Energy generation and storage system with electric vehicle charging capability
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1. An inverter comprising:
- a battery pack connection for supplying energy to or receiving energy from a battery pack;
an AC grid connection for supplying power to or receiving power from an AC grid;
a connection for supplying power to a home back-up load;
an electric vehicle connection for supplying to and receiving power from an electric vehicle (EV) battery; and
a control input configured to receive one or more control signals for controlling the flow of power within the inverter,wherein the inverter, under the control of the one or more control signals, inverts power received from the battery pack and provides the inverted power to the electrical vehicle connection to charge the EV battery.
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Abstract
An inverter includes a battery pack connection for supplying energy to or receiving energy from a photovoltaic string, a battery pack, an AC grid connection for supplying power to or receiving power from an AC grid, a connection for supplying power to a home back-up load, an electric vehicle connection for supplying to and receiving power from an electric vehicle (EV) battery, and a control input configured to receive one or more control signals for controlling the flow of power within the inverter. The inverter, under the control of the one or more control signals, converts power received from one of different power sources and provides the converted power to charge a battery of the EV.
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1. An inverter comprising:
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a battery pack connection for supplying energy to or receiving energy from a battery pack; an AC grid connection for supplying power to or receiving power from an AC grid; a connection for supplying power to a home back-up load; an electric vehicle connection for supplying to and receiving power from an electric vehicle (EV) battery; and a control input configured to receive one or more control signals for controlling the flow of power within the inverter, wherein the inverter, under the control of the one or more control signals, inverts power received from the battery pack and provides the inverted power to the electrical vehicle connection to charge the EV battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for energy conversion with electric vehicle charging capability, the system comprising:
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a photovoltaic (PV) inverter configured to receive DC power provided by a photovoltaic (PV) array and to generate AC power; a storage inverter coupled to the PV inverter, the storage inverter comprising; a battery pack connection for supplying energy to or receiving energy from a battery pack; an AC grid connection for supplying power to or receiving power from an AC grid; a connection for supplying power to a home back-up load; an electric vehicle connection for supplying power to or receiving power from an electric vehicle (EV) battery; and a controller for generating one or more control signal to control the flow of power through both the PV inverter and the storage inverter, wherein the system, under the control of the one or more control signals, converts power received from one of a PV string and the battery pack to AC power and provides the converted power to the electric vehicle connection to charge the EV battery. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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