US 12,224,603 B2
Mode-based disabling of communication bus of a battery management system
Patrick James Trippel, Naperville, IL (US); William Tenorio, Glenview, IL (US); Ilyas Ayub, Naperville, IL (US); and Tom Nguyen, Lombard, IL (US)
Assigned to Inventus Power, Inc., Woodridge, IL (US)
Filed by Inventus Power, Inc., Woodridge, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/594,547.
Application 18/594,547 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/075877, filed on Sep. 2, 2022.
Application PCT/US2022/075877 is a continuation of application No. 17/570,785, filed on Jan. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,705,741, issued on Jul. 18, 2023.
Application 17/570,785 is a continuation of application No. 17/466,800, filed on Sep. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,245,268, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 17/466,800 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/395,987, filed on Aug. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,699,908, issued on Jul. 11, 2023.
Application 17/395,987 is a continuation of application No. 17/183,422, filed on Feb. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,095,140, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Application 17/183,422 is a continuation of application No. 16/937,931, filed on Jul. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,944,278, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/937,931 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/093886, filed on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 17/183,422 is a continuation of application No. 16/937,979, filed on Jul. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,944,279, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/937,979 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/093886, filed on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 17/183,422 is a continuation of application No. 16/938,008, filed on Jul. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,938,221, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 16/938,008 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/093886, filed on Jun. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0291290 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/0014 (2013.01) [H02J 7/00045 (2020.01); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 9/061 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising two or more battery packs, each battery pack of the two or more battery packs comprising:
a communication interface circuit configured to interface to a communication channel;
a controller comprising at least one processor; and
memory storing controller instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to:
operate the battery pack in a first mode, wherein communication from the battery pack is disabled while the battery pack operates in the first mode;
receive a first signal configured to cause the battery pack to enable communication over the communication channel;
enable, based on the first signal, communication from the battery pack and over the communication channel;
receive, via the communication interface circuit and via the communication channel, a second signal configured to cause the battery pack to operate in a second mode;
operate, based on the second signal, the battery pack in the second mode, wherein communication from the battery pack and over the communication channel is enabled while the battery pack operates in the second mode; and
while the battery pack is operating in the second mode, send, via the communication interface circuit and over the communication channel, one or more messages that include data associated with the battery pack.