IP Library Patent Application 18096890
Patent Application
App. No. 18/096,890

HOUSEHOLD ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN AN OFF-GRID STATE AND BLACK START METHOD THEREFOR

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18/096,890
Abstract

Provided are a household energy storage system in an off-grid state and a black start method therefor. The method includes: in response to detecting that a battery system is discharged to a SOC of less than or equal to a set value M, sending, by a BMS, a state of the battery system to an EMS; sending, by the EMS, timing starting time T1 and black start time T2 to the BMS; starting, by the BMS, timing from T1 and after a time T, instructing the battery system to stop working such that the household energy storage system enters a sleep mode; in response to performing timing to T2, waking, by the BMS, an auxiliary power supply up for power supply to the EMS; and in response to detecting that the battery system is in a charging state, determining, by the EMS, that a black start succeeds.

Claims (59)

1 . A black start method for a household energy storage system in an off-grid state, comprising:

in response to detecting that a battery system is discharged to a state of charge (SOC) of less than or equal to a set value M, sending, by a battery management system (BMS), a state of the battery system to an energy management system (EMS), wherein M is a number greater than 0 and less than 1;

sending, by the EMS, timing starting time T1 and black start time T2 to the BMS;

starting, by the BMS, timing from T1 and after a time T, instructing the battery system to stop working such that the household energy storage system enters a sleep mode;

in response to performing timing to T2, waking, by the BMS, an auxiliary power supply up for power supply to the EMS; and

in response to detecting that the battery system is in a charging state, determining, by the EMS, that a black start of the household energy storage system succeeds.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in response to detecting that the battery system is in the charging state, determining, by the EMS, that the black start of the household energy storage system succeeds comprises:

in response to determining that the household energy storage system satisfies a first startup condition, sending, by the EMS, a startup instruction to the BMS;

instructing, by the BMS according to the startup instruction, the battery system to power the EMS, the BMS, and a power conversion system (PCS) such that the household energy storage system exits from the sleep mode;

sending, by the EMS, a charging instruction to the PCS;

charging, by the PCS, the battery system according to the charging instruction;

detecting, by the BMS from a P-th minute to a Q-th minute after the PCS charges the battery system, that the battery system is in the charging state and sending the case where the battery system is in the charging state to the EMS; and

determining, by the EMS, that the black start of the household energy storage system succeeds.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein charging, by the PCS, the battery system according to the charging instruction comprises:

turning on, by the PCS, a photovoltaic inverter in the PCS according to the charging instruction to charge the battery system through electrical energy converted by the photovoltaic inverter.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein detecting, by the BMS from the P-th minute to the Q-th minute after the PCS charges the battery system, that the battery system is in the charging state comprises:

detecting, by the BMS, whether a charging current flows through the battery system and in response to the charging current, determining that the battery system is in the charging state.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the EMS determines that the household energy storage system satisfies the first startup condition in the following manner:

in response to determining that the household energy storage system has no preset fault and determining that the SOC of the battery system is greater than or equal to Q, the EMS determines that the household energy storage system satisfies the first startup condition, wherein Q is a number greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to M.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in response to detecting that the battery system is in the charging state, determining, by the EMS, that the black start of the household energy storage system succeeds comprises:

sending, by the EMS, a charging instruction to a PCS;

charging, by the PCS, the battery system according to the charging instruction;

detecting, by the BMS from a P-th minute to a Q-th minute after the PCS charges the battery system, that the battery system is in the charging state and sending the case where the battery system is in the charging state to the EMS;

in response to determining that the household energy storage system satisfies a second startup condition, sending, by the EMS, a startup instruction to the BMS;

instructing, by the BMS according to the startup instruction, the battery system to power the EMS, the BMS, and the PCS such that the household energy storage system exits from the sleep mode; and

in response to detecting that the household energy storage system exits from the sleep mode, determining, by the EMS, that the black start of the household energy storage system succeeds.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein charging, by the PCS, the battery system according to the charging instruction comprises:

turning on, by the PCS, a photovoltaic inverter in the PCS according to the charging instruction to charge the battery system through electrical energy converted by the photovoltaic inverter.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein detecting, by the BMS from the P-th minute to the Q-th minute after the PCS charges the battery system, that the battery system is in the charging state comprises:

detecting, by the BMS, whether a charging current flows through the battery system and in response to the charging current, determining that the battery system is in the charging state.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the EMS determines that the household energy storage system satisfies the second startup condition in the following manner:

in response to determining that the household energy storage system has no preset fault and determining that the SOC of the battery system is greater than or equal to H, the EMS determines that the household energy storage system satisfies the second startup condition, wherein H is a number greater than or equal to M.

