ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME

• US 20130169064A1
• Filed: 10/28/2010
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Park, Jong-Ho, Choi, Jong-Ki
• Application Number:
  US13/820,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20130169064A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/112
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/28 Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/062 for AC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/068 Electronic means for switching from one power supply to another power supply, e.g. to avoid parallel connection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/14 District level solutions, i.e. local energy networks

Abstract

An energy storage system constructed with a power conversion system that transmits and receives electric power respectively to and from, an external power grid and to apply the electric power received from the external power grid to an electric load via a first path, and a bypass switch shunt coupled with the power conversion system to provide a second and different path to apply power received from the external power grid to the electric load.

Claims

1. An energy storage system, comprising:

a power conversion system adapted to transmit and receive electric power to and from an external power grid and to relay said electric power received from said external power grid to an electric load via a first path; and

a bypass switch arranged to provide a second and different path to relay power received from said external power grid to said electric load.

2. The energy storage system of claim 1, the bypass switch being arranged in parallel to said power conversion system.

3. The energy storage system of claim 1, the power conversion system comprising a first switch along said first path, said received electric power being relayed to said electric load via said second path when said first switch blocks said first path.

4. The energy storage system of claim 1, the power conversion system comprising an integrated controller to monitor operational states of the power conversion system, the integrated controller to control ON and OFF states of the bypass switch based on the monitored operational states.

5. The energy storage system of claim 1, the bypass switch being a manual switch.

6. The energy storage system of claim 3, the power conversion system comprising an integrated controller to monitor operational states of the power conversion system, the integrated controller to alternately place the first switch in an ON state while the bypass switch is in an OFF state, and to place the first switch in an OFF state while the bypass switch is in an ON state based on the monitored operational states.

7. The energy storage system of claim 1, the bypass switch being arranged in series with the power conversion system and being a path changing circuit adapted to transmit power received from said external power grid along said first path or said second path based on an operational state of the first switch.

8. The energy storage system of claim 1, when the bypass switch does not receive any signal from the integrated controller, the bypass switch reverts to an ON state.

9. The energy storage system of claim 1, wherein the external power grid comprises:

a switchboard; and

a circuit breaker between the switchboard and the electric load, said bypass switch and said power conversion system being coupled in parallel between the circuit breaker and the electric load.

10. The energy storage system of claim 1, wherein the electric load comprises:

a switchboard; and

a circuit breaker between the switchboard and the external power grid, said bypass switch and said power conversion system being coupled in parallel between the switchboard and the external power grid.