DETECTING MULTPLE CHARGERS COUPLED TO THE SAME BATTERY

According to an embodiment, a controller of a communications network includes a processor that creates a monitoring set of battery chargers by placing a set of battery chargers in a monitoring mode. The processor performs multiple iterations of a multiple-charging source (MCS) detection process. Each multiple iteration of the MCS detection process includes creating an active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers by placing one of the monitoring set of battery chargers in an active state in which the active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers attempts to charge any battery to which the active one of the monitoring set of battery chargers is connected; and logging an error event based at least in part on at least one of the monitoring set of battery chargers detecting charging activity on any battery to which the monitoring set of battery chargers is connected.