US 2017/0256831 A1 · ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

Abstract

The present invention provides an energy storage system comprising: a battery module formed by connecting a plurality of hollow secondary batteries that have hollow tubes therein, respectively; a safety module that includes a cooling/heating unit that stores a cooling/heating medium therein and an extinguishing unit that stores an extinguishing medium therein; a first circulation channel that interconnects the battery module and the safety module to circulate the cooling/heating medium or the extinguishing medium between the battery module and the safety module; and a battery management system that measures the temperature and pressure of the battery module and opens the cooling/heating unit or the extinguishing unit to supply the cooling/heating medium or the extinguishing medium to the first circulation channel when the temperature and pressure of the battery module reaches a preset value.

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Dependent claims

An energy storage system comprising:

a battery module, to which a plurality of hollow secondary batteries, each of which has a hollow pipe therein, are connected;
a safety module that comprises a cooling unit that stores a cooling medium and a fire extinguishing unit that stores a fire extinguishing medium;
a first circulation passage that interconnects the battery module and a safety module such that the cooling medium or the fire extinguishing medium circulates between the battery module and the safety module;
and
a battery management system that measures a temperature and a pressure of the battery module such that the cooling medium or the fire extinguishing medium is supplied to the first circulation passage by opening the cooling unit or the fire extinguishing unit when the temperature and the pressure of the battery module reaches preset values.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Energy storage system

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Energy storage system

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Abstract

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