Intellectual power storing system and method for managing battery-array of the intellectual power storing system

• US 9,583,961 B2
• Filed: 01/03/2015
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kerties International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kerties International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Tsung-Yin, Chen, Shoei-Lai
• Primary Examiner(s): Pelton, Nathaniel
• Application Number:
  US14/588,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20150372509A1
• Time in Patent Office: 787 Days
• Field of Search: 320/101, 320/107
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/46 Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/482 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/10 Batteries in stationary systems, e.g. emergency power source in plant
• 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 13/00002 characterised by monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00004 characterised by the power network being locally controlled
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• 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 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0063 with circuits adapted for supplying loads from the battery
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00712 the cycle being controlled or terminated in response to electric parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1423 with multiple batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• 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 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/123 the energy generation units being or involving renewable energy sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/12 : Energy storage units, uninterruptible power supply [UPS] systems or standby or emergency generators, e.g. in the last power distribution stages

Abstract

An intellectual power storing system comprises an indoor-controlling device and a battery array which are arranged in a building. After booting, the indoor-controlling device receives power from a power company to be an initial power to provide to an indoor apparatus in the building. The indoor-controlling device also receives power from a self-generated power apparatus, and transforms the received power to store to the battery array. When stored power of the battery array reaches a threshold, the indoor-controlling device receives power from the battery array to provide to the indoor apparatus, and stops to receive power from the power company. The battery array in the present invention comprises a plurality of the batteries which are integrated into a decoration of the building respectively.

Claims

1. An intellectual power storing system, comprising:

a battery array comprising a plurality of batteries, wherein each battery is arranged in a board respectively, the boards used for constructing of a decoration of a building;

an indoor-controlling device including a controlling unit and connected to the battery array and a self-generated power apparatus, the indoor-controlling device receiving a power generated by the self-generated power apparatus, and storing the power generated by the self-generated power apparatus to the battery array after transforming;

wherein the indoor-controlling device receives and uses a power provided by a power company before a power storing capacity of the battery array reaches a first threshold, the indoor-controlling device instead receives and uses a power provided by the battery array after the power storing capacity of the battery array reaches the first threshold, and the indoor-controlling device stops receiving and using the power provided by the power company,

wherein the indoor-controlling device further comprises a human-machine interface unit electrically connected the controlling unit, the human-machine interface unit comprises an input unit for receiving a data input of a user and a display unit for displaying an information needed by the user;

wherein the display unit graphically displays a number and a connecting architecture of the batteries, and graphically displays a location of a failed battery of the batteries, wherein the connecting architecture of the batteries corresponds to a constructing architecture of the boards, and

wherein each of the batteries comprises at least one conductive contact consisted of a positive electrical polarity contact and a negative electrical polarity contact respectively, the positive electrical polarity contact and the negative electrical polarity contact electrical connected a positive conducting wire and a negative conducting wire respectively, the batteries connect to each other in a series connection or a parallel connection via the positive conducting wire and the negative conducting wire, the indoor-controlling device generates the connecting architecture of the batteries and the location of each battery according to a relationship of the series/parallel connection of each battery.

2. The intellectual power storing system according to claim 1, wherein the boards is used to construct a floor, a wall or a ceiling of the building.

3. The intellectual power storing system according to claim 1, wherein the intellectual power storing system further comprises an indoor apparatus electrically connected to the indoor controlling device, the indoor apparatus is arranged in the building, and the indoor controlling device receives the power from the power company or the battery array and provides the power to the indoor apparatus for using.

4. The intellectual power storing system according to claim 3, wherein the indoor-controlling device further comprises:

a power transmitting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit for connecting to the power company, the self-generated power apparatus and the battery array for transmitting power;

a power transforming unit electrically connected to the controlling unit for transforming the power generated by the self-generated power apparatus;

a power detecting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit and the battery array, for monitoring the statuses of the batteries in the battery array; and

a switch unit electrically connected the controlling unit, the switch unit receiving a trigger for switching the intellectual power storing system on or off.

5. The intellectual power storing system according to claim 4, wherein the indoor-controlling device further comprises a memory unit electrically connected to the controlling unit, the memory unit stores at least one apparatus data related to the indoor apparatus, a user data related to the user and a power storing tactic related to the battery array, wherein the first threshold is a parameter of the power storing tactic.

6. The intellectual power storing system according to claim 5, wherein the apparatus data comprises a using time of the indoor apparatus, the user data comprises a user habit of the user using the indoor apparatus.

7. The intellectual power storing system according to claim 4, wherein the indoor controlling device further comprises a wireless transmitting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit, the wireless transmitting unit receiving a remote operation via a network, and sending out an abnormal message when one of the batteries failed.

8. A method for managing the battery array being used to the intellectual power storing system according to claim 1, the method for managing the battery array comprising:

a) receiving the power provided by the power company for starting operation;

b) receiving and transforming the power generated by the self-generated power apparatus, and storing the power generated by the elf-generated power apparatus to the battery array;

c) monitoring the statuses of the batteries of the battery array;

d) generating a connecting architecture of the batteries according to a relationship of a series/parallel connection of the batteries wherein the connecting architecture of the batteries corresponds to a constructing architecture of the boards;

e) searching a location of a failed battery of the batteries according to the relationship of the series/parallel connection of the batteries when a status of one of the batteries is abnormal;

f) graphically displaying the connecting architecture and the location of a failed battery of the batteries;

g) determining whether the power storing capacity of the battery array reaches the first threshold;

h) receiving and using the power provided by the battery array when the power storing capacity reaches the first threshold; and

i) stopping receiving and using the power provided by the power company when the power storing capacity reaches the first threshold.

9. The method for managing the battery array according to claim 8, wherein the method for managing the battery array further comprises a step j:

recoding an apparatus data and a user data, wherein the apparatus data corresponds to a using time of the indoor apparatus, the user data corresponds to a user habit of the user using the indoor apparatus, and the apparatus data and user data are recorded during a period of the indoor apparatus being used.

10. The method for managing the battery array according to claim 9, wherein the method for managing the battery array further comprises following steps:

k1) determining whether a power providing status of the battery array is abnormal according to the apparatus data and the user data;

k2) generating and providing an abnormal message when the power providing status of the battery array is abnormal; and

k3) stopping providing the abnormal message when the abnormal power providing status of the battery array is obviated.

11. The method for managing the battery array according to claim 8, wherein the method for managing the battery array further comprises following steps:

l1) detecting the power storing capacity of the battery array;

l2) receiving the power from the battery array and feedback transporting a selling power to the power company when the power storing capacity specifies a second threshold; and

l3) stopping feedback transporting the selling power to the power company when the power storing capacity specifies a third threshold.

12. The method for managing the battery array according to claim 8, wherein the method for managing the battery array further comprises following steps:

m1) computing a total power storing capacity according to a number of the batteries;

m2) computing a power storing capacity of the battery array according to a power storing capacity of each battery of the batteries; and

m3) computing a current percentage of a remaining power storing capacity of the battery array according to the total power storing capacity and the power storing capacity.