SOLAR CANOPY WITH INTEGRAL STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO RECEIVE HIGH CAPACITY BATTERIES

• US 20180062220A9
• Filed: 04/12/2017
• Published: 03/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lt350, LLC
• Original Assignee: Lt350, LLC
• Inventors: Thramann, Jeff, Davidovits, Terence, Green, Erik
• Application Number:
  US15/486,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20170288282A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/30 Constructional details of charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/305 Communication interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/51 Photovoltaic means
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/63 in response to network capacity
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/64 Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/65 involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/665 Methods related to measuring, billing or payment
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 55/00 Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/21 having the same nominal voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/26 by cooling
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0016 using shunting, discharge or bypass circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/345 with cooling means associated with the electrical connection means, e.g. cooling means associated with or applied to the junction box cooling means for PV cells H01L31/052, for PV modules H02S40/42
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 : Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 : Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• 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 30/14 : Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing

Abstract

The technology of the present application provides a solar canopy having a cavity. The cavity defines at least one space that is sized and shaped to receive a high capacity battery, of which electric vehicle batteries are one example. The cavity includes an opening to allow access to the space. Contacts are arranged in the cavity to align with contacts of a battery inserted into the space to electrically couple the battery to the power electronics or power conditioner, which includes a power conversion system, and inverter, and a converter or transformer. The cavity also includes a heat dissipation system.

Claims

1-36. -36. (canceled)

37. An energy storage system comprising:

a power conditioner comprising at least a DC to AC transformation, wherein the power conditioner is configured to couple a DC high capacity battery to an AC load;

at least one busbar coupling the DC high capacity battery to the power conditioner;

the DC high capacity battery comprising at least a battery bank comprising a plurality of batteries coupled to the at least one busbar, wherein the plurality of batteries comprise;

a plurality of cells forming at least one battery of the plurality of batteries; and

at least one switch configured to electrically isolate at least one of the plurality of batteries.

38. The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the at least one switch comprises a switchgear electrically coupled between the power conditioner and a load.

39. The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the battery bank comprises a thermal control system including at least a heat dissipation system.

40. The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the plurality of cells comprises one or more li-ion batteries.

41. The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the plurality of cells are regulated using a battery management system.

42. The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the battery management system regulates the charge and discharge of the plurality of cells.

43. The energy storage system of claim 37, further comprising a power supply coupled to the power conditioner to charge the battery bank.

44. The energy storage system of claim 43, wherein the power supply comprises a grid.

45. The energy storage system of claim 43, wherein the power supply comprises one or more solar panels.

46. The energy storage system of claim 43, wherein the power supply is a backup electrical generator.

47. An energy storage system comprising:

a plurality of battery banks electrically coupled in parallel wherein the plurality of battery banks comprise a plurality of batteries;

wherein at least one battery of the plurality of batteries comprises a plurality of cells;

at least one power conversion system electrically coupled to the plurality of battery banks;

at least one transformer configured to electrically couple the at least one power conversion system to an external AC load;

at least one switch configured to electrically isolate at least one battery of the plurality of batteries to allow at least one of hot or cold swapping of the one battery; and

a power source selectively coupled to the plurality of battery banks to charge the battery banks.

48. The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein the power source comprises a local power network.

49. The energy storage system of claim 48, wherein the local power network is a backup electrical generator.

50. The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein the plurality of cells comprise a plurality of li- ion batteries.

51. The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein the power source comprises at least one solar panel.

52. The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein at least one battery of the plurality of batteries is configured to be swapped while the plurality of battery banks is electrically coupled to the external AC load.

53. The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein at least one battery bank of the plurality of battery banks is configured to be swapped while the remaining plurality of battery banks is electrically coupled to the external AC load.

54. An energy storage system comprising:

at least one high capacity battery comprising at least a plurality of individual cells;

at least one busbar coupled to the at least one high capacity battery;

a power conditioner coupled to the at least one busbar comprising at least a DC to AC transformation, wherein the power conditioner is configured to couple the at least one high capacity battery to an AC load;

a power source configured to be selectively coupled to the at least one high capacity battery to at least charge the at least one high capacity battery;

a battery management system to regulate the plurality of individual cells; and

at least one switch configured to electrically isolate the plurality of individual cells.

55. The energy storage system of claim 54, wherein the power source is a backup electrical generator.