US 12,170,455 B1
Energy storage device manger, management system, and methods of use
Thomas Zauli, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Thomas Zauli, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/488,963.
Application 18/488,963 is a continuation of application No. 18/084,486, filed on Dec. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,817,734.
Application 18/084,486 is a continuation of application No. 17/081,885, filed on Oct. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,532,943, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/926,564, filed on Oct. 27, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G01W 1/10 (2006.01); G05B 13/04 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02J 7/0068 (2013.01) [G01W 1/10 (2013.01); G05B 13/048 (2013.01); H02J 3/003 (2020.01); H02J 13/00002 (2020.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery manager comprising a controller configured to control a plurality of switches based on one or more parameters, wherein:
a. the plurality of switches comprises:
i. one or more energy source switches for connecting an energy storage device to a respective one or more energy sources, wherein the one or more energy source switches comprises a first energy source switch for connecting a first energy source of the one or more energy sources to the energy storage device;
ii. one or more load switches for connecting the energy storage device to a respective one or more loads; wherein the one or more load switches comprises a first load switch for connecting the energy storage device to a first load of the one or more loads; and
b. the battery manager is configured to determine a present state of charge of the energy storage device and provide said control of the plurality of switches based on the one or more parameters to change the present state of charge of the energy storage device by:
i. operating in a maintain mode that targets a first target state of charge of the energy storage device;
ii. obtaining a time of need;
iii. determining, based on forecast data corresponding to the one or more energy sources, a charge start time that precedes the time of need, wherein the forecast data comprises a predicted power production (‘power prediction’) for the one or more energy sources, wherein the power prediction for the one or more energy sources is based on weather forecast data and a correlation of weather forecast value to power production for the one or more energy sources; and
iv. at the charge start time, switching from the maintain mode to a preparation mode, wherein, in the preparation mode, the controller targets a second target state of charge that is higher than the first target state of charge by turning on the first energy source switch and/or turning off the first load switch.