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公开(公告)号:US20230387707A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-30
申请号:US18324382
申请日:2023-05-26
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin I. Bertness
IPC: H02J7/00
CPC classification number: H02J7/0068 , H02J7/0042
Abstract: A battery maintenance system includes a first unit comprising a battery maintenance device, a second unit comprising a battery maintenance device, a third unit having a power supply and voltage input-output circuitry configured to couple to a battery and a fourth unit having an operator interface. Each of the first, second, third and fourth units are encased in a housing and include physical connectors that allow the first unit, the second unit, the third unit and the fourth unit to be coupled together in a stacked configuration in a user selectable order.
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公开(公告)号:US11650259B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-16
申请号:US16021538
申请日:2018-06-28
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin I. Bertness
IPC: H01M10/42 , G01R31/385 , B60L3/00 , B60L3/12 , H01M10/54 , B60L50/60 , B60L58/18 , B60L53/65 , B60L58/21 , B60L50/62 , B60L53/80
CPC classification number: G01R31/385 , B60L3/0046 , B60L3/12 , B60L50/62 , B60L50/66 , B60L53/65 , B60L53/80 , B60L58/18 , B60L58/21 , H01M10/4207 , H01M10/4285 , H01M10/54 , B60L2240/545 , H01M2220/20 , Y02T10/62 , Y02T10/70 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T90/12 , Y02T90/14 , Y02T90/16 , Y02T90/167 , Y02W30/84 , Y04S30/14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for repairing or testing a used battery pack from an electric vehicle include removing the battery pack from the vehicle. Battery tests are performed on at least some of the plurality of batteries and battery test results for each of the batteries tested are obtained. A cradle is configured to receive at least two different types of batteries. The cradle includes connectors to electrically couple circuitry of a battery tester to the battery.
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公开(公告)号:US11054480B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US15791772
申请日:2017-10-24
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin I. Bertness
IPC: H01M10/48 , G01R31/385
Abstract: An electrical load assembly is provided for use by an electronic battery tester used to perform an electronic battery test on a storage battery. The electrical assembly comprises a load wire providing an electrical load resistance and a housing which at least partially encloses the load wire. An airflow passageway is provided in the housing adjacent the load wire. Electrical terminals connected to the load wire are configured to connect to the electronic battery tester.
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公开(公告)号:US20210135462A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-06
申请号:US17088824
申请日:2020-11-04
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: William G. Sampson , Kevin I. Bertness
Abstract: An apparatus is provided for charging a first storage battery and a second storage battery electrically connected together in series includes a first Kelvin connection, a second Kelvin connection and a third Kelvin connection coupled to the storage batteries. At least two of the Kelvin connections are configured to charge at least one of the first and second batteries. A charging source configured to selectively couple a charge signal to a storage battery through the Kelvin connections. A switching device selectively couples the charging source and measurement circuitry to at least two of the first, second and third Kelvin connections. A microprocessor selectively controls the switching device, charges the batteries, and measures a parameter of the batteries as a function of the charging signal applied to the batteries.
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公开(公告)号:US10473555B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-12
申请号:US14799120
申请日:2015-07-14
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin I. Bertness
IPC: G06F1/26 , G01R31/36 , G01M17/007 , H01M10/42 , G01R21/14 , G06F1/16 , G01R31/385
Abstract: A maintenance system for use with an electrical system of an automotive vehicle includes an electronic battery tester configured to test a battery of the automotive vehicle. The electronic battery tester includes tracking circuitry carried therein. A base station is configured to receive the electronic battery tester and includes a microprocessor configured to detect positioning of the electronic battery tester in the base station using the battery tester tracking circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:US20180306867A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-25
申请号:US16021538
申请日:2018-06-28
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin I. Bertness
CPC classification number: G01R31/3627 , B60L3/0046 , B60L3/12 , B60L11/126 , B60L11/1822 , B60L11/1846 , B60L11/1853 , B60L11/1864 , B60L11/1877 , B60L2240/545 , H01M10/4207 , H01M10/4285 , H01M10/54 , H01M2220/20 , Y02T10/6217 , Y02T10/7011 , Y02T10/7061 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T10/7077 , Y02T90/121 , Y02T90/124 , Y02T90/128 , Y02T90/14 , Y02T90/163 , Y02T90/169 , Y02W30/84 , Y04S30/14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for repairing or testing a used battery pack from an electric vehicle include removing the battery pack from the vehicle. Battery tests are performed on at least some of the plurality of batteries and battery test results for each of the batteries tested are obtained. A cradle is configured to receive at least two different types of batteries. The cradle includes connectors to electrically couple circuitry of a battery tester to the battery.
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公开(公告)号:US10046649B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-14
申请号:US13827128
申请日:2013-03-14
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin I. Bertness
Abstract: The present invention includes a battery maintenance device for performing maintenance on battery packs of hybrid and/or electrical vehicles (referred herein generally as electric vehicles). In various embodiments, the device includes one or more loads for connecting to a battery pack for use in discharging the battery pack, and/or charging circuitry for use in charging the battery pack. Input/output circuitry can be provided for communicating with circuitry of in the battery pack and/or circuitry of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20170093056A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-30
申请号:US15277239
申请日:2016-09-27
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Andrew J. Salo, III , Kevin I. Bertness
CPC classification number: H01R11/289 , G01R31/3644 , G01R31/44 , H01R11/283 , H01R2103/00 , H01R2201/20
Abstract: A Kelvin connector adapter for use in connecting a Kelvin connection to a storage battery includes a conducting threaded portion adapted to be received in a threaded connector of the storage battery. A side pad contact is adapted to electrically connect to a side pad of the threaded connector. A first Kelvin connection pad is electrically coupled to the threaded portion and a second Kelvin connection pad is electrically coupled to the side pad contact.
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公开(公告)号:US20240416770A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-19
申请号:US18740030
申请日:2024-06-11
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Bryan Paul Roland , Thomas Hernandez , Jason Michael Dolinski , John Mark Sowder , Federico Almaraz , Kevin I. Bertness
IPC: B60L53/20
Abstract: A maintenance device for coupling to electrical circuitry of an electric vehicle for testing the low voltage battery system of the electric vehicle includes electrical connectors to configured to couple to terminals of a low voltage battery of the low voltage battery system of the vehicle and electrically couple to a DC-to-DC convertor of the vehicle which is used to charge the low voltage battery. Measurement circuitry couples to the electrical connectors. A controller coupled to the measurement circuitry is configured to measure a parameter of the low voltage battery and a parameter of the DC-to-DC convertor and responsively determine a condition of the low voltage battery and the DC-to-DC convertor.
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公开(公告)号:US11973202B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-30
申请号:US17136600
申请日:2020-12-29
Applicant: Midtronics, Inc.
Inventor: Kevin I. Bertness
IPC: H01M10/48 , B60L53/16 , B60L53/62 , B60L53/66 , H01M50/569
CPC classification number: H01M10/486 , B60L53/16 , B60L53/62 , B60L53/66 , H01M50/569 , H01M2220/20
Abstract: The present invention includes a battery pack maintenance device for performing maintenance on battery packs of hybrid and/or electrical vehicles (referred herein generally as electric vehicles). In various embodiments, the device includes one or more loads for connecting to a battery pack for use in discharging the battery pack, and/or charging circuitry for use in charging the battery pack. Optional input/output circuitry can be provided for communicating with circuitry of in the battery pack and/or circuitry of the vehicle. A method and device for determining connector configuration is also provided.
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