Electric Gas Stations Having Range Extension and Grid Balancing

• US 20110133684A1
• Filed: 06/09/2010
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alevo, Inc. (Alevo Group SA)
• Original Assignee: Alevo, Inc. (Alevo Group SA)
• Inventors: Eikeland, Jostein, Christiansen, Stein, Christiansen, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US12/797,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20110133684A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/101
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/26 Rail vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/11 DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• 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: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• 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 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 30/12 Remote or cooperative charging

Abstract

A system includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, a housing in form of a storage facility configured to house the plurality of rechargeable batteries, and a bi-directional charger coupled to a power grid at one end and coupled to the plurality of rechargeable batteries at another end, and configured to charge the plurality of rechargeable batteries.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of rechargeable batteries;

a housing in form of a storage facility configured to house the plurality of rechargeable batteries, and

a bi-directional charger coupled to a power grid at one end and coupled to the plurality of rechargeable batteries at another end, and configured to charge the plurality of rechargeable batteries.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the bi-directional charger is further configured to withdraw charge from the plurality of rechargeable batteries and direct the charge to the power grid.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the bi-directional charger is configured to be controlled via a remote connection.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the rechargeable batteries are coupled to the bi-directional charger through a modular connection configured to allow one or more of the rechargeable batteries connect or disconnect from the bi-directional charger while other remaining rechargeable batteries are being charged or when power is being withdrawn from the rechargeable batteries.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the bi-directional charger is coupled to a plurality of renewable energy sources.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the bi-directional charger is configured to charge the rechargeable batteries using the combination of any one or combination of the renewable sources and the power grid.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the bi-directional charger is configured to supply power to the power grid by directing the energy flow from any combination of the renewable energy sources and stored charge in the plurality of rechargeable batteries.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a charger coupled to the plurality of rechargeable batteries in the storage facility and configured to charge an external rechargeable battery via power from the power grid or the stored charge in the plurality rechargeable batteries.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the charger is further configured to charge the external rechargeable battery at variable rate.