Adaptive battery management system

摘要

An adaptive battery management system comprises a renewable energy generator 1, a rechargeable battery 2 operatively connected to the renewable energy generator, a controller 3 operatively connected to the rechargeable battery and the renewable energy generator and a remote processing device 5 in communication with the controller. The controller is configured to send energy usage characteristics to the remote processing device. The energy usage characteristics are processed by the remote processing device to determine one or more optimisations of the adaptive battery management system e.g. in relation to a state of charge below which the battery is to be disabled. The remote processing device is configured to send said one or more optimisations to the controller. The controller is configured to implement said one or more optimisations. Methods of predicting failure of the battery are also disclosed.