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US 12,665,425 B2Granted
Plug-in energy storage batteries and networked plug-in energy storage batteries
AssigneeEric Hafner
InventorEric Hafner
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AssigneeEric Hafner
InventorEric Hafner
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In an example embodiment, a battery unit comprises a battery unit housing; and a battery unit circuit. In this example embodiment, the battery unit housing contains at least a portion of the battery unit circuit, and the battery unit circuit further comprises: a battery cell, an inverter to control the charging and discharging of the battery cell, a processor to provide control signals to the inverter for controlling the charging and discharging of the battery cell, and one of: a power plug for coupling to and uncoupling from a power outlet assembly, and a luminaire base for coupling to and uncoupling from a luminaire socket in a light fixture. In this example embodiment, the battery unit is rated at less than or equal to 2400 Volt-Amperes. The battery unit may further comprise a transceiver.
A method of using a battery aggregating system to assist with an available capacity of a local grid, comprising:
A battery aggregating system allowing aggregation of a local grid in response to execution by one or more processors, the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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