WORLD-WIDE WEB OF NETWORKED, SMART, SCALABLE, PLUG & PLAY BATTERY PACKS HAVING A BATTERY PACK OPERATING SYSTEM, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
An electrical energy storage unit and control system, and applications thereof. In an embodiment, the electrical energy storage unit may include a battery system controller and battery packs having a battery pack operating system. Each battery pack may have battery cells, a battery pack controller that monitors the cells, and a battery pack operating system that includes a suite of modules including among other modules, a module that tracks battery lifetime usage, a module that ensures the battery cells are used in accordance with warranty requirements, and a balancing module. The balancing module may control a battery pack cell balancer that adjusts the amount of energy stored in the cells. In an embodiment, the cells may be lithium ion battery cells.
1 . A battery pack, comprising:
a battery pack controller configured to monitor a plurality of battery cells;
wherein the battery pack controller includes a battery lifetime monitor that generates a battery lifetime value using a current factor value, a voltage factor value, and a temperature factor value.
2 . The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the battery lifetime value is transmitted to a data center.
3 . A data center, comprising:
a computer having a memory;
wherein the computer receives battery lifetime values from a plurality of battery packs and stores the battery lifetime values in the memory.
4 . The data center of claim 3 , wherein the stored battery lifetime values are used to generate insurance rate data.