Cabinet and battery management and monitoring system for use with uninterruptible power supplies
AssigneeLiiON, LLC
InventorGary Lee Gray
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Abstract
A battery management and monitoring system for monitoring a lithium battery module is provided. The battery management and monitoring system may include a memory configured to retrievably store one or more algorithms, and a controller in communication with the memory. Based on the one or more algorithms, the controller may be configured to at least monitor a data signal corresponding to one or more parameters indicative of an operating condition of the lithium battery module, and generate a control signal based on the data signal configured to selectively engage one or more contactors in communication with the lithium battery module to at least temporarily isolate the lithium battery module if one or more of the parameters exceed predefined thresholds.
Claims20
A method for operating a battery monitoring system associated with a battery module, comprising:
- receiving a data signal from the battery module corresponding to one or more parameters indicative of an operating condition of the battery module;
- monitoring the data signal for parameters exceeding predefined thresholds;
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- generating based on the data signal a control signal configured to selectively engage one or more contactors in communication with the battery module to at least temporarily isolate the battery module from the battery monitoring system if one or more of the predefined thresholds are exceeded, and to open a breaker, which is connected to the one or more contactors and connected directly to the battery module, to disconnect the battery module from an uninterruptible power supply.
A battery monitoring system for monitoring a battery module, comprising:
- a memory configured to retrievably store one or more algorithms;
- and
- a controller in communication with the memory and, based on the one or more algorithms, configured to at least:
- monitor a data signal corresponding to one or more parameters indicative of an operating condition of the battery module, and
- generate a control signal based on the data signal configured to selectively engage one or more contactors in communication with the battery module to at least temporarily isolate the battery module from the battery monitoring system if one or more of the parameters exceed predefined thresholds, and to open a breaker, which is connected to the one or more contactors and connected directly to the battery module, to disconnect the battery module from an uninterruptible power supply.
A cabinet for an uninterruptible power supply, comprising:
- a battery module;
- a control circuit having a voltage converter, one or more contactors and a breaker each of which is selectively coupled to the battery module and the uninterruptible power supply;
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- a battery monitoring system having at least a controller that is electrically coupled to the voltage converter and operatively coupled to the contactors, the controller being configured to at least:
- monitor a data signal corresponding to one or more parameters indicative of an operating condition of the battery module, and
- generate a control signal based on the data signal configured to selectively engage the contactors to at least temporarily isolate the battery module if one or more of the parameters exceed predefined thresholds, and to open a breaker, which is connected to the one or more contactors and connected directly to the battery module, to disconnect the battery module from an uninterruptible power supply.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.