US 12,270,859 B2
Battery monitoring apparatus
Akihiko Ito, Kariya (JP); and Tatsuhiro Numata, Kariya (JP)
Assigned to DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/237,637.
Application 18/237,637 is a continuation of application No. 17/720,768, filed on Apr. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,906,588.
Application 17/720,768 is a continuation of application No. 16/674,074, filed on Nov. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,333,709, issued on May 17, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-208341 (JP), filed on Nov. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0393207 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G01R 31/371 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01); G01R 31/3835 (2019.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC G01R 31/371 (2019.01) [B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/18 (2019.02); G01R 31/3835 (2019.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery monitoring apparatus which monitors states of battery cells installed in a vehicle comprising:
a battery electronic control unit;
satellite devices each of which measures a voltage at a battery cell; and
a single wireless module configured to implement wireless communication between the battery electronic control unit and each of the satellite devices, wherein
the battery electronic control unit includes a microcomputer configured to execute a given operation using the voltage outputted from the satellite devices, and
the single wireless module includes a plurality of master units, the master units are connected in parallel to each other with the microcomputer, and the master units receive information indicating the voltage of the battery cell.