SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF A SOLAR ENERGY GRID INTEGRATED SYSTEM WITH ENERGY STORAGE APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A solar integrated energy management apparatus, comprising:
- a power storage supply apparatus enclosure;
a power storage and supply device coupled to an electromechanical isolation breaker, said electromechanical isolation breaker integrated to one or more alternate energy sources and one or more energy storage modules;
one or more inverters coupled to a charge controller;
a charge controller coupled to said one or more inverters and to one or more energy storage modules;
a local data processing gateway coupled to said charge controller; and
one or more energy storage modules coupled to an energy storage module storage enclosure containing a battery management system and electrical bus, said electrical bus connecting one or more battery cable terminals to a main bus and wherein said main bus is coupled to said charge controller.
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Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus for integrating distributed energy sources, energy storage, and balance of system components into a single device with systems and control for monitoring, measuring, and conserving power generated on the premise. A data processing gateway, hybrid inverter/converter and charge controller provide flexibility in the multi-voltages, output capacities, and photovoltaic array sizes coupled to the apparatus and system. The system and apparatus may be used in commercial and residential applications. A user may store energy provided by one or more alternate energy sources coupled to an energy storage module. The system provides a compact enclosure that fits within a utility workspace and enclosures that can be mechanically coupled together, placed in parallel or in a series.
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20 Claims
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1. A solar integrated energy management apparatus, comprising:
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a power storage supply apparatus enclosure; a power storage and supply device coupled to an electromechanical isolation breaker, said electromechanical isolation breaker integrated to one or more alternate energy sources and one or more energy storage modules; one or more inverters coupled to a charge controller; a charge controller coupled to said one or more inverters and to one or more energy storage modules; a local data processing gateway coupled to said charge controller; and one or more energy storage modules coupled to an energy storage module storage enclosure containing a battery management system and electrical bus, said electrical bus connecting one or more battery cable terminals to a main bus and wherein said main bus is coupled to said charge controller. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An integrated energy management apparatus, comprising:
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a power storage and supply device coupled to an electromechanical isolation breaker, said electromechanical isolation breaker integrated to one or more alternate energy sources and one or more energy storage modules, said electromechanical isolation breaker further communicating with one or more alternate energy sources; one or more inverters coupled to a charge controller; a charge controller coupled to said one or more inverters and to one or more energy storage modules; a local data processing gateway coupled to said charge controller; one or more energy storage modules coupled to an energy storage module storage enclosure containing a battery management system and electrical bus, said electrical bus connecting one or more battery cable terminals to a main bus and wherein said main bus is coupled to said charge controller; a consumer web portal; an Internet user interface including an application programming interface coupled to a database repository, a display, and a utility enterprise database application; and an energy area network that couples the Internet user interface and utility enterprise database application to one or more user devices and appliances. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A solar integrated system enclosure, comprising:
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an upper section housing one or more inverters; a center section comprising one or more electromechanical isolation breakers, a charge controller, and a computer-implemented local data processing gateway device that includes one or more software modules for implementing method steps to monitor, control, and store energy from one or more alternate energy sources and to implement one or more processes for providing consumer energy management; a lower section housing one or more storage modules; a frame comprising a width, a depth, and a height to form a single, vertical rectangular cross section box of varying widths; one or more corrosion resistant outer panels comprising a width, a depth, and a height to form a rectangular cross section box of varying widths, said one or more panels coupled to said frame to form a single vertical freestanding outdoor utility grade enclosure, said enclosure being open on a front side and coupled to a hinged door; an internal upper section, center section and lower section backpan for mounting one or more solar integrated system components; a compact footprint equal to a depth not to exceed a utility workspace; a sloped top panel wherein the rear edge height is greater than the front edge height; a door jamb coupled to a top portion and one or more sides of an open front side of said frame; a hinged front door including a three point rod and latch system to engage a gasketed internal rectangular circumference and a handle latch on the external of the front door, said hinged front door coupled to said door jamb; one or more hot swappable energy storage modules coupled to a shunt switch for physically isolating the energy storage modules and further coupled to an isolation switches panel assembly via at least one unique safety connector mechanism and an electrical bus connecting the energy storage module terminals to a main bus which connects to the charge controller and the one or more inverters through a unitized system; and one or more horizontal perforations on a back panel and located a minimum distance between exhaust ports on an inverter, a converter and a charge controller. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to provide a computer implemented method for monitoring energy including computer-usable readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of storing excess energy generated in an energy management device in an application platform comprising;
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one or more processors; a clock; memory; one or more I/O interfaces; one or more analog to digital interfaces; operating system software; a power storage supply apparatus enclosure; a power storage and supply device coupled to an electromechanical isolation breaker that is integrated to one or more alternate energy sources; one or more hybrid inverter/converters; one or more data processing gateways to implement monitoring of one or more telemetry data; one or more charge controllers; and one or more energy storage modules.
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16. A solar integrated energy management system, comprising:
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a power storage supply apparatus enclosure; one or more alternate energy sources coupled to a user power system; the user power system coupled to a utility power grid to distribute the required consumer power needed; and a user power monitoring control management console wherein the solar integrated energy management system monitors user power consumption with the user power monitoring control management console and stores excess alternate energy source power created via communication and storing said excess alternate energy source power into one or more energy storage modules. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An energy management system for governing energy management resources, comprising:
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a power storage supply apparatus enclosure; a power storage and supply device; one or more alternative energy sources coupled to a user power system; the user power system coupled to a utility power grid to distribute the required consumer power needed; one or more sets of rules; one or more sets of constraints; and wherein said one or more sets of rules and said one or more sets of constraints allow a user to implement multiple sets of rules and constraints which govern various resources selected from the group consisting of power generation, power storage, power use, and load control. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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