Energy storage management system
AssigneeQuantum Energy Storage Corporation
InventorsMatt Paiz, Eric Martinez, Ton Nguyen, Khang Nguyen
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Abstract
An illustrative energy storage system includes an energy storage device, a processor coupled to the energy storage device, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory is configured to store instructions adapted for execution by the processor to control and monitor operation of the energy storage device. The instructions are arranged into functional modules. Each functional module is associated with a memory cache in the memory. Control processes depending on the functional module read last known values from the associated memory cache. Reading last known values from the associated memory enables changes to the functional modules without shutting down the energy storage device.
Claims20
An energy storage system comprising:
- an energy storage device;
- a processor coupled to the energy storage device;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store instructions adapted for execution by the processor to control and monitor operation of the energy storage device;
- wherein the instructions are arranged into functional modules, wherein each functional module is associated with a memory cache in the memory, wherein control processes depending on the functional module read last known values from the associated memory cache, wherein reading last known values from the associated memory enables changes to the functional modules without shutting down the energy storage device.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a processing device, monitored signals from an energy storage device in operation;
- communicating control signals with data from a memory cache in shared memory to the energy storage device, wherein the memory cache is associated with one of a plurality of functional modules and the data is provided by instructions in the associated functional module, and wherein each functional module is associated with at least one of a sensor or an actuator;
- receiving, at the processing device, new instructions for one of the plurality of functional modules while the energy storage device is in operation;
- and
- modifying, by the processing device, instructions for one of the plurality of functional modules based on the received new instructions while the energy storage device is in operation.
An energy storage system comprising:
- a flywheel device comprising:
- a housing section;
- a rotor disposed within the housing section;
- lower contact bearings and upper contact bearings each disposed between the rotor and the housing;
- and
- an off-loading magnet configured to provide a vertical off-loading force that lifts the rotor against the upper bearings and off of the lower bearings;
- a processor coupled to the flywheel device;
- a plurality of sensors;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to:
- store instructions adapted for execution by the processor to control and monitor operation of the flywheel device;
- and
- store values received from a plurality of modules, wherein each module is associated with one of the plurality of sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.