US 12,260,734 B2
Detecting multiple chargers coupled to the same battery
Michael Golob, Bradenton, FL (US)
Assigned to CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed by Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/315,101.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/344,867, filed on May 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0377444 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/187 (2013.01) [H02J 7/0047 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller of a communications network, the controller comprising:
a processor operable to create a monitoring set of battery chargers by placing a set of battery chargers in a monitoring mode;
wherein the processor is further operable to perform multiple iterations of a multiple-charging source (MCS) detection process;
wherein each of the multiple iterations of the MCS detection process comprises:
creating an active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers by placing one of the monitoring set of battery chargers in an active state in which the active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers attempts to charge any battery to which the active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers is connected; and
logging an error event based at least in part on at least one of the monitoring set of battery chargers detecting charging activity on any battery to which the monitoring set of battery chargers is connected.