A terminal assembly for measuring electrical current passing to and from a battery
post, including an electrically conductive collar for connecting to a post of a
battery, and an electrically conductive terminal for receiving a connector of a
load. An electrically conductive resistor having a known resistance extends between
outer surfaces of the collar and the terminal. The terminal assembly is incorporated
into a battery, which also includes a volt meter connected between the outer surfaces
of the collar and the terminal for measuring the voltage drop across the resistor,
memory for storing the known resistance of the resistor, and a processor programmed
to receive the measured voltage drop from the volt meter, retrieve the known resistance
from the memory, and calculate current flow through the resistor based on the measured
voltage drop and the known resistance, whereby current flow to and from the battery
can be measured.