Apparatus for reporting fault of battery management storage system using the same

• US 8,976,034 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2012
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Samsung SDI Company Limited
• Inventors: Yoo, Hwan-Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/561,666
• Publication Number:
  US 20130127626A1
• Time in Patent Office: 953 Days
• Field of Search: 340/636.19, 340/636.1, 34063611-63618, 340/636.2, 340/641, 340/660, 340/649, 340/691.6, 3406931-6932, 340/693.7
• US Class Current: 340/636.19
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/371 with remote indication, e.g. on external chargers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/488 Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An apparatus for reporting fault information of a battery of a power storage system includes a receiving portion configured to receive state information of the battery from a battery management system of the power storage system, a controller configured to produce fault information of the battery from the state information of the battery received by the receiving portion by comparing the state information of the battery with a prestored reference value; and a display configured to display the fault information produced by the controller, wherein the receiving portion and the controller are positioned inside a storage space with the power storage system, and the display is outside of the storage space.

Claims

1. An apparatus for reporting fault information of a battery of a power storage system, the apparatus comprising:

a receiving portion configured to receive state information of the battery from a battery management system of the power storage system;

a controller configured to produce fault information of the battery from the state information of the battery received by the receiving portion by comparing the state information of the battery with a prestored reference value; and

a display configured to display the fault information produced by the controller, wherein the receiving portion and the controller are positioned inside a storage space with the power storage system, and the display is outside of the storage space, wherein;

the battery includes a plurality of battery packs, stores power from a power generation system or a power grid, and provides the power to a load and the power grid, and

the battery management system provides respective state information of corresponding battery packs to the receiving portion.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage space is a container.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller transmits the fault information and amounts of the respective power provided to the load and the power grid to an integrated power management system.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the fault information of the battery produced by the controller is classified into a plurality of fault codes, and

the controller determines whether an error condition exists with respect to each of the fault codes by comparing the state information of the battery according to the plurality of fault codes with a prestored reference value for each fault code.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the display includes a first LED that displays the fault information with respect to each fault code for which an error condition exists, and a second LED that displays lighting intervals of the first LED.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of battery packs are separately and independently charged and discharged to each other.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein:

the plurality of battery packs are grouped in trays, each tray including a predetermined number of the battery packs, and

the trays are grouped in one or more racks.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein:

each of the battery packs and/or each of the trays and/or each of the racks includes a battery management module, and

each battery management module intercommunicates with the battery management system of the power storage system.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power storage system is connected to a power generation system and a power grid.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the power generation system is configured to generate electrical power, and the power grid is an electrical grid including a power plant, a substation, or transmission lines.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage space has such a size that a person can completely enter the storage space to repair the battery therein.

12. An energy storage system, comprising;

a power generation system configured to generate electrical power;

a battery connected to a battery management system, the battery being configured to selectively store power from the power generation system or from a power grid and provide power to a load or to a power grid;

a power converter connected to the power generation system and a first node, the power converter being configured to convert the power generated from the power generation system to a voltage of the first node;

a bidirectional converter connected to the battery management system and the first node, the bidirectional converter being configured to provide a DC-DC conversion of power from the power grid and power from the power generation system to transfer to the battery, and to provide a DC-DC conversion of power from the battery to transfer to the load or the power grid;

an inverter connected to the first node and a second node, the inverter being configured to provide a DC-AC inversion of a voltage input through the first node to transfer to the load or to the power grid and to provide a AC-DC inversion of the power from the power grid to output to the first node;

a grid connector connecting the power grid and the inverter;

an integrated controller configured to block a connection between the power grid and the power storage system in an abnormal condition by controlling the grid connector, and controlling the power converter, the bidirectional converter, the inverter, the grid connector and the battery; and

an apparatus for reporting fault information of the battery, the apparatus including a receiving portion configured to receive state information of the battery from the battery management system;

a controller configured to produce fault information of the battery from the state information of the battery received by the receiving portion by comparing the state information of the battery with a prestored reference value; and

a display that displays the fault information produced by the controller.

13. The energy storage system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the controller transmits the fault information to an integrated power management system.

14. The energy storage system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the fault information of the battery produced by the controller is classified into a plurality of fault codes, and the controller determines whether an error condition exists with respect to each fault code by comparing the state information of the battery according to the plurality of fault codes with a prestored reference value for each fault code.

15. The energy storage system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the battery includes a plurality of battery packs that are separately charged and discharged.

16. The energy storage system as claimed in claim 15, wherein:

the plurality of battery packs grouped in trays, each tray including a predetermined number of battery packs, and

the trays are grouped in one or more racks.

17. The energy storage system as claimed in claim 12, wherein, the receiving portion and the controller are positioned inside an enclosed storage space with the power storage system, and the display is outside of the enclosed storage space.