Portable and modular energy storage for multiple applications
AssigneeSynCells, Inc.
InventorGerard O'Hora
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Abstract
A removable modular energy pack may include a first housing, and one or more energy cells. The modular energy pack may also include a processing system that aggregates power from the plurality of energy cells, and a first interface that communicates a status of the modular energy pack to a second housing. The modular energy pack may further include a second interface that transmits the aggregated power to the second housing, and a thermal material enclosed in the first housing. A thermal material may be arranged in the housing adjacent to the plurality of energy cells to transfer heat away from the plurality of energy cells and to transfer the heat to the second housing.
Claims20
A modular energy pack comprising:
- a first housing;
- one or more energy cells enclosed in the first housing;
- a processing system enclosed in the first housing that aggregates power from the one or more energy cells and transmits the aggregated power from the one or more energy cells from the processing system to a second housing that is configured to removably receive a plurality of modular energy packs;
- a temperature sensor;
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- one or more valves configured to circulate thermally conductive fluid from the second housing into the first housing to transfer heat away from the one or more energy cells, wherein the processing system controls a flow of the thermally conductive fluid into the first housing based on temperature readings received from the temperature sensor.
A method of providing power from a modular energy pack, the method comprising:
- inserting the modular energy pack into a second housing, wherein the second housing is configured to removably receive a plurality of modular energy packs;
- monitoring a temperature of the modular energy pack using a temperature sensor;
- aggregating, through a processing system of the modular energy pack, power from one or more energy cells enclosed in a first housing of the modular energy pack;
- providing, through an interface of the modular energy pack, the aggregated power from the one or more energy cells from the processing system to the second housing;
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- transferring heat away from the one or more energy cells using a thermally conductive fluid that is circulated from the second housing into the first housing, wherein the processing system controls a flow of the thermally conductive fluid into the first housing based on temperature readings received from the temperature sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.