Container battery energy storage system patent

What is a battery energy storage system?

A battery energy storage system comprising: a plurality of battery packs; a string controller coupled to the plurality of battery packs and configured to control charging and discharging of the plurality of battery packs via a power control system that is external to the battery energy storage system; and

What is the battery energy storage system of claim 16?

The battery energy storage system of claim 16, wherein each of the n string controllers comprise a power interface that is configured to couple to a power control system, and are further configured to charge or discharge the m battery packs via the power control system. 18.

What is a battery energy storage system (BESS)?

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a battery energy storage system (BESS) that can be used to store energy that is produced by conventional sources (e.g., coal, gas, nuclear) as well as renewable sources (e.g., wind, solar), and provide the stored energy on-demand.

What components are disposed inside the housing of battery pack 600?

Turning to FIGS. 6C-D, example components that are disposed inside the housing of battery pack 600 are shown, including (but not limited to) balancing charger 632, battery pack controller (BPC) 634, and battery module controller (BMC) 638.

What is the maximum voltage a battery pack can store?

In various embodiments, a battery pack may store the minimum recorded voltage 2001, maximum recorded voltage 2002, minimum recorded temperature 2003, maximum recorded temperature 2004, maximum recorded charging electric current 2005, and maximum recorded discharging electric current 2006 for the life of the battery pack. These values may be reco...

What is an alternate embodiment of a battery pack?

In an alternate embodiment, the battery pack may store in a computer-readable memory device a maximum recorded electric current, rather than both a maximum charging and discharging electric current. In an embodiment, data measurements may be recorded in a computer-readable memory device periodically during the life of the battery.