COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY PACK STRUCTURE

In a particular embodiment, an apparatus is disclosed that includes a battery pack structure that includes a plurality of battery cells. The apparatus also includes wireless battery management system that includes a first wireless communication device, a second wireless communication device, and a radio frequency passive repeater. The radio frequency passive repeater includes a conductor cable, a first antenna at a first end of the conductor cable, and a second antenna at the second end of the conductor cable. In this example embodiment, the first antenna is located within a first wireless signal reception zone of the first wireless communication device and the second antenna is located within a second wireless signal reception zone of the second wireless communication device.