Patent ID: 9586541
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B60L,B60R,H01M,H02J,Y02E,Y02T

Claim:
1. A method for identification of slave elements in a polled communication system within a vehicle, the method comprising steps of: measuring a master identification voltage of a master device within the polled communication system; measuring a first voltage of a first slave device of a plurality of slave devices within the polled communication system, wherein each of the plurality of slave devices comprises a processor; measuring a second voltage of a second slave device of the plurality of slave devices within the polled communication system; sending the first voltage to the master device; sending the second voltage to the master device; determining a location of at least the first and second slave devices within the polled communication system by comparing the first voltage with the master identification voltage and by comparing the second voltage with the master identification voltage at least the first voltage with the second voltage, wherein each of the plurality of slave devices is associated with one of a plurality of cells of a vehicle propulsion system of the vehicle; and identifying, by the master device, each of the plurality of slave devices in the polled communication system within the vehicle.