SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• US 20160126781A1
• Filed: 01/13/2016
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Clarovia Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Eagle Harbor Holdings, L.L.C.
• Inventors: Alexander, Kevin, Bannerman, Michael, Burbank, Isaac, Copple, Braden, Pease, Kyle
• Granted Patent: US 9,620,987 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/367 Software therefor, e.g. for battery testing using modelling or look-up tables
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/382 Arrangements for monitoring battery or accumulator variables, e.g. SoC
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/392 Determining battery ageing or deterioration, e.g. state of health
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/486 for measuring temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/633 characterised by algorithms, flow charts, software details or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/20 Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/581 in response to temperature
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00001 characterised by the display of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition systems [SCADA] or graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00004 characterised by the power network being locally controlled
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00026 involving a local wireless network, e.g. Wi-Fi, ZigBee or Bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/60 Limiting power consumption in the network or in one section of the network, e.g. load shedding or peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0047 with monitoring or indicating devices or circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/007192 in response to temperature
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/14 : District level solutions, i.e. local energy networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• 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 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/126 : using wireless data transmission

Abstract

A dynamically configurable battery management system includes a controller system with a first processor connected to a first memory and a first wireless transceiver connected to a wireless packet network. A battery system with a second processor is connected to a second memory and a second wireless transceiver connected to the wireless packet network. One or more batteries are connected to the battery system, and the connected batteries include a battery pack. A sensor that is connected to the battery system generates a data stream that is stored in the second memory. The data stream allows for establishing a battery capability and status unique to each battery in the battery pack. The stored data stream is stored as a battery record with a universal unique identifier.

Claims

1. A dynamically configurable battery management system, comprising:

a controller system comprising a first processor connected to a first memory and a first wireless transceiver connected to a wireless packet network;

a battery system comprising a second processor connected to a second memory and a second wireless transceiver connected to the wireless packet network;

one or more batteries connected to the battery system, wherein the connected batteries comprise a battery pack; and

a data stream generated from a sensor connected to the battery system and stored in the second memory that establishes a battery capability and status unique to each battery in the battery pack, wherein the stored data stream is stored as a battery record with a universal unique identifier.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless packet network establishes communication between the controller system and the battery pack.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising one or more sensors connected to the second processor and connected to the one or more batteries in the battery pack, wherein the second processor is configured to:

detect a connection to the one or more batteries; and

use the one or more sensors to monitor individual batteries in the battery pack during charging and discharging operations.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the second processor is further configured to:

detect a connection to the host system controller; and

transmit the battery record to the host system controller.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the first processor in the controller system is configured to:

receive the battery record from the battery system;

determine battery pack condition;

allow charge or discharge at a pre-determined rate, through the wireless network by transmitting instructions to the battery system from the controller system; and

use the packet network to transmit at least one of the battery record, the status and condition based at least one of a predetermined condition or request from a third processor connected to the packet network.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the instructions are related to the individual batteries according to the universal unique identifier.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second memory comprise non-volatile flash memory.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless packet network is a vehicle bus that comprises at least one of LIN, CAN, J-1850, MI, DSI, BST, MML, byteflight, flexray, IDB, 1394 and J-1708.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless packet network is TCP/IP.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more batteries arc rechargeable and comprise at least one of lead acid, lithium air, lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, nickel-iron, nickel-zinc, nickel-metal hydride, iron-air, zinc-air, zinc-bromine, vanadium redox, sodium-sulfur, sodium-nickel chloride, lithium-iron sulfides, nickel-cadmium and flow battery.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless packet network is at least one of 802.11, ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Bluetooth.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the one of more sensors include at least one of contact sensors and non-contact sensors.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the contact sensors include at least one of voltage, amperage, and temperature.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the non-contact sensors include at least one of inductive sensors and infrared sensors.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the stored data stream is at least one of voltage, time to charge, time to discharge, temperature, State of Charge (SOC), and State of Health (SOH).

16. A dynamically configurable battery management method, comprising:

connecting a controller system to a battery system, the systems comprising;

a first wireless transceiver connected to a first processor and a first memory in the controller system and further connected to a wireless packet network;

a second wireless transceiver connected to a second processor and a second memory in the battery system and further connected to the wireless packet network;

one or more batteries connected to the battery system, wherein the connected batteries comprise a battery pack;

a data stream generated from a sensor connected to the battery stored in the second memory that establishes a battery capability and status unique to each battery in the battery pack, wherein the stored data is stored as a battery record with a universal unique identifier.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the wireless packet network establishes communication between the controller system and the battery pack.

18. The method of claim 16 further comprising one or more sensors connected to the second processor and connected to the one or more batteries in the battery pack, wherein the second processor is configured to:

detect a connection to the one or more batteries;

use the one or more sensors to monitor individual batteries in the battery pack during charging and discharging operations.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the second processor is further configured to:

detect a connection to the host system controller, and

transmit the battery record to the host system controller.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein the first processor in the controller system is configured to:

receive the battery record from the battery system.

determine battery pack condition;

allow charge or discharge at a pre-determined rate, through the wireless network by transmitting instructions to the battery system from the controller system;

use the packet network to transmit at least one of the battery record, the status and condition based at least one of a predetermined condition or request from a third processor connected to the packet network.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the instructions are related to the individual batteries according to the universal unique identifier.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the first and second memory comprise non-volatile flash memory.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless packet network is a vehicle bus that comprises at least one of LIN, CAN, J-1850, MI, DSI, BST, MML, byteflight, flexray, IDB, 1394 and J-1708.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless packet network is TCP/IP.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more batteries are rechargeable and comprise at least one of lead acid, lithium air, lithium-ion, lithium-polymer, nickel-iron, nickel-zinc, nickel-metal hydride, iron-air, zinc-air, zinc-bromine, vanadium redox, sodium-sulfur, sodium-nickel chloride, lithium-iron sulfides, nickel-cadmium and flow battery.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein the wireless packet network is at least one of 802.11, ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), and Bluetooth.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein the one of more sensors include at least one of contact sensors and non-contact sensors.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the contact sensors include at least one of voltage, amperage, and temperature.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the non-contact sensors include at least one of inductive sensors and infrared sensors.

30. The method of claim 16, herein the stored data stream is at least one of voltage, time to charge, time to discharge, temperature, State of Charge (SOC), and State of Health (SOH).