Smart power and storage transfer architecture

• US 10,361,563 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2016
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Power Supply AD
• Original Assignee: International Power Supply AD
• Inventors: Trifonov, Stoil Rangelov, Rangelov, Filip Stoilov, Rangelov, Alexander Stoilov
• Primary Examiner(s): Cavallari, Daniel J
• Application Number:
  US15/385,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20180175624A1
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00002 characterised by monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00016 using a wired telecommunication network or a data transmission bus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/44 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/14 Energy storage units
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/30 State monitoring, e.g. fault, temperature monitoring, insulator monitoring, corona discharge
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses

Abstract

A system and method for a distributed smart power and storage transfer architecture. An embodiment includes a stored power transfer control system comprising a remote monitoring processor located remotely from a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of sites are connected to a distribution line. The stored power transfer control system further includes a plurality of energy storage systems distributed across the plurality of sites and a plurality of power control modules distributed across a plurality of sites. At least one of the plurality of power control modules is configured to receive, by a first communication bus, a data telegram from a monitoring processor and forward, by the first communication bus, the data telegram to a connected power control module. Further the at least one of the plurality of power control modules is configured to supply the distribution line with power output by a respective energy storage system according to the data telegram.

Claims

1. A stored power transfer control system comprising:

a remote monitoring processor located remotely from a plurality of sites, wherein the plurality of sites are connected to a distribution line;

a plurality of energy storage systems distributed across the plurality of sites; and

a plurality of power control modules distributed across a plurality of sites, at least one of the plurality of power control modules configured to;

receive, by a first communication bus, a data telegram from a monitoring processor,

forward, by the first communication bus, the data telegram to a connected power control module, and

supply the distribution line with power output by a respective energy storage system according to the data telegram.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring processor is configured to generate the data telegram based on desired power characteristics for the plurality of energy storage systems.

3. The system of claim 1, the plurality of power control modules further configured to:

synchronize power from the plurality of energy storage systems at a common frequency.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the distribution line is configured to:

supply power from the plurality of energy storage systems to each of the plurality of sites.

5. The system of claim 1, the plurality of power control modules further configured to:

detect a malfunction of the respective energy storage system located at the same site.

6. The system of claim 5, the plurality of power control modules further configured to:

report the malfunction of the respective energy storage system located at the same site to the monitoring processor.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the monitoring processor is configured to generate a second data telegram in response to the reported malfunction.

8. In a distributed stored power transfer control system, a system comprising:

a memory located at a site; and

at least one processor located at the site coupled to the memory and configured to;

receive a first synchro signal from a synchro line, wherein the first synchro signal comprises a desired frequency for a power output;

detect that the first synchro signal is present on the synchro line;

generate a second synchro signal when the first synchro signal is not detected on the synchro line, wherein the second synchro signal is based upon the first synchro signal; and

supply the second synchro signal to the synchro line.

9. The system of claim 8, the at least one processor further configured to:

invert the power output at the desired frequency.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the second synchro signal comprises the desired frequency for a power output.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is connected to the synchro line via an input and an output connection.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the output connection is further connected to a switch.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor configured to generate is further configured to:

close the switch connected to the output connection.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the first synchro signal is generated at a second site.