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US 2016/0365708 A1Published application
Energy distribution system, energy distribution device and installation method
AssigneeSonnenbatterie GmbH
InventorsTorsten STIEFENHOFER, Carlos RESTREPO
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Abstract
An energy distribution system, an energy distribution device and an installation method are provided. The energy distribution device comprises a distribution board and a power inverter, which are integrated together inside a single enclosure for ease of installation and upgrade of the energy distribution system.
Claims17
An energy distribution system for a building, comprising:
- a first distribution board comprising multiple circuit breakers, wherein said first distribution board is connected to an external power grid and to multiple loads, such that each of said multiple loads receives electrical power from said external power grid through a corresponding one of said multiple circuit breakers;
- a power inverter connected to said first distribution board;
- a battery system connected to said power inverter and configured to store excess electrical power and to supply stored electrical power to said multiple loads through said power inverter;
- a switching device connected to said external power grid, to said power inverter and to said first distribution board, said switching device being configured to switch between an external power mode, in which electrical power to said first distribution board is drawn from said external power grid, and a backup power mode, in which electrical power to said first distribution board is drawn from said battery system;
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- an enclosure enclosing said first distribution board and said power inverter.
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An energy distribution device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a first distribution board placed inside the enclosure and comprising multiple circuit breakers, for receiving electrical power and distributing said electrical power to multiple loads through said multiple circuit breakers;
- a power inverter placed inside the enclosure and connected to said first distribution board for receiving electrical power from a battery system, transforming said received electrical power and supplying said transformed electrical power to said first distribution board.
An installation method for installing an energy distribution system at a building, comprising the following steps:
- Placing an energy distribution device inside a building, said energy distribution device comprising an enclosure, a first distribution board placed inside the enclosure and comprising multiple circuit breakers, and a power inverter placed inside said enclosure and connected to said first distribution board for receiving electrical power from a battery system, transforming said received electrical power and supplying said transformed electrical power to said first distribution board;
- Connecting at least one load to a corresponding one of said multiple circuit breakers of said distribution board;
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- Connecting said first distribution board to an external power grid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.