V5 Robot Battery

The V5 Robot Battery is a Lithium Ion battery designed to maximize motor performance.

If you’re encountering issues with your V5 Robot Battery, you can use the V5 Battery Medic to assess the health and status of your V5 Robot Battery. Go to Using the V5 Battery Medic for a guide on how to use the V5 Firmware Utility to access the V5 Battery Medic.

Below is a list of available methods:

• voltage – Returns the voltage of the battery.

• current – Returns the electrical current drawn from the battery.

• capacity – Returns the remaining charge level of the battery as a percent.

• temperature – Returns the average temperature of the battery.

For information on constructing a Brain to gain access to the battery methods, see Brain.

voltage

voltage returns the voltage of the battery.

Usage:
brain.battery.voltage(units)

Parameters	Description
units	Optional. The unit to represent the voltage: VoltageUnits.MV (default) – Millivolts, from 10,000 to 14,400 VoltageUnits.VOLT – Volts, from 10.0 to 14.4

current

current returns the electrical current drawn from the battery from 0.0 to 20.0 Amps.

Usage:
brain.battery.current()

Parameters	Description
	This method has no parameters.

capacity

capacity returns the remaining charge level of the battery as a percent.

Usage:
brain.battery.capacity()

Parameters	Description
	This method has no parameters.

temperature

temperature returns the average temperature of the battery.

Usage:
brain.battery.temperature(units)

Parameters	Description
units	Optional. The units that represent the temperature: TemperatureUnits.CELSIUS (default) TemperatureUnits.FAHRENHEIT