Patent ID: 11960312
Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A controller configured to be communicatively coupled to a battery module, the battery module including at least one battery cell and a battery monitor communicatively coupled to the at least one battery cell, the controller configured to:
implement diagnostics at a battery module level associated with the battery module based on at least one of a battery cell operation information and a battery cell status information; and
provide network access to at least one of the battery cell operation information, the battery cell status information, and the implemented diagnostics via a controller communications interface,
wherein the controller includes a unique security credential, the security credential configured to be authenticated by the battery monitor before permitting full interoperability between the controller and the battery module.