BATTERY SYSTEM AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

• US 20140084689A1
• Filed: 02/20/2013
• Published: 03/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: JUNG, Yeon-Sung, KIM, Ji-Heon
• Granted Patent: US 9,478,981 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/43
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/20 The dispersed energy generation being of renewable origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• 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 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• 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 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/50 Energy storage in industry with an added climate change mitigation effect

Abstract

A battery system includes at least one battery unit, and a first battery management system that is operable to control the at least one battery unit. The first battery management system includes a first identification setup that is manually adjustable and is visible on an outside of the first battery management system, and the first battery management system is enabled to effect communication based on the first identification setup.

Claims

1. A battery system, comprising:

at least one battery unit; and

a first battery management system that is operable to control the at least one battery unit wherein the first battery management system includes a first identification setup that is manually adjustable and is visible on an outside of the first battery management system, and the first battery management system is enabled to effect communication based on the first identification setup.

2. The battery system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identification setup realizes communication with a control unit on a same substrate.

3. The battery system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identification setup is manually adjustable to set a communication identifier to effect communication via a network connected to the first battery management system.

4. The battery system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identification setup utilizes multiple switches.

5. The battery system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the multiple switches comprise a manually configurable dip switch unit or rotary switch unit.

6. The battery system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the manually configurable dip switch unit or rotary switch unit is visible on the outside of the first battery management system.

7. The battery system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the manually configurable dip switch unit or rotary switch unit is manually adjustable to set a communication identifier that represents a predetermined binary code to effect communication via a network connected to the first battery management system.

8. The battery system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first identification setup is manually adjustable to represent a predetermined binary code that effects communication via a network connected to the first battery management system.

9. The battery system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a second battery management system that communicates with the first battery management system.

10. The battery system as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

the second battery management system communicates with the first battery management system via controller area network communication, and

the first identification setup is configured for controller area network communication and is manually adjustable without applying power via the battery system.

11. The battery system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the second battery management system includes a second identification setup that is manually adjustable and visible on an outside of the second battery management system.

12. The battery system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second identification setup realizes communication with a control unit on a same substrate.

13. The battery system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second identification setup utilizes multiple switches.

14. The battery system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the multiple switches comprise a manually configurable dip switch unit or rotary switch unit.

15. The battery system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the manually configurable dip switch unit or rotary switch unit is visible on the outside of the second battery management system.

16. The battery system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first and second identification setups are manually adjustable to represent different predetermined binary codes that effect communication via a network connected to the first and second battery management systems.

17. The battery system as claimed in claim 9, wherein:

the second battery management system is in communication with the first battery management system via controller area network communication, and

the first battery management system is one of a plurality of first battery management systems that are tray management systems, the second battery management system being a master battery management system that is connected via bus lines to each of the plurality of first battery management systems.

18. An energy storage system having the battery system as claimed in claim 1.

19. An energy storage system that is connected to a power generation system, a grid, and a load, the energy storage system comprising:

a power conversion system; and

the battery system as claimed in claim 1, which is connected to the power conversion system.

20. A method of establishing signal communication within the battery system as claimed in claim 1, the method comprising:

setting the first identification setup that is manually adjustable and visible from the outside of the first battery management system,

turning a power of the battery system on after setting the first identification setup, and

utilizing the first identification setup to effect communication after turning on the power of the battery system.