Network infrastructure component, network system having a plurality of network infrastructure components, and use of the network system

• US 20140368032A1
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Unicorn Energy GmbH
• Original Assignee: Ropa Development GmbH
• Inventors: Doerndorfer, Johannes
• Application Number:
  US14/472,883
• Publication Number:
  US 20140368032A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/20
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/545 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/549 Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/662 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/70 Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/0046 relating to electric energy storage systems, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/40 using propulsion power supplied by capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/68 Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/12 responding to state of charge [SoC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00 Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 4/00 Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks not specified as ac or dc
• 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 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 30/12 : Remote or cooperative charging
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

The invention relates to a network infrastructure component and a distributed network system for supply purposes comprising a plurality of network infrastructure components, wherein the network infrastructure component comprises at least one contact unit for connection to a further network infrastructure component, and at least one coupling module for coupling a functional group, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with a coupled functional group at least at a supply level, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with at least one further network infrastructure component at least at the supply level and/or a data level, such that a self-configured network system for linking a plurality of functional groups can be produced with a network of a plurality of network infrastructure components. Preferably, the network infrastructure component comprises a control device for controlling operating parameters, in particular for load control at the supply level.

Claims

1. A network infrastructure component comprising the following:

at least one contact unit for connection to a further network infrastructure component, at least one coupling module for coupling a functional group, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with a coupled functional group at least at a supply level, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with at least one further network infrastructure component at least at the supply level and/or a data level, such that a self-configured network system for linking a plurality of functional groups can be produced with a network of a plurality of network infrastructure components.

2. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 1, furthermore comprising a control device for controlling operating parameters.

3. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control device is furthermore designed to detect characteristic data of the coupled functional group.

4. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control device is designed to take account of operating parameters of at least one further contacted network infrastructure component during the control.

5. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control device is designed to communicate detected operating parameters at the data level to at least one further contacted network infrastructure component.

6. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 2, furthermore comprising at least one sensor element, wherein the at least one sensor element can be addressed by the control device.

7. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 1, which is furthermore designed to communicate with at least one further network infrastructure component and/or the coupled functional group at an auxiliary energy level.

8. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 1, which comprises an authentication unit for a user.

9. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control device provides rule-based access rights for a user.

10. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control device is designed to carry out load limiting and/or load disconnection for the coupled functional group.

11. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication at the data level with the at least one further network infrastructure component and/or the coupled functional group is carried out by means of wireless data transmission.

12. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 1, which furthermore comprises an identification unit, which allows the network infrastructure component and each coupling module and/or each contact unit to be unambiguously identified.

26. The network infrastructure component of claim 2, wherein the control device is for load control at the supply level.

27. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 3, wherein the control device is furthermore designed to detect characteristic data of the coupled functional group at the supply level and/or the data level.

28. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 6, furthermore comprising at least one temperature sensor element and/or an acceleration sensor element, wherein the at least one sensor element can be addressed by the control device.

29. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 7, which is furthermore designed to communicate with at least one further network infrastructure component and/or the coupled functional group at an auxiliary voltage level.

30. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 8, wherein said authentication unit is coupled to the control device.

35. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 11, wherein the communication at the data level with the at least one further network infrastructure component and/or the coupled functional group is carried out by means of electromagnetic waves.

36. The network infrastructure component as claimed in claim 11, wherein the communication at the data level with the at least one further network infrastructure component and/or the coupled functional group is carried out by means of RFID technology.

13. A distributed network system for supply purposes, which is designed for transporting a network medium at a supply level, comprising a plurality of coupled network infrastructure components each comprising the following:

at least one contact unit for connection to a further network infrastructure component, at least one coupling module for coupling a functional group, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with a coupled functional group at least at a supply level, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with at least one further network infrastructure component at least at the supply level and/or a data level, such that a self-configured network system for linking a plurality of functional groups can be produced with a network of a plurality of network infrastructure components.

14. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the network medium is electrical energy.

15. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the network infrastructure components can be coupled to in each case at least one functional group designed as consumer, supplier and/or store.

16. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein at least one network infrastructure component can be coupled at least temporarily to an external monitoring system which allows observation and detection of operating parameters and service data.

17. The network system as claimed in claim 13, furthermore comprising a line system for connecting the coupled network infrastructure components.

18. The network system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the line system comprises a supply network for the network medium and a data network for communication data.

19. The network system as claimed in claim 17, which furthermore comprises an auxiliary energy network.

20. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein furthermore at least one converter unit is provided between a network infrastructure component and a coupled functional group.

21. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein at least one coupled functional group provides a readable representation of characteristic data which can be fed to the control device of one of the network infrastructure components.

22. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the network infrastructure components provide integrated load control for the entire distributed network system.

23. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein each contact unit and each coupling module of each network infrastructure component can be unambiguously identified.

24. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein a plurality of supply levels embodied by different supply lines is provided.

25. The network system as claimed in claim 13, wherein a plurality of functional groups are provided, which are coupled to a network infrastructure component and which are designed as rechargeable energy stores, wherein the network system provides store management.

31. The network system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the supply level is designed as a DC voltage network.

32. The network system as claimed in claim 19, which furthermore comprises an auxiliary voltage network.

33. The network system as claimed in claim 20, wherein furthermore at least one converter unit is provided between a network infrastructure component and a coupled voltage converter.

34. The network system as claimed in claim 24, wherein a plurality of supply levels embodied by a combination of lines for electrical energy and lines for thermal energy.

37. A method comprising the step of using a distributed network system for supply purposes for at least one of a group consisting of

the drive of a vehicle with an at least partly electrical drive,

as supply system for regenerative energies,

for operating network-independent electric tools,

as buffer store for foreign networks, and

as change station for exchanging energy stores;

wherein the distributed network system is designed for transporting a network medium at a supply level, comprising a plurality of coupled network infrastructure components each comprising the following;

at least one contact unit for connection to a further network infrastructure component, at least one coupling module for coupling a functional group, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with a coupled functional group at least at a supply level, wherein the network infrastructure component is designed to communicate with at least one further network infrastructure component at least at the supply level and/or a data level, such that a self-configured network system for linking a plurality of functional groups can be produced with a network of a plurality of network infrastructure components.