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US 11,821,215 B2Granted
Architectural materials having integrated energy storage system
AssigneeSpear Power Systems, LLC
InventorJeffery T. Kostos
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AssigneeSpear Power Systems, LLC
InventorJeffery T. Kostos
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The present invention is generally directed to energy storage systems comprising manufactured architectural materials having electrical battery systems embedded therein. The manufactured materials are generally provided as architectural panels, such as panels useful for interior or exterior cladding for buildings, flooring, countertops, or stairs. The panels comprise at least one battery device or battery assembly that is over-formed by and/or bonded with the architectural material. In preferred embodiments, the panels are formed by flowing a viscous architectural material precursor around the battery device or assembly and curing the precursor so as to solidify the architectural material. The panels may be electrically connected in any number of various arrangements, which can be chosen based on the specific application for the energy storage system.
An architectural panel having an integrated energy storage system comprising at least one battery assembly, which includes at least one battery cell, embedded within an opaque manufactured architectural material, the architectural material comprising quartz and a polymerized synthetic resin, the at least one battery assembly comprising an exterior surface, greater than 90% of the exterior surface being over-formed by, and contacting, the opaque architectural material such that the at least one battery assembly is not visible through the opaque architectural material, the at least one battery assembly comprising electrical connectors operable to connect the at least one battery assembly with an electrical circuit that is external to the panel.
An architectural panel having an integrated energy storage system comprising at least one battery device having an exterior surface a majority of which is in contact with a manufactured architectural material, the architectural material comprising quartz, the at least one battery device being embedded within the architectural material, the panel being formed by an over-forming process comprising flowing a viscous architectural material precursor comprising the quartz and a synthetic resin around the at least one battery device so as to cause the at least one battery device to become embedded within the viscous architectural material precursor, and curing the viscous architectural material precursor by polymerizing the synthetic resin so as to solidify the viscous architectural material thereby forming the architectural material.
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