An Intelligent Power and Battery Management System for Robots

• Main Authors: Yi-Lin Tsai, 蔡宜霖
• Other Authors: 黃漢邦
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8h4nfu

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 工業工程學研究所 === 99 === The awareness of energy conservation in recent years has made the more efficient use of energy a global topic. Power conservation is a particularly important issue, especially in the use of the increasingly popular mobile phones and notebooks. In addition, robot applications must not only meet fundamental requirements but also conserve power. The purpose of this thesis is to develop an intelligent power management and battery management system that allows users to manage power more efficiently so that robots can complete assigned tasks without the problem of insufficient power. The intelligent power and battery management system consists of power management system, battery management, and data analyzing system. The power management system will real-time monitor the motor currents and voltages, and the battery discharge power to provide users with the sufficient operation time for robots with a rescheduling strategy to extend their operation time. Abnormal behaviors can be observed by monitoring real time information and notifying the user to take immediate action through the constructed generic message-passing platform system (GMPP). The battery management system can monitor the battery voltage, current and temperature to prevent overheating, excessive discharge and abnormal conditions. Finally, the data analyzing system can detect abnormal behavior from historical data, and then users can avoid the same situation by improving the operation process. The proposed intelligent power and battery management system will provide the robot a reliable and stable power supply. It will be implemented in real robot systems.