of the battery system. Additionally, the battery system includes a multi-conductor connector disposed in an outer surface of the housing and electrically coupled to the battery management system. Further, the battery system includes a state of charge indicator configured to provide an indication of a state of charge of the battery system. The state of charge indicator includes a first multi-conductor connector configured to couple to the multi-conductor connector of the battery system.