Patent ID: 9060213
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B60R,G01R,H01M,H04Q,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery monitoring device for monitoring status of a vehicle battery having at least a pair of battery terminals, the battery monitoring device comprising: a housing having: a pair of power lines for providing power to the battery monitoring device, the pair of power lines electrically connected to the pair of electrical contacts; a battery voltage sensor disposed in the housing for sensing a voltage level of the vehicle battery and generating a battery voltage signal based on the voltage level; a motion sensor disposed in the housing for sensing movement of the vehicle battery and generating a motion signal based on the movement; a location determination module disposed in the housing for determining a location of the vehicle battery and generating location information based on the location; a wireless modem disposed in the housing for transmitting an alert message from the battery monitoring device; and a controller disposed in the housing for receiving the battery voltage signal, the motion signal and the location information, and for generating the alert message based on an event indicated by one or more of the battery voltage signal, the motion signal and the location information.