Energy storage unit central nervous system

A system comprising:

• an energy storage unit including:
• a battery storing energy mechanically or chemically;
• and
• an inverter coupled with the battery and converting direct current from the battery to alternating current for use by one or more loads;
• and
• a control system coupled with one or more power sources, the energy storage unit, and the one or more loads, the control system including:
• one or more electrical circuits including a first relay switch coupled with a second relay switch and an electrical contactor, the electrical contactor switchably coupling a utility grid power source with the one or more loads, the electrical contactor being electrically coupled with a first relay switch, the first relay switch being coupled with the energy storage unit, the second relay switch being coupled with one or more of the first relay switch and the electrical contactor;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled with the inverter and the second relay switch, the controller including a processor and a memory storing instructions that cause the controller to actuate the second relay switch.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, a message from a remote server indicating an instruction for setting a mode of a control system, the control system routing current to an electrical system of a building from one or more of an energy storage unit and an electrical utility grid, wherein:
• the energy storage unit includes:
• a battery storing energy mechanically or chemically;
• and
• an inverter coupled with the battery and converting direct current from the battery to alternating current for use by one or more loads;
• and
• the control system is coupled with the energy storage unit, the electrical utility grid, and the electrical system of the building, the control system including:
• one or more electrical circuits electrically coupling one or more electrical switches that route current from the one or more of the energy storage unit and the electrical utility grid based on the mode;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled with the inverter and the one or more electrical switches, the controller including the processor, the controller being communicatively coupled with the remote server;
• setting, by the processor, the mode of the control system by actuating the one or more electrical switches;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor, a status message based on the status of the control system to the remote server.