IP Library Granted Patent US 12,418,243
Granted Patent B2
US 12,418,243 · App. 18/355,760 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Multi-port energy storage battery and multi- port energy storage battery pack

Inventors: Daqing Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Yuezhen Hu (Shenzhen, CN); Haisheng Song (Shenzhen, CN); Shixian Xu (Shenzhen, CN); Xiaolong Luo (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: Franklin WH Energy Storage Inc.
H02M3/33584H01M10/425H02J7/34H02M1/007H02M7/217H02M7/537H01M2010/4271H02J3/32
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Patent No.
US 12,418,243
App. No.
18/355,760
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application discloses a multi-port energy storage battery and a multi-port energy storage battery pack. The multi-port energy storage battery includes: a first port, a second port and a third port, where the first port is a 48V DC voltage port, the second port is a 400V DC voltage port, and the third port is a 120/240V AC voltage port; a battery module, including a first interface, the first interface is coupled to the first port, the battery module provides 48V DC current; a bidirectional integrated converter, operating in a DC-DC converting mode, a AC-DC converting mode or a DC-AC converting mode, where the bidirectional integrated converter is respectively connected to the first port, the second port, and the third port, and one of the first port, the second port, and the third port is connected to external power supply.

Claims (20)

1. A multi-port energy storage battery, comprising:

a first port, a second port and a third port, wherein the first port is a 48V DC voltage port, the second port is a 400V DC voltage port, and the third port is a 120/240V AC voltage port;

a battery module, comprising a first interface, the first interface is coupled to the first port, the battery module provides 48V DC current; and

a bidirectional integrated converter, operating in a DC-DC converting mode, a AC-DC converting mode or a DC-AC converting mode, wherein the bidirectional integrated converter is respectively connected to the first port, the second port, and the third port, and one of the first port, the second port, and the third port is connected to external power supply;

wherein

in response to the multi-port energy storage battery being in need for changing, the first port is connected to the external power supply when a charging voltage provided by the external power supply is 48V DC voltage;

in response to a charging voltage provided by the external power supply being 400V DC voltage, the second port is connected to the external power supply, and the bidirectional integrated converter operates in the DC-DC converting mode to reduce the charging voltage provided by the external power supply to 48V DC voltage and charge the 48V DC voltage into the battery module through the second port; and

in response to the charging voltage provided by the external power supply being 120/240V AC voltage, the third port is connected to the external power supply, and the bidirectional integrated converter operates in the AC-DC converting mode, converts the 120/240V AC voltage provided by the external AC power supply into 48V DC voltage, and then charges the 48V DC voltage into the battery module through the third port; and

wherein

in response to the multi-port energy storage battery being in need for discharging, when an external demand voltage is the 48V DC voltage, the first part is used as an output port, and the battery module directly supplies external power through the first port;

in response to the external demand voltage being 400V DC voltage, the second port is used as an output port, and the bidirectional integrated converter operates in the DC-DC converting mode to boost the 48V DC power provided by the battery module to 400V DC voltage and output the 400V DC voltage through the second port; and

in response to the external demand voltage being 120/240V AC voltage, the third port is used as the output port, and the bidirectional integrated converter operates in the DC-AC converting mode, the 48V DC power provided by the battery module is converted into 120/240V AC voltage through the bidirectional integrated converter and output 120/240V AC voltage through the third port.

2. The multi-port energy storage battery of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of battery modules are parallel connected, each of the plurality of battery modules 200 parallel connected comprises a battery management system (BMS), and the plurality of battery modules parallel connected communicate with each other through the BMS.

3. The multi-port energy storage battery of claim 1 , the external power supply is one of: a photovoltaic system, a power grid, an electric vehicle, or an oil engine.

4. The multi-port energy storage battery of claim 1 , wherein the bidirectional integrated converter comprises a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is a high-voltage DC side or an AC voltage side of the bidirectional integrated converter, and the second side is a low-voltage DC side of the bidirectional integrated converter;

when the bidirectional integrated converter operates in the DC-DC converting mode, in response to the first side and second side are stable voltage, a PWM duty cycle is a constant value, and in response to a voltage of one or both of on the first side and the second side are slowly changes, a PWM duty cycle is adjusted in real-time.

5. A multi-port energy storage battery pack, comprising a plurality of multi-port energy storage batteries of claim 1 , wherein first ports of the plurality of multi-port energy storage batteries are connected to each other, second ports of the plurality of multi-port energy storage batteries are connected to each other, third ports of the plurality of multi-port energy storage batteries are coupled to each other, and the plurality of multi-port energy storage batteries communicate with each other through a communication interface.

6. The multi-port energy storage battery pack of claim 5 , wherein the communication interface includes an RS485 bus interface or a CAN bus interface.

7. The multi-port energy storage battery pack of claim 5 , wherein each multi-port energy storage battery comprises a plurality of battery modules parallel connected, each of the plurality of battery modules parallel connected comprises a battery management system (BMS), and the plurality of battery modules parallel connected communicate with each other through the BMS.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2026
From: FRANKLINWH ENERGY STORAGE INC.
To: FRANKLINWH ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 075738/0973 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: WANG, DAQING; HU, YUEZHEN; SONG, HAISHENG; XU, SHIXIAN; LUO, XIAOLONG
To: FRANKLINWH TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064327/0698 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2023
From: FRANKLINWH TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: FRANKLINWH ENERGY STORAGE INC.
Reel/Frame 064327/0791 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010457131.8 · May 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 17560370 · Dec 23, 2021
Continuation PCTCN2020096049 · Jun 15, 2020
Related Publication 20230361688A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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