# US 2017/0288282 A1 · Solar canopy with integral storage compartment to receive high capacity batteries > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0288282 A1 - Document ID: US20170288282A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/486,000 - Filed: 2017-04-12 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-04-03 - Assignees: Lt350, LLC - Applicants: Lt350, LLC - Inventors: Jeff Thramann; Terence Davidovits; Erik Green - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170288282A1 ## CPC - B60L 53/30: Constructional details of charging stations - B60L 50/64: Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles - B60L 53/305: {Communication interfaces} - B60L 53/51: Photovoltaic means - B60L 53/63: in response to network capacity - B60L 53/64: Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/665: {Methods related to measuring, billing or payment} - B60L 53/80: Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries - B60L 55/00: Arrangements for supplying energy stored within a vehicle to a power network, i.e. vehicle-to-grid [V2G] arrangements - B60L 58/21: having the same nominal voltage - B60L 58/26: by cooling - H01M 10/465: {with solar battery as charging system} - H02J 7/35: with light sensitive cells - H02J 7/54: Passive balancing, e.g. using resistors or parallel MOSFETs - H02S 40/345: {with cooling means associated with the electrical connection means, e.g. cooling means associated with or applied to the junction box (cooling means for PV cells H10F77/63, for PV modules H02S40/42)} - H02S 40/38: Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules - B60L 2210/30: AC to DC converters - B60L 2210/40: DC to AC converters - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - Y02E 60/00: Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - Y02E 70/30: Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 10/72: Electric energy management in electromobility - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - Y02T 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV] - Y04S 10/126: the energy generation units being or involving electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV], i.e. power aggregation of EV or HEV, vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G] - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract The technology of the present application provides a solar canopy having a cavity. The cavity defines at least one space that is sized and shaped to receive a high capacity battery, of which electric vehicle batteries are one example. The cavity includes an opening to allow access to the space. Contacts are arranged in the cavity to align with contacts of a battery inserted into the space to electrically couple the battery to the power electronics or power conditioner, which includes a power conversion system, and inverter, and a converter or transformer. The cavity also includes a heat dissipation system. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-36. (canceled) ### Claim 37 An energy storage system comprising: a power conditioner comprising at least a DC to AC transformation, wherein the power conditioner is configured to couple a DC high capacity battery to an AC load; at least one busbar coupling the DC high capacity battery to the power conditioner; the DC high capacity battery comprising at least a battery bank comprising a plurality of batteries coupled to the at least one busbar, wherein the plurality of batteries comprise: a plurality of cells forming at least one battery of the plurality of batteries; and at least one switch configured to electrically isolate at least one of the plurality of batteries. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the at least one switch comprises a switchgear electrically coupled between the power conditioner and a load. ### Claim 39 (depends on 37) The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the battery bank comprises a thermal control system including at least a heat dissipation system. ### Claim 40 (depends on 37) The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the plurality of cells comprises one or more li-ion batteries. ### Claim 41 (depends on 37) The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the plurality of cells are regulated using a battery management system. ### Claim 42 (depends on 37) The energy storage system of claim 37, wherein the battery management system regulates the charge and discharge of the plurality of cells. ### Claim 43 (depends on 37) The energy storage system of claim 37, further comprising a power supply coupled to the power conditioner to charge the battery bank. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The energy storage system of claim 43, wherein the power supply comprises a grid. ### Claim 45 (depends on 43) The energy storage system of claim 43, wherein the power supply comprises one or more solar panels. ### Claim 46 (depends on 43) The energy storage system of claim 43, wherein the power supply is a backup electrical generator. ### Claim 47 An energy storage system comprising: a plurality of battery banks electrically coupled in parallel wherein the plurality of battery banks comprise a plurality of batteries; wherein at least one battery of the plurality of batteries comprises a plurality of cells; at least one power conversion system electrically coupled to the plurality of battery banks; at least one transformer configured to electrically couple the at least one power conversion system to an external AC load; at least one switch configured to electrically isolate at least one battery of the plurality of batteries to allow at least one of hot or cold swapping of the one battery; and a power source selectively coupled to the plurality of battery banks to charge the battery banks. ### Claim 48 (depends on 47) The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein the power source comprises a local power network. ### Claim 49 (depends on 48) The energy storage system of claim 48, wherein the local power network is a backup electrical generator. ### Claim 50 (depends on 47) The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein the plurality of cells comprise a plurality of li- ion batteries. ### Claim 51 (depends on 47) The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein the power source comprises at least one solar panel. ### Claim 52 (depends on 47) The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein at least one battery of the plurality of batteries is configured to be swapped while the plurality of battery banks is electrically coupled to the external AC load. ### Claim 53 (depends on 47) The energy storage system of claim 47, wherein at least one battery bank of the plurality of battery banks is configured to be swapped while the remaining plurality of battery banks is electrically coupled to the external AC load. ### Claim 54 An energy storage system comprising: at least one high capacity battery comprising at least a plurality of individual cells; at least one busbar coupled to the at least one high capacity battery; a power conditioner coupled to the at least one busbar comprising at least a DC to AC transformation, wherein the power conditioner is configured to couple the at least one high capacity battery to an AC load; a power source configured to be selectively coupled to the at least one high capacity battery to at least charge the at least one high capacity battery; a battery management system to regulate the plurality of individual cells; and at least one switch configured to electrically isolate the plurality of individual cells. ### Claim 55 (depends on 54) The energy storage system of claim 54, wherein the power source is a backup electrical generator.