Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power tool battery pack with wireless communication
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Application No.: US15461067Application Date: 2017-03-16
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Publication No.: US10408884B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Brent M. Willey
- Applicant: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
- Applicant Address: MO Macau
- Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
- Current Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: MO Macau
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: G01R31/00
- IPC: G01R31/00 ; G01R31/371 ; G01R31/396 ; G01R31/36 ; H01M10/42 ; H01M10/48 ; H02J7/00 ; G01R31/382

Abstract:
Trigger pull tracking, charge time estimation, and other features for a power tool battery pack with wireless communication. A battery pack system includes a power tool battery pack and a processor. The battery pack includes a plurality of cells and a voltage sensor connected to the plurality of cells. The processor is in communication with the voltage sensor that detects a voltage across the plurality of cells using the voltage sensor. The processor further converts the voltage across the plurality of cells to a state of charge; determines a charge rate of a charger charging the battery pack; and determines a conversion factor based on the charge rate. The processor then generates a time to full charge of the battery pack based on the state of charge, the charge rate, and the scalar conversion factor. The processor may further generate current traces for the battery pack.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170269167A1 POWER TOOL BATTERY PACK WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION Public/Granted day:2017-09-21
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