IP Library Granted Patent US 11,749,995
Granted Patent B2
US 11,749,995 · App. 17/870,790 · Granted Sep 5, 2023

Electrical energy storage system and energy storage system

Inventors: Kui Zhou (Dongguan, CN); Fuwen Chen (Xi'an, CN); Wenke Yang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
H02J3/32H02J3/381H02J7/0013H02J2207/20H02J2300/26H02J2300/28
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Patent No.
US 11,749,995
App. No.
17/870,790
Granted
Sep 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical energy storage system is provided in this dislosure, which includes: M battery packs; M first DC/DC converters, where first terminals of the M first DC/DC converters are respectively connected to the M battery packs, the M first DC/DC converters are classified into N first DC/DC converter sets; and N second DC/DC converters, where the N second DC/DC converters one-to-one correspond to the N first DC/DC converter sets, a first terminal of each second DC/DC converter is connected to second terminals of all first DC/DC converters in a first DC/DC converter set corresponding to the second DC/DC converter, a second terminal of each second DC/DC converter is connected to a first interface of the electrical energy storage system, the first interface is to receive a direct current from a power generation system or output a direct current to the power generation system.

Claims (54)

1. An electrical energy storage system, comprising:

M battery packs;

M first direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converters, wherein first terminals of the M first DC/DC converters are respectively connected to the M battery packs, the M first DC/DC converters are classified into N first DC/DC converter sets, M is an integer greater than 1, and N is an integer greater than 0; and

N second DC/DC converters, wherein the N second DC/DC converters one-to-one correspond to the N first DC/DC converter sets, a first terminal of each second DC/DC converter is connected to second terminals of all first DC/DC converters in a first DC/DC converter set corresponding to the second DC/DC converter, a second terminal of each second DC/DC converter is connected to a first interface of the electrical energy storage system, the first interface is configured to receive a direct current from a power generation system or output a direct current to the power generation system.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

when Vinv−Vbus>Vth and a battery pack is discharged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vbus to output Vinv; or

when Vinv−Vbus>Vth and a battery pack is charged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vinv to output Vbus, wherein

Vinv represents a rated voltage of the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter, Vbus represents a rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vth represents a preset threshold voltage.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein when −Vth<Vinv−Vbus<Vth, the second DC/DC converter works in a direct mode, wherein

Vinv represents the rated voltage of the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter, Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vth represents the preset threshold voltage.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

when Vinv−Vbus<−Vth and the battery pack is discharged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vbus to output Vinv; or

when Vinv−Vbus>Vth and the battery pack is charged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vinv to output Vbus, wherein

Vinv represents the rated voltage of the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter, Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vth represents the preset threshold voltage.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

when Vbus>Vbat and the battery pack is discharged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vbat to output Vbus; or

when Vbus>Vbat and the battery pack is charged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vbus to output Vbat, wherein

Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vbat represents a rated voltage of an anode of the battery pack.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein when Vbus=Vbat, the first DC/DC converter works in the direct mode, wherein

Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vbat represents the rated voltage of the anode of the battery pack.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein

when Vbus<Vbat and the battery pack is discharged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vbat to output Vbus; or

when Vbus<Vbat and the battery pack is charged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vbus to output Vbat, wherein

Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vbat represents the rated voltage of the anode of the battery pack.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the power generation system comprises an inverter, a first terminal of the inverter is connected to the first interface of the electrical energy storage system, and a second terminal of the inverter is connected to an alternating current load or an alternating current power grid.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the power generation system is a photovoltaic power generation system, the power generation system comprises a photovoltaic inverter, the photovoltaic inverter comprises a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) module and a DC/AC converter, and the inverter is the DC/AC converter; and

a first terminal of the DC/AC converter is connected to the first interface of the electrical energy storage system, the first terminal of the DC/AC converter is further connected to the MPPT module, and a second terminal of the DC/AC converter is connected to the alternating current load or the alternating current power grid.

10. An energy storage system, wherein the system comprises an electrical energy storage system and a power generation system;

wherein the electrical energy storage system comprises M battery packs;

M first direct current to direct current (DC/DC) converters, wherein first terminals of the M first DC/DC converters are respectively connected to the M battery packs, the M first DC/DC converters are classified into N first DC/DC converter sets, M is an integer greater than 1, and N is an integer greater than 0; and

N second DC/DC converters, wherein the N second DC/DC converters one-to-one correspond to the N first DC/DC converter sets, a first terminal of each second DC/DC converter is connected to second terminals of all first DC/DC converters in a first DC/DC converter set corresponding to the second DC/DC converter, a second terminal of each second DC/DC converter is connected to a first interface of the electrical energy storage system, the first interface is configured to receive a direct current from a power generation system or output a direct current to the power generation system.

11. The energy storage system according to claim 10 , wherein

when Vinv−Vbus>Vth and a battery pack is discharged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vbus to output Vinv; or

when Vinv−Vbus>Vth and a battery pack is charged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vinv to output Vbus, wherein

Vinv represents a rated voltage of the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter, Vbus represents a rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vth represents a preset threshold voltage.

12. The energy storage system according to claim 10 , wherein when −Vth<Vinv−Vbus<Vth, the second DC/DC converter works in a direct mode, wherein

Vinv represents the rated voltage of the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter, Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vth represents the preset threshold voltage.

13. The energy storage system according to claim 10 , wherein

when Vinv−Vbus<−Vth and the battery pack is discharged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vbus to output Vinv; or

when Vinv−Vbus>Vth and the battery pack is charged, the second DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vinv to output Vbus, wherein

Vinv represents the rated voltage of the second terminal of the second DC/DC converter, Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vth represents the preset threshold voltage.

14. The energy storage system according to claim 10 , wherein

when Vbus>Vbat and the battery pack is discharged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vbat to output Vbus; or

when Vbus>Vbat and the battery pack is charged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vbus to output Vbat, wherein

Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vbat represents a rated voltage of an anode of the battery pack.

15. The energy storage system according to claim 10 , wherein when Vbus=Vbat, the first DC/DC converter works in the direct mode, wherein

Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vbat represents the rated voltage of the anode of the battery pack.

16. The energy storage system according to claim 10 , wherein

when Vbus<Vbat and the battery pack is discharged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to buck Vbat to output Vbus; or

when Vbus <Vbat and the battery pack is charged, the first DC/DC converter is configured to boost Vbus to output Vbat, wherein

Vbus represents the rated voltage of the first terminal of the second DC/DC converter, and Vbat represents the rated voltage of the anode of the battery pack.

17. The energy storage system according to claim 10 , wherein the power generation system comprises an inverter, a first terminal of the inverter is connected to the first interface of the electrical energy storage system, and a second terminal of the inverter is connected to an alternating current load or an alternating current power grid.

18. The energy storage system according to claim 17 , wherein the power generation system is a photovoltaic power generation system, the power generation system comprises a photovoltaic inverter, the photovoltaic inverter comprises a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) module and a DC/AC converter, and the inverter is the DC/AC converter; and

a first terminal of the DC/AC converter is connected to the first interface of the electrical energy storage system, the first terminal of the DC/AC converter is further connected to the MPPT module, and a second terminal of the DC/AC converter is connected to the alternating current load or the alternating current power grid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2022
From: ZHOU, KUI; CHEN, FUWEN; YANG, WENKE
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061883/0066 →
Continuity (2)
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