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US 12,015,295 B2Granted
Mobile generator charging system and method
AssigneeDer-X Energy LLC
InventorJeffrey James Ricketts
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Abstract
A system includes a first charger connected to one of an aircraft, a watercraft, and a vehicle having at least one vehicle battery, a second charger connected to an on board battery pack, and at least one programmable logic controller (PLC) to manage communication between the at least one vehicle battery and the first charger to ensure that the at least one vehicle battery reaches a preset state of charge (SOC), manage communication between the on board battery pack and the second charger to ensure that the on board battery pack reaches the preset SOC, and manage transfer of energy from the on board battery pack to the at least one vehicle battery.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- a first charger connected to another device external from the system having at least one battery;
- a second charger connected to an on board battery pack;
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- at least one programmable logic controller (PLC) configured to:
- manage communication between the at least one battery and the first charger to ensure that the at least one battery reaches a preset state of charge (SOC) comprising 90% state of charge;
- manage communication between the on board battery pack and the second charger to ensure that the on board battery pack reaches the preset SOC and trigger the second charger to discontinue the charging session;
- manage transfer of energy from the on board battery pack to the at least one battery;
- adjust a flow of coolant to the at least one battery associated with the another device to maximize a speed of charge, adjust a flow of coolant to the on board battery pack to maximize the speed of charge, and manage transfer of energy from the on board battery pack to one of a building and a microgrid;
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- stop a flow of electricity to the first charger and the second charger, cease output of power when output is below 75% of generator output, and shut down the system.
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A method, comprising:
- managing, by at least one programmable logic controller (PLC), communication between an external device, a first charger, and a second charger, the external device external from the first charger and the second charger;
- managing, by the at least one PLC, at least one power source to provide energy to the first charger and the second charger;
- ensuring, by the at least one PLC, that the first charger provides the at least one battery associated with the external device with a preset state of charge (SOC) comprising 90% state of charge;
- ensuring, by the at least one PLC, that the second charger provides the on board battery pack with the preset SOC, and triggering the second charger to discontinue the charging session;
- initiating a connection, by the at least one PLC, to allow transfer of energy from the on board battery pack to the at least one battery associated with the external device;
- adjusting a flow of coolant to the at least one battery associated with the external device to maximize a speed of charge, adjusting a flow of coolant to the on board battery pack to maximize the speed of charge, and managing transfer of energy from the on board battery pack to one of a building and a microgrid;
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- stopping a flow of electricity to the first charger and the second charger, ceasing output of power when output is below 75% of generator output, and shutting down the system.
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A portable system comprising a container to house the system comprising:
- a first charger connected to another device external from the system having at least one battery;
- a second charger connected to an on board battery pack;
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- at least one programmable logic controller (PLC) configured to:
- manage communication between the at least one battery and the first charger to ensure that the at least one battery reaches a preset state of charge (SOC) comprising 90% state of charge;
- manage communication between the on board battery pack and the second charger to ensure that the on board battery pack reaches the preset SOC and trigger the second charger to discontinue the charging session;
- manage transfer of energy from the on board battery pack to the at least one battery;
- adjust a flow of coolant to the at least one battery associated with the external device to maximize a speed of charge, adjust a flow of coolant to the on board battery pack to maximize the speed of charge, and manage transfer of energy from the on board battery pack to one of a building and a microgrid;
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- stop a flow of electricity to the first charger and the second charger, cease output of power when output is below 75% of generator output, and shut down the system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.