Patents Assigned to Polytronics Engineering Ltd.
  • Multi-cell battery monitoring system with single sensor wire
    Patent number: 5546003
    Abstract: A method for detecting the condition of the individual cells of a bank of serially connected battery cells is provided. The method utilizes a single common sensing wire connected through respective non-linear component switching mechanisms to respective reference terminals. The reference terminals are located between adjacent batteries and at the end of the battery assembly. The method includes the step of detecting an instantaneous change of impedance at points of transition of the state of the individual switches provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Polytronics Engineering Ltd.
    Inventors: Zbigniew Noworolski, Vlad Sterescu, Albert Lee, Padraig Halton, Jan M. Noworolski