Patent ID: 6229281
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G01R,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A packed battery examining apparatus comprising an interface device connected to a packed battery which is an examination object and a controller connected to the interface device for performing examination processing, whereinthe controller comprises means for transmitting to the interface device, when predetermined data for examination must be acquired from a communication and charge or discharge controller in the packed battery which is an examination object in the step of performing the examination processing, a communication command for acquiring the data for examination, andthe interface device comprises means for converting, when it receives the communication command for acquiring the data for examination from the controller, the received communication command into protocol data corresponding to a communication protocol used for communication with the packed battery which is an examination object, means for transmitting the obtained protocol data to the communication and charge or discharge controller in the packed battery which is an examination object, and means for receiving the data for examination which has been fed from the communication and charge or discharge controller in the packed battery and transmitting the data for examination to the controller.