Energy storage canopy

• US 10,587,015 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2019
• Issued: 03/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lt350, LLC
• Original Assignee: Lt350, LLC
• Inventors: Thramann, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Diao, M Baye
• Application Number:
  US16/249,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20190260094A1
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 320101
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/21 having the same nominal voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/26 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0016 using shunting, discharge or bypass circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/23 specially adapted for roof structures
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/345 : with cooling means associated with the electrical connection means, e.g. cooling means associated with or applied to the junction box cooling means for PV cells H01L31/052, for PV modules H02S40/42
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 : Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 : Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 : Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 : Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 : Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 : Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/167 : Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/126 : the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G]
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

An energy storage canopy associated with a local building is provided. The energy storage canopy includes support members that can support compartments, which may be integral with or removable from the energy storage canopy. Each compartment includes a plurality of high capacity batteries to store electrical energy, at least one power conditioner to allow coupling high capacity batteries to the power grid and/or the AC distribution panel of the local building, and a refrigerant energy storage tank containing a working fluid. The refrigerant energy storage tank contains piping or ductwork to be in fluid communication with the HVAC system, refrigerant system, or atmosphere of the local building to provide stored refrigerant energy to the local building.

Claims

1. An energy storage canopy comprising:

at least one vertical support and at least one horizontal support coupled together;

a roof coupled to and supported by the at least one vertical support and the at least one horizontal support;

at least one compartment coupled to the roof of the energy storage canopy, the compartment comprising;

at least one high capacity battery;

at least one power conditioner electrically coupled to the at least one high capacity battery, wherein the at least one power conditioner is configured to be coupled to at least one of a power grid, a local building alternating current distribution panel, or a combination thereof; and

at least one refrigerant energy storage tank comprising a working fluid wherein the at least one refrigerant energy storage tank is configured to be in fluid communication with a local building refrigerant system.

2. The energy storage canopy of claim 1 wherein the at least one compartment is removably coupled to the roof of the energy storage canopy.

3. The energy storage canopy of claim 1 further comprising a renewable energy source electrically coupled to the at least one high capacity battery, the at least one power conditioner, or a combination thereof such that the renewable energy source is configured to provide electrical energy to the at least one high capacity battery, the at least one power grid, the local building alternating current distribution panel, or a combination thereof.

4. The energy storage canopy of claim 3 wherein the renewable energy source is a solar array.

5. The energy storage canopy of claim 3 wherein the renewable energy source is a wind turbine system.

6. The energy storage canopy of claim 1 wherein the working fluid is water.

7. The energy storage canopy of claim 6 wherein the water is salt-water.

8. The energy storage canopy of claim 1 wherein the at least one refrigerant energy storage tank is configured to be in fluid communication with an atmosphere of the local building refrigerant system such that the atmosphere is used to at least one of add heat to the working fluid or remove heat from the working fluid.

9. The energy storage canopy of claim 1 wherein the at least one refrigerant energy storage tank is configured to be in fluid communication with the local building refrigerant system such that the refrigerant fluid is used to at least one of add heat to the working fluid or remove heat from the working fluid.