10 . The method of claim 1 , before sending, by the EMS, the timing starting time T1 and the black start time T2 to the BMS, further comprising:

sending, by the EMS through a cloud platform, a turning-off instruction to a terminal bound to the cloud platform to instruct a user of the terminal to turn off some or all loads in the household energy storage system.

11 . The method of claim 1 , before sending, by the EMS, the timing starting time T1 and the black start time T2 to the BMS, further comprising:

sending, by the EMS, a turning-off instruction to a switch unit of an energy gateway of the household energy storage system, wherein the switch unit comprises a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch; and

turning off, by the switch unit, the first switch and the second switch and tuming on the third switch according to the turning-off instruction to turn off all loads in the household energy storage system.

12 . The method of claim 1 , before sending, by the EMS, the timing starting time T1 and the black start time T2 to the BMS, further comprising:

sending, by the EMS, a turning-off instruction to a switch unit of an energy gateway of the household energy storage system, wherein the switch unit comprises a first switch; and

turning off, by the switch unit, the first switch of the switch unit according to the turning-off instruction to turn off all loads in the household energy storage system.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in the sleep mode, some control circuits in the BMS, the EMS, and a PCS are powered off.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary power supply is the battery system or another power supply connected to the household energy storage system and used for powering the EMS.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the black start time T2 is a moment at which a photovoltaic generation system connected to the household energy storage system works.

16 . A household energy storage system in an off-grid state, comprising a battery management system (BMS), an energy management system (EMS), a power conversion system (PCS), and a battery system; wherein

the BMS is configured to, in response to detecting that the battery system is discharged to a state of charge (SOC) of less than or equal to a set value M, send a state of the battery system to the EMS, wherein M is a number greater than 0 and less than 1;

the EMS is configured to receive the state of the battery system and send timing starting time T1 and black start time T2 to the BMS;

the BMS is further configured to, in response to performing timing for a time T from T1, instruct the battery system to stop working such that the household energy storage system enters a sleep mode, and in response to performing timing to T2, wake an auxiliary power supply up for power supply to the EMS; and

the EMS is further configured to, in response to detecting that the battery system is in a charging state, determine that a black start of the household energy storage system succeeds.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein

the EMS is connected to a cloud platform, wherein the cloud platform is connected to a terminal; and

the EMS is configured to, before sending the timing starting time T1 and the black start time T2 to the BMS, send a turning-off instruction to the terminal to instruct a user of the terminal to turn off some or all loads in the household energy storage system.

18 . The system of claim 16 , further comprising a switch unit of an energy gateway; wherein

the switch unit comprises a first switch, a second switch, and a third switch;

the EMS is configured to, before sending the timing starting time T1 and the black start time T2 to the BMS, send a turning-off instruction to the switch unit; and

the switch unit is configured to turn off the first switch and the second switch and turn on the third switch according to the turning-off instruction to turn off all loads in the household energy storage system.

19 . The system of claim 16 , further comprising a switch unit of an energy gateway; wherein

the switch unit comprises a first switch;

the EMS is configured to, before sending the timing starting time T1 and the black start time T2 to the BMS, send a turning-off instruction to the switch unit; and

the switch unit is configured to turn off the first switch according to the turning-off instruction to turn off all loads in the household energy storage system.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: FRANKLINWH TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: FRANKLINWH ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 074507/0159 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2023
From: CHEN, SONG; WANG, DAQING; XIAO, GANG; ZHANG, CHI; HU, YUEZHEN; SUN, LIRAN
To: FRANKLINWH TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062373/0416 →