System and method for a dynamically configurable power distribution control and management system

Abstract

A dynamically configurable battery management system includes a controller system with a first processor connected to a first memory and a first wireless transceiver connected to a wireless packet network. A battery system with a second processor is connected to a second memory and a second wireless transceiver connected to the wireless packet network. One or more batteries are connected to the battery system, and the connected batteries include a battery pack. A sensor that is connected to the battery system generates a data stream that is stored in the second memory. The data stream allows for establishing a battery capability and status unique to each battery in the battery pack. The stored data stream is stored as a battery record with a universal unique identifier.

1 . A system for continuously determining battery system health, comprising:
 a host controller configured to continuously gathering data to determine a current state of at least one of battery system health and charge system health;   one or more batteries connected together into a battery pack, wherein the battery pack includes one or more sensors for generating the data, wherein the data includes at least one of voltage, time to charge, time to discharge, voltage, amperage, temperature, State of Charge (SOC), and State of Health (SOH);   a battery controller connected to at least one of the one or more sensors and the one or more batteries, wherein the battery controller is configured to:
 collect data continuously from the one or more batteries and the one or more sensors for logging into a memory, wherein the logged data is averaged over time, 
 use a predetermined sable of values to determine whether any sensed properties are outside of a use range for the system, wherein the use range is at least one of equal to a predetermined average value, equal to predetermined below average value, and equal to a predetermined emergency value, wherein the emergency value initiates an emergency shutdown sequence; and 
   a first wireless transceiver connected to the battery controller configured to communicate the sensed values and predetermined values to a second wireless transceiver connected to the host controller.   
     
     
         2 . The system of claim.  1 , wherein at least one of the predetermined table of values and the use range is based off of historical data retrieved from the one or more batteries. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the memory comprises non-volatile flash memory. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more batteries are rechargeable and comprise at least one of lead acid, lithium air, lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, nickel-iron, nickel-zinc, nickel-metal hydride, iron-air, zinc-air, zinc-bromine, vanadium redox, sodium-sulfur, sodium-nickel chloride, lithium-iron sulfides, nickel-cadmium, and flow battery. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one of more sensors include at least one of contact sensors and non-contact sensors. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the contact sensors include at least one of voltage, amperage, and temperature. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the non-contact sensors include at least one of inductive sensors and infrared sensors. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein when one or more of the sensed properties is outside of the use range of the system the battery controller activates a state variable control method to cause the one or more of the sensed properties to return to the use range of the system. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the state variable control method comprises at least one of heating and cooling the one or more batteries. 
     
     
         10 . A method for continuously determining battery system health, comprising:
 configure a host controller to continuously gather data to determine a current state of battery system health and charge system health;   use one or more batteries connected together into a battery pack, wherein the battery pack includes one or more sensors for generating data, wherein the data includes at least one of voltage, time to charge, time to discharge, voltage, amperage, temperature, State of Charge (SOC), and State of Health (SOH);   connect a battery controller to at least one of the one or more sensors and one of the one or more batteries, wherein the battery controller is configured to:
 collect data continuously from the one or more batteries and the one or more sensors for logging into a memory, wherein the logged data is averaged overtime, 
 use a predetermined table of values to determine whether any sensed properties are outside of a use range for the system, wherein the use range is at least one of equal to a predetermined average value, equal to predetermined below average value, and equal to a predetermined emergency value, wherein the emergency value initiates an emergency shutdown sequence; and 
   use a first wireless transceiver connected to the battery controller configured to communicate the sensed values and predetermined values to a second wireless transceiver connected to the host controller.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the predetermined table of values and the use range is based off of historical data retrieved from the one or snore batteries. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the memory comprises non-volatile flash memory. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more batteries are rechargeable and comprise at least one of lead acid, lithium air, lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, nickel-iron, nickel-zinc, nickel-metal hydride, iron-air, zinc-air, zinc-bromine, vanadium redox, sodium-sulfur, sodium-nickel chloride, lithium-iron sulfides, nickel-cadmium, and flow battery, 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the one of more sensors include at least one of contact sensors and non-contact sensors. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the contact sensors include at least one of voltage, amperage, and temperature. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the non-contact sensors include at least one of inductive sensors and infrared sensors. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein when one or more of the sensed properties is outside of the use range of the system, the battery controller activates a state variable control method to cause the one or more of the sensed properties to return to the use range of the system. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the state variable control method comprises at least one of heating and cooling the one or more batteries.