Patent ID: 9438047
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G01R,H01M,H02J,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A method for monitoring the charge level or remaining capacity of a battery pack, a disposable battery or a rechargeable battery, which is used to supply energy for an automation technology field device wherein a data storage unit and a microprocessor associated with the battery pack, the disposable battery or the rechargeable battery, comprising the steps of: storing specific information about the battery pack, the disposable battery or the rechargeable battery in the data storage unit; writing process-specific and operation-specific information about energy consumption of a field device associated with the battery pack, disposable battery or rechargeable battery to the data storage unit, at one of: specific intervals of time and specific events; and in the case of the battery pack, the disposable battery or the rechargeable battery being separated from the associated field device and used in another field device, the remaining service life of the battery pack, the disposable battery or the rechargeable battery is newly calculated and output on the basis of a sum formation of the process- and operation-specific information stored in said data storage by the microprocessor.