Measurement system

Abstract

A measurement system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a battery pack and at least one type of connected device to which the pack is connected. The pack includes a first detection device detecting a predetermined physical quantity in the pack and having a predetermined measurement range. The connected device includes a second detection device detecting a physical quantity the same as the predetermined physical quantity and having a measurement range different from the range of the first detection device. One of the pack and the connected device includes a receiving device and a measurement processing device that performs a predetermined measurement process by using one of: a detection-value-related information received by the receiving device; and a detection result by one device of the first detection device and the second detection device, the one device being provided in one of the pack and the connected device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A measurement system comprising:
 a battery pack containing a battery; and   at least one type of connected device to which the battery pack is to be connected,   wherein the battery pack comprises a first detection device that is configured to detect a predetermined physical quantity in the battery pack and that has a predetermined measurement range,   wherein the at least one type of connected device comprises a second detection device that is configured to detect a physical quantity and that has a measurement range different from the measurement range of the first detection device, wherein the physical quantity is the same as the predetermined physical quantity,   wherein one of the battery pack and the at least one type of connected device is a first device, and the other of the battery pack and the at least one type of connected device is a second device, the first device comprising:
 a receiving device configured to receive a detection-value-related information that is transmitted from the second device and that directly or indirectly indicates a detection result by one of the first detection device and the second detection device; and 
 a measurement processing device configured to (i) perform a predetermined measurement process by using the detection-value-related information received by the receiving device in a case where the receiving device receives the detection-value-related information and (ii) to ignore the detection-value-related information failed to be received by the receiving device not to thereby perform the measurement process in a case where the receiving device fails to receive the detection-value-related information, the measurement process comprising calculation of a remaining battery capacity of the battery, and the one device being provided in the first device, and 
   wherein the second device comprises a transmission device configured to transmit the detection-value-related information to the first device.   
     
     
         2 . The measurement system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the at least one type of connected device comprises a battery charger that is configured to charge the battery.   
     
     
         3 . A measurement system comprising:
 a battery pack containing a battery; and   a battery charger to which the battery pack is to be connected,   wherein the battery pack comprises a first detection device that is configured to detect a predetermined physical quantity in the battery pack and that has a predetermined measurement range,   wherein the battery charger comprises:
 a second detection device that is configured to detect a physical quantity and that has a measurement range different from the measurement range of the first detection device, the physical quantity being the same as the predetermined physical quantity; and 
 a transmission device configured to transmit a detection-value-related information to the first device, the detection-value-related information directly or indirectly indicating a detection result by the second detection device, and 
   wherein the battery pack comprises:
 a receiving device configured to receive the detection-value-related information transmitted from the battery charger; and 
 a measurement processing device configured to (i) perform a predetermined measurement process by using the detection-value-related information received by the receiving device in a case where the receiving device receives the detection-value-related information and (ii) to ignore the detection-value-related information failed to be received by the receiving device not to thereby perform the measurement process in a case where the receiving device fails to receive the detection-value-related information, the measurement process comprising calculation of a remaining battery capacity of the battery.